Petar Genov

Petar Genov
Full name Petar Genov
Country  Bulgaria
Born (1970-04-05) 5 April 1970
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2436 (October 2018)
Peak rating 2526 (July 2002)

Petar Genov (Bulgarian: Петър Генов; born 5 April 1970) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster (2002).

He was taught how to play chess at the age of 7-8 by his father.[1] He won the Bulgarian Chess Championship in 1993 and 1999[2] and played for Bulgaria in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled 2002.[3] In the same year he came first at Herceg Novi.[4] In 2004, tied for first with Vadim Malakhatko in the 3rd Condom Chess Open.[5]

He is married to Woman International Master Lyubka Genova.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "GM Petar Genov - Interview and Game Review". Chess Videos, Chess DVDs, Chess Software and more. 2011-11-07. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  2. ↑ "The chess games of Petar Genov". ChessGames.com. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Petar Genov". OlimpBase. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Tournament report April 2002: Mimoza 02 Open". FIDE. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  5. ↑ Crowther, Mark (2004-07-19). "TWIC 506: 3rd Condom Chess Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  6. ↑ "Любка Генова" (in Bulgarian). Chessdom.bg. Retrieved 21 May 2011.


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