Profile details
- Born
- 2 Feb 1923
- Birthplace
- Belgrade
- Country
- Serbia
- Sport
- Chess
- Discipline
- Mind
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.
Honours & Awards
- No recorded honours or awards.
Competition Appearances
15 recorded appearances, most significant first.
- ·10th Chess Olympiad
- ·11th Chess Olympiad
- ·12th Chess Olympiad
- ·13th Chess Olympiad
- ·14th Chess Olympiad
- ·15th Chess Olympiad
- ·16th Chess Olympiad
- ·17th Chess Olympiad
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About
Svetozar Gligorić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светозар Глигорић; 2 February 1923 – 14 August 2012) was a Serbian chess grandmaster and musician. He won a record 11 titles at Yugoslav Chess Championship, a record 12 team medals at Chess Olympiad, 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.
Biography adapted from Svetozar Gligorić on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.