The Milan Vidmar Memorial is a chess tournament commemorating Milan Vidmar (1885–1962), a leading Slovenian grandmaster. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Milan Vidmar ( June 22 1885 – October 9 1962) was a Slovene Electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE.
The first Vidmar Memorial was held in 2–20 June 1969 in Ljubljana. Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants In subsequent years the tournament has been held in several different Slovenian cities. [1]
Winners
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# Year City Winner 1 1969 Ljubljana 
Albin Planinc (Yugoslavia)2 1973 Ljubljana, Portorož 
Lajos Portisch (Hungary)3 1975 Portorož, Ljubljana 
Anatoly Karpov (Soviet Union)4 1977 Ljubljana, Portorož 
Bent Larsen (Denmark)5 1979 Bled, Portorož 
Jan Timman (Netherlands)6 1985 Portorož, Ljubljana Lajos Portisch (Hungary),
Zoltan Ribli (Hungary)7 1987 Portorož, Ljubljana Ivan Sokolov (Yugoslavia)8 1989 Ljubljana, Rogaška Slatina Predrag Nikolić (Yugoslavia)9 1991 Bled, Rogaška Slatina 
Predrag Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)10 1993 Portorož, Rogaška Slatina Ivan Sokolov (Bosnia and Herzegovina)11 1995 Ptuj 
Stefan Kindermann (Germany)12 1997 Portorož 
Vadim Zviagintsev (Russia)13 1999 Portorož 
Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia)14 2001 Portorož Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia)15 2003 Portorož Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia),
Emil Sutovsky (Israel)16 2005 Portorož Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia)17 2007 Ljubljana Duško Pavasovič (Slovenia)
References
Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Albin Planinc (Planinec (born 18 April 1944 Briše a Slovenian chess master See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Portorož ( Portorose in Italian, literally "Port of Roses" also known in English and French under the name Portorose pronounced Portorosse Lajos Portisch (born April 4, 1937 in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Portorož ( Portorose in Italian, literally "Port of Roses" also known in English and French under the name Portorose pronounced Portorosse Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов born May 23, 1951) is a Russian Chess grandmaster The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Portorož ( Portorose in Italian, literally "Port of Roses" also known in English and French under the name Portorose pronounced Portorosse Jørgen Bent Larsen (born March 4 1935, Thisted) is a Danish Chess Grandmaster. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Bled (Veldes is a Municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. Portorož ( Portorose in Italian, literally "Port of Roses" also known in English and French under the name Portorose pronounced Portorosse Jan Timman (born December 14, 1951) is a Dutch Chess Grandmaster who was one of the world's leading players from the late 1970s to The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Portorož ( Portorose in Italian, literally "Port of Roses" also known in English and French under the name Portorose pronounced Portorosse Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Lajos Portisch (born April 4, 1937 in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary) is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster, whose positional style earned Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Zoltán Ribli (born September 6, 1951 in Mohács) is a Hungarian Chess grandmaster and three times Hungarian Champion. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Portorož ( Portorose in Italian, literally "Port of Roses" also known in English and French under the name Portorose pronounced Portorosse Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Ivan Sokolov (born 13 June 1968) is a Chess grandmaster born in Jajce, SFR Yugoslavia, who currently resides in the See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants Rogaška Slatina ( German: Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn) is a municipality in Slovenia. Predrag Nikolić (born 11 September 1960 in Bosanski Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Chess See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Bled (Veldes is a Municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. Rogaška Slatina ( German: Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn) is a municipality in Slovenia. Predrag Nikolić (born 11 September 1960 in Bosanski Šamac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Chess Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Portorož ( Portorose in Italian, literally "Port of Roses" also known in English and French under the name Portorose pronounced Portorosse Rogaška Slatina ( German: Rohitsch-Sauerbrunn) is a municipality in Slovenia. Ivan Sokolov (born 13 June 1968) is a Chess grandmaster born in Jajce, SFR Yugoslavia, who currently resides in the Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ptuj (Pettau Latin: Poetovio) is a City and one of 11 urban municipalities in Slovenia. 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