Vladimir Vuković

Vladimir Vuković (26 August 1898, Zagreb – 18 November 1975, Zagreb) was a Croatian Jewish[1][2] chess writer, theoretician, player, arbiter, and journalist.[3]

This article is about the chess writer. For the footballer, see Vladimir Vuković (footballer, born 1989).
Vladimir Vuković
CountryCroatia
Born(1898-08-26)26 August 1898
Zagreb, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, (now Croatia)
Died18 November 1975(1975-11-18) (aged 77)
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
TitleInternational Master (1951)
International Arbiter (1952)

Chess career

Included in Vuković's tournament record achievements:[4]

He played for Yugoslavia on second board in the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927, posting a record of +7−6=2.[5]

He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1951 and International Arbiter (IA) in 1952.[3][6]

He also served as the vice-president of the Croatian Chess Federation.[7]

Writer

Vuković edited the monthly chess magazine Šahovski Glasnik (Chess Journal), the official periodical of the Yugoslavian chess federation.[8] He is the author of The Art of Attack in Chess (Oxford-London 1963),[9] which is widely regarded as a classic of chess literature.[10][11][12] Other books he wrote include Razvoj šahovskih ideja [The development of chess ideas] (Zagreb 1928) and The Chess Sacrifice (London-New York 1968).

Death

Vuković died on November 18, 1975 in Zagreb and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.[13]

References
  1. Martin H. Greenberg (1987, pp. 210–214)
  2. Fred Skolnik (1978, pp. 401–410)
  3. Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 452, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
  4. "Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007. Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's Chess Tournament Crosstables, An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01
  5. OlimpBase :: 1st Chess Olympiad, London 1927, information
  6. Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, p. 522, LCCN 78106371
  7. 95. obljetnica Hrvatskoga šahovskog saveza
  8. Brace, Edward R. (1977), An Illustrated Dictionary of Chess, Hamlyn Publishing Group, p. 301, ISBN 1-55521-394-4
  9. "Robot Check".
  10. The Art of Attack in Chess
  11. Chessville – Reviews – Art of Attack in Chess
  12. http://www.chesscafe.com/text/aac.txt
  13. (in Croatian) Gradska groblja Zagreb: Vladimir Vuković, Mirogoj RKT-4-I-47

Bibliography

  • Greenberg, Martin H. (1987). Jewish Lists. New York City: Schocken Books. ISBN 978-080-523-711-5.
  • Skolnik, Fred (1978). Encyclopedia Judaica. Volume 5. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing Company. ISBN 978-002-865-928-2.
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