GMMilko Popchev

BUL Born 1964 Male
FIDE ID
2900165

About Milko Popchev

Milko Popchev was born in Plovdiv in 1964 and became a grandmaster in 1998. He represented Bulgaria at the 1992 and 1998 Olympiads. At the 1993 Balkaniad in Ankara, he won both team gold and an individual gold medal, scoring 3½/4 on board six. Show more

Milko Popchev was born in Plovdiv in 1964 and became a grandmaster in 1998. He represented Bulgaria at the 1992 and 1998 Olympiads. At the 1993 Balkaniad in Ankara, he won both team gold and an individual gold medal, scoring 3½/4 on board six. His tournament victories include Saint-Affrique in 2001, Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac in 2003 and Mariánské Lázně in 2005. In 2009 he won events in Brezová pod Bradlom, Karviná and Tábor. His club career has included Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Lokomotiv Sofia and teams in Bosnia and North Macedonia.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2132

Published FIDE

Rapid

2303

Published FIDE

Blitz

2276

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#12783
National rank · BUL
#56

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2502 Jul 2010
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
798

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
101 2025-03-06 RADNICKICHESS IM Mar 2025 Belgrade SRB 4.2 Milko Popchev Georg, Dr. Tscheuschner Draw: 1/2-1/2 17 Open
102 2025-03-05 RADNICKICHESS IM Mar 2025 Belgrade SRB 3.4 Pavan Karthikeya Varma Gunturi Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
103 2025-03-04 RADNICKICHESS IM Mar 2025 Belgrade SRB 2.3 Milko Popchev Sergei Krivenko Lost: 0-1 32 Open
104 2025-03-03 RADNICKICHESS IM Mar 2025 Belgrade SRB 1.3 Phatak Aanjaneya Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 40 Open
105 2024-07-01 14th Vojvodina Open 2024 Novi Sad SRB 9.11 Milko Popchev Deniz Anakok Won: 1-0 38 Open
106 2024-06-30 14th Vojvodina Open 2024 Novi Sad SRB 8.12 Pranav Pradeep Nair Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 50 Open
107 2024-06-29 14th Vojvodina Open 2024 Novi Sad SRB 7.13 Kutay Sakmak Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 58 Open
108 2024-06-28 14th Vojvodina Open 2024 Novi Sad SRB 6.15 Milko Popchev Sara Mijic Won: 1-0 50 Open
109 2024-06-28 14th Vojvodina Open 2024 Novi Sad SRB 5.12 Ahmet Pasa Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 118 Open
110 2024-06-27 14th Vojvodina Open 2024 Novi Sad SRB 4.8 Milko Popchev Dejan Antic Lost: 0-1 59 Open
111 2024-06-26 14th Vojvodina Open 2024 Novi Sad SRB 3.14 Baris Cinar Sahbudak Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 86 Open
112 2024-06-24 14th Vojvodina Open 2024 Novi Sad SRB 1.5 Milko Popchev Harshavardhan G B Lost: 0-1 33 Open
113 2024-03-28 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 9.1 Milko Popchev Goran M Todorovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
114 2024-03-27 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 8.5 Ivan Martic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
115 2024-03-26 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 7.2 Milko Popchev Tom Rydstrom Won: 1-0 7 Open
116 2024-03-25 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 6.4 Dusan Mijatovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
117 2024-03-24 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 5.3 Milko Popchev Alan-Safar Ramoutar Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
118 2024-03-24 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 4.3 Nenad Karisik Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
119 2024-03-23 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 3.4 Milko Popchev Aleksa Petrovic Lost: 0-1 29 Open
120 2024-03-22 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 2.2 Alexander Khripachenko Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
121 2024-03-21 RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar Belgrade SRB 1.5 Milko Popchev Mikhail M Ivanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
122 2024-02-15 RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024 Pozarevac SRB 9.5 Milko Popchev Jeevan Karamsetty Draw: 1/2-1/2 61 Open
123 2024-02-14 RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024 Pozarevac SRB 8.1 Zlatko Ilincic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
124 2024-02-13 RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024 Pozarevac SRB 7.5 Aleksa Petrovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
125 2024-02-12 RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024 Pozarevac SRB 6.2 Milko Popchev Petar Spasic Lost: 0-1 75 Open
126 2024-02-11 RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024 Pozarevac SRB 4.3 Milko Popchev Nikolai Ninov Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
