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10 Best Serbian Chess Players From Serbia (FIDE Ranked)

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Best Serbian Chess Players From Serbia

In the last list of the top Chess players we published, we went over the best Swiss Chess players. Now in this article, we’re ranking the best Serbian Chess players from Serbia. All of the players in the top ten are Grandmasters with an Elo rating over 2500. For more information on ratings, see the guide on how to get a FIDE rating.

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  • 10. Igor Miladinovic
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    • Profiles
  • 9. Luka Budisavljevic
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 8. Boban Bogosavljevic
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 7. Marko Nenezic
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 6. Milos Perunovic
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 5. Ivan Ivanisevic
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    • Profiles
  • 4. Bojan Vuckovic
    • Ratings
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  • 3. Robert Markus
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  • 2. Indjic Aleksandar
    • Ratings
    • Profiles
  • 1. Velimir Ivic
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10. Igor Miladinovic

Full Name: Igor Miladinovic

Title: Grandmaster

Born: January 25, 1974

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 632

Rapid: 2541

Blitz: 2595

Classical: 2509

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Igor Miladinovic was granted the grandmaster title in 1993 and the International Master title in 1991. He has a FIDE rating of 2509 and a Peak rating of 2630. He was named the sportsperson of the year in his country after winning the World Junior Chess tournament in 1993. In addition, he clinched the 46th Reggio Emilia Chess championship in 2003/ 2004.

9. Luka Budisavljevic

Full Name: Luka Budisavljevic

Title: Grandmaster

Born: January 22, 2004

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 581

Rapid: 2195

Blitz: 2365

Classical: 2516

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

In 2021, Luka Budisavljevic was accorded the title of Grandmaster, International Master title in 2020, FIDE Master title in 2018, and Candidate Master title in 2015. He is Serbia’s youthful Grandmaster in ever played in their chess history. From 2019- 2022, he has played a total of 245 games; 91 wins, 101 draws, and 53 losses, averaging a winning score of 57.76 percent. In 2015, Luka was a gold medalist at the Rapid Chess European team tournament in the Under- 14 category. In 2021, he became a silver medalist at the `Individual European Youth Rapid tournament in the Under-18 category.

8. Boban Bogosavljevic

Full Name: Boban Bogosavljevic

Title: Grandmaster

Born: April 26, 1988

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 543

Rapid: 2614

Blitz: 2490

Classical: 2522

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Boban Bogosavljevic was presented with the grandmaster title in 2008 and the International Master title in 2005. His recent FIDE rating is 2493 – 2490 blitz and 2614 rapid, while 2569 is the highest rating he has attained. He has participated in about 131 tournaments, for which he has won 52, lost 32, and drawn 39, resulting in a winning score of 58.1 %. The notable tournaments he has participated in include; the 2010 and 2016 European club cup and the 2007 Cvitanovic mem-A 12th.

7. Marko Nenezic

Full Name: Marko Nenezic

Title: Grandmaster

Born: August 24, 1995

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 507

Rapid: 2523

Blitz: 2432

Classical: 2528

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

In 2013, Marko Nenezic was awarded the International Master title by FIDE. During the Serbian championship Under-14 category, Nenezic came the third position and later emerged victorious in an event of that kind in 2009. In 2010, he earned the victory in the Serbian Under-16 championship. He has played in major tournaments like; the 2008 21st Belgrade Trophy, 2012 European Championship, 2016 European Club cup, and 2018 Batumi Olympiad.

6. Milos Perunovic

Full Name: Milos Perunovic

Title: Grandmaster

Born: January 14, 1984

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 416

Rapid: 2587

Blitz: 2551

Classical: 2543

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Milos Perunovic was presented with the title of Grandmaster in 2004, the International Master title in 2000, and the FIDE Master title in 1997. He has a FIDE rating of 2543 and a Peak rating of 2641. He won the Serbia national chess championship in 2005 and 2007. He has played four times in chess Olympiads for Serbia – 2014, 2012, 2008, and 2004 and in the European team chess tournament -seven times. During the European individual chess championship in 2014, he shared tenth to 23rd position with several others, which made him qualify for the 2015 chess world cup.

