Nikola Bochev Padevsky (Bulgarian: Никола Пъдевски; 29 May 1933 – 17 December 2023[1]) was a Bulgarian chess Grandmaster.[2][3][4]
| Nikola Padevsky | |
|---|---|
 Padevsky in 1972 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Born | May 29, 1933 Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Died | December 17, 2023 (aged 90) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1964) |
| Peak rating | 2490 (July 1973) |
Biography edit
Padevsky was born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second largest city.[2] He became Bulgarian National Champion in 1954, going on to win it in 1955, 1962 and 1964[3][4] in a play off after which he gained the status of a grandmaster, after initially being awarded International Master in 1957.[2][3]
Padevsky played in the World Student Team Championship six times (every year from 1954 through 1959). Playing first board in 1959 he helped Bulgaria win the team gold medal.[5] He played on the Bulgarian team in eleven Chess Olympiads (every Olympiad from 1956 through 1978 except for 1976), playing first board in his first Olympiad appearance in 1956 and again in 1962 and 1964.[5]
Padevsky won the Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica Zdrój in 1963 at its inception, and shared first place at the international tournaments Varna 1960 and Varna 1975,[3] and at Athens 1983 (Acropolis International).[6]
Padevsky was also a corporate lawyer.[3][4] He died on 17 December 2023, at the age of 90.[7]
References edit
- ^ ТАЗИ НОЩ Е ПОЧИНАЛ ЛЕГЕНДАТА НА РОДНИЯ ШАХМАТ НИКОЛА ПЪДЕВСКИ (in Bulgarian)
- ^ a b c Gaige, Jeremy (1987), Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography, McFarland, p. 316, ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ a b c d e Hartston, William (1977), "Padevsky, Nicola Botchev", in Golombek, Harry (ed.), Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Crown Publishing, p. 231, ISBN 0-517-53146-1
- ^ a b c Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, p. 343, LCCN 78106371
- ^ a b Padevsky, Nikola team chess record at olimpbase.org
- ^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007", ChessBase News, 26 August 2007, retrieved 10 April 2008
- ^ "Почина българският шахматист Никола Пъдевски". trud.bg. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
External links edit
- Nikola Padevsky rating card at FIDE
- Nikola Padevsky player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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