Milko Georgiev Bobotsov (Bulgarian: Милко Георгиев Бобоцов; 30 September 1931, in Plovdiv – 3 April 2000, in Sofia, Bulgaria[1]) was the first Bulgarian to attain the chess title of Grandmaster, achieving this title in 1961. Prior to gaining the title he won the Bulgarian national championship in 1958. Probably his best result was equal second at the powerful Alekhine Memorial tournament in Moscow in 1967. Other successes included first or shared first places at Varna 1957, Pécs (Asztalos Memorial) 1964 and Sarajevo, Bosna 1971.
| Milko Bobotsov | |
|---|---|
 Bobotsov in 1966 | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Born | September 30, 1931 Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Died | April 3, 2000 (aged 68) Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Title | Grandmaster (1961) |
| Peak rating | 2485 (July 1971) |
| Peak ranking | No. 96 (July 1971) |
He was not a full-time chess player, working as an instructor of gymnastics for several years before suffering a near-fatal stroke in 1972 that severely curtailed his chess and other activities. However, after 18 years of inactivity, he participated in a tournament in Iran in 1991. He was married to the Woman Grandmaster Antonia Ivanova.
References
edit- ^ Почина Милко Бобоцов Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. info.bg (4 April 2000)
Further reading
edit- Golombek, Harry (ed.) (1977). Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess. Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-517-53146-1.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help)
External links
edit
- Milko Bobotsov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  | This biographical article relating to a Bulgarian chess figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |