- Alexander Tsvetkov
Alexander (Alexandar) Kristov Tsvetkov (Cwetkow) ( _bg. Александър Христов Цветков) (
7 October ,1914 ,Topolovgrad ,Bulgaria -1990 ) a Bulgarianchess master.In April 1936, he won a game against
Alexander Alekhine at Alekhine’s Simultaneous Exhibition in Sofia. [ [http://www.chessarch.com/excavations/0024_alekhine/alekhine.shtml Chess Archaeology ] ] He was Bulgarian Champion in 1938, 1940 (jointly), 1945, 1948 (jointly), 1950, and 1951. [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/pagine/bulgaria.htm bulgaria ] ]Tsvetkov represented Bulgaria in
Chess Olympiads .
* In 1936, at second board in 3rd unofficial Olympiad in Munich (+3 –13 =2);
* In 1939, at first board in the 8th Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+7 –5 =4);
* In 1954, at fourth board in the 11th Olympiad in Amsterdam (+2 –2 =7);
* In 1956, at first reserve board in the 12th Olympiad in Moscow (+3 –1 =5). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]In September 1942, he tied for 7-8th in Munich ("Wertungsturnier" – Qualification Tournament;
Gösta Danielsson won) at "Europameisterschaft" (European Championship; Alekhine won). Gillam, Anthony J.:Munich 1942, European Chess Championship. The Chess Player, Nottingham. ISBN 1-901034-46-1]After
World War II , he played for Bulgaria in some friendly matches: BUL–CSR (1949), BUL–GDR (1953), BUL–RUS (1958). [ [http://www.olimpbase.org/index.html?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.olimpbase.org%2Fother%2Ffriendlies.html OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess ] ]In 1947, he took 16th in Moscow (1st Chigorin Memorial;
Mikhail Botvinnik won). In 1947, he took 10th in Hilversum (zonal;Albéric O'Kelly de Galway won). In 1951, he tied for 13-14th in Mariánské Lázně (Marienbad, zonal;Luděk Pachman won). In 1964, he tied for 4-9th in Polanica Zdrój (Rubinstein Memorial). [cite book | author=Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy| title=Szachy od A do Z | publisher=Wydawnictwo "Sport i Turystyka" Warszawa | year=1986, 1987 | id=ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z)]Tsvetkov was awarded the
International Master (IM) title in 1950.citation
last=Gaige | first=Jeremy | author-link=Jeremy Gaige
year=1987 | title=Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography
publisher=McFarland
isbn=0-7864-2353-6
page=432]References and notes
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