Milan Matulovich ( Serb. Milan Matuloviћ ; June 10, 1935 , Belgrade - October 9, 2013 , ibid.) - Serbian , formerly Yugoslav , chess player ; Grandmaster since 1965 . Champion of Yugoslavia 1965 and 1967 .
 Milan Matulovich | |
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| Milan Matulovi | |
| Country |  Yugoslavia  Serbia and Montenegro  Serbia |
| Date of Birth | June 10, 1935 |
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| Date of death | October 9, 2013 (78 years) |
| Place of death | Belgrade |
| Rank | Grand Master ( 1965 ) International Master ( 1961 ) |
| Maximum Rating | 2560 (April 1968) |
| Personal card on the site Chess DB | |
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Biography
During the 1967 interzonal tournament in Sousse, Milan, making a losing move, said “J'adoube” (“Correct”) and turned it back. His rival, Istvan Bilek , appealed to the judge, but he left the incident without consequences. After this incident, Matulovich got the nickname “Zhadubovich” [1] . During the tournament, Milan took the 9th place.
In 1967, he won the match with V. Ulman - 2½: 1½. In 1970 he became a participant in the “ match of the century, ” lost on the 8th board M. Botvinnik - 1½: 2½.
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He was a participant in the Palma interzonal tournament in 1970, where he took the 18-19th places. In the team
Yugoslavia participated in 5 Olympiads ( 1964 - 1972 ), where he played 78 games, gaining 60 points.
The best results in other international competitions: Sarajevo ( 1959 ) - 3-4th, 1960 - 3rd, 1961 - 3-4th, 1965 - 2-3rd, 1969 - 2nd, 1971 - 1- 3rd, 1976 — 2-3rd; Netanya (1961) - 1-3rd; Nikshich (1961) - 1st; Polanica-Zdrój ( 1963 ) - 3rd; Sochi ( 1966 ) - 3-4th; Skopje (1967 and 1969) - 2-3rd and 1-2nd; Athens (1969) - 1st; Belgrade (1969 and 1979 ) - 1-4th and 3-4th; Sombor (1972) - 4th; Prokuplie ( 1973 ) - 1-2; Zagreb (1973) - 1st; Novi Sad (1973) - 2nd; Kragujevac ( 1974 ) - 4th; Baimok ( 1975 ) - 1-3rd; Birmingham , Shtip and Maydanpek (1975) - 1st; Vrbas (1976) - 1st; Le Havre ( 1977 ) - 4th; Opatija ( 1978 ) - 1st; Ruma (1978) - 3rd; Osijek ( 1980 ) - 1-2; Borovo (1980) - 1st; Helsinki ( 1981 ) - 1-2; Vinkovtsi ( 1982 ) - 2nd; Cuprija ( 1986 ) - 2nd; Banja Luka ( 1987 ) - 3-5th places.
Chess player of active positional style, was looking for new ways in the opening theory. In the Sicilian defense , the “Matulovich's Gambit” is known - 1.е4 с5 2.d4 cd 3.с3 dc 4.К: с3 .
A car accident affected the career of Matulovich: the grandmaster was found guilty of an accident that led to the death of a woman, and spent nine months in prison.
Notes
- ↑ Lombardy, William & Daniels, David (1975), "... J'aboubovich", is a cherished piece of chess lore., Chess Panorama , Stein and Day, with. 104, ISBN 0-8128-2316-8
Literature
- Chess Dictionary / ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; status G. M. Geiler . - M .: Physical Culture and Sports , 1964. - P. 284. - 120 000 copies.
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A. E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - p. 239. - 624 p. - 100 000 copies - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
Links
- Personal card of Milan Matulovich on the FIDE website
- Milan Matulovich's games in (English)
- Personal card of Milan Matulovich on the site 365chess.com (eng.)
- Performances of Milan Matulovich at chess competitions
- Speech by Milan Matulovich at the European team championships