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Boris Chatalbashev (Bulgarian: Борис Чаталбашев; born 30 January 1974) is a Bulgarian and Danish chess Grandmaster (GM) (1997), four-times Bulgarian Chess Championship winner (1991, 1998, 2007, 2010).

Boris Chatalbashev
Boris Chatalbashev in 2013
Country	Bulgaria Denmark (from 2018)[1]
Born	(1974-01-30) 30 January 1974 (age 48) Pleven, Bulgaria
Title	Grandmaster (GM) (1997)
FIDE rating	2520 (July 2022)
Peak rating	2613 (July 2010)

Biography

In the 1990s and 2000s, Boris Chatalbashev was one of the leading Bulgaria chess players. He four times won Bulgarian Chess Championship: in 1991 (he became youngest champion in the history of Bulgarian chess), 1998, 2007,[2] and 2010.[3] Also he two times won Bulgarian Chess Championship silver medals: in 2004 and 2009. Boris Chatalbashev four times won Bulgarian Team Chess Championship with various chess clubs (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013).

He won or shared the 1st place in many international chess tournaments, include Albena (1992), Pavlikeni (1994), Chambéry (1996), Paris (1997), Saint-Affrique (1998), Cutro (1998, 2001), Porto San Giorgio (2000, 2003), Imperia (2001), Val Thorens (2001, 2004), Reggio Emilia (2001/02), Balatonlelle (2002, 2003), Agde (2002), La Roda (2004), Genoa (2005), Sunny Beach (2005, 2006) and Rijeka (2007).

Boris Chatalbashev played for Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiads:[4]

• In 1996, at second reserve in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan (+1, =2, -1).
• In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+3, =3, -2),
• In 2004, at first reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvià (+3, =2, -1).

Boris Chatalbashev played for Bulgaria in the European Team Chess Championships:[5]

• In 2003, at third board in the 14th European Team Chess Championship in Plovdiv (+1, =3, -2),
• In 2007, at first reserve board in the 16th European Team Chess Championship in Heraklion (+0, =6, -1).

Boris Chatalbashev played for Bulgaria in the Men's Chess Balkaniads:[6]

• In 1992, at sixth board in the 23rd Chess Balkaniad in Mangalia (+3, =0, -0) and won team silver and individual gold medal.

In 1995, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title two years later.

In December 2021 he won 20000 leva on the Bulgarian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire".

References

External links

• Boris Chatalbashev player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Boris Chatalbashev chess games at 365Chess.com

На других языках

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- [en] Boris Chatalbashev

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[ru] Чаталбашев, Борис

Борис Николов Чаталбашев (болг. Борис Николов Чаталбашев; род. 30 января 1974 года, Плевен) — датский шахматист, гроссмейстер (1997). Ранее выступал за Болгарию.

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