Aleksandar Matanović
Aleksandar Matanović (born May 23, 1930) is a Serbian chess Grandmaster. He was born in Belgrade.
Awarded the GM title in 1955, he was junior champion of Yugoslavia in 1948 and Yugoslav national champion in 1962 (joint with Minić), 1969 and 1978 (he took second place in 1951, 1956, 1959 and 1967). He has also been a radio announcer, author of chess books and Editor-in-Chief of Chess Informant.[1][2]
His main results include second place at the Vrnjacka Banja zonal tournament 1967, first place at Opatija 1953, second at Belgrade 1954, first at Hamburg 1955, first at Beverwijk 1957, tied for first at Buenos Aires 1961, first at Zevenaar 1961, and second at Jerusalem 1964. He has an Elo rating of 2490.[3]
Books
- Matanovic, Aleksandar, Encyclopedia of Chess Openings (five volumes), Chess Informant
- Encyclopedia of Chess Endings (five volumes)
References
- ^ Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1992), The Oxford Companion to Chess (2 ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 251, ISBN 0-19-280049-3
- ^ Matanovic, Aleksander, ed. (1996), Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, Belgrade: Sahovski Informator
- ^ Matanovic, Aleksandar FIDE Online Chess Personal card
4. Adriano Chicco, Giorgio Porreca: Dizionario enciclopedico degli scacchi, Mursia, Milano 1971
External links
- Aleksandar Matanovic rating card at FIDE
- Aleksandar Matanovic player profile and games at Chessgames.com (645 games)
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