[Event "Socialist Countries Armies-chT05"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1968.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kupka, Slavoj"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1968.05.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 0-0 7. e5 Ne8 8. f4 c5 9. Nf3 f6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Bb6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qxd5+ Kh8 14. Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Be3 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Nd7 17. 0-0-0 Bb6 18. Bxb6 Nxb6 19. g3 Be6 20. h4 Rc8 21. Kb2 Nf6 22. Bh3 Bxh3 23. Rxh3 Nc4+ 24. Nxc4 Rxc4 25. Rh2 a6 26. Re2 Rc7 27. Na4 h6 28. Nc5 Rff7 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. Re5 Ng4 31. Ree8 Nf6 32. Re5 Ng4 33. Re6 Rce7 34. f5 Ne3 35. Rxe7 Rxe7 36. Ne6 Nxf5 37. Nf8+ Kg8 38. Ng6+ Kf7 39. Nxe7 Kxe7 40. Rc8 Kd7 41. Rg8 h5 42. Kc3 Kc6 43. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Socialist Countries Armies-chT05"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1968.05.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A56"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1968.05.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 0-0 7. h3 Ne8 8. g4 Nd7 9. Bd3 a6 10. a3 Nc7 11. Qe2 Rb8 12. a4 Re8 13. Be3 Nf8 14. Rb1 Ng6 15. Qd2 Bd7 16. b4 cxb4 17. Rxb4 a5 18. Rb2 Na6 19. Nb5 b6 20. 0-0 Nc5 21. Bc2 Nf8 22. Rfb1 Ra8 23. Ne1 Bc8 24. f3 h6 25. Nd3 Ng6 26. Nc3 Ra6 27. Nxc5 bxc5 28. Ne2 Bg5 29. Rb8 Rf8 30. Bd3 Qf6 31. Rf1 Bd7 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Kf2 Bxe3+ 34. Qxe3 Bxa4 35. Rb1 Ra8 36. Qd2 Be8 37. Qb2 a4 38. Qb7 Qd8 39. Ng3 a3 40. Nf5 a2 41. Ra1 0-1

[Event "Socialist Countries Armies-chT05"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1968.05.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Adamski, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1968.05.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. d5 Nf6 5. e4 d6 6. Bd3 0-0 7. Bg5 e6 8. dxe6 fxe6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Nge2 e5 11. Ng3 Nd4 12. h4 Qa5 13. 0-0 Be6 14. h5 Nxh5 15. Nxh5 gxh5 16. Qd1 h6 17. Bd2 Bg4 18. Be2 Nxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Qc7 20. f3 Be6 21. b3 Qf7 22. Be3 Qg6 23. Qxd6 Rad8 24. Qe7 Bh3 25. Rf2 Rd7 26. Qh4 Rxf3 27. g3 Rxe3 28. Qxh3 Rd2 29. Re1 Qxe4 30. Qxh5 Kh7 31. Kf1 Qg6 32. Qh1 e4 33. Rf4 Be5 34. Rf2 Qg4 35. Qh4 Qxh4 36. gxh4 Kg7 37. Rf5 Rf3+ 38. Rxf3 exf3 39. Nc1 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Socialist Countries Armies-chT05"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1968.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gutierrez, Gonzalez"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E13"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1968.05.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qxf6 9. Bd3 0-0 10. 0-0 d6 11. Re1 e5 12. e4 Nc6 13. d5 Ne7 14. Re3 Bc8 15. Be2 g6 16. h4 Bg4 17. Nh2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qxh4 19. Rh3 Qf4 20. g3 Qg5 21. Nf3 Qf6 22. Rxh6 Kg7 23. Qe3 Rh8 24. Rxh8 Rxh8 25. Kg2 Kf8 26. Rh1 Rxh1 27. Kxh1 Ke8 28. Kg2 Qh8 29. Nh4 Qh5 30. Qf3 Qg5 31. Qd1 a5 32. c5 dxc5 33. d6 cxd6 34. Qxd6 Qg4 35. Qxe5 Kd7 36. Nf3 Qe6 37. Qf4 f6 38. e5 Nd5 39. Qd2 Kc7 40. exf6 Nxf6 41. Kf1 Qc4+ 42. Kg2 Nd5 43. Qc2 Qg4 44. Qd2 Qe4 45. Qh6 a4 46. Qg7+ Kb8 47. a3 c4 48. Qd4 Qxd4 49. cxd4 b5 50. Ne5 Nb4 51. f4 c3 52. axb4 a3 53. Nc6+ Kc7 54. Na5 a2 0-1

[Event "Socialist Countries Armies-chT05"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1968.05.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Liptay, Laszlo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1968.05.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 0-0 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne8 10. h3 f6 11. Nc3 Nc7 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 Ne6 14. Qc2 fxe5 15. Nxe5 Qa5 16. Qd1 Nxd4 17. Bg5 Rf5 18. f4 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Rxe5 20. fxe5 Nf5 21. g4 Ng3 22. Bxe7 Ne4 23. Qf3 Be6 24. b3 Qc7 25. Bf6 Rf8 26. Kg2 d4 27. Kg1 Bd5 28. Qd3 Nxf6 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Qf4+ 32. Ke1 g5 33. Nb2 Qe3+ 34. Qxe3 dxe3 35. Nd1 Kf7 36. Nxe3 Be6 37. Ke2 Kf6 38. Nf1 Ke5 39. Ke3 Bd5 40. Nd2 Bg2 41. Kf2 Bd5 42. Ke3 c5 43. a3 a6 44. a4 a5 45. Kd3 Kf4 46. Nc4 Bg2 47. Nxa5 Bxh3 48. Nb7 Bxg4 49. Nxc5 h5 50. Kd4 h4 51. Nd3+ Kg3 52. Ke3 h3 53. b4 h2 54. Nf2 Bd7 55. b5 Kg2 56. b6 Bc8 57. a5 0-1

