Bojan Maksimović
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 6, 2002 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Title | Grandmaster (2025)[1] |
| FIDE rating | 2533 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2536 (September 2025) |
Bojan Maksimović is a Bosnian chess grandmaster. He became Banja Luka's youngest FIDE Master in March 2017 at the age of 14 years, 6 months and 9 days, and their youngest International Master in April 2021 at the age of 18 years, 5 months and 15 days.[2]
Chess career
In July 2024, he won the Uros Dinic Memorial Rapid Rating with a score of 7.5/9, beating Kushagra Mohan on tiebreaks.[3]
In February 2025, he won the 5th Jajce Open, beating grandmaster Danilo Milanović on tiebreak scores.[4]
In August 2025, he earned his final GM norm at a tournament in Spilimbergo, where he earned 5 wins and 4 draws. His opponents included four grandmasters. He became Banja Luka's third grandmaster, after Milan Vukić and Enver Bukić, who earned their titles in 1974 and 1976, respectively.[2]
He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2025 through one of the Olympiad qualifier spots.[5] He caused an upset by defeating grandmaster Emre Can in the first round, though was defeated by Anish Giri in the second round.
References
- ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
- ^ a b Tomic, Branko (August 15, 2025). "Banjaluka nakon 49 godina dobila 3. igrača s najvišom titulom: Bojan Maksimović najmlađi velemajstor u istoriji banjalučkog šaha".
- ^ Ahmed, Shahid (July 28, 2024). "Dimitar Mardov triumphs at Paracin Open 2024, Kushagra Mohan third".
- ^ "Bojan Maksimović, winner of the chess tournament 'Jajce Open 2025'". February 17, 2025.
- ^ "FIDE World Cup 2025: Full list of 206 qualified players for Goa event; Check seedings & ratings". October 23, 2025.