Nino Kirov


Nino Kirov was Bulgarian chess Grandmaster , two-times Bulgarian Chess Championship winner.
In the 1970s and 1980s Nino Kirov was one of the leading Bulgarian chess players. In 1962, he won Bulgarian Junior Chess Championship. From 1971 to 1985 Nino Kirov participated in Bulgarian Chess Championships and two times won gold medal: 1973 and 1978.
Nino Kirov was winner of many international chess tournament awards, including first place or shared first place in Čoka, Vršac, Białystok, Thessaloniki, Warsaw, Cannes.
Nino Kirov played for Bulgaria in the Chess Olympiads:
Nino Kirov played for Bulgaria in the European Team Chess Championships:
Nino Kirov played for Bulgaria in the World Student Team Chess Championship:
Also Nino Kirov nine times played for Bulgaria in the Men's Chess Balkaniads and won 1 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals in team competition, and won 3 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals in individual competition.
In 1972, he was awarded the FIDE International Master title and received the FIDE Grandmaster title three years later.