Milko Popchev

Bulgarian chess grandmaster
Milko Popchev
Popchev 2009
CountryBulgaria
Born (1964-11-11) 11 November 1964 (age 59)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
TitleGrandmaster (1998)
Peak rating2513 (January 1999)

Milko Popchev (11 November 1964, Plovdiv) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster.

Biography

Popchev was born in Plovdiv in 1964, and became International master in 1986 and Grandmaster in 1998. He played for the Bulgarian national team at the Chess Olympiads 1992 in Manila, and 1998 in Elista. He won the individual gold medal for his board at the 1993 Men's Chess Balkaniads.[1] His peak rating was 2513.[2] However, in recent years, his results have been declining.[3]

References

  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Milko Popchev". www.olimpbase.org. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ Felice, Gino Di (2018-01-16). Chess International Titleholders, 1950-2016. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-3361-9.
  3. ^ "Popchev, Milko".


External links

  • Milko Popchev at Chessgames
  • Milko Popchev at FIDE
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Bulgarian Grandmasters
Chess players for Bulgaria with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)