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ŠK Bosna
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 ( 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 *: **Winners (7) 1983, 1984, 1985, 19 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, Istočno Sarajevo, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southern Europe. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent center of culture in the Balkans. It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion and the arts. Due to its long history of religious and cultural diversity, Sarajevo is sometimes called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans". It is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games, such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). The recorded history of chess goes back at least to the emergence of a similar game, chaturanga, in seventh-century India. The rules of chess as we know them today emerged in Europe at the end of the 15th century, with standardization and universal acceptance by the end of the 19th century. Today, chess is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide. Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no use of dice or cards. It is played on a chessboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player controls sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Its cantonal seat is the city of Sarajevo, also the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Canton represents the metro area of the country's capital city, Sarajevo, together with the City of East Sarajevo. It contains 97% of the city's population, but a much smaller percentage of the official land area. The majority of the population is Bosniak (83,8%). History The history of Sarajevo dates back to Neolithic times, when the Butmir culture made its mountains and hills their home. In ancient times, the Sarajevo area (Canton) was occupied by the Illyrians. The local tribe, the Daesitates, controlled most of the area. They were a warlike bunch and the last Illyrian tribe to resist Roman rule, which finally came in AD 9. Under Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Herzegovina borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to the north and southwest. In the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea within the Mediterranean, which is about long and surrounds the town of Neum. Bosnia, which is the inland region of the country, has a moderate continental climate with hot summers and cold, snowy winters. In the central and eastern regions of the country, the geography is mountainous, in the northwest it is moderately hilly, and in the northeast it is predominantly flat. Herzegovina, which is the smaller, southern region of the country, has a Mediterranean climate and is mostly mountainous. Sarajevo is the capital and the largest city of the country followed by Banja Luka, Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USD Bosna
Univerzitetsko sportsko društvo Bosna, (), commonly abbreviated as USD Bosna, is a multi-sport club based in Sarajevo, 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 H .... History It was founded on December 7, 1947 to organize the existing student sports clubs in Sarajevo. USD Bosna is the largest sport society in SR Bosnia with teams in 19 different sports. The most successful teams are basketball club KK Bosna who won Euroleague Basketball in 1979 and the chess club ŠK Bosna that became the European champion four times. Clubs There are 19 competitive clubs that are part of USD Bosna. Defunct Clubs * Biciklistički klub Bosna * Mačevalački klub Bosna * Ski klub Bosna References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Bosna Multi-sport clubs in Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugoslavian Chess Club Cup
Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1929) ** Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFR Yugoslavia, a federal republic which succeeded the monarchy and existed 1945–1992 ** Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or FR Yugoslavia, a new federal state formed by two successor republics of SFR Yugoslavia established in 1992 and renamed "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2003 before its dissolution in 2006 * Yugoslav government-in-exile, an official government of Yugoslavia, headed by King Peter II * Yugoslav Counter-Intelligence Service * Yugoslav Inter-Republic League * Yugoslav Social-Democratic Party, a political party in Slovenia and Istria during the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia * Serbo-Croatian language, proposed in 1861 and rejected as the legal name of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 each team fielding six and four players respectively at every match. History The tournament origins are from the former Yugoslavia, where chess club competitions were quite popular. In 1996, the women's competition was added. Winners Men's event *1954 ŠK Partizan *1955 ŠK Partizan *1956 ŠK Partizan *1976 Burevestnik Moscow and Solingen SG *1979 Burevestnik Moscow *1982 Spartacus Budapest *1984 Trud Moscow *1986 CSKA Moscow *1988 CSKA Moscow *1990 CSKA Moscow and Solingen SG *1992 Bayern Munich *1993 Lyon Oyonnax *1994 ŠK Bosna & Lyon Oyonnax *1995 Yerevan city *1996 Sberbank Tatarstan Kazan *1997 Ladia Azov *1998 Panfox Breda *1999 ŠK Bosna *2000 ŠK Bosna *2001 Nikel Norilsk *2002 ŠK Bosna *2003 NAO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Kasparov
