Nikola Spiridonov
| Nikola Spiridonov | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Born | 28 February 1938 Pleven, Bulgaria |
| Title | Grandmaster (GM) (1979) |
Nikola Spiridonov (Template:Lang-bg; born 28 February 1938) is Bulgarian chess Grandmaster (GM) (1979), Bulgarian Chess Championship winner (1969), European Team Chess Championships individual medalist (1980, 1983).
Biography
From the early 1960s to the mid-1980s Nikola Spiridonov was one of the leading Bulgarian chess players. In 1969, he won Bulgarian Chess Championship. In the Bulgarian Chess Championships Nikola Spiridonov another two times won silver medals (1975, 1982). He was winner of many international chess tournament awards, including shared first place with Helmut Pfleger in Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica-Zdrój (1971).
Nikola Spiridonov played for Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiad:[1]
- In 1964, at second reserve board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+4, =3, -2).
Nikola Spiridonov played for Bulgaria in the European Team Chess Championships:[2]
- In 1970, at eighth board in the 4th European Team Chess Championship in Kapfenberg (+0, =3, -2),
- In 1980, at second reserve board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship in Skara (+3, =0, -2) and won individual bronze medal,
- In 1983, at eighth board in the 8th European Team Chess Championship in Plovdiv (+2, =3, -1) and won individual bronze medal.
Also Nikola Spiridonov four times played for Bulgaria in the World Student Team Chess Championships (1961, 1964, 1965, 1966) and won individual gold medal (1965). He was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title in 1970 and the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title in 1979.
References
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Nikola Spiridonov". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Nikola Spiridonov". www.olimpbase.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09.
External links
- Nikola Spiridonov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Nikola Spiridonov chess games at 365chess.com
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