127 2024-02-10 RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024 Pozarevac SRB 3.3 Potluri Saye Srreezza Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
128 2024-02-09 RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024 Pozarevac SRB 2.4 Milko Popchev Ismet Mesic Lost: 0-1 48 Open
129 2024-02-08 RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024 Pozarevac SRB 1.2 Sri Sai Baswanth P Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 80 Open
130 2023-12-03 36th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB 9.1 Ilija Stanojevic Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 40 Open
131 2023-12-02 36th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB 8.14 Milko Popchev Dusko Zmijanac Won: 1-0 48 Open
132 2023-12-01 36th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB 7.14 Milko Popchev Yury Garifulin Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
133 2023-11-29 36th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB 5.8 Milos Milosevic Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 43 Open
134 2023-11-28 36th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB 4.7 Milko Popchev Mile Bjelanovic Won: 1-0 44 Open
135 2023-11-27 36th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB 3.13 Velimir Petrusic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
136 2023-11-26 36th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB 2.14 Milko Popchev Veselin Nastic Won: 1-0 72 Open
137 2023-11-25 36th Belgrade Trophy Belgrade SRB 1.16 Filip Dimitrijevic Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 32 Open
138 2023-11-05 RUDAR 17 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 8.5 Milko Popchev Karthik Sai Ch Won: 1-0 27 Open
139 2023-11-05 RUDAR 17 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 7.1 Milko Popchev 908428 Won: 1-0 33 Open
140 2023-11-04 RUDAR 17 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 6.5 Aniruddh Chatterjee Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
141 2023-11-03 RUDAR 17 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 5.2 Milko Popchev Jovana Srdanovic Won: 1-0 66 Open
142 2023-11-02 RUDAR 17 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 4.4 Aleksa Petrovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
143 2023-11-01 RUDAR 17 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 3.3 Milko Popchev Mikhail Bryakin Lost: 0-1 54 Open
144 2023-10-31 RUDAR 17 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 2.3 Nikolai Ninov Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 23 Open
145 2023-10-30 RUDAR 17 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 1.4 Milko Popchev Zlatko Ilincic Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
146 2023-08-18 RUDAR 16 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 8.3 Zlatko Ilincic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
147 2023-08-17 RUDAR 16 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 7.4 Milko Popchev Kheerthi Ganta Won: 1-0 45 Open
148 2023-08-16 RUDAR 16 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 6.2 Aleksa Petrovic Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 49 Open
149 2023-08-15 RUDAR 16 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 5.5 Milko Popchev Piotr Sabuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
150 2023-08-14 RUDAR 16 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 4.1 Lazar Nestorovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
  1. vs Georg, Dr. TscheuschnerDraw · ½–½White · 2025-03-06 · Round 4.2RADNICKICHESS IM Mar 2025
  2. vs Pavan Karthikeya Varma GunturiDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-03-05 · Round 3.4RADNICKICHESS IM Mar 2025
  3. vs Sergei KrivenkoLost · 0-1White · 2025-03-04 · Round 2.3RADNICKICHESS IM Mar 2025
  4. vs Phatak AanjaneyaWon · 0-1Black · 2025-03-03 · Round 1.3RADNICKICHESS IM Mar 2025
  5. vs Deniz AnakokWon · 1-0White · 2024-07-01 · Round 9.1114th Vojvodina Open 2024
  6. vs Pranav Pradeep NairWon · 0-1Black · 2024-06-30 · Round 8.1214th Vojvodina Open 2024
  7. vs Kutay SakmakLost · 1-0Black · 2024-06-29 · Round 7.1314th Vojvodina Open 2024
  8. vs Sara MijicWon · 1-0White · 2024-06-28 · Round 6.1514th Vojvodina Open 2024
  9. vs Ahmet PasaLost · 1-0Black · 2024-06-28 · Round 5.1214th Vojvodina Open 2024
  10. vs Dejan AnticLost · 0-1White · 2024-06-27 · Round 4.814th Vojvodina Open 2024
  11. vs Baris Cinar SahbudakWon · 0-1Black · 2024-06-26 · Round 3.1414th Vojvodina Open 2024
  12. vs Harshavardhan G BLost · 0-1White · 2024-06-24 · Round 1.514th Vojvodina Open 2024