5. Ivan Ivanisevic

Full Name: Ivan Ivanisevic

Title: Grandmaster

Born: November 23, 1977

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 363

Rapid: 2567

Blitz: 2535

Classical: 2557

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Ivan Ivanisevic has conferred the title of Grandmaster in 2000 and earned the International Master title in 1997. He has a FIDE rating of 2557 and a Peak rating of 2665. He clinched the Serbian chess tournament six times (2019, 2017, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008) and played in chess Olympiads on seven occasions. In 2021, Ivan managed to be part of the competition for that year’s chess world cup and proceeded to the second round but was knocked out by Areshchenko Alexander. Also, in the 2011 chess world cup he took part in, he did not manage to proceed to the second round after being knocked out in the first round by Onischuk Alexander. However, that year, he clinched the third Balkan individual chess tournament and the Chigorin memorial tournament 2014.

4. Bojan Vuckovic

Full Name: Bojan Vuckovic

Title: Grandmaster

Born: September 12, 1980

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 356

Rapid: 2570

Blitz: 2478

Classical: 2559

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Bojan Vuckovic was granted the title of International Master in 1999. He has a FIDE rating of 2578 and a Peak rating of 2630. Vuckovic has played over 261 games, won 99, lost 58, and drawn 99, attaining a winning score of 58.0 percent. His most notable tournaments include; the European championship in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, the Aeroflot open in 2011, Gibraltar Masters in 2004, and the European club cup in 2016 and 2018.

3. Robert Markus

Full Name: Robert Markus

Title: Grandmaster

Born: October 7, 1983

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 178

Rapid: 2625

Blitz: 2622

Classical: 2613

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Robert Markus was accorded the title of Grandmaster in 2004 and the International Master title in 2000 and managed to play for Serbia in the 37th chess olympiad. He has a FIDE rating of 2589 and a Peak rating of 2673. He equals a winning percentage of 63.2 for the 1160 games he has played in various tournaments like; the European championship (2010, 2007, 2005), 2016 Baku Olympiad, and 2004 Calvia Olympiad, among others.

2. Indjic Aleksandar

Full Name: Indjic Aleksandar

Title: Grandmaster

Born: August 24, 1995

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 153

Rapid: 2502

Blitz: 2616

Classical: 2620

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

In 2013, Indjic Aleksandar was accorded the title of Grandmaster and the International Master title in 2012. His FIDE rating and Peak rating are at 2620 and 2646, respectively. He claimed victory in the Serbian chess tournament on three occasions (2014, 2018, and 2020). In 2018, he finished at the top at the Portugal Open, which earned him another trophy. Indjic furthermore played at the Aeroflot Open and the European Individual chess championship.

1. Velimir Ivic

Full Name: Velimir Ivic

Title: Grandmaster

Birth: August 27, 2002

Federation: Serbia

Ratings

World ranking: 142

Rapid: 2437

Blitz: 2610

Classical: 2628

Profiles

  • FIDE
  • Chessgames.com

Velimir Ivic earned the title of Grandmaster in 2020, the International Master title in 2018, and the FIDE Master title in 2016. His Peak rating is 2620, while his FIDE rating is 2628. He played for Serbia at the Under-16 World Youth Chess Olympiad and participated in the 2018 chess Olympiad. He became the second youthful chess player awarded the third grandmaster norm (GM). Velimir also took part in the 2021 chess world cup after qualifications.

 

That concludes the list of the best Serbian Chess players. If you like list posts like this, you may also be interested in seeing the ten best Japanese Chess players or the best Russian Chess players.

Sources

  1. Kovačević, Marjan (27 August 2017). “Zraci optimizma iz Poljske”. Politika (in Serbian).
  2. Aleksandar Inđić Novi šampion Srbije u šahu Archived 2018-04-01 at the Wayback Machine N1
  3. 1997 Rochester Rhinos Archived January 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. “Chess Championships 1935 – 2014”. Chess Association of Serbia. Retrieved 29 July 2015
  5. Polgar, Susan (2011-12-20). “GM Ivan Ivanisevic is Balkan Champion”. Chess Daily News. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  6. OlimpBase:: European Men’s Team Chess Championship:: Miloš Perunović”. www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03
  7. “OlimpBase :: European Boys’ U18 Team Chess Championship :: Miloš Perunović”. www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2021-10-03
  8. Boban Bogosavljević’s European Club Cups results at olimpbase.org
  9. “Serbian Individual Chess Championship 2021 – semifinal”. Serbia Chess Federation. 22 March 2021
  10. Igor Miladinović Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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