Aleksander Delchev ( bg, Александър Делчев; born 15 July 1971) is a
Bulgarian
chess player and writer. He was awarded the title of
Grandmaster by
FIDE
The International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation, commonly referred to by its French acronym FIDE ( Fédération Internationale des Échecs), is an international organization based in Switzerland that connects the various national c ...
in 1997.
Delchev won the
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 Bulgaria ...
in 1994, 1996 and 2001. He played for the Bulgarian national team in the
Chess Olympiads of 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 with a performance of 64.6% (+36=34-12).
Selected tournament victories include the
European Junior Chess Championship (1991–1992), the 47th
Reggio Emilia chess tournament (2004–2005), the 4th Open Master at the Sixth International Chess Festival in
Benidorm
Benidorm is a town and municipality in the province of Alicante, Valencia, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.
Benidorm has been a tourist destination within Spain since 1925, when its port was extended and the first hotels were built, though ...
(2007), the International Open Championship of
Croatia (2007) and the Open International Bavarian Chess Championship in
Bad Wiessee
Bad Wiessee (Central Bavarian: ''Bad Wiessä'') is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria in Germany. Since 1922, it has been a spa town and located on the western shore of the Tegernsee Lake. It had a population of around ...
(2005 and 2013). In 2011 he tied for 2nd-7th with
Julio Granda
Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga (born February 25, 1967) is a Peruvian chess grandmaster and four-time champion of the Americas.
Career
Born in Camaná, he learned how to play chess at the age of five. In 1980 he won the World Infant Cup in Ma ...
,
Ivan Šarić,
Pablo Almagro Llamas,
Maxim Turov and
Mihail Marin
Mihail Marin (born 21 April 1965) is a Romanian chess player and writer. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE. Marin's first major success in international chess was in qualifying for the Interzonal in 1987. He has won three Romanian ...
at the 31st Villa de
Benasque
Benasque (; in Benasquese dialect: ''Benás''; an, Benás) () is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, (Spain). It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest p ...
Open.
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References
External links
Aleksander Delchevchess games at 365Chess.com
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1971 births
Living people
Chess grandmasters
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess writers
Chess players from Sofia