ŠK Bosna, or Šahovski klub Bosna is a chess club from Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club is part of the University Sport Society USD Bosna (Bosnian: Univerzitetsko sportsko društvo Bosna). This club has achieved considerable success at competitions on the international stage.
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| Founded | 1960 |
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| Based in | Sarajevo |
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Every May the club organizes an international chess tournament. In 2010 this was the 40th time it did so.[1][2]
History
editThe club was founded in 1960, under the name ŠK Iskra. After joining USD Bosna, the club changed its name to ŠK Bosna on July 15, 1976.
Honours
editDomestic competitions
edit- Yugoslavian Chess Club Cup:
- Winners (7) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991
European competitions
edit- European Chess Club Cup:
- Winners (4) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002
Notable players
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References
edit- ^ "International Chess Tournament Bosna 2010". chessdom.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-22.
- ^ "39th International Supertournament Bosna 2009". chess.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
- ^ "Prije 32 godine: Veliki prijatelj BiH postao svjetski šahovski prvak". Radio Sarajevo (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Legenda bh. šaha: Predrag Nikolić poklonio medalju Bakiru Izetbegoviću". Radio Sarajevo (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- ^ Shah, Sagar. "Interview with Ivan Sokolov". Chessbase. Retrieved 1 May 2022.