Milko Bobozov

Milko Bobozow at the 1965 Hoogovens tournament
Association	Bulgaria
Born	October 30, 1931 Plovdiv , Bulgaria
Died	April 3, 2000 Sofia
title	International Master (1960) Grand Master (1961)
Best Elo rating	2485 (July 1971)

Milko Georgiev Bobozow ( Bulgarian Милко Георгиев Бобоцов , also in English transcription Bobotsov ; born October 30, 1931 in Plovdiv ; † April 3, 2000 in Sofia ) was a Bulgarian chess grandmaster .

Milko Bobozow won the Bulgarian championship in 1958, in 1960 he became international champion , in 1961 Bulgaria's first grandmaster . He played from 1954 to 1972 at eight Chess Olympiads for the Bulgarian team, won a bronze medal with her in 1968 and received a bronze medal in the individual ranking of the third board in 1964 . He also took part in the 1970 European Team Championship with Bulgaria .

However, in 1972 he suffered a stroke from which he never fully recovered. He was married to the women's grandmaster Antonia Iwanowa .

Tournament successes

• 1957 Varna: 1st place
• 1967 Alekhine Memorial Moscow: 2nd place
• 1971 Sarajevo: 1st place

Curiosity

In the Hoogovens tournament in 1966, Bobozow set a record in his game against Borislav Ivkov when he only castled with White on move 46 (the game ended in a draw). This record was only surpassed in 1994.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 75
2. ↑ Milko Bobozow's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
3. ↑ Milko Bobozov's results at European Team Championships on olimpbase.org (English)
4. ↑ Tim Krabbé: Cijferlust. Retrieved September 20, 2015 (Dutch). 

Web links

Commons : Milko Bobozow  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Replayable chess games by Milko Bobozow on chessgames.com (English)