Nikola Djukić

{{Short description|Montenegrin chess grandmaster (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox chess player

|image = Nikola Djukic.jpg

|caption = Djukić in 2007

| country = Montenegro

| birth_date = {{Bda|1983|1|26}}

| birth_place = Podgorica, SFR Yugoslavia

| title = Grandmaster (2005){{cite web|url=https://ratings.fide.com/crt/main1582.jpg|title=FIDE Title Application (GM)}}

| peakrating = 2574 (November 2018)

| FideID = 922412

}}

Nikola Djukić is a Montenegrin chess grandmaster.

Chess career

He is a nine-time Montenegrin Chess Champion, having won the championship in 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019.{{cite web|url=https://chessdailynews.com/nikola-djukic-is-champion-of-montenegro/|title=NIKOLA DJUKIC IS CHAMPION OF MONTENEGRO}}

In December 2021, he tied for first place with Igor Miladinović in the 1st Radojica Dabetić Memorial. He won the championship after tiebreak scores.{{cite web|url=https://en.vijesti.me/amp/582241/memorial-Radojica-Dabetic-Nikola-Djukic-the-best|title=Memorial "Radojica Dabetić": Nikola Đukić the best|date=December 23, 2021}}

In December 2023, he won the 3rd Radojica Dabetić Memorial one point ahead of runner-up Danilo Milanović. He won his first seven games and drew the final two games.{{cite web|url=https://en.vijesti.me/sports-e/other-sports/686774/nikola-djukic-won-at-3-memorial-radojica-dabetic|title=Nikola Đukić won the 3rd Memorial "Radojica Dabetić"|date=December 20, 2023}}

In December 2024, he won the 4th Radojica Dabetić Memorial alongside Blažo Kalezić.{{cite web|url=https://en.vijesti.me/amp/737048/Djukic-and-Kalezic-shared-first-place-at-the-4th-Radojica-Dabetic-Memorial|title=Đukić and Kalezić shared first place at the 4th Memorial "Radojica Dabetić"|date=December 15, 2024}}

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