[Event "BUL Open-ch01"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1966.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1966.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 f5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. 0-0 Be7 5. d3 0-0 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. b4 e5 9. Bb2 Qh5 10. Rc1 a5 11. b5 Nbd7 12. Na4 f4 13. e3 fxe3 14. fxe3 Ng4 15. Qd2 Bg5 16. Rce1 Qh6 17. Bc1 e4 18. dxe4 Nde5 19. Qe2 Be6 20. Nb2 a4 21. a3 c6 22. bxc6 bxc6 23. h4 Be7 24. Nd4 g5 25. Bh3 gxh4 26. Rf4 hxg3 27. Nxe6 Qxh3 28. Nxf8 Nf2 29. Rxf2 gxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "BUL Open-ch01"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1966.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Radev Iordanov, Nikolay"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E45"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1966.10.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 b6 5. Nge2 Ba6 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 d5 8. cxd5 Bxf1 9. Kxf1 Nxd5 10. Ncxd5 exd5 11. Qb3 c6 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Qa4 g5 15. Nh5 Qc7 16. h4 0-0 17. hxg5 Bxg5 18. Rh3 Kh8 19. Ke2 Rg8 20. Qc2 Rg6 21. Qf5 Kg8 22. Rg3 Bh6 23. Qxd7 Qxd7 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. Rxg6+ hxg6 26. Nxd7 f6 27. Rh1 Rh8 28. e4 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Filipowicz, Andrzej"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 b6 5. c3 Be7 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 Bb7 8. Qc2 c5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ne4 h6 11. d4 Nd7 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Bf1 Rfe8 14. g3 N5f6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qd1 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qc6 18. Bg2 e5 19. Nh4 e4 20. Nf5 Nf8 21. d5 Qxd5 22. Nd6 Red8 23. Bf4 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bc3 25. Bxe4 Qxd1 26. Rexd1 Bxe4 27. Nxe4 Bd4 28. Bd6 Ne6 29. Ba3 Rac8 30. Nd6 Rc2 31. Nf5 Bxf2+ 32. Kf1 Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Rxa2 34. Bd6 b5 35. Kg2 Ng5 36. Kf1 Bb6 0-1

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hora, Vratislav"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. 0-0 Qc7 8. Re1 d6 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 Nf6 11. Bd2 Qb6 12. Bxb4 Nbd7 13. Nb3 d5 14. a5 Qc7 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. Qd2 N7f6 18. f3 g5 19. Nb4 Rg8 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rad1 g4 22. Qh6+ Ke7 23. Bf5 gxf3 24. g4 Nf6 25. Qh4 Qf4 26. Qg3 Qxg3+ 27. hxg3 Kf8 28. Nc5 Bd5 29. Ne4 Nxg4 30. Bxg4 Rxg4 31. Nf6 Rxg3+ 32. Kf2 Rg2+ 33. Ke3 Bc6 34. Rf1 Rxc2 35. Nxh7+ Ke7 36. Ng5 Rxb2 37. Nxf3 Rb3+ 38. Kf4 Bxf3 39. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 40. Kxf3 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Meleghegyi, Csaba"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E70"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. d5 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Nge2 0-0 7. Ng3 c6 8. Be2 Bd7 9. 0-0 cxd5 10. cxd5 Na6 11. Be3 Ne8 12. Qd2 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. f4 Qh4 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Nh5 Rf7 17. Nxg7 Rxg7 18. Bf2 Qh3 19. Bg3 Qh6 20. b4 Nf6 21. Nb5 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Ne4 23. fxe5 Qxc1 24. Rxc1 Nxg3 25. hxg3 dxe5 26. Nxa7 Nxb4 27. Rb1 Nxd5 28. Rxb7 Nf6 29. Bb5 Bxb5 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Nxb5 Ne4 32. a4 Nc5 33. a5 Na6 34. Kf2 Kf6 35. Nc3 Ke6 36. Kf3 h5 37. Nd1 Nb4 38. Ne3 e4+ 39. Ke2 Ke5 40. Nc4+ Kd5 41. Ne3+ Ke6 42. Nc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Augustin, Josef"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. Rb1 a5 7. e4 d6 8. Nge2 Be6 9. Nd5 0-0 10. 0-0 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 c5 14. b3 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16. Bf4 Qc7 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Rb2 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Re8 20. Re2 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 Bf8 22. h4 Qc8 23. a4 Qd8 24. Bd2 b6 25. Be4 Qe7 26. Kf1 f5 27. Bg5 Qe8 28. Bf3 Qc8 29. Qd2 Qe8 30. Qf4 Be7 31. h5 Bxg5 32. Qxg5 Kg7 33. Qh4 Qf8 34. h6+ Kf7 35. g4 Qe7 36. g5 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A54"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. Nc3 e5 5. e3 Be7 6. Be2 c6 7. 0-0 Qc7 8. b4 Nf8 9. Bb2 Ng6 10. h3 0-0 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. c5 b6 13. cxb6 axb6 14. a3 Bd8 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Re1 e4 17. Nd2 Bc7 18. Qc2 Qe5 19. Nf1 Nh4 20. Ng3 Qg5 21. Ncxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Bd7 23. Rc4 Ng6 24. h4 Qd8 25. h5 f5 26. Qc2 Ne5 27. f4 Nxc4 28. Bxc4+ Rf7 29. Qc3 Qf6 30. Qxf6 gxf6 31. Rd1 Bc8 32. h6 Kf8 33. Nh5 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Nxf6 Ke7 36. Nxh7 Be8 37. Bf6+ Kd6 38. Be5+ Ke7 39. Bxc7 Bg6 40. Ng5 b5 41. Be2 Rxa3 42. Be5 1-0

