ŠK Bosna, or Šahovski klub Bosna is a
chess
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club from
Sarajevo Canton
The Sarajevo Canton, officially the Canton of Sarajevo ( bs, Kanton Sarajevo; hr, Sarajevska županija; sr-Cyrl, Сарајевски кантон), is one of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...
. The club is part of the University Sport Society
USD Bosna
Univerzitetsko sportsko društvo Bosna, (), commonly abbreviated as USD Bosna, is a multi-sport club based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
History
It was founded on December 7, 1947 to organize the existing student sports clubs in Saraje ...
( bs, Univerzitetsko sportsko društvo Bosna). This club has achieved considerable success at competitions on the international stage.
Every May the club organizes an international chess tournament. In 2010 this was the 40th time it did s
History
The 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
Domestic competitions
* Yugoslavian Chess Club Cup:
**Winners (7) 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991
European competitions
*European Chess Club Cup The European Chess Club Cup is an annual chess tournament for club teams from Europe. It is organised by the European Chess Union. The competition is held with the Swiss system over seven rounds. It consists of two sections, open and women's, with ...
:
**Winners (4) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002
Notable players
* Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. His peak Elo rating system, rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the hi ...
* Predrag Nikolić
Predrag Nikolić (born 11 September 1960 in Bosanski Šamac) is a Bosnian chess grandmaster.
Biography
He first competed for the Yugoslav Championship in 1979, taking a share of second place. The following year and again in 1984, he went ...
* Nebojša Nikolić
* Ivan Sokolov
References
External links
ŠK Bosna
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Sport in Sarajevo
Chess clubs