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Liuben Spassov
L Spassov 
 

Number of games in database: 960
Years covered: 1961 to 2014
Last FIDE rating: 2301
Highest rating achieved in database: 2460
Overall record: +270 -203 =487 (53.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (69) 
    E94 E91 E80 E67 E73
 Queen's Indian (45) 
    E12 E17 E15 E19 E14
 Reti System (38) 
    A04 A06 A05
 Modern Benoni (37) 
    A56 A57 A65 A58 A62
 English (31) 
    A15 A14 A13 A17 A10
 Grunfeld (29) 
    D85 D83 D78 D90 D91
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (182) 
    B89 B22 B42 B90 B40
 Nimzo Indian (43) 
    E46 E32 E39 E47 E54
 Queen's Indian (35) 
    E17 E12 E15 E14 E13
 Sicilian Najdorf (33) 
    B90 B93 B92 B97 B96
 English (31) 
    A14 A15 A19 A17 A13
 Queen's Pawn Game (29) 
    A46 E00 A45 D01 A40
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Spassov vs P Popov, 1977 1-0
   I Radulov vs L Spassov, 1974 0-1
   L Spassov vs J Kozma, 1965 1-0
   D H Campora vs L Spassov, 1978 0-1
   L Spassov vs A I Zakharov, 2006 1-0
   L Christiansen vs L Spassov, 1982 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Virovitica (1976)
   Pernik (1976)
   Albena (1975)
   World Seniors Championship (2005)
   Bulgarian Championship (1965)
   Oslo Chess International (1976)
   Makarczyk Memorial (1980)
   Vrnjacka Banja (1976)
   World Senior Championship (2006)
   Bulgarian Championship (1971)
   Sunny Beach (1974)
   Staufer Open (1994)
   Bulgarian Championship (1972)
   Bulgarian Championship (1961)
   Hamburg Open (1981)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 8th Varna Open
   M Nikolov vs L Spassov (Jun-23-14) 1/2-1/2
   P Drenchev vs L Spassov (Oct-04-13) 1-0
   L Spassov vs G Evstatiev (Oct-03-13) 1-0
   P Mladenov vs L Spassov (Oct-02-13) 1/2-1/2
   O Kesidis vs L Spassov (Oct-01-13) 0-1

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LIUBEN SPASSOV
(born Mar-22-1943, 82 years old) Bulgaria

[what is this?]
Liuben Dimitrov Spassov was awarded the GM title in 1976. He has played for the Bulgarian Olympic teams of 1978 and 1980. In tournaments he was 1st= at Pamporovna 1981 and 2nd at Warsaw 1983. He won the World Seniors Championship (2005) in Italy.

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 page 1 of 39; games 1-25 of 965  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. L Popov vs L Spassov  ½-½251961Bulgarian ChampionshipD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
2. L Spassov vs R Filchev  ½-½591961Bulgarian ChampionshipC76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation
3. J Ajanski vs L Spassov  0-1371961Bulgarian ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
4. N Padevsky vs L Spassov  0-1271961BUL-ch+E10 Queen's Pawn Game
5. L Spassov vs I Iliev  1-0361961Bulgarian ChampionshipB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
6. L Spassov vs Z Milev  0-1501961Bulgarian ChampionshipC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
7. L Spassov vs O Neikirch  1-0411961Bulgarian ChampionshipB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. P Petkov vs L Spassov  0-1641961Bulgarian ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. L Spassov vs V Prahov  ½-½411961Bulgarian ChampionshipC60 Ruy Lopez
10. A Drumev vs L Spassov  0-1411961Bulgarian ChampionshipA05 Reti Opening
11. L Spassov vs K Krastev  0-1401961Bulgarian ChampionshipC17 French, Winawer, Advance
12. L Spassov vs T Chipev  0-1231961Bulgarian ChampionshipC96 Ruy Lopez, Closed
13. K Piskov vs L Spassov  ½-½721961Bulgarian ChampionshipA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
14. Z Kadrev vs L Spassov  1-0271961Bulgarian ChampionshipB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
15. D Pantaleev vs L Spassov  1-0591961Bulgarian ChampionshipE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
16. L Spassov vs I Radulov  0-1351961Bulgarian ChampionshipA35 English, Symmetrical
17. L Spassov vs N Minev  ½-½441961Bulgarian ChampionshipE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
18. L Spassov vs A Milev  0-1621961Bulgarian ChampionshipE91 King's Indian
19. I Radulov vs L Spassov  0-1311965Bulgarian ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
20. L Spassov vs P Arnaudov  1-0361965Bulgarian ChampionshipB35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
21. P Kozarov vs L Spassov  ½-½481965Bulgarian ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
22. L Spassov vs K Piskov  0-1311965Bulgarian ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
23. I Chaprazov vs L Spassov  1-0401965Bulgarian ChampionshipB58 Sicilian
24. E Karastoichev vs L Spassov  0-1261965Bulgarian ChampionshipB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
25. L Spassov vs S Bohosjan  1-0301965Bulgarian ChampionshipC82 Ruy Lopez, Open
 page 1 of 39; games 1-25 of 965  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Oct-17-05  siggemannen: congrats for winning the senior WCC
Oct-17-05
Premium Chessgames Member
  monopole2313: And congrats to Bulgaria! WCC Men,
WCC Women, and WCC Senior (did I leave
anybody out?)
Oct-17-05  AlexanderMorphy: Bulgaria rule the chess world at the moment! thi sguy is just another gr8 bulgarian chess player!
Oct-17-05  Dionyseus: Grats to Spassov and the Bulgarians.
Oct-17-05  Happypuppet: Who's the Bulgarian woman WCC? Stefanova?
Nov-18-05  AlexanderMorphy: <happypuppet> yes the womens WC is Stefanova.
Nov-14-06  stanleys: Well GM Spassov didn't manage to defend its title in the last WCC,but finishing third after "Victor the terrible" and GM Jansa is also an excellent result!Congratulations!
May-08-09  BIDMONFA: Liuben D Spassov

SPASSOV, Liuben D.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/spassov_liu...
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Mar-27-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: He won yesterday a tournament in Bulgaria, against lower rated opposition:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr318...

Jan-29-13  TheTamale: If Spassky and Karpov had a kid...
Mar-22-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Liuben Spassov.

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