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Gligoric 
 
Svetozar Gligoric
Number of games in database: 3,134
Years covered: 1939 to 2007
Current FIDE rating: 2447
Highest rating achieved in database: 2600
Overall record: +1128 -446 =1556 (60.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      4 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 (189) 
    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?]
   A Medina-Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968 0-1
   Gligoric vs Fischer, 1961 1/2-1/2
   Gligoric vs Fischer, 1959 1/2-1/2
   Tal vs Gligoric, 1968 0-1
   Gligoric vs Matulovic, 1967 1-0
   Gligoric vs Bidev, 1946 1-0
   Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959 0-1
   Najdorf vs Gligoric, 1953 0-1
   Z Mestrovic vs Gligoric, 1970 0-1
   Petrosian vs Gligoric, 1970 0-1

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   I Play Against Pieces by jakaiden
   The Exchange Sacrifice by Benzol
   Zurich 1959 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1975 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1971 by suenteus po 147
   Miroslav Filip - All World Is Learning From Them by Honza Cervenka
   99_Bad Lauterberg 1977 by whiteshark
   Alekhine Memorial International Tournament, 1956 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.

 page 1 of 126; games 1-25 of 3,134 
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. L Gabrovsek vs Gligoric  0-128 1939 Zagreb, YugoslaviaD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
2. Gligoric vs B Rabar 1-028 1939 ZagrebE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
3. M Rajkovic vs Gligoric  0-133 1939 Zagreb, YugoslaviaA06 Reti Opening
4. Vidmar vs Gligoric 0-161 1945 Ljubljana LiberationD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
5. Gligoric vs B Rabar 1-037 1945 YUG-chD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. Gligoric vs Fajer  1-047 1945 YUG-chE36 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
7. Gligoric vs B Kostic  0-157 1945 JUG-ch Novi Sad ;HCL 45C83 Ruy Lopez, Open
8. Gligoric vs V Tomovic 1-031 1945 YUG-chB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
9. Gligoric vs B Tot  1-054 1945 YUG-chC82 Ruy Lopez, Open
10. Gligoric vs Puc  1-055 1945 LiberationB10 Caro-Kann
11. V Popovic vs Gligoric 0-133 1945 YUG-chA08 King's Indian Attack
12. A Djordje vs Gligoric  0-162 1945 YUG-chC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
13. Gligoric vs N Kulzinski 0-151 1945 YUG-chE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
14. Tsvetkov vs Gligoric  ½-½16 1945 YUG-chB72 Sicilian, Dragon
15. D Poljakov vs Gligoric  0-144 1945 YUG-chA15 English
16. A Preinfalk vs Gligoric  ½-½39 1945 LiberationE02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
17. Gligoric vs Pirc  ½-½23 1945 YUG-chB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
18. Gligoric vs M Radojcic 1-026 1945 YUG-chE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
19. Gligoric vs O Neikirch  1-048 1945 YUG-chC71 Ruy Lopez
20. Gligoric vs M Filipcic  1-062 1945 YUG-chD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
21. B Milic vs Gligoric 0-143 1945 Novi SadD85 Grunfeld
22. M Subaric vs Gligoric  0-140 1945 YUG-chD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
23. Gligoric vs M Vidmar Jr 0-142 1945 BelgradeB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
24. Gligoric vs B Kazic 1-035 1945 YUG-chE37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
25. Pachman vs Gligoric ½-½58 1945 LiberationA31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation
 page 1 of 126; games 1-25 of 3,134 
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Oct-27-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ray keene: <parisattack> i havent seen the fischer v gligoric training games-do you have access to the moves-were there only three of them-they seem to be missing from all the standard anthologies of fischers complete games-i wd love to see them if you can get the moves!!
Oct-27-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: Hi, Ray -

There are three in the De Lucia book - but the 50 page bio at the end of the book lists more of them.

I hesitate to post them on a public board because of copyright issues. I meant to ask Mr De Lucia about this issue; will do so with an email tonight to him. Is your email still active?

