Nikola Padewski
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Nikola Padewski, Utrecht 1972 |
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Born | May 29, 1933 Plovdiv |
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International Master (1957) Grand Master (1964) |
Current Elo rating | 2355 (December 2019) |
Best Elo rating | 2490 (July 1973) |
Tab at the FIDE (English) |
Nikola Botschew Padewski ( Bulgarian Никола Пъдевски, born May 29, 1933 in Plovdiv ) is a Bulgarian chess master .
Life
Padewski received the title of International Master from FIDE in 1957 and the title of Grand Master in 1964 . He won the Bulgarian Championship in 1954, 1955, 1962 and 1964. From 1956 to 1978 he also took part in all 11 Chess Olympiads for Bulgaria in which Bulgaria took part (the 1976 Chess Olympiad was boycotted by the Warsaw Pact states ). At the 1968 Chess Olympiad in Lugano reached third place with the Bulgarian team. In 1970 and 1977 he took part in the European team championships with Bulgaria , and in 1970 he achieved the second-best individual result on the third board in Kapfenberg .
Padewski is listed as inactive at FIDE because he has not played a rated game since 1995. Its highest historical rating prior to the introduction of the rating was 2599 in January 1967.
Tournament successes
- 1960 Varna: 1st place (shared with Krogius )
- 1962 Sofia: 1st place (shared with Ciocâltea )
- 1963 Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica Zdrój: 1st place ahead of Moshe Czerniak
- 1975 Pula (zone tournament): 2nd place (shared with Andersson )
- 1977 Timişoara: 2nd place
Individual evidence
- ^ Willy Iclicki: FIDE Golden book 1924-2002 . Euroadria, Slovenia, 2002, p. 75
- ↑ Nikola Padewski's results at the Chess Olympiads on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Nikola Padewski's results at the European Team Championships on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ Nikola Padewski's historical Elo numbers on chessmetrics.com (English)
Web links
- Playable chess games by Nikola Padewski on chessgames.com (English)
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SURNAME | Padewski, Nikola |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Пъдевски, Никола (Bulgarian); Padevsky, Nikola (FIDE); Pydewski, Nikoła (Polish) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bulgarian chess player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1933 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Plovdiv |