Svetozar Gligoric
Svetozar Gligorić was a Serbian and Yugoslav chess grandmaster and musician. He won the championship of Yugoslavia a record 11 times, and is considered the best player ever from Serbia and Yugoslavia. In 1958, he received the Golden Badge award for 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