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
151 2023-08-13 RUDAR 16 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 3.5 Aleksa Micic Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 68 Open
152 2023-08-12 RUDAR 16 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 2.2 Milko Popchev Egor Korelskiy Lost: 0-1 43 Open
153 2023-08-11 RUDAR 16 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 1.4 Boris Stankovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
154 2023-07-05 13th Vojvodina Open 2023 Novi Sad SRB 9.1 Milko Popchev Dragisa Blagojevic Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
155 2023-07-04 13th Vojvodina Open 2023 Novi Sad SRB 8.15 Tommy Wen Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 38 Open
156 2023-07-03 13th Vojvodina Open 2023 Novi Sad SRB 7.1 Milko Popchev Svyatoslav Bazakutsa Lost: 0-1 56 Open
157 2023-07-02 13th Vojvodina Open 2023 Novi Sad SRB 5.12 Milko Popchev Aleksandar Kovacevic Won: 1-0 55 Open
158 2023-07-01 13th Vojvodina Open 2023 Novi Sad SRB 3.11 Arystanbek Urazayev Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 45 Open
159 2023-06-30 13th Vojvodina Open 2023 Novi Sad SRB 2.8 Milko Popchev Shawnak Shivakumar Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
160 2023-04-25 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 9.4 Milko Popchev Erdenepurev Boldoo Lost: 0-1 43 Open
161 2023-04-24 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 8.2 Batsukh Anand Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
162 2023-04-23 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 7.5 Milko Popchev Ivan Sredojevic Lost: 0-1 22 Open
163 2023-04-22 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 6.1 Mikhail Bryakin Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 48 Open
164 2023-04-22 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 5.5 Nikola Dudukovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
165 2023-04-21 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 4.2 Milko Popchev Sahib Singh Draw: 1/2-1/2 188 Open
166 2023-04-20 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 3.4 Khuyagtsogt Itgelt Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 60 Open
167 2023-04-19 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 2.3 Milko Popchev Boban Maksimovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
168 2023-04-18 RUDAR 11 IM 2023 Pozarevac SRB 1.3 Jovana Srdanovic Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 50 Open
169 2023-02-02 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 9.5 Milko Popchev Aleksa Petrovic Won: 1-0 75 Open
170 2023-02-01 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 8.1 Andrei Skvortsov Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 159 Open
171 2023-01-31 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 7.5 Nenad Karisik Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 111 Open
172 2023-01-30 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 6.2 Milko Popchev Mikhail M Ivanov Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
173 2023-01-29 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 5.4 Rastko Svicevic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
174 2023-01-28 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 4.3 Milko Popchev Marat Denishev Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
175 2023-01-27 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 3.3 Stefan Djuric Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 13 Open
176 2023-01-26 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 2.4 Milko Popchev Doruk Karaoglan Lost: 0-1 34 Open
177 2023-01-25 RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023 Belgrade SRB 1.2 Jan Lundin Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
178 2022-10-30 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 9.3 Milos Krstic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 7 Open
179 2022-10-29 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 8.4 Milko Popchev Umut Ata Akbas Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
180 2022-10-28 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 7.2 Saypuri Srithan Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 18 Open
181 2022-10-27 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 6.5 Milko Popchev Rastko Svicevic Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
182 2022-10-26 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 5.1 Milko Popchev Aleksa Petrovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
183 2022-10-25 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 4.5 A P Joshua Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
184 2022-10-24 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 3.2 Milko Popchev Branko Damljanovic Lost: 0-1 43 Open
185 2022-10-23 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 2.4 Vishwa Vasnawala Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 28 Open
186 2022-10-22 RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct Belgrade SRB 1.3 Milko Popchev Nenad Djokic Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
187 2022-10-20 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 9.3 Milko Popchev Boris, Dr. Dimitrijeski Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
188 2022-10-19 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 8.3 Aleksa Petrovic Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 39 Open
189 2022-10-18 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 7.4 Milko Popchev Zoran Mijailovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
190 2022-10-17 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 6.2 A P Joshua Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
191 2022-10-16 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 5.5 Milko Popchev Saypuri Srithan Won: 1-0 21 Open
192 2022-10-15 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 4.1 Miodrag Cetkovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
193 2022-10-15 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 3.5 Umut Ata Akbas Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
194 2022-10-14 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 2.2 Milko Popchev Goran M Todorovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
195 2022-10-13 RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022 Belgrade SRB 1.4 Vishwa Vasnawala Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
196 2022-10-09 1st League Cent-SRB 2022 Banja Vrujci SRB 11.5 Dejan Nestorovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
197 2022-10-08 1st League Cent-SRB 2022 Banja Vrujci SRB 10.1 Dejan Kulak Milko Popchev Won: 0-1 96 Open
