ŠK Bosna, or Šahovski klub Bosna is a

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 dist ...

club from Sarajevo Canton,

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 ...

. 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

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" 1918–1 ...

: **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, 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 ...

* Predrag Nikolić *

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 Che ...

* Ivan Sokolov *

Bojan Kurajica Bojan Kurajica (born 15 November 1947) is a Croatian-Bosnian chess grandmaster (GM). Kurajica grew up in Split. He earned the International Master (IM) title in 1965 by winning the World Junior Championship. He moved to Zagreb in 1966 to study ...

References

External links

ŠK Bosna
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sk Bosna Sport in Sarajevo Chess clubs