Momchil Petkov Explained

Country:Bulgaria
Birth Date:11 November 2005
Birth Place:Dobrich, Bulgaria
Grandmaster (2022)[1]
Peakrating:2531 (November 2022)
Fideid:2921642

Momchil Petkov is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster.

Chess career

In February 2023, he finished in third place in the Bulgarian Chess Championship. He finished behind winner Kiril Georgiev and runner-up Nurgyul Salimova.[2]

In September 2023, he remained undefeated after the first seven games of the U20 World Youth Chess Championship.[3]

In the November 2023 rankings, he broke into the top 100 juniors, being ranked as the No. 61 junior player.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIDE Title Application (GM).
  2. Web site: 19-year-old Nurgyul Salimova finishes second at Bulgarian Championship 2023 in the Open section. February 4, 2023. Shahid. Ahmed.
  3. Web site: Krasteva, Petkov Remain Unbeaten at U20 World Chess Championship. Momchil. Rusev. September 28, 2023.
  4. Web site: Bulgaria’s Chess Pride Nurgyul Salimova is 4th in the World Rankings, 3 more Bulgarians in the Top 25. November 1, 2023.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Momchil Petkov".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.