There was a time when Bobby Fischer, the future champion of the world, specialized in racking up an extraordinary amount of points with his favorite Sozin Attack against the Najdorf Sicilian:
Fans of Fischer, keen on adopting his openings, keenly researched the finer points of the variation but would have been surprised to see a more outlandish version of the Sozin Attack – the remarkable Velimirovic Attack.
This is a typical position, in which Dragoljub Velimirovic would habitually play 8.Qe2, 9.0-0-0 and engage the opponent in an exciting race of attacks, often quickly reaching a position just like this one.
Black’s king will hardly feel comfortable whether or not he castles, but on the other hand, the second player’s queenside attack also has the potential to develop very quickly – especially as there are tempi to gained on the c4 bishop. Risky stuff – for both players.
Despite being labeled an attacking genius, Velimirovic never managed to take the step up to join the world’s elite players, although he remained a very dangerous opponent for anyone to face.

The above sums up just about everything most of us ever knew about Velimirovic, but now things have changed.
