In the 80s, Predrag rarely played in tournaments and switched to journalism and refereeing, becoming an international referee. When the creation of the International Association of Grandmasters was announced in Brussels (1987), Ostojic, on behalf of the Yugoslav chess players, offered Bobby Fischer the position of honorary chairman of the board, because he “was not only a brilliant chess player, but also a pioneer in the creation of professional chess.” Ostojic hoped to invite the American to act as a World Cup commentator, but all his initiatives remained unanswered.[2]
After the collapse of Yugoslavia and civil wars between the peoples of the formerly united country, he began to suffer from depression, which he fought with trips to the casino. On May 5, 1996, having lost to zero, the grandmaster jumped out of a hotel window in Mainz, Germany.[3]
Referencesedit
^Elo, Arpad (1978). The Rating of Chessplayers, Past and Present. London: Batsford. ISBN0713418605.
^"ПРЕДРАГ ОСТОИЧ". Russian Chess Association. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
^"ПРЕДРАГ ОСТОИЧ". Russian Chess Association. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
External linksedit
Predrag Ostojic games at 365Chess.com
Predrag Ostojic player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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predrag, ostojić, february, 1938, july, 1996, yugoslav, chess, player, born, kraljevo, yugoslav, chess, championship, 1968, 1971, fide, awarded, ostojić, title, international, master, 1968, grandmaster, 1975, botvinnik, ostojić, 1969, tournament, victories, in. Predrag Ostojic 22 February 1938 5 July 1996 was a Yugoslav chess player Born in Kraljevo he won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1968 and 1971 FIDE awarded Ostojic the title of International Master in 1968 and Grandmaster in 1975 Botvinnik vs Ostojic 1969 Tournament victories include equal 1st place at Vrnjacka Banja 1975 1st at Paris 1968 1969 and 1970 San Juan 1971 Casablanca 1974 Hasselt 1974 Second places include Beverwijk 1968 Olot 1974 and Cleveland 1975 His 5 year best rating was 2480 according to Arpad Elo 1 In the 80s Predrag rarely played in tournaments and switched to journalism and refereeing becoming an international referee When the creation of the International Association of Grandmasters was announced in Brussels 1987 Ostojic on behalf of the Yugoslav chess players offered Bobby Fischer the position of honorary chairman of the board because he was not only a brilliant chess player but also a pioneer in the creation of professional chess Ostojic hoped to invite the American to act as a World Cup commentator but all his initiatives remained unanswered 2 After the collapse of Yugoslavia and civil wars between the peoples of the formerly united country he began to suffer from depression which he fought with trips to the casino On May 5 1996 having lost to zero the grandmaster jumped out of a hotel window in Mainz Germany 3 References edit Elo Arpad 1978 The Rating of Chessplayers Past and Present London Batsford ISBN 0713418605 PREDRAG OSTOICh Russian Chess Association Retrieved 26 September 2021 PREDRAG OSTOICh Russian Chess Association Retrieved 26 September 2021 External links editPredrag Ostojic games at 365Chess com Predrag Ostojic player profile and games at Chessgames com nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Serbian chess figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Predrag Ostojic amp oldid 1212218169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
