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Gligoric 
 
Svetozar Gligoric
Number of games in database: 3,130
Years covered: 1939 to 2007
Current FIDE rating: 2447
Highest rating achieved in database: 2600
Overall record: +1127 -446 =1555 (60.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      2 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo Indian (377) 
    E54 E43 E41 E55 E42
 King's Indian (177) 
    E92 E94 E97 E91 E60
 Modern Benoni (103) 
    A56 A59 A79 A75 A77
 Grunfeld (102) 
    D86 D85 D87 D88 D94
 Orthodox Defense (91) 
    D55 D58 D63 D52 D68
 Ruy Lopez (85) 
    C97 C96 C99 C82 C92
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (319) 
    E60 E66 E97 E64 E75
 Ruy Lopez (315) 
    C93 C95 C92 C97 C69
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (244) 
    C93 C95 C92 C97 C85
 Sicilian (187) 
    B92 B83 B43 B93 B80
 Grunfeld (90) 
    D79 D78 D93 D85 D94
 Queen's Indian (73) 
    E12 E17 E18 E19 E15
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Gligoric vs Fischer, 1961 1/2-1/2
   A Medina-Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968 0-1
   Gligoric vs Fischer, 1959 1/2-1/2
   Tal vs Gligoric, 1968 0-1
   Gligoric vs Bidev, 1946 1-0
   Gligoric vs Matulovic, 1967 1-0
   Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959 0-1
   Z Mestrovic vs Gligoric, 1970 0-1
   Najdorf vs Gligoric, 1953 0-1
   Gligoric vs Kavalek, 1972 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   I Play Against Pieces by jakaiden
   The Exchange Sacrifice by Benzol
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1975 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1971 by suenteus po 147
   99_Bad Lauterberg 1977 by whiteshark
   Alekhine Memorial International Tournament, 1956 by Resignation Trap
   Miroslav Filip - All World Is Learning From Them by Honza Cervenka
   Dallas, 1957 by Resignation Trap

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SVETOZAR GLIGORIC
(born Feb-02-1923) Yugoslavia

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Svetozar Gligoric was born on February 2, 1923 in Belgrade. In 1938, at the age of fifteen, he won the championship of the Belgrade Chess Club, one of the most famous clubs in Yugoslavia. He became a master the following year, but World War II (during which he saw action as a partisan against the Nazi regime) delayed his chess development. In 1947 he won his first major international event at Warsaw, ahead of future World Champion Vasily Smyslov. He gained the grandmaster title in 1951, and during his lengthy career he was three times a World Championship Candidate and won or shared a record twelve Yugoslav Championships. When numerical ratings were first introduced in the early 1970's, Gligoric, though nearly fifty years old, was placed eleventh. He is now retired from serious tournament play, but he is regarded today as a key figure for the development of chess in his native country.

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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. M Rajkovic vs Gligoric  0-133 1939 Zagreb, YugoslaviaA06 Reti Opening
2. L Gabrovsek vs Gligoric  0-128 1939 Zagreb, YugoslaviaD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
3. Gligoric vs B Rabar  1-028 1939 ZagrebE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
4. Gligoric vs B Kostic  0-157 1945 JUG-ch Novi Sad ;HCL 45C83 Ruy Lopez, Open
5. V Popovic vs Gligoric 0-133 1945 YUG-chA08 King's Indian Attack
6. A Djordje vs Gligoric  0-162 1945 YUG-chC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
7. Gligoric vs N Kulzinski 0-151 1945 YUG-chE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
8. Gligoric vs Puc  1-055 1945 LiberationB10 Caro-Kann
9. Tsvetkov vs Gligoric  ½-½16 1945 YUG-chB72 Sicilian, Dragon
10. D Poljakov vs Gligoric  0-144 1945 YUG-chA15 English
11. Gligoric vs Pirc  ½-½23 1945 YUG-chB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
12. Gligoric vs M Radojcic 1-026 1945 YUG-chE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
13. A Preinfalk vs Gligoric  ½-½39 1945 LiberationE02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
14. Gligoric vs O Neikirch  1-048 1945 YUG-chC71 Ruy Lopez
15. Gligoric vs M Filipcic  1-062 1945 YUG-chD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
16. M Subaric vs Gligoric  0-140 1945 YUG-chD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
17. Gligoric vs B Kazic 1-035 1945 YUG-chE37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
18. B Milic vs Gligoric 0-143 1945 Novi SadD85 Grunfeld
19. Puc vs Gligoric 1-038 1945 YUG-chB16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
20. Gligoric vs M Vidmar Jr 0-142 1945 BelgradeB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
21. S Vukovic vs Gligoric  ½-½34 1945 YUG-chD41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
22. A Preinfalk vs Gligoric  0-131 1945 YUG-chD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
23. Pachman vs Gligoric ½-½58 1945 LiberationA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
24. Z Popovic vs Gligoric  ½-½41 1945 YUG-chD90 Grunfeld
25. M Vidmar Jr vs Gligoric  0-141 1945 Ljubljana LiberationA34 English, Symmetrical
 page 1 of 126; games 1-25 of 3,130 
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Oct-05-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: <brankat> First, of course,my condolences on the passing of your father... Yes, the Glasniks of that era would be near priceless.

