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Juraj Nikolac

Juraj Nikolac, Wijk aan Zee 1979
Country Yugoslavia; Croatia
Born 22 April 1932
Metković
Title

International Master (1975)

Grandmaster (1979)
Peak rating 2500 (January 1988)
Peak ranking 105 (January 1978)

Juraj Nikolac (born 22 April 1932) is a Croatian, formerly Yugoslav chess grandmaster.

Nikolac was born in Metković, and is a retired physics teacher. He was awarded the International Master title in 1975, and the Grandmaster title in 1979.

He finished 3= behind Aleksandar Matanović in the 1978 Yugoslav championship. His international tournament successes include:

He is the author of a number of theoretical studies.

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