Bogdan Śliwa
Bogdan Śliwa was a Polish chess master.
Biography
Śliwa won the championship of Poland six times. In 1946, he won the first Polish Chess Championship after World War II in Sopot. In 1948, he took 3rd in Kraków. He won the Polish championship four consecutive times in 1951–1954. He won his last title at Wrocław 1960.In tournaments, Śliwa tied for 9-10th at Sopot 1951. In 1952, he took 17th in Budapest. In 1954, he tied for 12-14th in Bucharest. His best achievement was 3rd, behind Luděk Pachman and László Szabó, at Mariánské Lázně 1954. In 1955, he tied for 19th-21st in the Göteborg, which David Bronstein won. In 1957, Śliwa tied for 2nd-4th with Oleg Neikirch and Alexander Matanović, behind Miroslav Filip in Sofia. In 1959, he tied for 5-7th in Riga. In 1962, he tied for 4-7th in Mariánské Lázně. In 1965, he tied for 12-14th in Belgrade. In 1966, he took 9th in Polanica Zdrój. In 1966, he tied for 9-10th in Tel Aviv.
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:
- In 1952, at fourth board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki ;
- In 1956, at first board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow ;
- In 1958, at first board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich ;
- In 1960, at first board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig ;
- In 1962, at first board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna ;
- In 1964, at third board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv ;
- In 1966, at fourth board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana.
FIDE awarded Śliwa the International Master title in 1953, and the Honorary Grandmaster title in 1987.