I have all the Chess Reviews with his wonderful 'Game of the Month' - I loved them; 3 pages on the first 15 moves, 1/2 page on the rest of the game. Many of them are in the book 'Selected Chess Masterpieces' by Gligoric.

How do I get to your forum?

Oct-05-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <parisattack> A CG.com member's forum is one of the "perks" of premium membership.

I get to m forum simply by clicking on "profile", either at the bottom of the screen menu, or at the top right-hand corner button of the opening page.

But since you are not a prem. member, I think You'd have to take a detour.

Try:

1. At the bottom of the screen click on "chessforums", then

2. Now You are at the Chessforums Activity page (shows the most recent activity). If You don't see my avatar and name there click on any of the available ones (either a name or an avatar itself).

3. This will bring You to someone's forum. At the bottom of the screen there is an entry field. Type in <brankat> and "Enter".

Oct-09-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <parisattack> Has the above been too complicated? :-)
Nov-24-08
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  brankat: Finally, got myself Gligo's book, "I play against the Pieces", today!

Ten bucks in a second hand bookstore! :-)

Nov-24-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Stonehenge: <brankat> Am I right that you'll find always the same kind of boring people in second hand bookstores? Like chessplayers for example. :0)
Dec-01-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: <brankat: Finally, got myself Gligo's book, "I play against the Pieces", today! > Enjoy! It is certainly one of my ATF chess books.
Dec-02-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <Stonehenge> I've met ll sorts of interesting people in bookstores. Much more so than, for instance, in bars. Yet, I still prefer bars. Can't figure out why :-)

Possibly because drinks are usually more affordable than books? :-)

Dec-02-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <parisattack> I'm now close to about half way through the book. A very fine work indeed. Like all of Gligo's writings.

I just noticed You are now a Premium CG member. Congratulations!

Opening Your own forum any time soon?

Dec-02-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: < brankat: <parisattack> Opening Your own forum any time soon?>

Perhaps a forum on collecting chess literature which has been an interest of mine since I began playing the game...but after the holidays. Gligo - There is also a nice collection of his games by Colin Leach although the annotations are Informant-style and it is the Gligo annotations that I like so much in the Pieces book.

Dec-02-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <parisattack> Certainly. You choose topics, subject matters .. You'd like to talk about, discuss, explore.

Should be interesting.

Dec-10-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: <Possibly because drinks are usually more affordable than books? :-)>

I saw an 18th century Philidor book sell for $700 recently. A bottle of Louis XIII is $2000 - but I would rather have the book, myself - although to have both to enjoy together would be very fine, indeed.

Dec-10-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <parisattack> This is what <Calli> posted almost 5 years ago :-)

<Feb-19-04 <Calli> You can buy Ruy Lopez de Segura original book from 1584. on e-Bay. <http://cgi.befr.ebay.be/ws/eBayISAP...;

Only a few thousand Euros. I am waiting for the Dover reprint ;-) >

Feb-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: Dear Gligo!

Wishing You a very Happy Birthday!

