tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post3504588246594359830..comments2023-09-17T15:39:36.781+01:00Comments on Sverre's Chess Corner: Gewinnen mit dem Londoner SystemSverre Johnsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00796086172553035906noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post-23257472682637135312008-02-22T11:53:00.000+01:002008-02-22T11:53:00.000+01:00Ah, I am mistaken then. I thought there can't poss...Ah, I am mistaken then. I thought there can't possibly be two people called Kovačević who both play the London System!ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post-75173344157944480662008-02-22T11:11:00.000+01:002008-02-22T11:11:00.000+01:00Well, Kovacevic is a very common name in the Serbo...Well, Kovacevic is a very common name in the Serbo-Croatian (ex-Yugoslav) countries. It means 'smith' (maybe blacksmith is more precise) and the name is about as common as 'Smith' is in England.<BR/>My co-author, Vlatko, certainly is the man who beat Fischer. You can <BR/>see his picture and details here: http://www.fide.com/ratings/card.phtml?event=14500078. <BR/><BR/>Among the 34 Kovacevic on FIDE's rating list, there are two GMs and three IMs. One of them is IM Slobodan Kovacevic who is also a eager London player. You will also find two untitled "Vladimir Kovacevic". As far as I know they will usually be called "Vlado" (as Vlatko also is called) but not "Vlatko" in informal settings.Sverre Johnsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796086172553035906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097677957983331811.post-5454444537086923882008-02-22T10:53:00.000+01:002008-02-22T10:53:00.000+01:00Heh, I've lost to Vlatko Kovačević in the London S...Heh, I've lost to Vlatko Kovačević in the London System, at a rapidplay tournament in Spain.<BR/><BR/>He's not related to the Kovačević who beat Fischer, I asked him....ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com