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Kadrev, Zdravko Minchev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 e6 10. Bf4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. 0-0-0 0-0-0 13. Kb1 Ngf6 14. c4 c5 15. Bc3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 a6 17. Nf3 Bc5 18. Qe2 Bd6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Liptay, Laszlo"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Qe2 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. 0-0 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. c3 0-0 9. Be3 b6 10. Qd2 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Bh6 Bg4 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Na3 Qd7 16. Nc4 f6 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Rxe3 Rad8 19. Rd1 Re6 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rd6 22. Bg2 Ne7 23. Bf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Marszalek, Rafal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. h4 b6 6. h5 Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. Qg4 f5 9. Qe2 Nb8 10. Rh3 Nc6 11. Qd3 0-0-0 12. Nge2 Nge7 13. Qa6+ Kb8 14. Bg5 Rde8 15. 0-0-0 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 Nc8 17. Ne2 Ka8 18. Kb1 Nb8 19. Qd3 Kb7 20. h6 g6 21. Nf4 a6 22. c4 c6 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Rc1 Na7 25. Bf6 Rhg8 26. Rg3 Nbc6 27. Rd1 Rc8 28. Nh3 Nb5 29. Qe3 Nb4 30. Qb3 Qc6 31. Bg5 a5 32. a3 a4 33. Qxb4 Qc2+ 34. Ka2 Qxd1 35. Qxb5 Rc6 36. Rd3 Qf1 37. Nf4 Ra8 38. Qb4 Rc1 39. Qe7+ Ka6 40. Rd1 Qxd1 0-1

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Vasiukov, Evgeni"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E96"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. Re1 c6 9. Rb1 Re8 10. d5 Nc5 11. Bf1 a5 12. b3 Bd7 13. a3 cxd5 14. cxd5 a4 15. bxa4 Nxa4 16. Nxa4 Rxa4 17. Bd3 b5 18. Bc2 Ra6 19. Qd3 Qa8 20. Rb3 Rc8 21. Bb1 Be8 22. Qe2 Bf8 23. Bd3 Ra4 24. Bb2 Rb8 25. Nd2 Bh6 26. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Savon, Vladimir A"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Nf3 exd5 9. e3 0-0 10. Be2 c6 11. 0-0 Be6 12. Na4 Nd7 13. Ne1 Qe7 14. Nd3 Rae8 15. Re1 Nf6 16. Nac5 Bc8 17. Qa4 a6 18. Qb4 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Qxe4 20. Bf1 Kh8 21. a4 Rg8 22. Qd2 g5 23. b4 Bf8 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Bd6 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Ra7 Re6 28. g3 Rh6 29. Ne5 Bxe5 30. dxe5 Be6 31. Qb2 Qf5 32. Rea1 g4 33. Ra8 Rhg6 34. Qc3 Rg5 35. R1a6 Qxe5 36. Rxg8+ Kxg8 37. Qxc6 d4 38. e4 Kg7 39. Ra8 Kh6 40. Rd8 Rg6 41. Qc1+ Kg7 42. Qf4 Rg5 43. Qd2 Qf6 44. Rxd4 Rc5 45. Ra4 Qe5 46. Rd4 Rc8 47. Qe3 Rb8 48. Kg2 Rb1 49. Be2 Re1 50. Rb4 h6 51. Qd2 Qa1 52. Qb2+ Qxb2 53. Rxb2 Kf6 54. f4 gxf3+ 55. Kxf3 Ra1 56. Rb6 Ra3+ 57. Kf4 Ra2 58. Ke3 Ke5 59. Rb5+ Kf6 60. Rc5 Ra3+ 61. Bd3 Ra2 62. h4 Ra3 63. Rc6 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1965.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Toth, Bela"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A69"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1965.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 0-0 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Ng4 12. 0-0 Nxe5 13. Bf4 Qb6 14. Kh1 Qxb2 15. Na4 Qb4 16. Bd2 Qg4 17. Nxe5 Qd4 18. Nxf7 Qxa1 19. Nh6+ Kh8 20. Qxa1 Bxa1 21. Rxa1 Kg7 22. Rf1 g5 23. Rf7+ Kxh6 24. Bd3 Kh5 25. h3 h6 26. Rf6 Nd7 27. Bg6+ Kh4 28. Kh2 Re2 29. Be1+ 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.26"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Kadrev, Zdravko Minchev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A69"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. f4 0-0 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd2 b6 11. 0-0 Ba6 12. a4 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nbd7 14. Nc4 Qb8 15. Qf3 a6 16. Bd2 Ra7 17. Kh1 Rb7 18. Rae1 b5 19. Na5 b4 20. Nd1 Nb6 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. b3 a5 23. Qd3 c4 24. bxc4 Nfd7 25. c5 Nxc5 26. Qb5 Rb8 27. Be3 Nbxa4 28. Qc4 Qb5 29. Qxb5 Rxb5 30. Nf2 Nc3 31. Bd2 Bd4 32. Be3 Bxe3 33. Rxe3 a4 34. f5 a3 35. e5 Nxd5 36. Ree1 b3 37. exd6 b2 38. Nd3 Nd7 39. g4 a2 40. Nxb2 Rxb2 41. f6 N5xf6 42. Kg1 Nxg4 43. Re8+ Kg7 44. Ra8 Nxh2 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.24"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Mlechev, Hristo"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E73"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 0-0 6. h4 c5 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6 9. bxa6 Bxa6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Nge2 c4 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Bd4 Nb4 14. Rh3 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 h5 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Rd1 Rfc8 18. Nc6 Nxc6 19. dxc6 Rxc6 20. Rd2 Ra5 21. Nd5 Qa7 22. a3 e6 23. Nb4 Rb6 24. Rc3 d5 25. f3 Nf6 26. Qe3 Qc7 27. e5 Nd7 28. f4 Nc5 29. Rd4 Rb7 30. Kf1 Na6 31. Nxa6 Rxa6 32. Rd2 Rab6 33. Rcc2 Rb3 34. Qd4 Qd8 35. Qf2 Kg7 36. g3 Qa5 37. Kg2 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.23"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Dimitrov Iliev, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A19"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Bf4 d6 9. Qd2 a6 10. 