198 2022-10-07 1st League Cent-SRB 2022 Banja Vrujci SRB 9.5 Slobodan D Radosavljevic Milko Popchev Lost: 1-0 62 Open
199 2022-10-06 1st League Cent-SRB 2022 Banja Vrujci SRB 8.2 Milko Popchev Ante Brkljaca Won: 1-0 46 Open
200 2022-10-05 1st League Cent-SRB 2022 Banja Vrujci SRB 7.5 Janko Radovic Milko Popchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
  1. vs Aleksa MicicWon · 0-1Black · 2023-08-13 · Round 3.5RUDAR 16 IM 2023
  2. vs Egor KorelskiyLost · 0-1White · 2023-08-12 · Round 2.2RUDAR 16 IM 2023
  3. vs Boris StankovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-11 · Round 1.4RUDAR 16 IM 2023
  4. vs Dragisa BlagojevicDraw · ½–½White · 2023-07-05 · Round 9.113th Vojvodina Open 2023
  5. vs Tommy WenWon · 0-1Black · 2023-07-04 · Round 8.1513th Vojvodina Open 2023
  6. vs Svyatoslav BazakutsaLost · 0-1White · 2023-07-03 · Round 7.113th Vojvodina Open 2023
  7. vs Aleksandar KovacevicWon · 1-0White · 2023-07-02 · Round 5.1213th Vojvodina Open 2023
  8. vs Arystanbek UrazayevLost · 1-0Black · 2023-07-01 · Round 3.1113th Vojvodina Open 2023
  9. vs Shawnak ShivakumarDraw · ½–½White · 2023-06-30 · Round 2.813th Vojvodina Open 2023
  10. vs Erdenepurev BoldooLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-25 · Round 9.4RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  11. vs Batsukh AnandDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-04-24 · Round 8.2RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  12. vs Ivan SredojevicLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-23 · Round 7.5RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  13. vs Mikhail BryakinWon · 0-1Black · 2023-04-22 · Round 6.1RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  14. vs Nikola DudukovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-04-22 · Round 5.5RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  15. vs Sahib SinghDraw · ½–½White · 2023-04-21 · Round 4.2RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  16. vs Khuyagtsogt ItgeltLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-20 · Round 3.4RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  17. vs Boban MaksimovicDraw · ½–½White · 2023-04-19 · Round 2.3RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  18. vs Jovana SrdanovicLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-18 · Round 1.3RUDAR 11 IM 2023
  19. vs Aleksa PetrovicWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-02 · Round 9.5RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  20. vs Andrei SkvortsovDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-01 · Round 8.1RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  21. vs Nenad KarisikDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-01-31 · Round 7.5RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  22. vs Mikhail M IvanovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-01-30 · Round 6.2RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  23. vs Rastko SvicevicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-01-29 · Round 5.4RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  24. vs Marat DenishevDraw · ½–½White · 2023-01-28 · Round 4.3RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  25. vs Stefan DjuricDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-01-27 · Round 3.3RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  26. vs Doruk KaraoglanLost · 0-1White · 2023-01-26 · Round 2.4RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  27. vs Jan LundinDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-01-25 · Round 1.2RADNICKICHESS IM Jan 2023
  28. vs Milos KrsticDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-30 · Round 9.3RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  29. vs Umut Ata AkbasDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-29 · Round 8.4RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  30. vs Saypuri SrithanDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-28 · Round 7.2RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  31. vs Rastko SvicevicDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-27 · Round 6.5RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  32. vs Aleksa PetrovicDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-26 · Round 5.1RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  33. vs A P JoshuaDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-25 · Round 4.5RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  34. vs Branko DamljanovicLost · 0-1White · 2022-10-24 · Round 3.2RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  35. vs Vishwa VasnawalaLost · 1-0Black · 2022-10-23 · Round 2.4RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  36. vs Nenad DjokicDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-22 · Round 1.3RADNICKICHESS IM 2 Oct
  37. vs Boris, Dr. DimitrijeskiDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-20 · Round 9.3RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  38. vs Aleksa PetrovicLost · 1-0Black · 2022-10-19 · Round 8.3RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  39. vs Zoran MijailovicDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-18 · Round 7.4RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  40. vs A P JoshuaDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-17 · Round 6.2RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  41. vs Saypuri SrithanWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-16 · Round 5.5RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  42. vs Miodrag CetkovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-15 · Round 4.1RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  43. vs Umut Ata AkbasDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-15 · Round 3.5RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  44. vs Goran M TodorovicDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-14 · Round 2.2RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  45. vs Vishwa VasnawalaDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-13 · Round 1.4RADNICKICHESS IM Oct 2022
  46. vs Dejan NestorovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-09 · Round 11.51st League Cent-SRB 2022
  47. vs Dejan KulakWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-08 · Round 10.11st League Cent-SRB 2022
  48. vs Slobodan D RadosavljevicLost · 1-0Black · 2022-10-07 · Round 9.51st League Cent-SRB 2022
  49. vs Ante BrkljacaWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-06 · Round 8.21st League Cent-SRB 2022
  50. vs Janko RadovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-05 · Round 7.51st League Cent-SRB 2022

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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