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 Champion Veselin Topalov.
# | Year | City | Men's Champion | Comment |
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1 | 1933 | Varna | Georgy Geshev[1] | Geshev defeated Yury Toshev (4.5 : 3.5) in a play-off match |
2 | 1934 | Sofia | Georgy Geshev[2] | |
3 | 1935 | Rousse | Georgy Geshev[3] | |
4 | 1936 | Sofia | Georgy Geshev[4] | |
5 | 1937 | Sofia | Oleg Neikirch[5] | |
6 | 1938 | Varna | Oleg Neikirch[6] | |
7 | 1940 | Sofia | Alexander Tsvetkov Oleg Neikirch[7] |
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8 | 1942 | Sofia | Yury Toshev[8] | |
9 | 1943 | Sofia | Oleg Neikirch[9] | |
10 | 1945 | Sofia | Alexander Tsvetkov[10] | Svetozar Gligoric won (off contest) |
11 | 1946 | Sofia | Peter Petrov[11] | |
12 | 1947 | Sofia | Kamen Piskov Yury Toshev[12] |
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13 | 1948 | Sofia | Oleg Neikirch Alexander Tsvetkov[13] |
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14 | 1949 | Sofia | Krstiu Krstev Dimitrov[14] | |
15 | 1950 | Sofia | Alexander Tsvetkov[15] | |
16 | 1951 | Sofia | Alexander Tsvetkov Nikolay Minev Milko Bobotsov [16] |
Tsvetkov won ahead of Bobotsov and Minev in BUL-ch playoffs in January 1952 |
17 | 1952 | Sofia | Zdravko Milev[17] | |
18 | 1953 | Sofia | Nikolay Minev Oleg Neikirch[18] |
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19 | 1954 | Sofia | Nikola Padevsky[19] | |
20 | 1955 | Sofia | Nikola Padevsky[20] | |
21 | 1957 | Sofia | Oleg Neikirch[21] | |
22 | 1958 | Sofia | Milko Bobotsov[22] | |
23 | 1959 | Sofia | Vladilen Todorov Popov | |
24 | 1960 | Sofia | Zdravko Milev | |
25 | 1961 | Sofia | Zdravko Milev | |
26 | 1962 | Sofia | Nikola Padevsky | |
27 | 1963 | Sofia | Georgi Tringov | |
28 | 1964 | Sofia | Nikola Padevsky[23] | Padevsky defeated Atanas Kolarov (2.5 : 1.5) in a play-off match |
29 | 1965 | Varna | Nikolay Minev | |
30 | 1966 | Sofia | Nikolay Minev | |
31 | 1968 | Sofia | Peicho Chanev Peev | |
32 | 1969 | Plovdiv | Nikola Spiridinov | |
33 | 1970 | Sofia | Lyuben Stoyanov Popov | |
34 | 1971 | Sofia | Ivan Radulov | |
35 | 1972 | Sofia | Sarkis Stepn Bohosjan | |
36 | 1973 | Sofia | Evgenij Ermenkov | |
37 | 1973 | Sofia | Nino Kirov | |
38 | 1974 | Asenovgrad | Ivan Radulov | |
39 | 1975 | Pernik | Evgenij Ermenkov[24] | Match-tournament: 1. Ermenkov 2. Nikola Spiridonov 3. Nikolai Radev |
40 | 1976 | Sofia | Evgenij Ermenkov | |
41 | 1977 | Sofia | Ivan Radulov | |
42 | 1978 | Vratza | Nino Kirov | |
43 | 1979 | Sofia | Evgenij Ermenkov[25] | Ermenkov defeated Krum Georgiev in a play-off match |
44 | 1980 | Sofia | Ivan Radulov[26] | Radulov defeated Ventzislav Inkiov (2 : 1) in a play-off match |
45 | 1981 | Sofia | Georgi Tringov | |
46 | 1982 | Sofia | Ventzislav Inkiov[27] | Inkiov defeated Valentin Lukov in a play-off match |
47 | 1983 | Pernik | Dimitar Donchev | |
48 | 1984 | Sofia | Kiril Georgiev[28] | |
49 | 1985 | Sofia | Georgi Tringov | |
50 | 1986 | Sofia | Kiril Georgiev | |
51 | 1987 | Elenite | Petar Velikov | |
52 | 1988 | Sofia | Dimitar Donchev | |
53 | 1989 | Sofia | Kiril Georgiev | |
54 | 1990 | Sofia | Vasil Spasov | |
55 | 1991 | Pazardzhik | Boris Chatalbashev | |
56 | 1992 | Bankya | Atanas Kolev | |