0-0-0 Ng6 11. Bg3 Nf6 12. Nb3 Be7 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Ke7 16. c5 Rd8 17. Rxd8 Kxd8 18. Be2 Kc7 19. Rd1 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.22"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Zahariev, Georgi"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2 0-0 9. 0-0 Qc7 10. h3 b5 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nc5 15. c3 bxc3 16. Nxc3 Rb8 17. Qc2 Nb3 18. Rad1 g6 19. Kh2 Qc4 20. f4 Bf5 21. Qf2 Bf6 22. Rfe1 Bd3 23. Ba7 Rb7 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Nxe4 Be7 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. d6 Bd8 28. d7 Qxa4 29. Bc5 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 Qxd7 31. Bxf8 Kxf8 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. Qxc5+ Kg7 34. Qxe5+ Bf6 35. Qe2 Qb7 36. Ra1 Qxb2 37. Qxb2 Bxb2 38. Rxa6 h5 39. Kg2 Be5 40. Kf3 f5 41. Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.20"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Popov, Luben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Bb4 7. Nde2 Nf6 8. a3 Be7 9. h3 b5 10. g4 Bb7 11. Bg2 0-0 12. 0-0 d5 13. exd5 Rd8 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Bf4 Bd6 17. Bg5 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.19"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Neikirkh, Oleg"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qb6 6. a3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Na4 Qd8 9. e4 Nf6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bb5+ Nfd7 12. 0-0 0-0 13. Be3 a6 14. Be2 b5 15. f4 Bb7 16. Bf3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Rc1 Rc8 19. Qe2 Qa5 20. Rfd1 Rfd8 21. Qf2 Qc7 22. Nd5 exd5 23. exd5 Bf6 24. dxc6 Nf8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Bb6 Qd3 27. Rd1 Qb3 28. Rd2 Qc4 29. g3 Rxc6 30. Bxc6 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qxc6+ 32. Kg1 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc6+ 34. Kh3 Qc8+ 35. f5 g6 36. Qc5 Qb7 37. Bd8 Bg7 38. Be7 Qf3 39. Rf2 Qe4 40. Rf4 Qe2 41. Rf2 Qe1 42. Bxf8 Bxf8 43. Qd4 b4 44. axb4 Bxb4 45. fxg6 hxg6 46. Qf6 Qe8 47. Qxa6 Qd7+ 48. g4 Be1 49. Rf3 Qd8 50. Qf6 Qd5 51. Re3 Bb4 52. Qf3 Qg5 53. Re8+ Kg7 54. Qe3 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Bogdanov, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B86"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. f4 0-0 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Nc5 11. 0-0-0 Qc7 12. g4 b5 13. g5 Nfxe4 14. Nxe4 Bb7 15. Nxe6 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 fxe6 17. g6 h6 18. Rhe1 Rac8 19. Re2 d5 20. Qh3 Qc6 21. Ng5 Rf6 22. Bd4 Rxf4 23. Nxe6 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Bf6 25. Rf4 d4 26. Rxf6 d3 27. Rf7 Qh1+ 28. Rf1 Qd5 29. Ref2 Qxb3 30. Rf8+ Rxf8 31. Rxf8# 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Peev, Peicho Chonev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D80"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Nxe4 dxe4 6. e3 c5 7. Qd2 Bg7 8. 0-0-0 h6 9. Bf4 0-0 10. Ne2 f5 11. h4 Nc6 12. Kb1 Qb6 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Qd5+ Qxd5 15. cxd5 Ne5 16. Nc3 Rd8 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Nb5 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Ng4 20. Bg3 Be5 21. f3 Bxg3 22. fxg4 Rf8 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Bd7 Rf6 25. h5 f4 26. Rd4 Rd8 27. Be6+ Rxe6 28. dxe6 Rxd4 29. exd4 e3 30. Kc2 Kg7 31. Kd3 Kf6 32. Ke2 Kxe6 33. Kf3 Kd5 34. Rc1 e6 35. Rc8 Bh4 36. Rc7 b5 37. Rxa7 Kxd4 38. Ra6 Kd3 39. Rxe6 Kd2 40. Rxh6 Kc2 41. Re6 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Drumev, Avram"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. f4 e5 7. Nge2 Nge7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Be3 Nd4 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. h3 f5 12. Nd1 fxe4 13. dxe4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. c3 Ne7 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Nc1 Nf5 19. Kh2 h5 20. Nd3 Be6 21. Re1 Bd5 22. Ne5 Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Qd6 24. Qe4 Rbe8 25. Nf2 Ne3 26. Qxg6 Re6 27. Qd3 Rxe5 28. Ne4 Rxe4 29. Qxe4 h4 30. Rg1 hxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Kh8 32. Kf3 Bh6 33. Ke2 Rxf4 34. Rg6 Rxe4 35. Rxd6 Nf5+ 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Radulov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. Qc2 d4 7. d3 c5 8. e4 Nc6 9. Ne1 Rb8 10. h3 a6 11. f4 Ne8 12. Nd2 b5 13. b3 Bd7 14. e5 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Ndf3 Qc7 17. Qe2 Nh5 18. Kh2 Bd6 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nxe6 Rbe8 21. Qxh5 Bxe6 22. Qf3 Nd8 23. a3 Rf6 24. Ra2 Ref8 25. Raf2 g5 26. Qe4 Kh8 27. Kg1 g4 28. h4 Bf5 29. Qd5 Bc8 30. Re2 Rf5 31. Qa8 Nb7 32. Qa7 R5f7 33. Bd5 Rg7 34. Bd2 Qd8 35. Qxa6 Bb8 36. Qxb5 Ba7 37. b4 Nd6 38. Qa5 Bb6 39. Qa4 Nf5 40. Kg2 Ra7 41. Qb3 Bb7 42. Bxb7 Rxb7 43. bxc5 Qa8 44. c6 Rc7 45. Qxb6 Rxc6 46. Qa5 Ra6+ 47. Qd5 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chipev, Teodor Antonov"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. Be3 Qb6 6. Nbc3 cxd4 7. Nd5 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Qd8 9. Qc2 d6 10. 