Serbian Grandmaster (1976) and a lawyer. Knezevic was one of the leading players in Yugoslavia in the 1970’s and was a bronze medallist at the European Championship.
Best results: winner or shared first at Lublin 1968, Stary Smokovec 1974, Budapest and Olomouc 1975, Hradec Kralove and Uljma 1976, Kragujevac 1977, Lublin 1978, Sarajevo 1979, Timisoara 1979, Sokolac, Bajmok and Zurich 1980, Budapest 1981, Trinec 1982, Cadca,l and Velden 1983 and Varna 1984.