Jure Škoberne

{{Short description|Slovenian chess grandmaster (born 1987)}}

{{Infobox chess player

| country = Slovenia

| birth_date = {{Bda|1987|3|20}}

| birth_place = Šempeter pri Gorici, Slovenia

| title = Grandmaster (2010){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main219344.pdf|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}

| peakrating = 2582 (December 2018)

| FideID = 14604299

}}

Jure Škoberne is a Slovenian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

He won the Slovenian Chess Championship in 2017 and 2023.{{cite web |url=https://chess-results.com/tnr755300.aspx?lan=1&art=4&flag=30 |title=2023 Slovenian Championship Results (chess-results.com) |publisher=Chess-Results.com |date=2023-05-02 |access-date=2023-05-02}}

In February 2011, he won the Hit International Chess Tournament in Nova Gorica.{{cite web|url=https://primorske.svet24.si/2011/02/25/jure-skoberne|title=Jure Škoberne|date=February 25, 2011}}

In December 2015, he tied for 1st–5th with Alexander Zubarev, Olexandr Bortnyk, Lei Tingjie, and Maximilian Neef in the 32nd Böblingen International Open scoring 7/9 points.{{cite web|title=GM Zubarev clinches the title at 32nd Boeblingen Open 2015|url=http://www.chessdom.com/gm-zubarev-clinches-the-title-at-32nd-boeblingen-open-2015/|publisher=Chessdom|accessdate=3 January 2016|date=2015-12-31}}

In May 2023, he tied for first place with Domen Tisaj in the Slovenian Chess Championship, but became the champion after having a better tiebreak score.{{cite web|url=https://www.fide.com/news/2370|title=Slovenian Championship: Jure Skoberne and Barbara Skuhala win titles|date=May 2, 2023}}

In May 2024, he finished second in the Ljubljana Chess Festival with a score of 7/9.{{cite web|url=https://www.chessbase.in/news/Abdulla-Gadimbayli-wins-Ljubljana-Chess-Festival-2024-Harikrishnan-A-Ra-second|title=Abdulla Gadimbayli wins Ljubljana Chess Festival 2024, Harikrishnan A Ra second|date=May 17, 2024|first=Shahid|last=Ahmed}}

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