Vasilije Tomović
Encyclopedia
Vasilije Tomović aka Vasily Tomovic (born 11 May 1906) was a Montenegrin chess
master. He was born in Mateševo
.
Before World War II
, Vasilije Tomovic was the first significant chess player in Montenegro. He was also mathematician and philosopher. In April 1936, he tied for 11-12th in Novi Sad (the 2nd Yugoslav Chess Championship
, Vasja Pirc
won). In February–March 1937, he won in Belgrade, ahead of Matveef, Petar Trifunović
and Imre König
. In 1939, he took 2nd, behind Milan Vidmar
, in Zagreb (YUG-ch), shared 3rd at Zagreb 1946 (YUG-ch),
After the war, he took 5th at Novi Sad 1945 (YUG-ch, Trifunović won), tied for 5-6th at Ljubljana 1945 (Svetozar Gligorić
won), shared 3rd at Zagreb 1946 (YUG-ch), tied for 6-7th at Ljubljana 1947 (YUG-ch), took 15th at Budapest 1948 (László Szabó
won), and took 19th at Zagreb 1949 (YUG-ch).
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
master. He was born in Mateševo
Mateševo
Mateševo is a village in northern Montenegro, within Kolašin municipality. The 2003 census put the population at 97.The first phase of planned Belgrade–Bar motorway will extend from Podgorica to this village....
.
Before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Vasilije Tomovic was the first significant chess player in Montenegro. He was also mathematician and philosopher. In April 1936, he tied for 11-12th in Novi Sad (the 2nd 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....
, Vasja Pirc
Vasja Pirc
Vasja Pirc was a leading Slovenian chess player. His name is most familiar to contemporary players as the originator of the hypermodern Pirc Defense...
won). In February–March 1937, he won in Belgrade, ahead of Matveef, Petar Trifunović
Petar Trifunovic
Dr. Petar Trifunović was an International Grandmaster and Serbian Champion of chess...
and Imre König
Imre König
Imre König aka Mirko Kenig was a Hungarian chess master.He was born in Gyula, Hungary, and also lived in Austria, England and the USA during the troubled times between the two world wars.In 1921, he took 2nd in Celje...
. In 1939, he took 2nd, behind Milan Vidmar
Milan Vidmar
Milan Vidmar was a Slovene electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, philosopher, and writer. He was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.- Biography :...
, in Zagreb (YUG-ch), shared 3rd at Zagreb 1946 (YUG-ch),
After the war, he took 5th at Novi Sad 1945 (YUG-ch, Trifunović won), tied for 5-6th at Ljubljana 1945 (Svetozar Gligorić
Svetozar Gligoric
Svetozar Gligorić is a Serbian chess grandmaster. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia...
won), shared 3rd at Zagreb 1946 (YUG-ch), tied for 6-7th at Ljubljana 1947 (YUG-ch), took 15th at Budapest 1948 (László Szabó
László Szabó (chess player)
László Szabó was a prominent Hungarian Grandmaster of chess.Born in Budapest, he burst onto the international chess scene in 1935, at the unusually young age of 18...
won), and took 19th at Zagreb 1949 (YUG-ch).