Early Life, Immigration, Education
Zvonko Vranešić was born in Zagreb. He won the Junior Championship of Yugoslavia in 1957. He immigrated to Canada in October 1958, settling in Toronto. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto, earning bachelor and doctoral degrees. He began competing with success in Canadian chess tournaments, soon after his arrival. Vranesic won the Toronto City Championship in 1959 (with a perfect score), and repeated in 1967, 1970, and 1972. He won the Ontario Open Championship in 1959 and 1963.
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