Mikhail Kantardzhiev ( bg, Михаил Кантарджиев; 24 October 1914 – 20 November 2002) was a

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player, Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (

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Biography

From the second half of the 1930s until the end of the 1940s, Mikhail Kantardzhiev was one of the leading Bulgarian chess players. He was multiple times participated in

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finals. The best result in these tournaments was in 1937, when he became a Bulgarian chess vice champion. Mikhail Kantardzhiev played for Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiad: * In 1939, at fourth board in the 8th Chess Olympiad in

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(+8, =1, -2) and won individual gold medal for group "B". After

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Mikhail Kantardzhiev has become known as a chess writer and journalist. In 1945 he published the first chess book in Bulgarian - ''Шахматно ръководство'' ("Chess Guide"). In 1947 Mikhail Kantardzhiev was one of the founders of the Bulgarian chess magazine ''Шахматна мисъл''. In 1956 he published the book ''Първи шахматни уроци'' ("First Chess Lessons").

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