Bogdan Śliwa

Who was Bogdan Śliwa?

Bogdan Śliwa 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. 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.