The Boss

Dragoljub Velimirović (1942–2014), otherwise nicknamed “The Boss”. “Everyone called him that”, said Josip Asik, chess journalist and CEO of Sahovski Informator. "Like a sign of respect among chess players”. So no wonder Russian Grandmaster Alexander Sergeyevich Morozevich’s nickname on ICC is “Velimirović” — as a sign of respect too!

Dragoljub Velimirović – Ljubomir Ljubojević
27th Yugoslav Chess Championship; Umag, 1972
Sicilian Defence B99

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 Nbd7 10. Bd3 b5 11. Rhe1 Bb7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bxg5

14. Rxe6+ fxe6 15. Nxe6 Qa5 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qxg5 Rg8 18. Rd2 Nf8 19. Nxf8 Qd8 20. Nxh7 Qxg5 21. fxg5 Kf7 22. Nf6 Rh8 23. g3 Bc8 24. h4 Bf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. h5 Ra7 27. Rf2 1 : 0.

Dragoljub Velimirović and Ljubomir Ljubojević. Photo: ChessVibes.