Milko Popchev (11 November 1964,
Plovdiv
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) is a Bulgarian chess
grandmaster.
Biography
Popchev was born in Plovdiv in 1964, and became
International master
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in 1986 and
Grandmaster in 1998. He played for the Bulgarian national team at the
Chess Olympiads
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1992 in
Manila
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, and 1998 in
Elista
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. He won the individual gold medal for his board at the 1993 Men's Chess Balkaniads. His peak rating was 2513. However, in recent years, his results have been declining.
In January 2024,
Leonid Ivanovic set a new record for being the youngest player to defeat a grandmaster under standard time controls. Ivanovic defeated Popchev at the Novogodisnji rating ŠSB in Belgrade, Serbia at the age of 8 years, 11 months, and 7 days.
References
External links
Milko Popchev at ChessgamesMilko Popchev at FIDE
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Bulgarian chess players
Chess Grandmasters
Living people
1964 births
Chess players from Plovdiv