Velimir Ivić is a Serbian chess Grandmaster known for his mastery of the game. Born on February 27, 2002, the young sensation became a FIDE (Federation Internationale des Echecs) Master in 2017, an International Master in 2018 and finally a Grandmaster in 2020.
Ivić's impressive list of accomplishments include placing third at the Serbian Under-18 Championship in 2017, winning the Novi Sad Open twice, and coming first at the 9th International Szepes Chess Festival. Other remarkable achievements include his first and second place winnings at the 2018 and 2019 European Youth Chess Championships respectively, entering the World Youth Under-18 Championship 2019 ranked 8th, and landing in a three-way tie for first at the World Youth Under-18 Championship 2020.