Luben Spasov Explained

Luben Spasov
Country:Bulgaria
Birth Date:23 March 1943
Birth Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Death Place:Sofia, Bulgaria
Grandmaster (1977)
Peakrating:2490 (January 1976)
Peakranking:No. 92 (January 1976)
Fideid:2900220

Luben Spasov (Bulgarian: Любен Спасов; 23 March 1943 – 5 July 2023) was a Bulgarian chess Grandmaster (GM) (1977), World Senior Chess Championship winner (2005), Bulgarian Chess Championship medalist (1965, 1973), European Team Chess Championships individual medalist (1977, 1980).

Biography

In the 1970s and 1980s Luben Spasov was one of the leading Bulgarian chess players. He twice in row won Bulgarian Junior Chess Championship (1959, 1960). In the Bulgarian Chess Championships Luben Spasov two times won bronze medals (1965, 1973). Luben Spasov was winner of many international chess tournament awards, including first place or shared first place in Lublin (1971), Gausdal (1975), Albena (1975, 1978), Sofia (1975), Pristina (1975), Oslo (1976), Pernik (1976), Virovitica (1976), Stara Zagora (1977), Hamburg (1977), Kikinda (1978), Oberwart (1980), Pamporovo (1981).

Luben Spasov played for Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Luben Spasov played for Bulgaria in the European Team Chess Championships:[2]

Luben Spasov played for Bulgaria in the World Student Team Chess Championships:[3]

Also Luben Spasov nine times played for Bulgaria in the Men's Chess Balkaniads (1973–1978, 1981–1982, 1984) and won 3 gold (1973, 1974, 1982), 3 silver (1975, 1976, 1984) and 3 bronze (1977, 1978, 1981) medals in team competition, and won 3 gold (1973, 1974, 1975), 4 silver (1976, 1977, 1978, 1982) and 1 bronze (1981) medals in individual competition.[4]

In 1972, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title four years later.

Luben Spasov achieved his greatest career success in World Senior Chess Championships in S60 age group. In 2005 he won gold medal in Lignano,[5] and in 2006 in Arvier he won bronze medal in this competition.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Luben Spasov. www.olimpbase.org.
  2. Web site: OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Luben Spasov. www.olimpbase.org.
  3. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Luben Spasov. www.olimpbase.org.
  4. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Balkaniads :: Luben Spasov. www.olimpbase.org.
  5. Web site: TeleSchach / Senioren Schach Weltmeisterschaft 2005 Lignano. teleschach.com.
  6. Web site: Viktor Korchnoi wins World Senior Championship. ChessBase. 23 September 2006 . 2019-09-09.