Bulgarian Chess Championship

The Bulgarian Chess Championship is an event inaugurated in 1933 to crown the best chess player in Bulgaria. The championship has been held on a nearly annual basis since, with only a few years missed. In recent years some of the very best Bulgarian players have not participated in the championship, including former World Champions Veselin Topalov and Antoaneta Stefanova.

Open championship
#YearCityMen's ChampionComment
11933VarnaGeorgy Geshev[1]Geshev defeated Yury Toshev
(4.5 : 3.5) in a play-off match
21934SofiaGeorgy Geshev[2]
31935RousseGeorgy Geshev[3]
41936SofiaGeorgy Geshev[4]
51937SofiaOleg Neikirch[5]
61938VarnaOleg Neikirch[6]
71940SofiaAlexander Tsvetkov
Oleg Neikirch[7]
81942SofiaYury Toshev[8]
91943SofiaOleg Neikirch[9]
101945SofiaAlexander Tsvetkov[10]Svetozar Gligoric won (off contest)
111946SofiaPeter Petrov[11]
121947SofiaKamen Piskov
Yury Toshev[12]
131948SofiaOleg Neikirch
Alexander Tsvetkov[13]
141949SofiaKrstiu Krstev Dimitrov[14]
151950SofiaAlexander Tsvetkov[15]
161951SofiaAlexander Tsvetkov
Nikolay Minev
Milko Bobotsov [16]		Tsvetkov won ahead of Bobotsov
and Minev in BUL-ch playoffs
in January 1952
171952SofiaZdravko Milev[17]
181953SofiaNikolay Minev
Oleg Neikirch[18]
191954SofiaNikola Padevsky[19]
201955SofiaNikola Padevsky[20]
211957SofiaOleg Neikirch[21]
221958SofiaMilko Bobotsov[22]
231959SofiaVladilen Todorov Popov
241960SofiaZdravko Milev
251961SofiaZdravko Milev
261962SofiaNikola Padevsky
271963SofiaGeorgi Tringov
281964SofiaNikola Padevsky[23]Padevsky defeated Atanas Kolarov
(2.5 : 1.5) in a play-off match
291965VarnaNikolay Minev
301966SofiaNikolay Minev
311968SofiaPeicho Chanev Peev
321969PlovdivNikola Spiridonov
331970SofiaLyuben Stoyanov Popov
341971SofiaIvan Radulov
351972SofiaSarkis Stepn Bohosjan
361973SofiaEvgenij Ermenkov
371973SofiaNino Kirov
381974AsenovgradIvan Radulov
391975PernikEvgenij Ermenkov[24]Match-tournament: 1. Ermenkov
2. Nikola Spiridonov 3. Nikolai Radev
401976SofiaEvgenij Ermenkov
411977SofiaIvan Radulov
421978VratzaNino Kirov
431979SofiaEvgenij Ermenkov[25]Ermenkov defeated Krum Georgiev
in a play-off match
441980SofiaIvan Radulov[26]Radulov defeated Ventzislav Inkiov
(2 : 1) in a play-off match
451981SofiaGeorgi Tringov
461982SofiaVentzislav Inkiov[27]Inkiov defeated Valentin Lukov
in a play-off match
471983PernikDimitar Donchev
481984SofiaKiril Georgiev[28]
491985SofiaGeorgi Tringov
501986SofiaKiril Georgiev
511987ElenitePetar Velikov
521988SofiaDimitar Donchev
531989SofiaKiril Georgiev
541990SofiaVasil Spasov
551991PazardzhikBoris Chatalbashev
561992BankyaAtanas Kolev
571993PirdopPetar Genov
581994SofiaAleksander Delchev
591995SofiaVladimir Georgiev
601996SofiaAleksander Delchev
611997ShumenVasil Spasov
621998DupnitsaBoris Chatalbashev
631999PlovdivPetar Genov
642000AsenovgradVasil Spasov
652001TsarevoAleksander Delchev
662002SofiaMarijan Petrov
672003SofiaVasil Spasov
682004SofiaIvan Cheparinov
692005PlevenIvan Cheparinov
702006SvilengradValentin Iotov
712007PernikBoris Chatalbashev
722008PlovdivVasil Spasov
732009BlagoevgradDejan Bojkov
742010KiustendilBoris Chatalbashev
752011BankyaJulian Radulski[29]
762012PanagyurishteIvan Cheparinov
772013BankyaKiril Georgiev
782014KozloduyKiril Georgiev
792015PlevenKiril Georgiev
802016PlevenMomchil Nikolov
812017MontanaMarian Petrov
822018KozloduyIvan Cheparinov
832019KozloduyAleksander Delchev
842020SofiaMartin Petrov
2023SofiaKiril Georgiev[30]half a point ahead of 2017 Women's
champion Nurgyul Salimova

Women's championship
#YearCityWomen's Champion
11951Antonia Ivanova
21952Antonia Ivanova
31953Venka Asenova
41954Antonia Ivanova
51955Paunka Todorova
61956Venka Asenova
71957Antonia Ivanova
81958Antonia Ivanova
91960Venka Asenova
101961Venka Asenova
111962Venka Asenova
121963Venka Asenova
131964Paunka Todorova
141965Venka Asenova
151966Venka Asenova
161967Antonia Ivanova
171968Antonina Georgieva
181969Venka Asenova
191970Antonina Georgieva
201971Antonina Georgieva
211972Vesmina Shikova
221973Evelina Trojanska
231974Tatjana Lematschko
241975Tatjana Lematschko
251976Borislava Borisova-Ornstein
261977Antonina Georgieva
271978Tatjana Lematschko
281979Tatjana Lematschko
291980Rumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
301981Tatjana Lematschko
311982SofiaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
Margarita Voiska
321983Margarita Voiska
331984Rumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
Margarita Voiska
341985Marlen Petrova
351986Stefka Savova
361987SofiaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
371988Ruzka Genova
381989SofiaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
391990Vera Peicheva
401991BankyaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
411992PernikMaja Koen
421993Pavlina Chilingirova
431994Maja Koen
441995Antoaneta Stefanova
451996Maria Velcheva
461997Maria Velcheva
471998Margarita Voiska
481999Maria Velcheva
492000Maria Velcheva
502001PlovdivMaria Velcheva
512002PlovdivMargarita Voiska
522003SofiaMargarita Voiska
532004SofiaMargarita Voiska
542005Veliko TarnovoLiubka Georgieva-Genova
552006SvilengradMargarita Voiska
562007PernikMargarita Voiska
572008PlovdivElitsa Raeva
582009DupnitsaMargarita Voiska
592010DupnitsaMargarita Voiska
602011BankyaAdriana Nikolova
612012PanagyurishteIva Videnova
622013BankyaIva Videnova
632014KozloduyIva Videnova
642015PlevenSvetla Yordanova
652016PlevenElitsa Raeva
662017PlevenNurgyul Salimova
672018ChavdarViktoria Radeva
682019ChavdarViktoria Radeva
692020SofiaBeloslava Krasteva

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