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.

Men's Championship

# Year City Men's Champion Comment
1 1933 Varna Geshev, GeorgyGeorgy Geshev[1] Geshev defeated Yury Toshev
(4.5 : 3.5) in a play-off match
2 1934 Sofia Geshev, GeorgyGeorgy Geshev[2]
3 1935 Rousse Geshev, GeorgyGeorgy Geshev[3]
4 1936 Sofia Geshev, GeorgyGeorgy Geshev[4]
5 1937 Sofia Neikirch, OlegOleg Neikirch[5]
6 1938 Varna Neikirch, OlegOleg Neikirch[6]
7 1940 Sofia Tsvetkov, AlexanderAlexander Tsvetkov
Neikirch, OlegOleg Neikirch[7]
8 1942 Sofia Toshev, YuryYury Toshev[8]
9 1943 Sofia Neikirch, OlegOleg Neikirch[9]
10 1945 Sofia Tsvetkov, AlexanderAlexander Tsvetkov[10] Gligoric, SvetozarSvetozar Gligoric won (off contest)
11 1946 Sofia Petrov, PeterPeter Petrov[11]
12 1947 Sofia Piskov, KamenKamen Piskov
Yury Toshev[12]
13 1948 Sofia Neikirch, OlegOleg Neikirch
Alexander Tsvetkov[13]
14 1949 Sofia Dimitrov, Krstiu KrstevKrstiu Krstev Dimitrov[14]
15 1950 Sofia Tsvetkov, AlexanderAlexander Tsvetkov[15]
16 1951 Sofia Tsvetkov, AlexanderAlexander Tsvetkov
Minev, NikolayNikolay Minev
Bobotsov, MilkoMilko Bobotsov [16]
Tsvetkov won ahead of Bobotsov
and Minev in BUL-ch playoffs
in January 1952
17 1952 Sofia Milev, ZdravkoZdravko Milev[17]
18 1953 Sofia Minev, NikolayNikolay Minev
Neikirch, OlegOleg Neikirch[18]
19 1954 Sofia Padevsky, NikolaNikola Padevsky[19]
20 1955 Sofia Padevsky, NikolaNikola Padevsky[20]
21 1957 Sofia Neikirch, OlegOleg Neikirch[21]
22 1958 Sofia Bobotsov, MilkoMilko Bobotsov[22]
23 1959 Sofia Popov, Vladilen TodorovVladilen Todorov Popov
24 1960 Sofia Milev, ZdravkoZdravko Milev
25 1961 Sofia Milev, ZdravkoZdravko Milev
26 1962 Sofia Padevsky, NikolaNikola Padevsky
27 1963 Sofia Tringov, GeorgiGeorgi Tringov
28 1964 Sofia Padevsky, NikolaNikola Padevsky[23] Padevsky defeated Atanas Kolarov
(2.5 : 1.5) in a play-off match
29 1965 Varna Minev, NikolayNikolay Minev
30 1966 Sofia Minev, NikolayNikolay Minev
31 1968 Sofia Peev, Peicho ChanevPeicho Chanev Peev
32 1969 Plovdiv Spiridinov, NikolaNikola Spiridinov
33 1970 Sofia Popov, Lyuben StoyanovLyuben Stoyanov Popov
34 1971 Sofia Radulov, IvanIvan Radulov
35 1972 Sofia Bohosjan, Sarkis StepnSarkis Stepn Bohosjan
36 1973 Sofia Ermenkov, EvgenijEvgenij Ermenkov
37 1973 Sofia Kirov, NinoNino Kirov
38 1974 Asenovgrad Radulov, IvanIvan Radulov
39 1975 Pernik Ermenkov, EvgenijEvgenij Ermenkov[24] Match-tournament: 1. Ermenkov
2. Nikola Spiridonov 3. Nikolai Radev
40 1976 Sofia Ermenkov, EvgenijEvgenij Ermenkov
41 1977 Sofia Radulov, IvanIvan Radulov
42 1978 Vratza Kirov, NinoNino Kirov
43 1979 Sofia Ermenkov, EvgenijEvgenij Ermenkov[25] Ermenkov defeated Krum Georgiev
in a play-off match
44 1980 Sofia Radulov, IvanIvan Radulov[26] Radulov defeated Ventzislav Inkiov
(2 : 1) in a play-off match
45 1981 Sofia Tringov, GeorgiGeorgi Tringov
46 1982 Sofia Inkiov, VentzislavVentzislav Inkiov[27] Inkiov defeated Valentin Lukov
in a play-off match
47 1983 Pernik Donchev, DimitarDimitar Donchev
48 1984 Sofia Georgiev, KirilKiril Georgiev[28]
49 1985 Sofia Tringov, GeorgiGeorgi Tringov
50 1986 Sofia Georgiev, KirilKiril Georgiev
51 1987 Elenite Velikov, PetarPetar Velikov
52 1988 Sofia Donchev, DimitarDimitar Donchev
53 1989 Sofia Georgiev, KirilKiril Georgiev
54 1990 Sofia Spasov, VasilVasil Spasov
55 1991 Pazardzhik Chatalbashev, BorisBoris Chatalbashev
56 1992 Bankya Kolev, AtanasAtanas Kolev
57 1993 Pirdop Genov, PetarPetar Genov
58 1994 Sofia Delchev, AleksanderAleksander Delchev
59 1995 Sofia Georgiev, VladimirVladimir Georgiev
60 1996 Sofia Delchev, AleksanderAleksander Delchev
61 1997 Shumen Spasov, VasilVasil Spasov
62 1998 Dupnitsa Chatalbashev, BorisBoris Chatalbashev
63 1999 Plovdiv Genov, PetarPetar Genov
64 2000 Asenovgrad Spasov, VasilVasil Spasov
65 2001 Tsarevo Delchev, AleksanderAleksander Delchev
66 2002 Sofia Petrov, MarijanMarijan Petrov
67 2003 Sofia Spasov, VasilVasil Spasov
68 2004 Sofia Cheparinov, IvanIvan Cheparinov
69 2005 Pleven Cheparinov, IvanIvan Cheparinov
70 2006 Svilengrad Iotov, ValentinValentin Iotov
71 2007 Pernik Chatalbashev, BorisBoris Chatalbashev
72 2008 Plovdiv Spasov, VasilVasil Spasov
73 2009 Blagoevgrad Bojkov, DejanDejan Bojkov
74 2010 Kiustendil Chatalbashev, BorisBoris Chatalbashev
75 2011 Bankya Radulski, JulianJulian Radulski[29]
76 2012 Panagyurishte Cheparinov, IvanIvan Cheparinov
77 2013 Bankya Georgiev, KirilKiril Georgiev
78 2014 Kozloduy Georgiev, KirilKiril Georgiev
79 2015 Pleven Georgiev, KirilKiril Georgiev
80 2016 Pleven Nikolov, MomchilMomchil Nikolov

