Aleksander Delchev
Number of games in database: 419
Years covered: 1986 to 2010
Current FIDE rating: 2632
Highest rating achieved in database: 2669
Overall record: +174 -63 =182 (63.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (48)      B33 B30 B43 B47 B66  English (15)      A15 A14 A13 A11 A18  English, 1 c4 e5 (12)      A29 A20 A22 A25 A26  King's Indian (11)      E97 E92 E77 E64 E71  Slav (10)      D11 D15 D19 D12 D10  English, 1 c4 c5 (9)      A30 A33 A34 A37 A36	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (54)      B47 B22 B40 B48 B44  Sicilian Taimanov (26)      B47 B48 B49 B46  Ruy Lopez (26)      C78 C99 C77 C80 C68  Nimzo Indian (12)      E39 E30 E36 E21 E34  Slav (10)      D15 D12 D10 D11  English (9)      A15 A17 A18 A10 A13

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Delchev vs A Sidorenko, 2002 1-0
   Delchev vs Ivanchuk, 2003 1/2-1/2
   Bacrot vs Delchev, 2005 0-1

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

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ALEKSANDER DELCHEV (born Jul-15-1971) Bulgaria [what is this?] Delchev was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1997. He was Bulgarian U20 champion in 1990 and 1991. He was Bulgarian champion in 1994, 1996, and 2001.

page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 420  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Rodriguez vs Delchev   0-1 33 1986 Ch World (juniors) (under 16) B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 2. Akopian vs Delchev   1-0 76 1986 Wch U16 A05 Reti Opening 3. Van Wely vs Delchev 0-1 48 1988 Arnheim E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights 4. Delchev vs Dreev   0-1 23 1989 Ch Europe (juniors) C05 French, Tarrasch 5. J Grigorov vs Delchev   1-0 64 1991 ch Bulgaria C55 Two Knights Defense 6. Delchev vs Topalov   ½-½ 30 1991 BLG-ch A46 Queen's Pawn Game 7. Jansa vs Delchev 1-0 89 1991 Alborg C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 8. Delchev vs Topalov   ½-½ 52 1991 Junior DM A46 Queen's Pawn Game 9. Delchev vs Y Shulman   ½-½ 66 1994 Moscow ol (Men) E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 10. V Beim vs Delchev   1-0 52 1995 Budapest FS08 GM A28 English 11. Delchev vs Wojtkiewicz   ½-½ 18 1995 01 E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 12. V Tukmakov vs Delchev   ½-½ 39 1997 Kastel Stari op E97 King's Indian 13. V Tukmakov vs Delchev   ½-½ 26 1997 Zadar op E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 14. Delchev vs Miles   ½-½ 21 1997 IV Anibal Open, Linares ESP C67 Ruy Lopez 15. Delchev vs G Timoshenko   ½-½ 23 1997 Nova Gorica op 2nd B33 Sicilian 16. Delchev vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 24 1997 Portoroz op A34 English, Symmetrical 17. Delchev vs I Nei   0-1 41 1997 Pula op 11th A14 English 18. Pavasovic vs Delchev   ½-½ 35 1998 Ljubljana op 9th B08 Pirc, Classical 19. Delchev vs V Saravanan   ½-½ 33 1999 Anibal Open B54 Sicilian 20. J Gallagher vs Delchev   ½-½ 48 1999 EU-chT (Men) C42 Petrov Defense 21. F Braga vs Delchev   0-1 28 1999 4, Open Andorra la Vella AND [Hiarcs 7.32 (10s B25 Sicilian, Closed 22. Delchev vs N Levar   1-0 36 1999 6th Metalis Open C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. M Appleberry vs Delchev   0-1 41 1999 Anibal Open B06 Robatsch 24. Z Almasi vs Delchev   ½-½ 17 1999 EU-chT (Men) C42 Petrov Defense 25. Delchev vs Pavasovic   ½-½ 59 1999 EU-chT (Men) D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav  page 1 of 17; games 1-25 of 420

Jan-06-06    BIDMONFA: Aleksander Delchev DELCHEV, Aleksander http://www.bidmonfa.com/delchev_ale... _ Apr-04-06    AlexandraThess: Another hot chess player! Apr-15-06    AlexandraThess: And the most overrated player i would say. Apr-17-06    stanleys: He is married,Alexandra and has two children(I believe) Dec-07-06    Abat: Looks good to me. May-25-08    Freelix: Delchev is a real virtuoso of the e6 Sicilian. May-16-09    myschkin: . . . Is currently ranked third (behind Veselin Topalov and Ivan Cheparinov) in Bulgaria. Fide Card: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?... Married to WGM Emilia Djingarova <The Safest Sicilian: A Black Repertoire with 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6> (Chess Stars Publishing, Sofia 2006) Jul-19-10    GrahamClayton: Delchev is another player who has had to forfeit a game due to a ringing mobile phone, with a forfeit against Stuart Conquest at the 2009 European Team Championship in Novi Sad, after playing 1.d4.

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