Bogdan Śliwa (4 February 1922 in Kraków – 16 May 2003) was a Polish chess master.

In 1946, he won the first Polish Chess Championship after World War II in Sopot (5th POL-ch).

His best achievement was 3rd, behind Luděk Pachman and László Szabó, at Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad) 1954 (zt).

In 1957, Śliwa tied for 2nd-4th with Oleg Neikirch and Alexander Matanović, behind Miroslav Filip in Sofia (zt).

He played for Poland in seven Chess Olympiads:[1] He won the individual silver medal at Helsinki 1952.