0-0-0 Bd7 11. Kb1 e6 12. Ndf4 Nge7 13. h4 Rc8 14. h5 0-0 15. Ng3 Na5 16. Bb4 e5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 b5 20. Bxd6 Re8 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. f4 Rxc4 23. Qd2 Bg4 24. fxe5 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. b3 Rc5 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Pantaleev, Dimitar Dimitrov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 0-0 7. 0-0 Nbd7 8. Qd3 b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rfc1 Bb7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. a4 Nb8 14. Nb3 Nc6 15. Na2 Nd7 16. Qd2 Kh8 17. h4 Re8 18. Rc2 Nf6 19. Rac1 Ne4 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Bxd2 e5 23. e3 exd4 24. exd4 Bf6 25. Be3 Na5 26. b3 Rxc2 27. Rxc2 Nc6 28. Kh2 Bc8 29. Qc3 Bb7 30. Nb4 Nxb4 31. Qxb4 Bd8 32. Bh3 f5 33. Bf4 Kg8 34. Be5 g6 35. Qd2 Qe7 36. Qf4 Qe6 37. Rc3 Bf6 38. Re3 Bxe5 39. Rxe5 Qd7 40. h5 Rxe5 41. Qxe5 Kf7 42. Qh8 Ke6 43. g4 Bc8 44. gxf5+ gxf5 45. h6 Qc7+ 46. Kg2 Qc1 47. Qe5+ Kf7 48. Qg7+ Ke6 49. b4 Kd6 50. Qe5+ Kc6 51. Qe3 Qb1 52. Qe8+ Kc7 53. Qf7+ Bd7 54. Qxh7 Qe4+ 55. Kg1 Qxd4 56. Bxf5 Qd1+ 57. Kg2 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Minev, Nikolay Nikolaev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A66"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 g6 6. e4 d6 7. f4 Bg7 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Nb5 dxe5 10. Nd6+ Kf8 11. Nxc8 Qxc8 12. Nf3 e4 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Nh3 Nxd5 16. Qxe4 Qe8 17. Qxe8+ Kxe8 18. Bc4 Nb4 19. 0-0 Nc2 20. Rb1 f5 21. Bd2 Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Rh7 23. g4 Bh8 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Rg1 Rg7 26. Bc3 Nd4 27. b4 Nbc6 28. bxc5 Rxg1+ 29. Nxg1 Rb8 30. Ne2 Nxe2 31. Bxh8 Nxf4 32. Bg7 h5 33. Rf1 Ng6 34. Rxf5 Kd7 35. Bf7 Nce7 36. Rxh5 Rc8 37. Rg5 Rc6 38. Bd4 b6 39. cxb6 axb6 40. Rg4 Rd6 41. Bb3 Nf5 42. Bf2 Nge7 43. Rf4 Nh6 44. Rb4 Nc8 45. Bg3 Rd3 46. Rb5 Kc6 47. Rh5 Ng4 48. Bc2 Rd4 49. h3 Ne3 50. Bb3 Nd6 51. Re5 Rd3 52. Re6 Nef5 53. Bxd6 Rxd6 54. Kg2 Nd4 55. Rxd6+ Kxd6 56. Kf2 Nb5 57. Ke3 Ke5 58. Kd3 Kf4 59. Bc4 Nc7 60. Kd4 Kf5 61. h4 Kf6 62. h5 Kf5 63. h6 Kg6 64. Ke5 b5 65. Bd3+ Kxh6 66. Kd6 Ne8+ 67. Kc5 Kg7 68. Bxb5 Nf6 69. a4 Kf7 70. a5 Ne4+ 71. Kc6 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Milev, Angel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d3 Be7 7. e3 0-0 8. Be2 Be6 9. 0-0 f5 10. Qc2 Kh8 11. Na4 Bd6 12. b4 Qe8 13. Bb2 a6 14. Nc5 Bc8 15. Rac1 Nd8 16. Qb1 b6 17. Nb3 Nf6 18. Nbd2 b5 19. Qa1 Nf7 20. Nb3 Be6 21. Nfd2 Bd5 22. f3 Bxb3 23. Nxb3 Nd5 24. e4 Nf4 25. Rf2 fxe4 26. dxe4 Qe6 27. Nc5 Qg6 28. Kh1 a5 29. Bxb5 axb4 30. a4 Rfb8 31. Bf1 Ra5 32. Nb3 Raa8 33. a5 Qe6 34. Bc4 Qe7 35. g3 Nh3 36. Rfc2 Nhg5 37. h4 Ne6 38. a6 Rf8 39. Kg2 Ned8 40. Bd5 Ra7 41. f4 c6 42. Bc4 Bb8 43. f5 Nh6 44. Be2 g6 45. Rc5 Nhf7 46. Rf1 Rd7 47. Qc1 Ba7 48. fxg6 hxg6 49. Rc2 Rd6 50. Qf4 Rg8 51. Bc4 Rg7 52. Qf3 Kh7 53. Kh1 Qd7 54. Rh2 Ne6 55. Bc1 Nh6 56. Bxh6 Kxh6 57. h5 g5 58. Qf6+ Kh7 59. h6 Re7 60. Qf5+ Kh8 61. Qxe5+ Kh7 62. Qf5+ Kh8 63. Be2 Nd8 64. Qf8+ Kh7 65. Bg4 Rf7 66. Rxf7+ Qxf7 67. Bf5+ 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Orev, Petar"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Ne2 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. d5 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nc3 e6 9. 0-0 Ne7 10. Bh6 Ng8 11. Bd2 Ne7 12. b4 0-0 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Rb1 b6 15. Nb5 Bg7 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bd2 exd5 18. exd5 a6 19. Nc3 Bf5 20. Qf3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nc6 22. a4 Ne5 23. Qe2 Re8 24. f4 Nc6 25. Qg4 Nd4 26. Rfe1 h5 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qd1 Rb8 29. Qf1 Nf5 30. Qd3 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 Bxc3 32. Qxc3 Qxa4 33. Ra1 Qe8 34. Re1 Qa4 35. Ra1 Qd7 36. Rxa6 Nd4 37. Be3 Qg4 38. Qd3 Re8 39. Rxb6 Nf5 40. Bd2 Qd1+ 41. Kf2 Nd4 42. Rxg6+ Kf8 43. Rf6 Re2+ 44. Kg3 Qf1 45. Rxf7+ Ke8 46. Re7+ Kxe7 47. Qh7+ Kd6 48. Qg6+ Kd7 49. Kh3 Re7 50. d6 Re6 51. Qf7+ Kxd6 52. Qf8+ Kd7 53. Qf7+ Kc6 54. Ba5 Qxc4 55. Qxh5 Qa6 56. f5 Qd3+ 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Kostov Petkov, Petko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E02"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qc2 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Qxc4 Nbd7 8. d4 a6 9. Qc2 Rb8 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. e4 Bd7 12. Nc3 Rc8 13. Bf4 Qe8 14. Ne5 c5 15. d5 exd5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. e5 Nh5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qc7 20. Be3 Qxe5 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Rd5 Qf6 23. Rd7 Qe6 24. Rad1 Nf6 25. Rc7 Rfd8 26. Re1 Bd6 27. Bd2 Qxa2 28. Rc6 Rxb7 29. Qd3 Qd5 30. Qxd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd6 Rbb8 32. Rxa6 Rxb2 33. Ba5 Rdb8 34. Re5 Nf6 35. Rxc5 h6 36. Rc4 Re8 37. Ra7 Ne4 38. Rac7 Nxf2 39. Rc8 Nh3+ 40. Kh1 Rxc8 41. Rxc8+ Kh7 42. Rc7 Kg6 43. Rd7 Nf2+ 44. Kg1 Ne4 45. Kh1 Ra2 46. Bb4 h5 47. Bf8 Nd2 48. Rd3 Ne4 49. Ra3 Rc2 50. Rb3 Ra2 51. Ra3 Rb2 52. Ra6+ f6 53. Ra7 Ng5 54. Rxg7+ Kf5 55. Ba3 Ra2 56. Bd6 Kg4 57. h4 Kh3 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tsvetkov, Alexandar K"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. 