57 | 1993 | Pirdop | Petar Genov | |
58 | 1994 | Sofia | Aleksander Delchev | |
59 | 1995 | Sofia | Vladimir Georgiev | |
60 | 1996 | Sofia | Aleksander Delchev | |
61 | 1997 | Shumen | Vasil Spasov | |
62 | 1998 | Dupnitsa | Boris Chatalbashev | |
63 | 1999 | Plovdiv | Petar Genov | |
64 | 2000 | Asenovgrad | Vasil Spasov | |
65 | 2001 | Tsarevo | Aleksander Delchev | |
66 | 2002 | Sofia | Marijan Petrov | |
67 | 2003 | Sofia | Vasil Spasov | |
68 | 2004 | Sofia | Ivan Cheparinov | |
69 | 2005 | Pleven | Ivan Cheparinov | |
70 | 2006 | Svilengrad | Valentin Iotov | |
71 | 2007 | Pernik | Boris Chatalbashev | |
72 | 2008 | Plovdiv | Vasil Spasov | |
73 | 2009 | Blagoevgrad | Dejan Bojkov | |
74 | 2010 | Kiustendil | ||
75 | 2011 | Bankya | Julian Radulski[29] |
# | Year | City | Women's Champion |
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1 | 1951 | Antonia Ivanova | |
2 | 1952 | Antonia Ivanova | |
3 | 1953 | Venka Asenova | |
4 | 1954 | Antonia Ivanova | |
5 | 1955 | Paunka Todorova | |
6 | 1956 | Venka Asenova | |
7 | 1957 | Antonia Ivanova | |
8 | 1958 | Antonia Ivanova | |
9 | 1960 | Venka Asenova | |
10 | 1961 | Venka Asenova | |
11 | 1962 | Venka Asenova | |
12 | 1963 | Venka Asenova | |
13 | 1964 | Paunka Todorova | |
14 | 1965 | Venka Asenova | |
15 | 1966 | Venka Asenova | |
16 | 1967 | Antonia Ivanova | |
17 | 1968 | Antonina Georgieva | |
18 | 1969 | Venka Asenova | |
19 | 1970 | Antonina Georgieva | |
20 | 1971 | Antonina Georgieva | |
21 | 1972 | Vesmina Shikova | |
22 | 1973 | Evelina Trojanska | |
23 | 1974 | Tatjana Lematschko | |
24 | 1975 | Tatjana Lematschko | |
25 | 1976 | Borislava Borisova-Ornstein | |
26 | 1977 | Antonina Georgieva | |
27 | 1978 | Tatjana Lematschko | |
28 | 1979 | Tatjana Lematschko | |
29 | 1980 | Rumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva | |
30 | 1981 | Tatjana Lematschko | |
31 | 1982 | Sofia | Rumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva Margarita Voiska |
32 | 1983 | Margarita Voiska | |
33 | 1984 | Rumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva Margarita Voiska |
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34 | 1985 | Marlen Petrova | |
35 | 1986 | Stefka Savova | |
36 | 1987 | Sofia | Rumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva |
37 | 1988 | Ruzka Genova | |
38 | 1989 | Sofia | Rumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva |
39 | 1990 | Vera Peicheva | |
40 | 1991 | Bankya | Rumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva |
41 | 1992 | Pernik | Maja Koen |
42 | 1993 | Pavlina Chilingirova | |
43 | 1994 | Maja Koen | |
44 | 1995 | Antoaneta Stefanova | |
45 | 1996 | Maria Velcheva | |
46 | 1997 | Maria Velcheva | |
47 | 1998 | Margarita Voiska | |
48 | 1999 | Maria Velcheva | |
49 | 2000 | Maria Velcheva | |
50 | 2001 | Plovdiv | Maria Velcheva |
51 | 2002 | Plovdiv | Margarita Voiska |
52 | 2003 | Sofia | Margarita Voiska |
53 | 2004 | Sofia | Margarita Voiska |
54 | 2005 | Veliko Tarnovo | Liubka Georgieva-Genova |
55 | 2006 | Svilengrad | Margarita Voiska |
56 | 2007 | Pernik | Margarita Voiska |
57 | 2008 | Plovdiv | Elitsa Raeva |
58 | 2009 | Dupnitsa | Margarita Voiska |
59 | 2010 | Dupnitsa | Margarita Voiska |
60 | 2011 | Bankya | Adriana Nikolova |