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Bulgarian chess grandmaster (born 2005)
Momchil Petkov
CountryBulgaria
Born (2005-11-11) November 11, 2005 (age 19)
Dobrich, Bulgaria
TitleGrandmaster (2022)
FIDE rating2547 (January 2025)
Peak rating2549 (November 2024)

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.

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

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

References

  1. "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. Ahmed, Shahid (February 4, 2023). "19-year-old Nurgyul Salimova finishes second at Bulgarian Championship 2023 in the Open section".
  3. Rusev, Momchil (September 28, 2023). "Krasteva, Petkov Remain Unbeaten at U20 World Chess Championship".
  4. "Bulgaria's Chess Pride Nurgyul Salimova is 4th in the World Rankings, 3 more Bulgarians in the Top 25". November 1, 2023.
Bulgarian Grandmasters
Chess players for Bulgaria with the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM)
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