0-0 d6 6. Nc3 a6 7. e3 Be6 8. Qe2 Rb8 9. Rd1 Qc8 10. Ng5 Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Nge4 Nf6 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bg7 15. d4 b6 16. Qf2 Be6 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bf1 0-0 19. Rb1 a5 20. Bd3 a4 21. b3 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Ne5 23. Bc2 axb3 24. axb3 Ra8 25. f4 Ng4 26. Qe2 Ra2 27. Qc4 Qa8 28. Bd2 Nf6 29. e4 Ng4 30. h3 Bd4+ 31. Kg2 Nf6 32. b4 Nd7 33. Bb3 Ra7 34. bxc5 Bxc5 35. Bc3 Rc8 36. Qd3 Rb7 37. Bc4 Rcb8 38. Ra1 Ra7 39. Bb5 Ra2+ 40. Rxa2 Qxa2+ 41. Rd2 Qa7 42. e5 Nf8 43. Qc4 Qa3 44. Rc2 Bb6 45. e6 Qc5 46. Qxc5 Bxc5 47. Bc4 Ba3 48. Kf3 Rc8 49. Bb3 Rb8 50. exf7+ Kxf7 51. Ba4 h6 52. g4 Nh7 53. Bd7 Nf8 54. Bc6 Rb3 55. Ke2 Bb4 56. Kd3 Nh7 57. Bd7 Nf6 58. Be6+ Kg7 59. Kc4 Rxc3+ 60. Rxc3 Bxc3 61. Kxc3 g5 62. Kd4 Ne8 63. Bd7 Nc7 64. f5 Na6 65. Bb5 Nc5 66. Be2 Nd7 67. Bb5 Nf6 68. Be2 Kf7 69. Bf3 Ke8 70. Kc4 Kd8 71. Kb5 Kc7 72. Bg2 Nd7 73. Be4 Ne5 74. Ka5 Nd7 75. Kb5 Nf6 76. Bf3 Kb7 77. Ka5 Kc8 78. Kb5 Kc7 79. Ka5 Nd7 80. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Tringov, Georgi Petrov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. a3 Qc7 10. 0-0 Nc6 11. Re1 Be7 12. g5 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Qd1 Nd7 15. f4 exf4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. Bxf4 Ng6 19. Bg3 0-0 20. h4 Rad8 21. c3 Ne5 22. a4 f6 23. gxf6 Rxf6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qd4 Rg6 26. Re3 Bf6 27. Qa7 Qxa7 28. Rxa7 Nc4 29. Rf3 Nxb2 30. h5 Rh6 31. Bh3 b4 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Rxf6 Rxf6 34. Bh4 bxc3 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Rc7 Na4 37. Rc4 Nc5 38. Rxc3 Kg7 39. Bf5 Kh6 40. Re3 Rg8+ 41. Kf2 Rg5 42. Rf3 Rxh5 43. Ke3 Rh1 44. Bc2 Kg7 45. Rg3+ Kf7 46. Kd4 Rh4+ 47. Ke3 Rh5 48. Bb1 f5 49. Bc2 Kf6 50. Rg8 Ke5 51. Bd1 Rh3+ 52. Bf3 Ne4 53. Re8+ Kxd5 54. Kf4 Kd4 55. Bg2 Rh2 56. Rg8 d5 57. Kxf5 Ke3 58. Rg7 Rh4 59. Re7 Kf2 60. Rg7 Ng3+ 61. Kg5 Rh5+ 62. Kf4 Rf5+ 63. Kg4 Kxg2 64. Rxh7 Re5 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch17"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1963.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko Georgiev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B49"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1963.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. a3 Bb7 10. Bf3 Rc8 11. 0-0 Qc7 12. Qd2 d6 13. Rad1 Nf6 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Rd2 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Ne5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. a4 b4 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Na2 Be7 22. Qd2 a5 23. c3 b3 24. Nc1 Bc6 25. Re1 Bxa4 26. Bd1 Qb6 27. Be2 0-0 28. Bc4 h6 29. Qe2 Rb8 30. g3 Bb5 31. Rd1 a4 32. Bxb5 Qxb5 33. c4 Qc6 34. Rd3 Rc8 35. Rf3 Qxc4 36. Nd3 Qd4 37. Qe1 a3 38. bxa3 Bxa3 39. Kg2 b2 40. Qb1 Rc1 41. Nxc1 bxc1Q 42. Qb7 Qdd1 0-1

[Event "EU-chT 02nd Group4"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1960.04.23"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Radovici, Corvin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1960.04.23"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. 0-0 Be7 7. e5 Ne4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc5 10. Nc3 0-0 11. Rd1 d6 12. Be3 Nxa4 13. Qxa4 Bd7 14. Qd4 Bc6 15. Bf4 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Bd6 17. Qd4 Re8 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Rd3 Qg5 20. f3 Rad8 21. Rad1 Re6 22. Qf2 h6 23. b3 Rde8 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Rxd6 Bxf3 26. Rd2 Bc6 27. h4 Qe5 28. Rd3 f5 29. Qd4 f4 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. Kf2 g5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Ne2 Kf7 34. c4 Bxg2 35. Nd4 Be4 36. Nf3 Bxf3 37. Kxf3 Kf6 38. Rd6+ Kf5 39. Rd7 g4+ 40. Kf2 g3+ 41. Kf1 Kg4 0-1

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bertholdt, Dieter"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 0-0 6. Qd2 c5 7. d5 Qa5 8. Bd3 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. 0-0 a6 12. f4 Bg4 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. h3 Be6 15. Rac1 Nd4 16. f5 Bd7 17. Qf4 Bc6 18. Qh4 Nd7 19. f6 Bh8 20. Bb1 Rfe8 21. Rf2 b5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Re5 24. Rcf1 Qb4 25. Qh6 c4 26. a3 Qa5 27. Be3 Nb3 28. Bf4 Qb6 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30. Kh1 a5 31. Qg5 Ra6 32. Nh5 b4 33. Ng7 Nd4 34. axb4 axb4 35. h4 Qd8 36. h5 Bxg7 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. g4 Rxf6 39. Qh4 Ne2 0-1

