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Sep 30, 1931 Plovdiv, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria Died on 03 Apr 2000 (aged 68)
the first Bulgarian International Grandmaster of chess
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About Milko Bobotsov
- Milko Georgiev Bobotsov (Bulgarian: ????? ???????? ???????; 30 October 1931 Plovdiv – 3 April 2000 Sofia, Bulgaria) was the first Bulgarian to attain the chess title of Grandmaster, achieving this title in 1961.
- Prior to gaining the title he won the Bulgarian national championship in 1958.
- Probably his best result was equal second at the powerful Alekhine Memorial tournament in Moscow in 1967.
- Other successes included first or shared first places at Varna 1957, Pécs (Asztalos Memorial) 1964 and Sarajevo, Bosna 1971.
- He was not a full-time chess player, working as an instructor of gymnastics for several years before suffering a near-fatal stroke in 1972 that severely curtailed his chess and other activities.
- He was married to the Woman Grandmaster Antonia Ivanova.
