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GM Milko Popchev

Milko Popchev
Full name
Milko Popchev
Born
Nov 11, 1964 (age 61)‎
Place of birth
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Federation
Bulgaria
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2163
Classical
2205
Rapid
2209
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Indian Game: Tartakower Attack (40 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (29 games)
Indian Game: Yusupov-Rubinstein System (28 games)
English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical, Botvinnik System (27 games)
Indian Game: East Indian, Przepiórka Variation (26 games)
Black Pieces
Queen's Pawn Opening: Wade Defense (61 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: English Rat Defense (43 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (28 games)
Petrov's Defense: Classical, Cozio Attack (28 games)
Owen's Defense (25 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Milko Popchev (2162)
Savitha Shri B (2356)
½-½ 39 2026
Krasimir Brankov (2217)
Milko Popchev (2162)
½-½ 14 2026
Zlatko Ilincic (2208)
Milko Popchev (2162)
½-½ 11 2026
Milko Popchev (2154)
Roman Shogdzhiev (2329)
0-1 44 2025
Milko Popchev (2157)
Anton Demchenko (2619)
0-1 29 2025
Milko Popchev (2154)
Aleksa Petrovic (2265)
½-½ 21 2025
Spas Kozhuharov (2349)
Milko Popchev (2161)
1-0 31 2025
Md Imran (2472)
Milko Popchev (2154)
1-0 24 2025
Burak Uysal (2202)
Milko Popchev (2169)
0-1 77 2025
Milko Popchev (2159)
Harshavardhan G B (2433)
0-1 33 2024
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