Krunoslav Hulak
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Krunoslav Hulak is a Croatia
Croatia
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 master
Chess master
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. He was awarded the International Master title in 1974, and the Grandmaster title in 1976.

Notable performances

Hulak won the Yugoslav Chess Championship
Yugoslav Chess Championship
The Yugoslav Chess Championship is a tournament with great tradition, held to determine the national champion. It was a very strong event especially in the period 1945–1991, when it represented players from six federal republics, today independent countries....

 in 1976 and the Croatian Chess Championship
Croatian Chess Championship
The Croatian Chess Championship is the annual individual national chess championship of Croatia.-Winners :-References:* *...

 in 2005.

His other notable tournament performances have been:
  • Varna
    Varna
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     1974 equal 1st
  • Lublin
    Lublin
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     1976 equal 2nd
  • Amsterdam
    Amsterdam
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     IBM
    IBM
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     tournament 1977 2nd
  • Osijek
    Osijek
    Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...

     1980 equal 1st
  • Sombor
    Sombor
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     1980 equal 1st
  • Budva
    Budva
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     1981 2nd
  • Banja Luka
    Banja Luka
    -History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...

     1983 equal 1st
  • Zagreb
    Zagreb
    Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

     1985 2nd
  • Wijk aan Zee
    Wijk aan Zee
    Wijk aan Zee is a small town on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk in the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel chess tournament formerly Corus chess tournament and before that called Hoogovens tournament takes place there every year.Due...

     1986 1st
  • Banja Luka 1987 1st
  • Solin
    Solin
    Solin is a town in Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated northeast of Split, on the Adriatic Sea and the river Jadro.Solin developed on the location of ancient town of Salona which was the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia and the birthplace of Emperor Diocletian...

     2000 2nd


He played twice in interzonal tournaments, finishing 11th at Toluca
Toluca
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 1982 and 12th at Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...

 1987.

Hulak played thrice for Yugoslavia (1982, 1986, 1990) and thrice for Croatia (1992, 1994, 1996) in Chess Olympiads.
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