Slavoljub Marjanović
Marjanović in 1982 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1955 Lalinac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 8 March 2026 (aged 71) Niš, Serbia |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Yugoslavia → Serbia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1978) |
| FIDE rating | 2462 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2540 (July 1985) |
Slavoljub Marjanović (Serbian: Славољуб Марјановић; 6 January 1955 – 8 March 2026) was a Serbian chess Grandmaster (GM) (1978), Yugoslav Chess Championship winner (1985), Chess Olympiad team bronze medal winner (1980), and FIDE Senior Trainer (2004).
Biography
Marjanović learned to play chess at the age of five. He three times in a row won the Yugoslav Junior Chess Championship (1971–1973). He played for Yugoslavia in the World Junior Chess Championships, where in 1973 he shared 3rd–5th place,[1] but in 1974 shared 2nd–4th place.[2] Marjanović was winner of many international chess tournaments, including winning Belgrade (1979), Vrnjačka Banja (1983) and Rome (1988).
In 1977, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title a year later. In 1985, in Novi Sad he won the Yugoslav Chess Championship. In 1987, in Subotica he participated in the World Chess Championship Interzonal tournament, where ranked in 7th place.[3]
He played for Yugoslavia in the Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 1980, at first reserve board in the 24th Chess Olympiad in La Valletta (+4, =4, -0) and won team bronze medal,
- In 1984, at second reserve board in the 26th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+4, =7, -1).
Marjanović played for Yugoslavia in the European Team Chess Championships:[5]
- In 1980, at sixth board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship in Skara (+2, =3, -2).
Also Marjanović played eight times for Yugoslavia in the Men's Chess Balkaniads (1977–1980, 1983–1985, 1988) and in team competition won 6 gold (1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985) and 2 silver (1977, 1988) medals, but in individual competition won 3 gold (1979, 1980, 1988), one silver (1978) and 3 bronze (1977, 1983, 1985) medals.[6]
He was known as a chess trainer. In 2004 he received the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.
Marjanović died on 8 March 2026, at the age of 71.[7]
References
- ^ "Wch U20 fin-A 1973". www.szachy.lo.pl. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ "Manila 1974 - 13° Campeonato Mundial Juvenil". www.brasilbase.pro.br.
- ^ "1987 Subotica Interzonal : 1988-1990 cycle : World Chess Championship". mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Slavoljub Marjanović". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Slavoljub Marjanović". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Balkaniads :: Slavoljub Marjanović". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ Преминуо велемајстор и један од најуспешнијих српских шахиста Славољуб Марјановић (in Serbian)
External links
- Slavoljub Marjanovic rating card at FIDE
- Slavoljub Marjanovic player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Slavoljub Marjanovic chess games at 365Chess.com