Vladimir Vuković


Vladimir Vuković was a Croatian Jewish chess writer, theoretician, player, arbiter, and journalist.

Chess career

Included in Vuković's tournament record achievements:
He played for Yugoslavia on in the 1st Chess Olympiad at London 1927, posting a record of +7−6=2.
He was awarded the International Master title in 1951 and International Arbiter in 1952.
He also served as the vice-president of the Croatian Chess Federation.

Writer

Vuković edited the monthly chess magazine Šahovski Glasnik, the official periodical of the Yugoslavian chess federation.
He is the author of The Art of Attack in Chess, which is widely regarded as a classic of chess literature. Other books he wrote include Razvoj šahovskih ideja and The Chess Sacrifice.

Death

Vuković died on November 18, 1975 in Zagreb and was buried at the Mirogoj Cemetery.