Borki Predojević, born on 6 April 1987 in Teslić, is a Bosnian grandmaster. A European and world youth champion, he is the youngest grandmaster in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina and was for many years his country's top-ranked player.
Quick facts
- Title: Grandmaster (2005)
- Born: 6 April 1987, Teslić
- Federation: Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak rating: 2655 (May 2016)
- Youth titles: European U-12 (1999), European U-14 (2001), World U-16 (2003)
- Olympiads: 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014
Early years
Predojević started playing at the Teslić club in 1995. Representing Yugoslavia, he became European U-12 champion in 1999 and European U-14 champion in 2001, and in 2003 he won the World U-16 Championship.
Grandmaster and Olympiads
He completed his final grandmaster norm at the 2004 Olympiad and received the title in 2005, becoming the youngest GM in Bosnia and Herzegovina's history. He has represented his country at five Olympiads; at Dresden 2008 he posted a 2745 performance, the fourth best on board two. In 2004 he won silver at the European Club Cup with ŠK Bosna Sarajevo.
He won the 2009 Acropolis International in Athens, and in 2013 he played a four-game rapid exhibition match against Magnus Carlsen in Lillehammer, losing 1½–2½. His rating peaked at 2655 in May 2016.
Author
Besides his Serbian-language book Moje stvaralaštvo (2010), he co-authored the seven-volume English Chess Evolution series (2011–2013).
Borki Predojević on Chess School
Predojević is one of the coaches of the talent programme. This category collects content related to him.
Source: Wikipedia: Borki Predojević
