GM Aleksandar Matanović

Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Born 1930
Elo2525
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Aleksandar Matanovic was a Serbian Grandmaster and one of Yugoslavia's leading players throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Beyond the board, he left a lasting legacy by founding Chess Informant in 1966, the publishing house behind the renowned Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings. His repertoire spanned the Nimzo-Indian, Ruy Lopez, and Sicilian Scheveningen.

Aleksandar Matanović

Associated Openings

As White

C96Ruy Lopez, Closed Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... 10.Bc244 games
B80Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation35 games
C97Ruy Lopez, Closed Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... c531 games
C73Ruy Lopez: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... 6.d410 games
C64Ruy Lopez: Bc510 games

As Black

E40Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 4.e372 games
E41Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... c552 games
E53Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... c536 games
A17English Opening: 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3...... e629 games
C93Ruy Lopez, Closed Defence: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3...... h625 games
E19Queen's Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 9.Qxc320 games
E58Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 9.bxc318 games
E56Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... Nc617 games
E59Nimzo-Indian Defence: 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4...... 10.Bxc416 games

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