  13. vs Goran M TodorovicDraw · ½–½White · 2024-03-28 · Round 9.1RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  14. vs Ivan MarticDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-27 · Round 8.5RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  15. vs Tom RydstromWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-26 · Round 7.2RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  16. vs Dusan MijatovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-25 · Round 6.4RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  17. vs Alan-Safar RamoutarDraw · ½–½White · 2024-03-24 · Round 5.3RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  18. vs Nenad KarisikDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-24 · Round 4.3RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  19. vs Aleksa PetrovicLost · 0-1White · 2024-03-23 · Round 3.4RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  20. vs Alexander KhripachenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-03-22 · Round 2.2RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  21. vs Mikhail M IvanovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-03-21 · Round 1.5RADNICKICHESS IM2 Mar
  22. vs Jeevan KaramsettyDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-15 · Round 9.5RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024
  23. vs Zlatko IlincicDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-14 · Round 8.1RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024
  24. vs Aleksa PetrovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-13 · Round 7.5RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024
  25. vs Petar SpasicLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-12 · Round 6.2RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024
  26. vs Nikolai NinovDraw · ½–½White · 2024-02-11 · Round 4.3RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024
  27. vs Potluri Saye SrreezzaDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-10 · Round 3.3RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024
  28. vs Ismet MesicLost · 0-1White · 2024-02-09 · Round 2.4RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024
  29. vs Sri Sai Baswanth PDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-02-08 · Round 1.2RUDAR XXII IM RR 2024
  30. vs Ilija StanojevicLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-03 · Round 9.136th Belgrade Trophy
  31. vs Dusko ZmijanacWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-02 · Round 8.1436th Belgrade Trophy
  32. vs Yury GarifulinDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-01 · Round 7.1436th Belgrade Trophy
  33. vs Milos MilosevicLost · 1-0Black · 2023-11-29 · Round 5.836th Belgrade Trophy
  34. vs Mile BjelanovicWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-28 · Round 4.736th Belgrade Trophy
  35. vs Velimir PetrusicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-27 · Round 3.1336th Belgrade Trophy
  36. vs Veselin NasticWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-26 · Round 2.1436th Belgrade Trophy
  37. vs Filip DimitrijevicWon · 0-1Black · 2023-11-25 · Round 1.1636th Belgrade Trophy
  38. vs Karthik Sai ChWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-05 · Round 8.5RUDAR 17 IM 2023
  39. vs 908428Won · 1-0White · 2023-11-05 · Round 7.1RUDAR 17 IM 2023
  40. vs Aniruddh ChatterjeeDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-04 · Round 6.5RUDAR 17 IM 2023
  41. vs Jovana SrdanovicWon · 1-0White · 2023-11-03 · Round 5.2RUDAR 17 IM 2023
  42. vs Aleksa PetrovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-11-02 · Round 4.4RUDAR 17 IM 2023
  43. vs Mikhail BryakinLost · 0-1White · 2023-11-01 · Round 3.3RUDAR 17 IM 2023
  44. vs Nikolai NinovLost · 1-0Black · 2023-10-31 · Round 2.3RUDAR 17 IM 2023
  45. vs Zlatko IlincicDraw · ½–½White · 2023-10-30 · Round 1.4RUDAR 17 IM 2023
  46. vs Zlatko IlincicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-18 · Round 8.3RUDAR 16 IM 2023
  47. vs Kheerthi GantaWon · 1-0White · 2023-08-17 · Round 7.4RUDAR 16 IM 2023
  48. vs Aleksa PetrovicWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-16 · Round 6.2RUDAR 16 IM 2023
  49. vs Piotr SabukDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-15 · Round 5.5RUDAR 16 IM 2023
  50. vs Lazar NestorovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-14 · Round 4.1RUDAR 16 IM 2023

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-23BUBAMARA OPEN 2026 U - 2200Classical4
2026-10-17Trofej Indjije 2026Rapid5½
2026-10-16Prvenstvo Novog Sada u ubrzanom sahu - oktobar 2026Rapid6½
2026-10-10TROFEJ CUPRIJE 2026Rapid6
2026-09-30Trofej Novog Sada 2026.Rapid6½
2026-09-08IM VII Round RobinClassical1½
2026-09-01IM VI Round RobinClassical3½

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