ŠK Bosna explained

Team:	ŠK Bosna
Founded:	1960
City:	Sarajevo

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.

Every May the club organizes an international chess tournament. In 2010 this was the 40th time it did so.^{[1] [2]}

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

• • Winners (4) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2002

Notable players

• Garry Kasparov^[3]
• Predrag Nikolić^[4]
• Nebojša Nikolić
• Ivan Sokolov^[5]
• Bojan Kurajica

External links

• ŠK Bosna

Notes and References

1. Web site: International Chess Tournament Bosna 2010. chessdom.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20150322114838/http://previews.chessdom.com/bosna-chess-2010. 2015-03-22. dead.
2. Web site: 39th International Supertournament Bosna 2009. chess.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306020359/http://www.chess.com/event/view/39th-international-supertournament-bosna-200. 2016-03-06. dead.
3. Web site: Prije 32 godine: Veliki prijatelj BiH postao svjetski šahovski prvak . Radio Sarajevo . 7 May 2022 . sh.
4. Web site: Legenda bh. šaha: Predrag Nikolić poklonio medalju Bakiru Izetbegoviću . Radio Sarajevo . 1 May 2022 . sh.
5. Web site: Shah . Sagar . Interview with Ivan Sokolov . Chessbase . 1 May 2022.