Juraj Nikolac

Juraj Nikolac
Juraj Nikolac, Wijk aan Zee 1979
Country	Yugoslavia; Croatia
Born	(1932-04-22) 22 April 1932 Metković
Title	International Master (1975) Grandmaster (1979)
FIDE rating	2434 (June 2024)
Peak rating	2500 (January 1988)
Peak ranking	105 (January 1978)

Juraj Nikolac (born 22 April 1932) is a Croatian, formerly Yugoslav chess grandmaster.

Nikolac was born in Metković, and is a retired physics teacher. He was awarded the International Master title in 1975, and the Grandmaster title in 1979.

He finished 3= behind Aleksandar Matanović in the 1978 Yugoslav championship. His international tournament successes include:

• 4th, Zagreb, 1973
• 2=, Zagreb - Rovinj, 1975
• 2=, Wijk aan Zee B, 1976
• 1=, Amsterdam B, 1977
• 1st, Vrnjacka Banja, 1978
• 2nd, Dortmund, 1979
• 2nd, Oberwart, 1985
• 1st, Bled, 1986
• 1=, Linz, 1986
• 1st, Maribor, 1987

He is the author of a number of theoretical studies.

External links

• Juraj Nikolac's FIDE rating card
• Juraj Nikolac player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Juraj Nikolac at OlimpBase