Momchil Petkov

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Momchil Petkov
Personal information
Born (2005-11-11) November 11, 2005 (age 20)
Dobrich, Bulgaria
Chess career
Country Bulgaria
Title Grandmaster (2022) [1]
FIDE   rating 2515 (January 2026)
Peak rating 2549 (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. [2]

In September 2023, he remained undefeated after the first seven games of the U20 World Youth Chess Championship. [3]

In the November 2023 rankings, he broke into the top 100 juniors, being ranked as the No. 61 junior player. [4]

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.
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