Bogdan Śliwa | |
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![]() Śliwa in 1960 | |
Country | Poland |
Born | Kraków, Poland | February 4, 1922
Died | May 16, 2003 Kraków, Poland | (aged 81)
Title | Grandmaster (1987) |
Peak rating | 2370 (January 1979) |
Bogdan Śliwa (4 February 1922 in Kraków – 16 May 2003) was a Polish chess master.
Śliwa won the championship of Poland six times. In 1946, he won the first Polish Chess Championship after World War II in Sopot (5th POL-ch). In 1948, he took 3rd in Kraków (6th POL-ch; Kazimierz Makarczyk won). He won the Polish championship four consecutive times in 1951–1954. He won his last title at Wrocław 1960 (17th POL-ch).
In tournaments, Śliwa tied for 9-10th at Sopot 1951 ( Ernő Gereben won). In 1952, he took 17th in Budapest ( Paul Keres won). In 1954, he tied for 12-14th in Bucharest ( Viktor Korchnoi won). His best achievement was 3rd, behind Luděk Pachman and László Szabó, at Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad) 1954 (zt). In 1955, he tied for 19th-21st in the Göteborg (interzonal), which David Bronstein won. In 1957, Śliwa tied for 2nd-4th with Oleg Neikirch and Alexander Matanović, behind Miroslav Filip in Sofia (zt). In 1959, he tied for 5-7th in Riga ( Boris Spassky won). In 1962, he tied for 4-7th in Mariánské Lázně ( Mark Taimanov won). In 1965, he tied for 12-14th in Belgrade ( Milan Matulović won). In 1966, he took 9th in Polanica Zdrój ( Vasily Smyslov won). In 1966, he tied for 9-10th in Tel Aviv ( Svetozar Gligorić won).
One of Śliwa's most famous games is his win over Bronstein in the Immortal losing game.
He played for Poland in seven Chess Olympiads: [1]
He won the individual silver medal at Helsinki 1952.
FIDE awarded Śliwa the International Master title in 1953, and the Honorary Grandmaster title in 1987.
Bogdan Śliwa | |
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![]() Śliwa in 1960 | |
Country | Poland |
Born | Kraków, Poland | February 4, 1922
Died | May 16, 2003 Kraków, Poland | (aged 81)
Title | Grandmaster (1987) |
Peak rating | 2370 (January 1979) |
Bogdan Śliwa (4 February 1922 in Kraków – 16 May 2003) was a Polish chess master.
Śliwa won the championship of Poland six times. In 1946, he won the first Polish Chess Championship after World War II in Sopot (5th POL-ch). In 1948, he took 3rd in Kraków (6th POL-ch; Kazimierz Makarczyk won). He won the Polish championship four consecutive times in 1951–1954. He won his last title at Wrocław 1960 (17th POL-ch).
In tournaments, Śliwa tied for 9-10th at Sopot 1951 ( Ernő Gereben won). In 1952, he took 17th in Budapest ( Paul Keres won). In 1954, he tied for 12-14th in Bucharest ( Viktor Korchnoi won). His best achievement was 3rd, behind Luděk Pachman and László Szabó, at Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad) 1954 (zt). In 1955, he tied for 19th-21st in the Göteborg (interzonal), which David Bronstein won. In 1957, Śliwa tied for 2nd-4th with Oleg Neikirch and Alexander Matanović, behind Miroslav Filip in Sofia (zt). In 1959, he tied for 5-7th in Riga ( Boris Spassky won). In 1962, he tied for 4-7th in Mariánské Lázně ( Mark Taimanov won). In 1965, he tied for 12-14th in Belgrade ( Milan Matulović won). In 1966, he took 9th in Polanica Zdrój ( Vasily Smyslov won). In 1966, he tied for 9-10th in Tel Aviv ( Svetozar Gligorić won).
One of Śliwa's most famous games is his win over Bronstein in the Immortal losing game.
He played for Poland in seven Chess Olympiads: [1]
He won the individual silver medal at Helsinki 1952.
FIDE awarded Śliwa the International Master title in 1953, and the Honorary Grandmaster title in 1987.