Predrag Ostojić

Predrag Ostojić (22 February 1938 — 5 July 1996) was a Yugoslav chess player. Born in Kraljevo, he won the Yugoslav Chess Championship in 1968 and 1971. Ostojić was awarded the titles International Master, in 1968, and Grandmaster, in 1975, by FIDE.

Botvinnik vs. Ostojić (1969)

Tournament victories include equal 1st place at Vrnjačka Banja 1975, 1st at Paris 1968, 1969 and 1970, San Juan 1971, Casablanca 1974, Hasselt 1974. Second places include Beverwijk 1968, Olot 1974, Cleveland 1975. His 5-year best rating is 2480, according to Arpad Elo.[1]

Ostojić was murdered by gangsters who threw him out of a window because of unpaid gambling debts.

Reference
  1. Elo, Arpad (1978). The Rating of Chessplayers, Past and Present. London: Batsford. ISBN 0713418605.


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