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Milko Popchev

Number of games in database: 458
Years covered: 1985 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2154 (2280 rapid, 2148 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2499
Overall record: +112 -95 =251 (51.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (52) 
    A46 A45 D02 D05 A41
 English, 1 c4 c5 (20) 
    A36 A32 A34 A37 A30
 Uncommon Opening (14) 
    A00 B00
 King's Indian Attack (13) 
    A07
 Reti System (12) 
    A04 A06
 Sicilian (10) 
    B23 B20 B21
With the Black pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (44) 
    A41 A46 D02 A50 A40
 Pirc (42) 
    B07 B08 B09
 Petrov (17) 
    C42 C43
 Sicilian (16) 
    B30 B40 B42 B32 B25
 Robatsch (15) 
    B06
 Queen's Gambit Declined (11) 
    D31 D30 D39 D37 D38
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   N Nestorovic vs M Popchev, 2008 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Prague Open-A (2009)
   Novi Sad (1986)
   Taranto Open Masters (2002)
   Nice Summer Open (2003)
   Stara Pazova (1988)
   Capablanca Memorial-A (1988)
   Bulgarian Championship (1985)
   Marianske Lazne GM (2006)
   Albena (1986)
   21st Belgrade Trophy (2008)
   Bulgarian Championship (1996)
   Skopje Open (1998)
   Sarajevo (1988)
   Val Thorens Open (1990)
   Golden Sands (2012)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Novogodisnji Rating SSB
   M Popchev vs L Ivanovic (Jan-11-24) 0-1
   M Bozic vs M Popchev (Jun-09-22) 1/2-1/2
   M Popchev vs M Lu (Jun-04-22) 1-0
   M Lazic vs M Popchev (May-31-22) 1/2-1/2
   M Popchev vs M Lu (May-20-22) 1-0

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MILKO POPCHEV
(born Nov-11-1964, 60 years old) Bulgaria

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Grandmaster.

Wikipedia article: Milko Popchev

Last updated: 2024-02-22 09:27:02

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 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 478  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Knezevic vs M Popchev  ½-½351985Vrnjacka BanjaA46 Queen's Pawn Game
2. M Popchev vs Z Nikolic  ½-½351985Vrnjacka BanjaD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
3. R Simic vs M Popchev  0-1401985Vrnjacka BanjaA45 Queen's Pawn Game
4. M Popchev vs Plachetka  ½-½131985Vrnjacka BanjaA46 Queen's Pawn Game
5. P Lukacs vs M Popchev  1-0431985Vrnjacka BanjaA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
6. M Popchev vs S Velickovic  ½-½791985Vrnjacka BanjaB23 Sicilian, Closed
7. Matulovic vs M Popchev  1-0351985Vrnjacka BanjaB08 Pirc, Classical
8. M Popchev vs L Hazai  ½-½161985Vrnjacka BanjaA07 King's Indian Attack
9. D Paunovic vs M Popchev  ½-½351985Vrnjacka BanjaA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
10. M Popchev vs P Velikov  ½-½181985Vrnjacka BanjaE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
11. D Sahovic vs M Popchev  1-0221985Vrnjacka BanjaA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
12. M Popchev vs Damljanovic  ½-½931985Vrnjacka BanjaB16 Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation
13. A Kurtenkov vs M Popchev  1-0391985Vrnjacka BanjaB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
14. M Popchev vs J Adamski  ½-½211985Vrnjacka BanjaA04 Reti Opening
15. B Kouatly vs M Popchev  0-1531985AlbenaA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
16. M Popchev vs E Ermenkov  ½-½721985AlbenaA57 Benko Gambit
17. M Popchev vs P Lukacs  ½-½131985AlbenaA34 English, Symmetrical
18. A Kurtenkov vs M Popchev  ½-½171985AlbenaD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. M Popchev vs N Kirov  ½-½151985AlbenaE17 Queen's Indian
20. M Popchev vs N Gaprindashvili  1-0411985AlbenaD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. J L Vilela vs M Popchev  ½-½121985AlbenaD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
22. I Farago vs M Popchev  ½-½231985AlbenaE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
23. M Popchev vs L Spassov  ½-½211985AlbenaE17 Queen's Indian
24. M Popchev vs T Toshkov  ½-½131985AlbenaE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
25. M Popchev vs J Lechtynsky  ½-½131985AlbenaA48 King's Indian
 page 1 of 20; games 1-25 of 478  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-29-06  BIDMONFA: Milko Popchev

POPCHEV, Milko
http://www.bidmonfa.com/popchev_mil...
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Sep-03-08  stanleys: Look at this piece of art by GM Popchev

Nikola Nestorovic - Popchev, Stara Pazova/2008

1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Be3 d5 5.Nf3 de4 6.Nxe4 Nh6 7.d5 Nb4 8.Qd2 a5 9.a3 Qxd5 10.ab4 Qxe4 11.Bd3 Qe6 12.O-O-O O-O 13.Bxh6 ab4 14.Qe3


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14...Bc3 15.bc3 bc3 16.Ba6 Qxe3+ 17.Bxe3 Rxa6 18.Kb1


click for larger view

18...Bh3 19.Nd4 Rb6+ 20.Nb3


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20...Rxb3+ 21.cb3 Bf5+ 22.Kc1 Ra8 0:1

May-01-09  notyetagm: Wow. Egads.
Nov-11-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: Yet, his one notable game has an incomplete pgn. Anyone have it?

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