Bulgarian Grandmaster Milko Bobotsov (1931-2000)
Milko Bobotsov was the first Bulgarian to attain the chess title of Grandmaster, achieving this title in 1961. His best result was equal second at the powerful Alekhine Memorial tournament in Moscow in 1967. Other successes included first or shared first places at Varna 1957, Pécs (Asztalos Memorial) 1964 and Sarajevo, Bosna 1971.
Atanas Kolev 