Women's Championship

# Year City Women's Champion
1 1951 Ivanova, AntoniaAntonia Ivanova
2 1952 Ivanova, AntoniaAntonia Ivanova
3 1953 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
4 1954 Ivanova, AntoniaAntonia Ivanova
5 1955 Todorova, PaunkaPaunka Todorova
6 1956 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
7 1957 Ivanova, AntoniaAntonia Ivanova
8 1958 Ivanova, AntoniaAntonia Ivanova
9 1960 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
10 1961 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
11 1962 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
12 1963 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
13 1964 Todorova, PaunkaPaunka Todorova
14 1965 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
15 1966 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
16 1967 Ivanova, AntoniaAntonia Ivanova
17 1968 Georgieva, AntoninaAntonina Georgieva
18 1969 Asenova, VenkaVenka Asenova
19 1970 Georgieva, AntoninaAntonina Georgieva
20 1971 Georgieva, AntoninaAntonina Georgieva
21 1972 Shikova, VesminaVesmina Shikova
22 1973 Trojanska, EvelinaEvelina Trojanska
23 1974 Lematschko, TatjanaTatjana Lematschko
24 1975 Lematschko, TatjanaTatjana Lematschko
25 1976 Borisova-Ornstein, BorislavaBorislava Borisova-Ornstein
26 1977 Georgieva, AntoninaAntonina Georgieva
27 1978 Lematschko, TatjanaTatjana Lematschko
28 1979 Lematschko, TatjanaTatjana Lematschko
29 1980 Bojadjieva-Gocheva, RumianaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
30 1981 Lematschko, TatjanaTatjana Lematschko
31 1982 Sofia Bojadjieva-Gocheva, RumianaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
32 1983 Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
33 1984 Bojadjieva-Gocheva, RumianaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
34 1985 Petrova, MarlenMarlen Petrova
35 1986 Savova, StefkaStefka Savova
36 1987 Sofia Bojadjieva-Gocheva, RumianaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
37 1988 Genova, RuzkaRuzka Genova
38 1989 Sofia Bojadjieva-Gocheva, RumianaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
39 1990 Peicheva, VeraVera Peicheva
40 1991 Bankya Bojadjieva-Gocheva, RumianaRumiana Bojadjieva-Gocheva
41 1992 Pernik Koen, MajaMaja Koen
42 1993 Chilingirova, PavlinaPavlina Chilingirova
43 1994 Koen, MajaMaja Koen
44 1995 Stefanova, AntoanetaAntoaneta Stefanova
45 1996 Velcheva, MariaMaria Velcheva
46 1997 Velcheva, MariaMaria Velcheva
47 1998 Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
48 1999 Velcheva, MariaMaria Velcheva
49 2000 Velcheva, MariaMaria Velcheva
50 2001 Plovdiv Velcheva, MariaMaria Velcheva
51 2002 Plovdiv Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
52 2003 Sofia Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
53 2004 Sofia Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
54 2005 Veliko Tarnovo Georgieva-Genova, LiubkaLiubka Georgieva-Genova
55 2006 Svilengrad Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
56 2007 Pernik Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
57 2008 Plovdiv Raeva, ElitsaElitsa Raeva
58 2009 Dupnitsa Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
59 2010 Dupnitsa Voiska, MargaritaMargarita Voiska
60 2011 Bankya Nikolova, AdrianaAdriana Nikolova
61 2012 Panagyurishte Videnova, IvaIva Videnova
62 2013 Bankya Videnova, IvaIva Videnova
63 2014 Kozloduy Videnova, IvaIva Videnova
64 2015 Pleven Yordanova, SvetlaSvetla Yordanova
65 2016 Pleven Raeva, ElitsaElitsa Raeva

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