Serbian-Yugoslavian chess grandmaster
Dragoljub Miladin Čirić (12 November 1935 – 17 August 2014) was a Serbian-Yugoslavian 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.[1]
Notable team results
Čirić played for Yugoslavia in the Olympiads of 1966 and 1968. His results were:
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
Death
His death at the age of 78 was announced by the Belgrade Chess Federation on 17 August 2014.[8]
References
- ^ 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.
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