Feb-02-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  talisman: happy b'day. read your book in 10th grade on the fischer - spassky match and was hooked.
Feb-09-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: <brankat: Dear Gligo!

Wishing You a very Happy Birthday!
>

I missed Gligo's B-Day! Belated greetings and well wishes to one of my ATF players!

Brankat - I have not yet found my Yugoslav Biltens but did find my run of the Hungarian Sakkélet and some Bulgarian Misls - so perhaps I am close to them!

Feb-10-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  brankat: <parisattack> Good to see You. It's been a while. I've been checking from to time on Your Forum. Still not activated. In due time, I suppose.

As for the Biltens, I guess You must have a ton of all sorts of magazines, papers, books etc accumulated over the years. The task of sorting them out is indeed a major project. Good luck :-)

Feb-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: <brankat: <parisattack> Greetings and a belated Happy New Year, Brankat!

Yes, unfortunately I have many boxes and tubs of chess literature which most likely will never be put to the best use.

I hope to start a Chess Literature forum soon. I have one on my chess website but it has not done well; perhaps more eyes are watching here.

Feb-12-09
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  parisattack: <brankat:>

And, so, my forum 'Chess Literature' is open.

Mar-18-09
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  jakaiden: I Play Against Pieces is complete!! Game 18 has an ep (en passant) error. Also game 71 has been uploaded with corrections. Enjoy.
Mar-28-09
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  parisattack: <jakaiden: I Play Against Pieces is complete!! Game 18 has an ep (en passant) error. Also game 71 has been uploaded with corrections. Enjoy.>

Good work! Great to see them online. Gligoric one of the best 1. d4 players of all time. I always tell anyone contemplating the Benoni to play over Gligo's victories over that opening as a reality check.

Jun-22-09
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  brankat: <parisattack> A good advice!

A funny thing has been happening with my playing the Benoni. I had never tried it until about 2 years ago. And it was mostly on the spur of a moment in one of the correspondence games.

I kind of got tired of QG, refuse to play Nimzo because I just hate to "give away" the DS Bishop so early, find the K Indian suffocating, was not sufficiently familiar with the Q Indian. So, it left the Benoni on the menu :-)

Anyway, since then I've played about a dozen Benonis. I'd say the score is something like +8 -4, no Draws. Those losses have been my most disastrous ones. By the same token, the wins were my best ones!

I'll have to go through Gligo's Benonis. Also his KIDs, and the Spanish games, too.

Jun-22-09
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  parisattack: <Brankat ...Anyway, since then I've played about a dozen Benonis.>

I have always loved the Benoni formations but just never had the great success like you are having!

I do play the Franco-Benoni on occasion - delaying the development of the KN and do a bit better with that, on balance.

Gligo the ultimate Benoni slayer; and he makes it looks so simple and thematic.

Good books on the Benoni are the series (three of them) by Steffen Zeuthen.

Jun-22-09
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  brankat: <parisattack> Thank You for (always) well informed comments.
Jun-24-09   rudysanford: I stumbled across his book on the Nimzo-Indian in a bookstore, and not yet being a Nimzo/QID player, I have let it sit. Several times.

At some point, I could see exploring the Nimzo, or at least having one more book to accompany all of those others in my 'chess waiting room'.

At this point in time, is this work on the Nimzo still worthwhile? It seemed good, but this is an opening that I have never played and know nothing much about. I have only come across it by going over the occasional master game of players that I am interested in.

Jun-25-09
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  parisattack: <rudysanford: I stumbled across his book on the Nimzo-Indian in a bookstore, and not yet being a Nimzo/QID player, I have let it sit. Several times.>

I suppose some of the variations are out-of-date by now - and the variations start fairly deep into things. But Gligo's annotations are always good reading.

For the Nimzo-Indian perhaps Mastering the Nimzo-Indian by Tony Kosten is a better first-read.

Gligo never avoided (as White) allowing the Nimzo 'on principle' as it were. In I Play Against Pieces introducing Gligoric-Janosevic (Game 61) he writes: 'I think there is a kind of 'creative obstinacy' in me and that's why I was constantly bothered by the fact that many Grandmasters as White tend to avoid the Nimzo-Indian - as if it were like tasting poison.

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