IM Bozidar Durasevic

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Simon Rogers
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IM Bozidar Durasevic

Post by Simon Rogers » Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:35 pm

The sad news has been reported that Bozidar Durasevic died on 23rd January 2022 at the age of 88.
Bozidar was born in Belgrade, Serbia on 26th April 1933.
He became an International Master in 1957.
Bozidar represented Yugoslavia at the chess olympiads of 1956 and 1958.
One of his best results was a win with the black pieces against Viktor Korchnoi back in 1956.
RIP
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John Moore
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Re: IM Bozidar Durasevic

Post by John Moore » Tue Aug 30, 2022 6:38 am

The win against Korchnoi was, I think, annotated in the BCM at the time.
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Matt Mackenzie
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Re: IM Bozidar Durasevic

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Tue Aug 30, 2022 2:32 pm

A very promising master who abandoned serious play in the 1960s to pursue a legal career.
"Set up your attacks so that when the fire is out, it isn't out!" (H N Pillsbury)
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