Grandmaster since 1987 (at that time the youngest in the World).
Biography
General Information
- Born: 13.06.1968. in Bosnia & Herzegovina (than Yugoslavia)
- Current residence: Netherlands
- Citizenship: Dutch
- Title: Grandmaster (1987)
- Peak rating: 2706 (January 2004)
- Fide Senior Trainer (highhest title)
- Renowned chess author (see bibliography)
My successes in Chess
Yugoslav Champion 1988.
Won with Bosnian team silver medal on OL Moscow 1994.
Dutch Champion 1995 & 1998.
Won many GM top events out which most important are Biel A, Hastings, Sarajevo, Selfoss, Reykjavik, Hoogeveen, Lost Boys, Staunton memorial, World Open Philadelphia, Politiken Cup, Rilton Cup, etc.
Has beaten in a classical time control games 8 World champions: Carlsen, Kasparov, Kramnik, Anand ,Topalov , Ponomariov, Khalifman, Smyslov.
With Chess Club Bosna won European Clubs Championship 4 times (being team captain 3 times).
In 2000 won European Individual Rapid Championship.
In 2000 won European Individual Blitz Championship.
Won with a Dutch team gold on European teams 2005 in Gothenburg.
In 2009 shared first on European Individual chess championship.
In May, 2010, successfully performed function of tournament director in Bosna Open 2010 (82.500,-euro prize fund) one of the biggest Opens in the World in 2010.
On European team championships 2013 in Warsaw, Poland, won two individual gold medals. One gold medal for the best board two performance and one gold medal for the best overall performance.
Official commentator at 2018 Batumi Olympiad, World Cup Tbilisi 2017, European Individual 2019, European Club Cup Ulcinj 2019, regular commentator at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee events.