Dragiša Blagojević (born 1 January 1966) is a Montenegrin chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster (GM) (2004), six-times Montenegrin Chess Championship winner (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009), Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (2008).
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Country | Yugoslavia → Montenegro |
Born | (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 56) Tuzla, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia |
Title | Grandmaster (GM) (2004) |
FIDE rating | 2488 (October 2022) |
Peak rating | 2551 (July 2005) |
Dragiša Blagojević made his first success in international chess tournaments in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In 1988, he placed 2nd in the International Chess Tournament in Prague. Dragiša Blagojević won the International Chess Tournament in Tuzla in 1990, but in 1991 he was awarded the 4th place in the Yugoslav Chess Championship. In 1996, in Podgorica Dragiša Blagojević won 2nd place in the Montenegrin Chess Championship, but in recent years has won six times this tournament: in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009. In 2002, he was 2nd in Yugoslav Chess Championship.[1] In 2004, in Zenica Dragiša Blagojević placed 2nd in the International Chess Tournament. In 2005, in Bijelo Polje he placed 2nd in the International Chess Tournament.
Dragiša Blagojević played for Montenegro in the Chess Olympiads:[2]
Dragiša Blagojević played for Montenegro in the European Team Chess Championships:[5]
In 1988, Dragiša Blagojević was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and in 2004 he received the title of FIDE Grandmaster (GM).
His daughter Tijana (* 1997), is also already a successful chess player starting for serbia.
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