GM Svetozar Gligorić

SerbiaSerbia
Born 1923
Elo2600

Svetozar Gligorić was a Serbian Grandmaster widely regarded as the greatest player to emerge from Yugoslavia. He won the Yugoslav championship a record eleven times and earned the Golden Badge for Yugoslavia's best athlete in 1958. A versatile competitor comfortable in Indian systems and the Trompowsky, his influence extended across decades of top-level chess.

Svetozar Gligorić

Associated Openings

As White

A452.Nf3 vs Indian884 games
A45Indian systems884 games
A45Indian systems884 games
A45Trompowsky Attack884 games
E60King's Indian880 games
E00Catalan Opening492 games
E20Nimzo-Indian364 games
E20Nimzo/QID364 games

As Black

E60King's Indian479 games
C60Ruy Lopez330 games
C63Schliemann330 games

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