1953 SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship

9th edition of SFR Yugoslav Chess Championship

9th SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship
Location	Zagreb
Champion
Vasja Pirc
← 1952 SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship 1955 SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship →

The 1953 SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship was the 9th edition of SFR Yugoslav Chess Championship. Held in Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia, SR Croatia. The tournament was won by Vasja Pirc. First three players were tied for 1st, so they played champions play-off.

Table and results

9th SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship
N°	Player	Wins	Draws	Losses	Total Points
1	Andrija Fuderer	6	11	0	11.5
2	Braslav Rabar	7	9	1	11.5
3	Vasja Pirc	7	9	1	11.5
4	Svetozar Gligorić	6	9	2	10.5
5	Borislav Milić	6	9	2	10.5
6	Dragoljub Janošević	7	7	3	10.5
7	Juraj Nikolac	4	12	3	10
8	Srećko Nedeljković	4	11	2	9.5
9	Božidar Đurašević	4	11	2	9.5
10	Petar Trifunović	2	14	1	9
11	Aleksandar Matanović	4	9	4	8.5
12	Mijo Udovčić	6	5	6	8.5
13	Rudolf Marić	1	12	4	7
14	Dragutin Dimc	3	7	7	6.5
15	Rajko Bogdanović	2	7	8	5.5
16	Anton Preinfalk	1	9	7	5.5
17	Stojan Puc	3	4	10	5
18	Ante Bulat	1	3	13	2.5

9th SFR Yugoslavia Chess Championship, 1st- 3rd place Play-off
N°	Player	Wins	Draws	Losses	Total Points
1	Vasja Pirc	1	3	0	2.5
2	Braslav Rabar	1	2	1	2
3	Andrija Fuderer	1	1	2	1.5

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