Vladimir Petkov (Bulgarian: Владимир Петков; born 26 January 1971) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster.
| Vladimir Petkov | |
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 Vladimir Petkov in 2013 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Born | 26 January 1971 Vidin, Bulgaria |
| Title | Grandmaster (2007) |
| FIDE rating | 2414 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2573 (October 2013) |
Biography edit
Until 2003 Vladimir Petkov did not achieve significant successes on the international chess tournaments (possessed on October 1, 2003 his chess rating - 2343). Then in just two years he was promoted to the forefront of Bulgarian chess players. During this period Vladimir Petkov achieved a number of successes, including won in Aschach an der Donau (2004), Veliko Tarnovo (2005) and Zadar (2005), finished 4th in Bulgarian Chess Championship (Pleven, 2005).[1] Also he finished 2nd in Ortigueira (2005), shared 2nd place in Marín (2005), shared 3rd place in La Pobla de Lillet (2005) and triumphed in Ferrol (2005). In 2006 Vladimir Petkov shared 2nd place in Ferrol. He also shared 1st place in Athens. In 2010, Vladimir Petkov won international chess tournament in Cesenatico. In 2014 he took the 1st place in Gabicce Mare[2] and in Martigny.[3]
Vladimir Petkov played for Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiad:[4]
- In 2006, at first reserve board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+1, =0, -2).
Vladimir Petkov played for Bulgaria in the European Team Chess Championship:[5]
- In 2013, at third board in the 19th European Team Chess Championship in Warsaw (+2, =2, -4).
He was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title in 2004 and the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title in 2007.
References edit
- ^ Bulgarian Championship 2005
- ^ "Vladimir Petkov victorious in Gabicce Mare | Chessdom". 7 January 2014.
- ^ "GM Vladimir Petkov storms through 2014 Montigny Masters | Chessdom". 28 October 2014.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Vladimir Petkov". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Vladimir Petkov". www.olimpbase.org.
External links edit
- Vladimir Petkov rating card at FIDE
- Vladimir Petkov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vladimir Petkov chess games at 365chess.com
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