Minić's chess career was primarily in the 1960s and 1970s. He represented Yugoslavia in many competitions, including the 1962 Varna Olympiad, where he scored 6½ out of 8 games for Yugoslavia, which finished second to the Soviet Union, and the 1970 Siegen Olympiad, where he scored 8½ out of 10 for Yugoslavia, which finished third behind the Soviet Union and Hungary. Minić also served as a second to Svetozar Gligorić and Ljubomir Ljubojević, Yugoslavia's most prominent grandmasters.
Minić was famous for his knowledge of the game and great analytical ability. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1964, and the Honorary Grandmaster title in 1991.
Death
Minić was found dead by friends in his Novi Sad apartment on April 9, 2005, after failing to respond to phone and intercom calls for several days. Doctors determined that he died of a heart attack approximately four days earlier.
Minić was a virtuoso of the Sicilian Defence, which he played with great skill from either side of the board. Here is a sharp tactical win over Yugoslav grandmaster Albin Planinc at the Vidmar Memorial tournament in 1973.
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The Week in Chess 546, Mark Crowther (25 April 2005)
January 07, 2023
dragoljub, minić, march, 1937, april, 2005, yugoslav, grandmaster, chess, championship, yugoslavia, 1962, joint, with, aleksandar, matanović, countryyugoslaviaborn, 1937, march, 1937podgorica, zeta, banovina, kingdom, yugoslaviadiedapril, 2005, 2005, aged, nov. Dragoljub Minic March 5 1937 c April 5 2005 was a Yugoslav Grandmaster of chess He won the championship of Yugoslavia in 1962 joint with Aleksandar Matanovic Dragoljub MinicCountryYugoslaviaBorn 1937 03 05 March 5 1937Podgorica Zeta Banovina Kingdom of YugoslaviaDiedApril 5 2005 2005 04 05 aged 68 Novi Sad Serbia and MontenegroTitleGrandmaster 1991 Contents 1 Chess career 2 Death 3 Notable games 4 References 5 External linksChess career EditMinic s chess career was primarily in the 1960s and 1970s He represented Yugoslavia in many competitions including the 1962 Varna Olympiad where he scored 6 out of 8 games for Yugoslavia which finished second to the Soviet Union and the 1970 Siegen Olympiad where he scored 8 out of 10 for Yugoslavia which finished third behind the Soviet Union and Hungary Minic also served as a second to Svetozar Gligoric and Ljubomir Ljubojevic Yugoslavia s most prominent grandmasters Minic was famous for his knowledge of the game and great analytical ability FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1964 and the Honorary Grandmaster title in 1991 Death EditMinic was found dead by friends in his Novi Sad apartment on April 9 2005 after failing to respond to phone and intercom calls for several days Doctors determined that he died of a heart attack approximately four days earlier Notable games EditThis section uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves Minic was a virtuoso of the Sicilian Defence which he played with great skill from either side of the board Here is a sharp tactical win over Yugoslav grandmaster Albin Planinc at the Vidmar Memorial tournament in 1973 abcdefgh8 877665544332211abcdefghPosition after 22 Kb4 Planinc vs Minic 1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 d6 3 d4 cxd4 4 Nxd4 Nf6 5 Nc3 a6 6 Bg5 e6 7 f4 Nbd7 8 Qf3 Qc7 9 0 0 0 b5 10 e5 Bb7 11 Qh3 dxe5 12 Nxe6 fxe6 13 Qxe6 Be7 14 Bxb5 axb5 15 Nxb5 Qc6 16 Nd6 Kd8 17 fxe5 Kc7 18 Qxe7 Rxa2 19 Rd4 Ra1 20 Kd2 Qxg2 21 Kc3 Qf3 22 Kb4 diagram Ra4 An amazing move giving up the rook just to gain a tempo for the attack The game continued 23 Kxa4 Bc6 24 Kb4 Rb8 25 Kc4 Nd5 26 Ne8 Rxe8 27 Qd6 Kb7 28 Rxd5 Qxh1 29 Ra5 Qe4 30 Kb3 Rxe5 31 Bd8 Qf3 32 c3 Qf7 33 c4 Re3 34 Kb4 Qf8 35 Qxf8 Nxf8 36 Rf5 Rf3 37 Rh5 Ne6 38 Be7 h6 39 Bd6 Rd3 40 Be5 Re3 41 Bg3 Be8 42 Ra5 Re2 43 b3 g5 44 Rf5 h5 45 c5 Re4 46 Kc3 Kc6 47 Bd6 Re3 48 Kc4 Rxb3 49 Re5 Rf3 50 Kb4 Bd7 51 Re2 Nd4 52 Ra2 Kd5 53 Ka5 Rb3 54 Rd2 Kc4 0 1References EditGaige Jeremy 1987 Chess Personalia A Biobibliography McFarland p 284 ISBN 0 7864 2353 6 Hooper David Whyld Kenneth 1987 The Oxford Companion to Chess Oxford University Press p 214 ISBN 0 19 281986 0 Keene Raymond 1977 Minic Dragoljub in Golombek Harry ed Golombek s Encyclopedia of Chess Batsford p 201 ISBN 0 517 53146 1External links EditDragoljub Minic player profile and games at Chessgames com The Week in Chess 546 Mark Crowther 25 April 2005 Indochess May 7 2005 Bobby Ang Chess Piece Milestones Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dragoljub Minic amp oldid 1131755251, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
