The 1983 Bosna tournament belonged to a home favourite. Predrag Nikolić, a 22-year-old from Bosnia, won Sarajevo's flagship international outright with 10½ points from 15 games, finishing a full point clear of the more experienced András Adorján and Jan Smejkal.
A breakthrough for Nikolić
Predrag Nikolić was born in 1960 in Bosanski Šamac, in the same republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina whose chess community ran the Bosna tournament. Winning Sarajevo's leading international at 22 was a big step: he became a grandmaster the same year, and it put him among the world's leading players.
Nikolić was one of the world's leading grandmasters through the 1980s and 1990s, and the 1983 Sarajevo win, at home against a strong international field, was one of the best results of his early career.
The finish
Nikolić's 10½/15 gave him clear first. András Adorján of Hungary and Jan Smejkal of Czechoslovakia shared second on 9½, with Bojan Kurajica — himself a former World Junior Champion and Sarajevo mainstay — fourth on 9. Sixteen players contested the single round-robin over fifteen rounds.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolic, Predrag | 10½/15 | +7 -1 =7 | games |
| =2 | Adorjan, Andras | 9½/15 | +7 -3 =5 | games |
| =2 | Smejkal, Jan | 9½/15 | +5 -1 =9 | games |
| 4 | Kurajica, Bojan | 9/15 | +5 -2 =8 | games |
| =5 | Ivanovic, Bozidar | 8½/15 | +6 -4 =5 | games |
| =5 | Sveshnikov, Evgeny | 8½/15 | +5 -3 =7 | games |
| =7 | Lputian, Smbat G | 8/15 | +5 -4 =6 | games |
| =7 | Farago, Ivan | 8/15 | +3 -2 =10 | games |
| =9 | Dizdar, Goran | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =9 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 7½/15 | +3 -3 =9 | games |
| =9 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | 7½/15 | +2 -2 =11 | games |
| 12 | Kovacevic, Vlatko | 7/15 | +3 -4 =8 | games |
| =13 | Drasko, Milan | 5½/15 | +1 -5 =9 | games |
| =13 | Kelecevic, Nedeljko | 5½/15 | +0 -4 =11 | games |
| =15 | Bistric, Faruk | 4/15 | +1 -8 =6 | games |
| =15 | Osmanovic, Kemal | 4/15 | +1 -8 =6 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolic, Predrag | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Adorjan, Andras | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Smejkal, Jan | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Kurajica, Bojan | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ivanovic, Bozidar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 6 | Sveshnikov, Evgeny | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Lputian, Smbat G | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Farago, Ivan | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Dizdar, Goran | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Gligoric, Svetozar | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 11 | Uhlmann, Wolfgang | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Kovacevic, Vlatko | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 13 | Drasko, Milan | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 14 | Kelecevic, Nedeljko | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 15 | Bistric, Faruk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 16 | Osmanovic, Kemal | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.