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Chess Grandmaster
A.K.A.
Dragoljub Ciric
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Gender
Male
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Place of birth
Novi Sad, Serbia
Death
16 August 2014 (aged 78 years)
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Place of death
Novi Sad, Serbia
Age
78 years
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Biography
Dragoljub Miladin Čirić (12 November 1935 – 17 August 2014) was a Serbian chess grandmaster.
Background
Čirić was born in Novi Sad in 1935. He gained the International Master title in 1961 and became a Grandmaster in 1965.
Notable team results
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.
- 18th Chess Olympiad 1968 Lugano – Čirić scored 5/7 and Yugoslavia finished 2nd, receiving silver medals.
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.
- 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.
Notable individual results
- Chigorin Memorial 1965: 3rd (the winners were Wolfgang Unzicker and Boris Spassky)
- Sarajevo 1966: 1st= 11/15 (with Mikhail Tal)
- Hoogovens Beverwijk 1967: 3rd (the winner was Spassky)
- Sarajevo 1968: 1st= 10/15 (with Anatoly Lein)
Death
His death at the age of 78 was announced by the Belgrade Chess Federation on 17 August 2014.
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Notable Serbian athletes
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Montenegrin athletes
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Notable athletes from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Croatian athletes
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
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Notable Serbian Chess players
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Montenegrin Chess players
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Chess players from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Croatian Chess players
Gender: Male, Born in: Years 1930 to 1969
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