Vasil Spasov (chess player)
Vasil Spasov | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Bulgaria |
| Born | February 17, 1971 Varna, Bulgaria |
| Title | Grandmaster (1991) |
| FIDE rating | 2423 (December 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2621 (September 2010) |
Vasil Spasov (sometimes spelled Spassov; Bulgarian: Васил Спасов; born 17 February 1971 in Varna) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He won the World Junior Chess Championship in 1989, and the Bulgarian championship five times, in 1990, 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2008. Spasov also won the Balkan Individual Championship in 2001.[1]
He played for the Bulgarian national team in eight Chess Olympiads (1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004 and 2006) and in four European Team Chess Championships (1992, 2001, 2003 and 2005).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Crowther, Mark (2001-11-26). "TWIC 368: Balkan Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ Vasil Spasov team chess record at Olimpbase.org
External links
[edit]- Vasil Spasov rating card at FIDE
- Vasil Spasov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vasil Spasov chess games at 365Chess.com
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