Oct-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ray keene: re fischer games-yes my email still functions-as before-if mr de lucia can send me all the games ( if there are more than three it wd be great) i will write a big series of features in the times and i will gladly promote his book there if he can give me the details. my times column is read more widely than any other chess column in the uk and also very widely read globally on the times website-any help you can offer deeply appreciated!!
Oct-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: Hi, Ray -

I will let him know!

There is a brief review of the book on my forum a few pages back...

Oct-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ray keene: is there a direct link to your review-i am of course interested in any fischer games mentioned anywhere which are not already to be found in the standard anthologies

as to fischer v spassky books-the hardinge simpole reprint of the golombek book also inlcudes white knights by prof geroge steiner as well -of course-as the essay by arthur koestler where fischer is famously described as a "mimofant!!"

Oct-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  parisattack: Here is the link to the De Lucia review:

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches...

I tested it, appears to work. If not just type in Page '3' on my forum.

Oct-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ray keene: sorry typo alert-previous post should of course have read prof george steiner!
Oct-30-09   Henrik Lindberg: I do think there is a huge general interest in some unknown games between Gligoric and Fischer from 1972. Please publish them as soon as possible at this forum - or at the Times column Ray!
Oct-30-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ray keene: i am desperately trying to get my hands on them but nobody has sent me anything yet!!
Oct-30-09   TheFocus: <Ray Keene> How about I post the e-mail address for David De Lucia, which he provides in Fischer Uncensored, to you? Then you can e-mail him directly. With your influence, I am sure you may be able to convince him to publish all the Fischer - Gligoric games. I believe there are six or more.

He also has four previously unknown games from the 1964 simultaneous tour. I also have four more simul games from 1964, available on the Internet, and one more that was printed in the last issue of Chess Life. None of those appear in any anthologies.

Oct-30-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ray keene: yes pls do i wd be very grateful and i am sure i cd give him stacks of publicity in the times-also if you wd care to send me any fischer games you have i wd be only too delighted to give you any credit you wished- my emailaddress to which such games can be sent is rdkobe@aol.com
thanks very much
Oct-30-09   TheFocus: <ray keene> Thank you. I will provide the games I have that are not in Fischer Uncensored. The Gligoric games and the four simultaneous games in Fischer Uncensored I will leave for De Lucia to release to you. Look for my e-mail by Monday. I will include DeLucia's e-mail address there also instead of posting it here in a public forum. I will of course tell Mr. DeLucia in my e-mail to him that I am sharing it with you.
Oct-30-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  ray keene: thanks very much
Nov-06-09   TheFocus: The following training games from 1992, prior to Fischer's match with Boris Spassky, were first presented in David De Lucia's book Bobby Fischer Uncensored. I and <parisattack> offer them to you with Mr. De Lucia's permission.

Training Games vs. Gligoric
Time limit 91 minutes plus one minute per move.

Gligoric, S. – Fischer
King’s Indian Defense

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 O-O 5.e4 d6 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Ne8 11.Rb1 f5 12.b4 Nf6 13.f3 Bh6 14.Nb3 Bxc1 15.Qxc1 axb4 16.axb4 f4 17.c5 g5 18.Nb5 g4 19.cxd6 cxd6 20.Qc7 Qxc7 21.Nxc7 Ra2 22.Nc1 Rc2 23.Nb5 gxf3 24.gxf3 Bh3 25.Rf2 Rfc8 26.Nd3 Ne8 27.Bf1 Bd7 28.Rxc2 Rxc2 29.Rc1 Rc8 30.Rxc8 Nxc8 31.Nxd6 Nexd6 32.Nxe5 Bb5 33.Bxb5 Nxb5 34.Nd3 Nd4 35.Kf2 Nc2 36.e5 Kf7 37.d6 Nxd6 38.exd6 Ke6 draw.

