Dragiša Blagojević Explained

Dragiša Blagojević
Country:Yugoslavia → Montenegro
Birth Date:1 January 1966
Birth Place:Tuzla, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Grandmaster (2004)
Peakrating:2557 (November 2009)
Fideid:900885

Dragiša Blagojević (born 1 January 1966) is a Montenegrin chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM) (2004), six-times Montenegrin Chess Championship winner (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (2008).

Biography

Dragiša Blagojević made his first success in international chess tournaments in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1988, he placed 2nd in the International Chess Tournament in Prague. Dragiša Blagojević won the International Chess Tournament in Tuzla in 1990, but in 1991 he was awarded the 4th place in the Yugoslav Chess Championship. In 1996, in Podgorica Dragiša Blagojević won 2nd place in the Montenegrin Chess Championship, but in recent years has won six times this tournament: in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009. In 2002, he was 2nd in Yugoslav Chess Championship.[1] In 2004, in Zenica Dragiša Blagojević placed 2nd in the International Chess Tournament. In 2005, in Bijelo Polje he placed 2nd in the International Chess Tournament.

Dragiša Blagojević played for Montenegro in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Dragiša Blagojević played for Montenegro in the European Team Chess Championships:[5]

In 1988, Dragiša Blagojević was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and in 2004 he received the title of FIDE Grandmaster (GM).

Private

His daughter Tijana Mandura (born in 1997), is a chess master.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Week in Chess 386. theweekinchess.com.
  2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Dragiša Blagojević. www.olimpbase.org.
  3. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open. chess-results.com.
  4. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open. chess-results.com.
  5. Web site: OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Dragiša Blagojević. olimpbase.org.