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Golz, Werner"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E70"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 0-0 7. Bd3 e6 8. dxe6 Bxe6 9. Nge2 Nc6 10. f4 Bg4 11. 0-0 Qd7 12. Qd2 Bxe2 13. Bxe2 Ng4 14. Nd5 f5 15. Bxg4 fxg4 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. b3 Nd4 18. Qd3 Rf7 19. Bh4 Ref8 20. Bf2 h5 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Qe6 23. Bxd4 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 cxd4 26. Nf6+ Kf7 27. Qxd4 Bxf6 28. exf6 Qf5+ 29. Qf2 Kxf6 30. Ke2 Kg5 31. Qxf5+ gxf5 32. Ke3 f4+ 33. Ke4 h4 34. c5 f3 35. gxf3 g3 36. hxg3 h3 37. b4 h2 38. b5 h1Q 39. c6 bxc6 40. bxc6 Qd1 41. Ke5 Qxf3 42. Kd6 Qf7 0-1

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jezek, Stanislav"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Ngf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. 0-0-0 0-0 9. Bxd7 Bxd7 10. e5 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Rd3 Nd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rg3 f6 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Qc4 Qd7 18. Rd3 Qf7 19. a3 Rc8 20. Ne4 Rc7 21. Nc5 e5 22. g3 Re8 23. Red1 h6 24. Ne4 Ree7 25. Nc3 Red7 26. Qa2 Kh7 27. Qc4 f5 28. f3 Nxc3 29. Qxf7 Rxf7 30. Rxc3 Rf6 31. Re1 Re6 32. Rc5 Re8 33. Kd2 Kg6 34. Re3 Rd7+ 35. Rd3 Rf7 36. Rdc3 Rf6 37. Ra5 Rf7 38. Ra6 Rc7 39. b4 Kf6 40. b5 Rd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lutikov, Anatoly S"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. 0-0 Bd6 11. Nf3 0-0 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Ne4 14. Ne2 Rxf3 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. gxf3 exf3 17. Ng3 Nxd4 18. Re1 Qh4 19. Re4 Qh3 20. Qf1 e5 21. Qxh3 Bxh3 22. Rxe5 Rd8 23. Rae1 Rd6 24. Rh5 Ne2+ 25. Nxe2 fxe2 26. f3 Bf1 27. Kf2 Rc6 28. Rh4 h6 29. Ke3 Kh7 30. Rd4 a6 31. a4 h5 32. Rb4 b6 33. b3 Kg6 34. Rc4 Re6+ 35. Kf2 Kf5 36. Rc7 g5 37. Rf7+ Kg6 38. Rd7 Rf6 39. Ke3 Re6+ 40. Kd4 Rf6 41. Ke5 Rf5+ 42. Ke4 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Drozd, Ryszard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. f4 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nbd2 Qc7 8. 0-0 cxd4 9. cxd4 g6 10. a3 a5 11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Rc1 b5 15. Ne5 Qb7 16. Nd3 Qb6 17. g4 h5 18. g5 Nd7 19. Qc2 Nd8 20. Nc5 Ra7 21. Nf3 Rc7 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 0-0 24. Qd3 Kh7 25. Ra1 Nb7 26. Ra2 Nd6 27. Rfa1 Nc4 28. Bc3 Nb8 29. Ra8 Qc6 30. Nd2 Nd7 31. R8a6 Ndb6 32. Nf1 Rcc8 33. Ng3 Kg7 34. Ra7 Rfe8 35. Qe2 Ra8 36. e4 Na4 37. Rxa8 Rxa8 38. Nxa4 Rxa4 39. Rxa4 bxa4 0-1

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Fuchs, Reinhart"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. 0-0 Be7 5. c4 0-0 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 c6 8. Qc2 Ne4 9. Nfd2 Nd6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. b4 Qb6 12. e3 a5 13. b5 Nf6 14. bxc6 bxc6 15. Na4 Qb4 16. Rb1 Bf5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Rxb4 axb4 19. Qd1 Nb5 20. Nc5 Nc3 21. Qb3 Rad8 22. Qxb4 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Rxd4 24. Qb7 Re8 25. Ndb3 Rc4 26. Be3 Ng4 27. Qa6 Rc2 28. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Lengyel, Levente"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. 0-0 Bg4 5. d3 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. Re1 Rc8 8. Nbd2 a6 9. Bxc6+ Rxc6 10. Nf1 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Nf6 12. g4 Be7 13. g5 Nd7 14. Qg2 h6 15. h4 hxg5 16. hxg5 Nf8 17. f4 Ng6 18. Nh2 Kd7 19. c3 Qg8 20. d4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qc8 22. Be3 Rc2 23. Re2 Rxe2 24. Qxe2 Qc6 25. d5 Qb5 26. Qxb5+ axb5 27. Nf3 exd5 28. exd5 Bd8 29. Kf2 Ne7 30. Rd1 Nf5 31. Rd3 Re8 32. Ba7 Re4 33. Rb3 b4 34. Nd4 Nxd4 35. Rxb4 b6 36. a4 Rxf4+ 37. Kg2 Ne2 38. Rxf4 Nxf4+ 39. Kf3 Nxd5 0-1

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Liebert, Heinz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A85"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 Bg7 5. h5 Nxh5 6. e4 Nf6 7. exf5 gxf5 8. Bd3 e6 9. Qf3 Qe7 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. Bg5 d6 12. 0-0-0 Bd7 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Ndxe7 16. Qh5+ Ng6 17. Qg5 Nce7 18. Nf4 0-0-0 19. Rde1 Nxf4 20. Rxe7 Ne6 21. Rxe6 Bxe6 22. Qxg7 Bxc4 23. Rxh7 Rxh7 24. Qxh7 Be6 25. Qg6 Bd7 26. f3 b6 27. g4 fxg4 28. fxg4 Rf8 29. g5 Rf4 30. d5 Kb7 31. Qg8 Bf5 32. g6 Rc4+ 33. Kd2 Rc2+ 34. Ke3 Bxg6 35. Qxg6 Rxb2 36. a4 Rb3+ 37. Ke2 a5 38. Qe8 Rb4 39. Ke3 Rc4 40. Kf3 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Malich, Burkhard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Qd2 Bd7 8. 