Ivan Radulov
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Ivan Radulov (born January 7, 1939 in Burgas
) is a Bulgaria
n chess grandmaster.
As a chess player, he was most prominent during the 1970s, winning the Bulgarian Championship
in 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1980. He just missed out at the 1976 event, finishing 2nd (with Peicho Peev, after Evgeny Ermenkov). It was during this decade that Radulov took over from Georgi Tringov
as Bulgaria's leading player, eventually giving way to Kiril Georgiev
in the 1980s.
International tournament victories came at Torremolinos 1971 (shared with Miguel Quinteros
), Helsinki 1972, Montilla 1974 (ahead of a strong field including Lubomir Kavalek, Helmut Pfleger
, Miguel Quinteros, Florin Gheorghiu
and Ulf Andersson
), Bajmok 1975 (shared with Milan Matulović
and Milan Vukić
), Montilla 1975 (shared with Lev Polugaevsky
) and Kikinda 1976. Second places at Varna 1968, Debrecen 1968 and Silkeborg 1983 were also noteworthy achievements and his third place at Albena in 1975, contributed to a busy and successful year.
He was a regular member of the Bulgarian Olympiad
team, competing eight times between 1968 and 1986 and winning bronze team and individual medals at his first appearance.
International Master and International Grandmaster titles were awarded to Radulov in 1968 and 1972, respectively. He was for many years a practicing civil engineer
and among other projects, contributed to the design of the central train station of Sofia
.
Ivan Radulov has been married for more than 30 years to Eleonora and together they have two children and four grandchildren: Viktoria, Ivan, another Ivan, and Julian.
Burgas
-History:During the rule of the Ancient Romans, near Burgas, Debeltum was established as a military colony for veterans by Vespasian. In the Middle Ages, a small fortress called Pyrgos was erected where Burgas is today and was most probably used as a watchtower...
) is a Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n chess grandmaster.
As a chess player, he was most prominent during the 1970s, winning the Bulgarian Championship
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 1971, 1974, 1977 and 1980. He just missed out at the 1976 event, finishing 2nd (with Peicho Peev, after Evgeny Ermenkov). It was during this decade that Radulov took over from Georgi Tringov
Georgi Tringov
Georgi Petrov Tringov was a Grandmaster of chess from Bulgaria. He won the Bulgarian national chess championship in 1963, the year he was awarded the Grandmaster title, only the second Bulgarian player thus honored...
as Bulgaria's leading player, eventually giving way to Kiril Georgiev
Kiril Georgiev
Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev is a Bulgarian chess master and three times the national champion. He should not be confused with fellow Bulgarian chess player Krum Georgiev....
in the 1980s.
International tournament victories came at Torremolinos 1971 (shared with Miguel Quinteros
Miguel Quinteros
Miguel Quinteros is an Argentine chess grandmaster.He won the Argentine Chess Championship at the age of 18 and in 1969 took eighth place at the Mar del Plata Zonal tournament...
), Helsinki 1972, Montilla 1974 (ahead of a strong field including Lubomir Kavalek, Helmut Pfleger
Helmut Pfleger
Helmut Pfleger is a German chess Grandmaster and author. He was one of the most promising chess players in the sixties and seventies. By profession, he is a doctor of medicine.- Chess career :...
, Miguel Quinteros, Florin Gheorghiu
Florin Gheorghiu
Florin Gheorghiu is a Romanian chess player and university lecturer in foreign languages.Born in Bucharest, his prodigious talent for the game was evidenced by his many early achievements; he became an International Master in 1963 and Romania's first Grandmaster just two years later...
and Ulf Andersson
Ulf Andersson
Ulf Andersson is a leading Swedish chess player. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1970 and the Grandmaster title in 1972 .-Career:...
), Bajmok 1975 (shared with Milan Matulović
Milan Matulovic
Milan Matulović is a chess Grandmaster who was the second or third strongest Yugoslav player for much of the 1960s and 1970s behind Svetozar Gligorić and possibly Borislav Ivkov. He was primarily active before 1977, but has remained an occasional tournament competitor as recently as...
and Milan Vukić
Milan Vukić
Milan Vukić is a Bosnian chess Grandmaster. He has been a champion of Bosnia & Herzegovina and of the former state of Yugoslavia, both during its constitution as a Socialist Federal Republic and as a Federal Republic .-Biography:Curiously, he only started to play chess as a young man, having...
), Montilla 1975 (shared with Lev Polugaevsky
Lev Polugaevsky
Lev Abramovich Polugaevsky was an International Grandmaster of chess and frequent contender for the world chess championship, although he never achieved that title...
) and Kikinda 1976. Second places at Varna 1968, Debrecen 1968 and Silkeborg 1983 were also noteworthy achievements and his third place at Albena in 1975, contributed to a busy and successful year.
He was a regular member of the Bulgarian Olympiad
Chess Olympiad
The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...
team, competing eight times between 1968 and 1986 and winning bronze team and individual medals at his first appearance.
International Master and International Grandmaster titles were awarded to Radulov in 1968 and 1972, respectively. He was for many years a practicing civil engineer
Civil engineer
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering; the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructures while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected.Originally, a...
and among other projects, contributed to the design of the central train station of Sofia
Sofia
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and the 12th largest city in the European Union with a population of 1.27 million people. It is located in western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and approximately at the centre of the Balkan Peninsula.Prehistoric settlements were excavated...
.
Ivan Radulov has been married for more than 30 years to Eleonora and together they have two children and four grandchildren: Viktoria, Ivan, another Ivan, and Julian.