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Dusan Popovic
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Dusan Popovic

SerbiaBorn 1983 (age 43)FIDE ID 927031

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2456
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2423
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Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
King's Indian Attack463%
Sicilian Defense425%
King's Indian Attack, with e6225%
Caro-Kann Defense150%
Four Knights Game150%

King's Indian Attack

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 3, lost 0 · 63%

VariationGamesScore
Main line350%
Symmetrical Defense1100%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 2 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack250%
Main line10%
Najdorf Variation10%

King's Indian Attack, with e6

With White: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Main line225%

Caro-Kann Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Endgame Offer150%

Four Knights Game

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Scotch Variation Accepted150%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 3, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation250%
Closed150%

Modern Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 2, lost 1 · 33%

VariationGamesScore
Geller's System150%
Standard Defense150%
Main line10%

King's Indian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 2 · 17%

VariationGamesScore
Orthodox Variation225%
Normal Variation10%

Philidor Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Lion Variation10%

Recent events

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EventPlace+/−+/−
Serbian Super League 20265 Oct 2026½/100
First League of Serbia 202528 Sep 20256½/10+2+3
German Bundesliga 2024/2523 Mar 20252½/9−14−14
Prague International Chess Festival 20253 Mar 2025½/1−1−1
Prague Chess Festival 20242 Mar 20240/1−6−6

Best wins

OpponentRating
GMT. Nyback1 Apr 2023 · Bundesliga 20222566
IMN. Pezelj27 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252473
GMD. Antic22 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252372
IMD. Pavlovic28 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252339
IMD. Tesic21 Sep 2025 · First League of Serbia 20252212

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
IML. CostaLast 23 Mar 2025 · German Bundesliga 2024/252011
GMD. YuffaLast 4 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GML. EngelLast 5 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
GMA. ShirovLast 25 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010
FMT. KoelleLast 26 Feb 2023 · Bundesliga 20221010

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