Svetozar Gligorić
Notable Games

Svetozar Gligorić

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Notable Games

  • 1953.03.28 Najdorf, Miguel vsGligoric, Svetozar 0-1 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System 48 moves Mar del Plata International-16 Mar del Plata 1953: the opposite-wing King's Indian battle with Najdorf that gave the Mar del Plata Variation its name, Black's kingside pawn storm breaking through first.
  • 1953.10.10 Gligoric, Svetozar vsEuwe, Max 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System 78 moves Candidates Tournament A win over former World Champion Max Euwe at the great 1953 Zurich Candidates tournament, in a Nimzo-Indian.
  • 1954.11.13 Gligoric, Svetozar vsPetrosian, Tigran V 1-0 Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense 36 moves Belgrade Belgrade 1954: an early Czech Benoni win over the young Tigran Petrosian — the future World Champion Gligorić would go on to beat more often than any other.
  • 1958.06.23 Gligoric, Svetozar vsKeres, Paul 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation 27 moves Match/Nation YUG-URS A crisp 27-move Nimzo-Indian win over Paul Keres in the 1958 Yugoslavia–USSR match at Zagreb.
  • 1959.10.25 Smyslov, Vasily V vsGligoric, Svetozar 0-1 King's Indian Defense 18 moves Candidates Tournament An 18-move King's Indian rout of former World Champion Vasily Smyslov at the Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade Candidates.
  • 1960.10.31 Gligoric, Svetozar vsFischer, Robert James 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin Variation 33 moves Olympiad-14 Final A Beating the 17-year-old Bobby Fischer with White at the 1960 Leipzig Olympiad, in the 4.e3 Nimzo-Indian that became the Gligorić System.
  • 1962.10.09 Fischer, Robert James vsGligoric, Svetozar 0-1 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation 44 moves Olympiad-15 Final A A Black-side Najdorf Sicilian win over Fischer at the 1962 Varna Olympiad — one of four career wins over the future World Champion.
  • 1963.07.03 Gligoric, Svetozar vsPetrosian, Tigran V 1-0 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Breyer Defense, Zaitsev Hybrid 43 moves Piatigorsky Cup-01 At the First Piatigorsky Cup, Los Angeles 1963, Gligorić beat Petrosian in the champion's first tournament after taking the world title — reportedly Petrosian's first defeat as World Champion.
  • 1964.11.17 Botvinnik, Mikhail vsGligoric, Svetozar 0-1 Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack, Grünfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation 78 moves Olympiad-16 Final A A Grünfeld win over former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik at the 1964 Tel Aviv Olympiad.
  • 1967.11.27 Gligoric, Svetozar vsMatulovic, Milan 1-0 Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line 42 moves Palma de Mallorca Gran Torneo-03 A model Modern Benoni victory over Milan Matulović at Palma de Mallorca 1967.
  • 1968.04.22 Tal, Mikhail vsGligoric, Svetozar 0-1 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Smyslov Defense 46 moves Candidates qf Tal-Gligoric 3-1=5 A Ruy Lopez win over former World Champion Mikhail Tal in the first game of their 1968 Candidates quarter-final match.
  • 1970.04.16 Petrosian, Tigran V vsGligoric, Svetozar 0-1 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Bayonet Attack 33 moves Rovinj/Zagreb His signature game: a sacrificial King's Indian attack that overwhelmed Petrosian, one of history's greatest defenders, at Rovinj/Zagreb 1970.
  • 1971.07.26 Gligoric, Svetozar vsLangeweg, Kick 1-0 Grünfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation 12 moves IBM A 12-move Grünfeld miniature from the Amsterdam IBM tournament, chosen by Gligorić for his own games collection.
  • 1973.10.23 Gligoric, Svetozar vsLarsen, Bent 1-0 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation 28 moves Manila International A 28-move Nimzo-Indian win over Bent Larsen at Manila 1973.
  • 1952 Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vsGligoric, Svetozar 0-1 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation 43 moves Match Reshevsky-Gligoric +2-1=7 New York 1952 — a 43-move win with Black against Samuel Herman Reshevsky. Selected in Garry Kasparov, My Great Predecessors, Part IV, game 12 (PDF page 145).
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