Svetozar Gligoric
Svetozar Gligorić was a Serbian and Yugoslav chess grandmaster and musician. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record twelve times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia. In 1958, he was declared the best athlete of Yugoslavia.
Tournaments won by Svetozar Gligoric
| Tournament | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Chigorin Memorial | 1986 | Sochi |
| Sochi | 1986 | Sochi |
| Lone Pine International | 1979 | Lone Pine (United States) |
| Lone Pine International | 1972 | Lone Pine (United States) |
| Belgrade | 1969 | Belgrade |
| Hastings | 1962 | Hastings (England) |
| Hastings | 1960 | Hastings (England) |
| Hastings | 1959 | Hastings (England) |
| Hastings | 1956 | Hastings (England) |
| Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament | 1953 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| Hastings | 1951 | Hastings (England) |
| Birmingham | 1951 | Birmingham |
| Mar del Plata International Chess Tournament | 1950 | Mar del Plata (Argentina) |
| Warsaw | 1947 | Warsaw |
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Born: Friday, February 2, 1923
Died: Tuesday, August 14, 2012