The Novi Sad Chess Club is a club of continuous work and existence under the same name, with extensive chess activities and excellent results. The current Novi Sad Chess Club was founded on 12th of February, 1922, and it did not suffer the fate of the previous three attempts, because it has not stopped its activity until today. On the mentioned day, on the initiative of Jovan Rajković (1872-1950), Žarko Ognjanović / 1889-1957) and Boško Mešterović (1890-1960), a "session for the constitution of the club" was held. The handwritten original record, which is kept in the archives of the club, state that the gathering was held in the hall of the hotel "Carica Jelisaveta" (today the hotel "Vojvodina"), that over 40 chess fans were present, that J.Rajković was elected the first president and that rules of club (statute) was created and other decisions were made. Immediately after its founding, active chess life was started, so Novi Sad, along with Zagreb and Ljubljana, and later Belgrade, became the chess center of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Immediately after the foundation of the club, a tournament for the city championship was organized. First, the qualifications were played, and then, from 2nd of April to 29th of April, 1922, a two-round final tournament with the 11 best players from Novi Sad. After a great fight, Žarko Ognjanović and Aleksandar Nićifor reached the finish line together, ahead of A. Rosenberg, J. Kramer, L. Bizama, and others. Thus began a beautiful and long tradition that continues to this day. 89 championship tournaments have been played so far (2021), and over 50 names have been entered in the list of winners. Nikolaj Kulzhinski (1899-1974) won the most titles, as many as 14, followed by Anton Deže (1940-1991) with 11 titles. The greatest number of appearances were recorded by the legendary Dr. Radoslav Ilijć (1894-1980) and Krasoje Notaroš (1946), who participated in 46 consecutive championships! Source: nsk1922.rs
More about club find on webpage of the club.
On the occasion of the celebration of the 100th birthday, on 9th of September, the club organized a festive Assembly held in the amphitheater hall of SPENS. The ceremony was magnified by the performance of the RES MIRANDA choir.
The highest club honors were also awarded:
HONORARY MEMBER of NŠK: Grandmaster Božidar Ivanović
ПОЧАСНИ ПРЕДСЕДНИК НШК-а: Станко Јовић
ЗАСЛУЖНИ ЧЛАН НШК-а: Компанија ДДОР Осигурање, Татјана Ракочевић, Миладин Авдаловић
Посебне ЗАХВАЛНИЦЕ су додељене:
Покрајинском секретаријату за спорт и омладину
Administration for sports and youth of Novi Sad
Public media institution Radio Television of Vojvodina
Chess Association of Novi Sad
Company BBMinakva
Company Ehing B&P
Company SMARTOCTO
Chess club Belgrade
After the Assembly, an appropriate cocktail party was held, where guests and hosts continued socializing and talking.
Radio Television of Vojvodina:
On the occasion of commemorating the centenary of the Novi Sad chess club, awards and certificates of appreciation were awarded
President of the NŠK assembly, Dr. Vojislav Petrović and the first Grandmaster of Novi Sad, Petar Popović
The Novi Sad Chess Club celebrates a century of existence
A short film about the centenary history of NŠK, with thanks to Radio Television of Vojvodina
The Chess Association of Novi Sad also recognized the Novi Sad Chess Club for the popularization and contribution to the development of chess in Novi Sad during its hundred years of existence.
ŠSNS and Novi Sad Chess Club have a long history of chess symbiosis and successful cooperation with the aim of developing chess, and we hope that it will last for a long time...
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