Notable Chess Games
- Georgi Kacheishvili vs Igor Zugic, Istanbul Olympiad 2000, King's Indian Attack (A07), 0-1 Very solid positional performance against a strong Grandmaster.
- Igor Zugic vs Irina Krush, New York Smartchess.com International 2001, English Opening (A21), 1-0 Convincing win over one of the world's top women players.
- Igor Zugic vs Ljubomir Ftacnik, Montreal International 2002, Grunfeld Defence, Exchange Variation (D85), 1-0 It's the youngster against the veteran, and this time the young gun triumphs.
- Igor Zugic vs Dmitry Tyomkin, Canadian Zonal Championship, Toronto 2004, English Opening (A15), 1-0 Theory gets left behind early as both sides play to win in this sharp encounter.
- Hrvoje Stevic vs Igor Zugic, Calvia Olympiad 2004, Sicilian Defence, Alapin Variation (B22), 0-1 Another 2500+ player has to topple his King.
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