Notable Games
Svetozar Gligorić
14 celebrated games · 1060 in the full archive
◈The games that made the legend
Najdorf – Gligoric · 1953 · 0–1
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.
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Gligoric – Euwe · 1953 · 1–0
A win over former World Champion Max Euwe at the great 1953 Zurich Candidates tournament, in a Nimzo-Indian.
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Gligoric – Petrosian · 1954 · 1–0
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.
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Gligoric – Keres · 1958 · 1–0
A crisp 27-move Nimzo-Indian win over Paul Keres in the 1958 Yugoslavia–USSR match at Zagreb.
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Smyslov – Gligoric · 1959 · 0–1
An 18-move King's Indian rout of former World Champion Vasily Smyslov at the Bled/Zagreb/Belgrade Candidates.
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Gligoric – Fischer · 1960 · 1–0
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.
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Fischer – Gligoric · 1962 · 0–1
A Black-side Najdorf Sicilian win over Fischer at the 1962 Varna Olympiad — one of four career wins over the future World Champion.
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Gligoric – Petrosian · 1963 · 1–0
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.
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Botvinnik – Gligoric · 1964 · 0–1
A Grünfeld win over former World Champion Mikhail Botvinnik at the 1964 Tel Aviv Olympiad.
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Gligoric – Matulovic · 1967 · 1–0
A model Modern Benoni victory over Milan Matulović at Palma de Mallorca 1967.
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Tal – Gligoric · 1968 · 0–1
A Ruy Lopez win over former World Champion Mikhail Tal in the first game of their 1968 Candidates quarter-final match.
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Petrosian – Gligoric · 1970 · 0–1
His signature game: a sacrificial King's Indian attack that overwhelmed Petrosian, one of history's greatest defenders, at Rovinj/Zagreb 1970.
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Gligoric – Langeweg · 1971 · 1–0
A 12-move Grünfeld miniature from the Amsterdam IBM tournament, chosen by Gligorić for his own games collection.
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Gligoric – Larsen · 1973 · 1–0
A 28-move Nimzo-Indian win over Bent Larsen at Manila 1973.
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