Garry Kimovich Kasparov (born 13 April 1963) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist and commentator. His peak rating of 2851, achieved in 1999, was the highest recorded until being surpassed by Magnus Carlsen in 2013. From 1984 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked world No. 1 for a record 255 months overall for his career, the most in history. Kasparov also holds records for the most consecutive professional tournament victories (15) and Chess Oscars (11). Kasparov became the youngest ever undisputed World Chess Champion in 1985 at age 22 by defeating then-champion Anatoly Karpov. He held the official FIDE world title until 1993, when a dispute with FIDE led him to set up a rival organization, the Professional Chess Association. In 1997 he became the first world champion to lose a match to a computer under standard time controls when he lost to the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in a highly publicized match. He co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 one step further and became the Yugoslav national champion. He was awarded the International Master and Grandmaster titles in 1980 and 1983 respectively. The GM title was earned from his 1982 performances in Sarajevo (third) and Sochi (second after Mikhail Tal). He was a winner at Sarajevo in 1983, at Novi Sad in 1984 and at Reykjavík two years later. 1986 was also the year that he shared second place behind Nigel Short at Wijk aan Zee. He returned to winning ways at Sarajevo in 1987 and at the Zagreb Interzonal, narrowly failed to qualify for the Candidates Tournament (sharing fourth place behind Korchnoi, Ehlvest and Seirawan). In 1989, he won at Wijk aan Zee (jointly with Anand, Ribli and Sax) and took first place at Portorož/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebojša Nikolić
Nebojša Nikolić (born 23 March 1968), is a Bosnian chess International Master (IM) (1991) and Chess Olympiad team silver medalist (1994). Biography In 1985, in Heraklion Nebojša Nikolić, with the Yugoslavian Youth Team, participated in Chess Balkaniad and won silver medals in both the team and individual competitions. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, he represented Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1993, in Zagreb Nebojša Nikolić participated in the FIDE Zonal Chess tournament. In this same year he, along with Sarajevo chess club ''ŠK Bosna Sarajevo,'' won a bronze medal in the European Chess Club Cup. In 2002 he with, chess club ''ŠK Kiseljak,'' won a silver medal in Bosnia and Herzegovina chess leagues. Nebojša Nikolić played for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Chess Olympiad: In 1991, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title. In 1994, at first reserve board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Sokolov (chess Player)
Ivan Sokolov ( Cyrillic: Иван Соколов; born 13 June 1968) is a Dutch- Bosnian chess player and writer. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 1987. Sokolov won the 1988 Yugoslav Championship and in 1995 and 1998 the Dutch Championship. Before earning the GM title, he became a FIDE Master in 1985 and an International Master in 1986. In 1987 and 1993, he won the Vidmar Memorial. In 2000, he won the 1st European Rapid Chess Championship in Neum edging out on tiebreak Alexey Dreev and Zurab Azmaiparashvili. Following his playing career, Sokolov has become a successful chess trainer. From 2013 - 2016, he worked as a coach and second for Salem Saleh and served as the trainer of the United Arab Emirates national team. In 2016, he left his job in the UAE to coach Iran's national team, a position that included extensive work with Alireza Firouzja Alireza Firouzja ( fa, علیرضا فیروزجا, ; born 18 June 2003) is an Iranian and French chess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojan Kurajica
Bojan Kurajica (born 15 November 1947) is a Croatian-Bosnian chess grandmaster (chess), grandmaster (GM). Kurajica grew up in Split (city), Split. He earned the International Master (IM) title in 1965 by winning the World Junior Chess Championship, World Junior Championship. He moved to Zagreb in 1966 to study Italian and English at the Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb, Faculty of Philosophy, graduating in 1972. Kurajica was awarded the GM title in 1974. He played chess in Zagreb until 1979, when he relocated to Sarajevo in order to play for ŠK Bosna. He played for Yugoslavia in Chess Olympiads at 24th Chess Olympiad, Valletta 1980 (won team bronze medal) and 26th Chess Olympiad, Thessaloniki 1984. One of his notable tournament successes was joint 3rd/4th place (together with Mikhail Tal whom he beat in their individual game) at the 1976 Corus chess tournament, Wijk aan Zee (Fridrik Olafsson and Ljubomir Ljubojević won). In 1979, Kurajica shared the win at the traditional Bosna to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
