Aleksandar Matanović

(Serb. Aleksandar Matanoviћ; born May 23, 1930, Belgrade) - Serbian, formerly Yugoslavian, chess player, grandmaster (1955). Journalist, editor-in-chief of the Shakhovsky Informator (since 1966), author of several books on chess.

He achieved his first successes in youth competitions: champion of Belgrade (1946), Serbia (1947), Yugoslavia (1949). The best results in the national championships: 1962 - 1st and 2nd place; 1969 - 1st; 1978 - 1-2nd place. Participant of 6 zonal and 4 interzonal tournaments: Saltshebaden (1952) - 14th place; Portoroz (1958) - 7-11th place; Sousse (1967) - 10th and Biel (1976) - 17th.

For about 30 years he played for the Yugoslavian team in various competitions (1950-1980). Participant of 9 Olympiads, including: 1956 - 11½ points out of 16 on the 2nd board (+7 -0 = 9); 1970 - 1st place on board 4 (+8 -0 = 4).

Prize-winner and winner of over 20 major international tournaments: Vienna (1952) - 2-4th place; Opatija (1953) - 1st; Belgrade (1954) - 2nd; Hamburg (1955) - 1st; Zagreb (1955) - 2-3rd; Beverwerk (1957 and 1958) - 1st and 3-5th; Mar del Plata (1962) - 2nd - 5th; Santa Fe (1961) - 2nd-4th; Buenos Aires (1961) - 1st-2nd; Zevenar (1961) - 1st; Utrecht (1961) - 3-4th; Bordeaux (1964) - 1-3; Natanya (1965) - 2nd-4th; Jerusalem (1966) - 2nd; Bognor Regis (1966) - 2nd; Tel Aviv (1966) - 2-3rd; Titovo-Uzice (1966) - 1st-2nd; Maribor (1967) - 3-5th; Bad Pyrmont (1970) - 1-3; Luxembourg (1971) - 1st; Houston (1974) - 2nd; Belgrade (1977) - 1-3; London (1983) - 1-4th places.

Active positional style chess player. His play is distinguished by ingenuity, perseverance in defense, a clear implementation of a minimal positional advantage