Oleg Neikirch Explained

Oleg Nikolaev Neikirch (Neikirh, Nejkirch, Neykirch) (Bulgarian: Олег Николаев Нейкирх) (8 March 1914, Tbilisi, Georgia - 26 August 1985, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian chess master.

He won seven times Bulgarian Chess Championship (in 1937,^[1] 1938,^[2] 1940 (jointly),^[3] 1943,^[4] 1948 (jointly),^[5] 1953 (jointly),^[6] and 1957^[7]).

He represented Bulgaria in four Chess Olympiads (1939, 1954, 1958, and 1960).

• In 1939, at second board in 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+6 –5 =4);
• In 1954, at second board in 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+1 –2 =4);
• In 1958, at first board in 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+1 –6 =6);
• In 1960, at third board in 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+4 –4 =6).^[8]

He tied for 2nd-4th at Sofia 1957 (zonal; Miroslav Filip won), and took 15th at Portorož 1958 (Interzonal; Mikhail Tal won).

He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1957.

References

1. Web site: 1937 Sofia Bulg Ch . Thechesslibrary.com . 2008-07-29 . 2011-12-14.
2. Web site: 1938 Varna Bulg Ch . Thechesslibrary.com . 2008-07-29 . 2011-12-14.
3. Web site: 1940 Sofia Bulg Ch . Thechesslibrary.com . 2008-07-29 . 2011-12-14.
4. Web site: 1943 Sofia Bulg Ch . Thechesslibrary.com . 2008-09-23 . 2011-12-14.
5. Web site: 1948 Sofia Bulg Ch . Thechesslibrary.com . 2008-07-30 . 2011-12-14.
6. Web site: 1953 Sofia Bulg Ch . Thechesslibrary.com . 2011-12-14.
7. Web site: 1957 Sofia Bulg Ch . Thechesslibrary.com . 2007-03-20 . 2011-12-14.
8. Web site: Wojciech Bartelski . The encyclopaedia of team chess . OlimpBase . 2011-01-01 . 2011-12-14.