Svetozar Gligorić
Serbian chess grandmaster
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. Wikipedia
Born: February 2, 1923, Belgrade, Serbia
Died: August 14, 2012 (age 89 years), Belgrade, Serbia
Movies: Requiem for Bobby Fischer and Sunce na pocinku
Nationality: Serbian
Peak rating: 2600 (July 1971)
Books
