Bogdan Lalić | |
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![]() Bogdan Lalic, 2009 | |
Country | Croatia |
Born | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 8 March 1964
Title | Grandmaster (1988) |
Peak rating | 2600 (July 1997) |
Bogdan Lalić (born 8 March 1964) is a Croatian chess grandmaster. He has the record of an unbeaten streak of 155 games. [1][ better source needed]
He was born in Yugoslavia – Zagreb in 1964. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1985, and the Grandmaster title in 1988. [2]
He achieved his highest rating of 2600 in 1997. Although registered with the Croatian Federation, he divides his time between playing abroad and making frequent visits to England. He was once married to International Master Susan Lalic, England's first woman to hold the IM title, but they are now divorced. Together, they have a son, Peter Lalić, born 1994. [4]
Lalic and Sergei Tiviakov both claim to have played a record 110 consecutive tournament games at classical time controls without losing, although neither player faced exclusively elite-level opponents during their unbeaten streaks. Lalic's streak occurred between 5 June 2006 and 3 March 2007. [5]
1) Bogdan Lalic – Alexei Shirov; Moscow Olympiad 1994 (0.5 – 0.5)
2) Bogdan Lalic – Judith Polgar; Yerevan Olympiad 1996 (1–0)
3) Alexei Shirov – Bogdan Lalic; Yerevan Olympiad 1996 (0–1)
4) Bogdan Lalic – Tony Miles; Hastings Premier 1995/1996 (1–0)
5) Bogdan Lalic – Krunoslav Hulak; Cro Cup (tt) 1996 (1–0)
6) Aleksej Aleksandrov – Bogdan Lalic; Pula EU ch. Teams 1997 (0–1)
7) Bogdan Lalic – Michał Krasenkow; Neum (tt) 2000 (1–0)
8) Bogdan Lalic – Evgeny Vorobiov; Cappelle la Grande 2012 (1–0)
9) Bogdan Lalic – Yaroslav Zherebukh; Cappelle la Grande 2012 (1–0)
10) Bogdan Lalic – Matthieu Cornette; Metz open 2012 (0.5 – 0.5)
11) Artyom Timofeev – Bogdan Lalic; Cappelle la Grande 2013 (0–1)
12) Richard Bates – Bogdan Lalic; Bunratty Masters 2019 (0–1)
Bogdan Lalić | |
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![]() Bogdan Lalic, 2009 | |
Country | Croatia |
Born | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | 8 March 1964
Title | Grandmaster (1988) |
Peak rating | 2600 (July 1997) |
Bogdan Lalić (born 8 March 1964) is a Croatian chess grandmaster. He has the record of an unbeaten streak of 155 games. [1][ better source needed]
He was born in Yugoslavia – Zagreb in 1964. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1985, and the Grandmaster title in 1988. [2]
He achieved his highest rating of 2600 in 1997. Although registered with the Croatian Federation, he divides his time between playing abroad and making frequent visits to England. He was once married to International Master Susan Lalic, England's first woman to hold the IM title, but they are now divorced. Together, they have a son, Peter Lalić, born 1994. [4]
Lalic and Sergei Tiviakov both claim to have played a record 110 consecutive tournament games at classical time controls without losing, although neither player faced exclusively elite-level opponents during their unbeaten streaks. Lalic's streak occurred between 5 June 2006 and 3 March 2007. [5]
1) Bogdan Lalic – Alexei Shirov; Moscow Olympiad 1994 (0.5 – 0.5)
2) Bogdan Lalic – Judith Polgar; Yerevan Olympiad 1996 (1–0)
3) Alexei Shirov – Bogdan Lalic; Yerevan Olympiad 1996 (0–1)
4) Bogdan Lalic – Tony Miles; Hastings Premier 1995/1996 (1–0)
5) Bogdan Lalic – Krunoslav Hulak; Cro Cup (tt) 1996 (1–0)
6) Aleksej Aleksandrov – Bogdan Lalic; Pula EU ch. Teams 1997 (0–1)
7) Bogdan Lalic – Michał Krasenkow; Neum (tt) 2000 (1–0)
8) Bogdan Lalic – Evgeny Vorobiov; Cappelle la Grande 2012 (1–0)
9) Bogdan Lalic – Yaroslav Zherebukh; Cappelle la Grande 2012 (1–0)
10) Bogdan Lalic – Matthieu Cornette; Metz open 2012 (0.5 – 0.5)
11) Artyom Timofeev – Bogdan Lalic; Cappelle la Grande 2013 (0–1)
12) Richard Bates – Bogdan Lalic; Bunratty Masters 2019 (0–1)