Vladimir Petkov
| Vladimir Petkov | |
|---|---|
 Vladimir Petkov in 2013 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Born | 26 January 1971 Vidin,Bulgaria |
| Title | Grandmaster(2007) |
| FIDErating | 2414(September 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2573 (October 2013) |
Vladimir Petkov(Bulgarian:Владимир Петков;born 26 January 1971) is aBulgarianchessgrandmaster.
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 inAschach an der Donau(2004),Veliko Tarnovo(2005) andZadar(2005), finished 4th inBulgarian Chess Championship(Pleven,2005).[1]Also he finished 2nd inOrtigueira(2005), shared 2nd place inMarín(2005), shared 3rd place inLa Pobla de Lillet(2005) and triumphed inFerrol(2005). In 2006 Vladimir Petkov shared 2nd place in Ferrol. He also shared 1st place inAthens.In 2010, Vladimir Petkov won international chess tournament inCesenatico.In 2014 he took the 1st place inGabicce Mare[2]and in Martigny.[3]
Vladimir Petkov played for Bulgaria in theChess Olympiad:[4]
- In 2006, at first reserve board in the37th Chess OlympiadinTurin(+1, =0, -2).
Vladimir Petkov played for Bulgaria in theEuropean Team Chess Championship:[5]
- In 2013, at third board in the 19th European Team Chess Championship inWarsaw(+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 Petkovrating card atFIDE
- Vladimir Petkovplayer profile and games atChessgames.com
- Vladimir Petkovchess games at 365chess.com
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