Gligoric, S. – Fischer
King’s Indian Defense

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Bd7 11.b3 c5 12.Rb1 b6 13.b4 axb4 14.axb4 Bh6 15.bxc5 bxc5 16.Nb3 Bxc1 17.Qxc1 Nc8 18.Ra1 Rb8 19.Ra3 Rb4 20.Qe3 Nb6 21.Nd2 Ng4 22.Bxg4 Bxg4 23.f4 exf4 24.Qxf4 Rb2 25.Ra7 Bd7 26.Nf3 f6 27.Qxd6 Rxg2+ 28.Kh1 Rc2 29.Nd1 Bh3 30.Qxd8 Rxd8 31.Ne3 Bxf1 32.Nxc2 Nxc4 33.Na3 Nd6 34.e5 Be2 35.Ng1 Bd3 36.Nh3 fxe5 37.Ng5 h6 38.Ne6 Rc8 39.Rg7+ Kh8 40.Rd7 Nb5 41.d6 c4 42.Nd8 Be4+ 43.Kg1 Bd5 0-1.

Gligoric, S. – Fischer
King’s Indian Defense

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 a5 10.a3 Bd7 11.b3 c5 12.Bb2 Bh6 13.Qc2 b6 14.Nd1 Bxd2 15.Qxd2 Nxe4 16.Qd3 f5 17.f4 exf4 18.Rxf4 Nf6 19.h4 Rf7 20.Nf2 Qf8 21.Nh3 h6 22.Raf1 Re8 23.Bd1 Nc8 24.Qg3 Rg7 25.Qc3 Re5 26.Qc1 Qe7 27.R4f2 Kh7 28.Nf4 Ne4 29.h5 gxh5 30.Rf3 Qg5 31.Qc2 Ne7 32.Bc1 h4 33.Ne6 Qf6 34.Nxg7 Kxg7 35.Bb2 Ng3 36.Qf2 Qg5 37.Re1 Ng6 38.Bc2 f4 39.Bxg6 Kxg6 40.Bc1 Qe7 41.Rxe5 dxe5 42.Qe1 Qg5 43.Kh2 Bg4 44.Bxf4 exf4 45.Qe8+ Kg7 46.d6 Bxf3 47.Qd7+ Kf8 48.Qc8+ Kf7 49.Qd7+ Kg6 50.Qe8+ Kf5 51.gxf3 Nf1+52.Kh1 Ng3+ 53.Kh2 draw.

Nov-06-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: <thefocus> You should submit them to the cg.com database -- I am sure they would love it.
Nov-06-09   TheFocus: <keypusher> Thank you. I have submitted them already.
Nov-10-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  JaneEyre: <I and <parisattack> offer them to you with Mr. De Lucia's permission.>

Why do you need his permission?

Nov-10-09   TheFocus: <JaneEyre> Copyright issues and mutual respect. Mr. DeLucia owned the score-sheets, therefore they were his property. If he had not given us his permission, then we would not have released them here.
Nov-10-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  JaneEyre: <Copyright issues and mutual respect. Mr. DeLucia owned the score-sheets, therefore they were his property.>

He doesn't own the game scores. Permission indeed! DeLucia can get knotted.

Nov-10-09   TheFocus: Guess who just went on the Ignore List?
Nov-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  JaneEyre: Hadn't you better ask my permission before censoring me? What a piece of @#$% this kid really is.
Nov-11-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  pawn to QB4: Dear me, such language. Did you pick it up at Lowood Institution or from that Mr Rochester?
Nov-11-09   Jim Bartle: As I understand the law, a person may own the score sheets--the piece of paper--but the information contained on the score sheet is in the public domain.

It's like the case of personal letters. If I write a letter to somebody, the letter itself--the paper--belongs to the recipient. But I can use the contents of the letter however I wish.

Nov-11-09   AnalyzeThis: What Jim Bartle just said regarding scoresheets is also what I've heard.
Nov-11-09   TheFocus: <Jim> and <Analyze> Correct, as I also wrote back in September before getting my copy. Once DeLucia published the book, the game-scores were in the public domain. Let us just say that as I and <parisattack> are chess collectors, and so is Mr. DeLucia, the delay in releasing them and the act of asking for permission here was more out of RESPECT. As long as the source is cited, you may print anyone's work, such as annotations and game-scores.
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