Dragoljub Miladin Čirić (12 November 1935 – 17 August 2014) was a Serbian-Yugoslavian chess grandmaster.
| Dragoljub Čirić | |
|---|---|
,_Bestanddeelnr_920-9848.jpg) Čirić at the Hoogovens tournament, 1968 | |
| Full name | Dragoljub Miladin Čirić |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
| Born | 12 November 1935 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (now Serbia) |
| Died | 17 August 2014 (aged 78) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1965) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (July 1971) |
Background edit
Čirić was born in Novi Sad in 1935. He gained the International Master title in 1961 and became a Grandmaster in 1965.[1]
Notable team results edit
Čirić played for Yugoslavia in the Olympiads of 1966 and 1968. His results were:
- 17th Chess Olympiad 1966 Havana – Čirić scored a perfect 8/8 playing as second reserve, and Yugoslavia finished 4th.[2]
- 18th Chess Olympiad 1968 Lugano – Čirić scored 5/7 and Yugoslavia finished 2nd, receiving silver medals.[3]
Čirić also played in the European Team Chess Championship twice, in 1961 and 1965. His results were as follows:
- 2nd European Team Championship 1961 Oberhausen – Čirić scored 6½/9 on board 7, receiving an individual gold medal. Yugoslavia finished 2nd (behind USSR) receiving silver medals.[4]
- 3rd European Team Championship 1965 Hamburg – Čirić scored 4/8 on board 9, receiving an individual silver medal. Yugoslavia again finished 2nd behind USSR for team silver.[5]
Notable individual results edit
- Chigorin Memorial 1965: 3rd (the winners were Wolfgang Unzicker and Boris Spassky)
- Sarajevo 1966: 1st= 11/15 (with Mikhail Tal)[6]
- Hoogovens Beverwijk 1967: 3rd (the winner was Spassky)
- Sarajevo 1968: 1st= 10/15 (with Anatoly Lein)[7]
Death edit
His death at the age of 78 was announced by the Belgrade Chess Federation on 17 August 2014.[8]
References edit
- ^ In Memoriam: GM Dragoljub Ćirić Chessdom
- ^ "1966 Olympiad, Havana". Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "1968 Olympiad, Lugano". Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "1961 European Team Championship, Oberhausen". Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "1965 European Team Championship, Hamburg". Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "Sarajevo 1966". Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "Sarajevo 1968". Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ "ИН МЕМОРИАМ". www.beochess.rs. Belgrade Chess Federation. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
External links edit
- Dragoljub Ciric rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-11-02)
- Dragoljub Ciric player profile and games at Chessgames.com