0-0-0 b5 9. f3 e6 10. g4 Be7 11. h4 h5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. gxh5 Qa5 15. Kb1 Rxh5 16. Qd4 0-0-0 17. Bh3 Kb7 18. Bg4 Rhh8 19. Qe3 Qb6 20. Qe1 Bf8 21. Ne2 Ka7 22. Nd4 Bb7 23. f4 Bh6 24. Rf1 Rc8 25. e5 dxe5 26. fxe5 f5 27. Bf3 Rhd8 28. Bxb7 Kxb7 29. Qf2 Rd5 30. Rfe1 Rc4 31. c3 b4 32. Ka1 Ka7 33. Qg2 bxc3 34. bxc3 Rxc3 35. Nb3 Rxd1+ 36. Rxd1 Qc7 37. Kb1 Qxe5 38. Rd7+ Rc7 39. Qg1+ Kb7 40. Nc5+ Kc6 41. Rxc7+ Qxc7 42. Nb3 Qe5 43. Qg8 Qe1+ 44. Kb2 Qxh4 45. Qxf7 Kd6 46. Qa7 Qc4 47. Nd4 Bc1+ 48. Kb1 Ba3 49. Qb6+ Ke5 50. Qb8+ Kxd4 51. Qf4+ Kd5 52. Qd2+ Kc6 53. Qc3 Qc5 54. Qf3+ Kb6 55. Qc3 Qg1+ 56. Kc2 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Prahov, Valentin Asenov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C99"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5 Bc8 15. b4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Qxc4 17. Bd2 Bd7 18. Re3 Qc7 19. Rc3 Qb7 20. Rc1 Rac8 21. Bd3 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Rc8 23. Qc2 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Salzungen"]
[Site "Bad Salzungen"]
[Date "1960.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radovici, Corvin"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1960.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nf3 0-0 9. 0-0 Nd7 10. a3 Bd6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bd3 Qd8 13. Rad1 Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Ne4 Bc6 16. f4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Qd5 20. Qf4 Re7 21. Rf3 Rd7 22. Rg3 Kh7 23. h4 c5 24. c3 Qc4 25. Qg4 Rg8 26. Kh2 cxd4 27. Qe4+ Kh8 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. cxd4 Rd8 30. Rg4 Qb3 31. Qf4 Rd7 32. Qc1 Qb6 33. Qc3 Qc7 34. Qg3 g6 35. Rf4 Kg7 36. Qe3 Qd8 37. Qf2 Rc7 38. Rf6 Qd5 39. Rf4 b6 40. Rg4 Qd8 41. Rf4 Qe7 42. Rf6 Qd7 43. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT 02nd Group1  HUN-BUL"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1959.10.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A72"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1959.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nf3 0-0 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nd2 Nf4 13. Bxf4 gxf4 14. g3 Qf6 15. Nf3 Bh3 16. Rg1 Na6 17. Qd2 fxg3 18. Rxg3 Bd7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Ne4 Qf4 21. Qxf4 exf4 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. Nxd7 Rfd8 25. Bxa6 bxa6 26. Nxc5 Rxd5 27. Rc1 Re8+ 28. Kf1 a5 29. Rc4 Rb8 30. b3 Rb4 31. Rc3 Kf6 32. Ke1 Kf5 33. h3 Rb8 34. Nd3 Re8+ 35. Kd2 Red8 36. Kc2 Re8 37. Rc4 Re2+ 38. Kc3 Rxa2 39. Rxf4+ Ke6 40. Nd4+ Ke7 41. Nc2 Rh5 42. h4 a4 43. bxa4 Rd5 44. Ndb4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT 02nd Group1  HUN-BUL"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1959.10.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Szabo, Laszlo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1959.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 Nd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Ng5 Bxg5 8. Qh5 Qe7 9. Bxg5 Ngf6 10. Qh4 Nf8 11. 0-0-0 Ng6 12. Qg3 h6 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd2 Qh4 15. Qf3 0-0 16. h3 Nxf2 17. g3 Qf6 18. Qh5 Nxh1 19. Rxh1 Be6 20. Bd3 Qf2 21. Be1 Qg2 22. Rf1 Qxh3 23. Qf3 Qg4 24. Qf2 Rfd8 25. Bd2 Nf8 26. Nd1 Nh7 27. Ne3 Qg6 28. Ng2 f6 29. Nh4 Qf7 30. b3 c5 31. Nf5 c4 32. bxc4 Bxc4 33. Ne7+ Kh8 34. Bxc4 Qxc4 35. Qf5 Rxd2 36. Ng6+ Kg8 37. Kxd2 Rd8+ 38. Kc1 Qxa2 39. Ne7+ Kf7 40. Nd5 Qa1+ 41. Kd2 Qd4+ 42. Kc1 Ng5 0-1

[Event "Match/Nation BUL-DDR (4,5-5,5) (4,5-5,5"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.10.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Fuchs, Reinhart"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1959.10.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "German Dem Rep"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DDR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. e3 0-0 10. Be2 Be6 11. 0-0 a6 12. Rac1 Bd6 13. a3 g5 14. e4 g4 15. e5 Qg7 16. Ne1 Be7 17. f4 f6 18. f5 Qg5 19. Qd1 Bxf5 20. Nxd5 fxe5 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Bxg4 Bxg4 23. Qxg4+ Kh8 24. Nd3 exd4 25. Nf4 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Ne5 27. Qh5 Rf6 28. Rce1 Rxf4 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Qxf4 Qxf4 31. Rxf4 Nd3 32. Rg4+ Kh7 33. Re7+ Kh6 34. Rxd4 Nxb2 35. Rxc7 Re8 36. h3 1-0

[Event "Sofia-Belgrade m"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.05.10"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Lukic, Arsenije"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E40"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1958.05.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c6 5. a3 Ba5 6. Bd3 d6 7. Nf3 e5 8. b4 Bc7 9. h3 Qe7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Bb2 Re8 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Nf6 17. Ng3 e4 18. Bxf6 exd3 19. Bxe7 dxc2 20. Bc5 a5 21. f4 h5 22. Rac1 h4 23. Nh1 Bf5 24. Nf2 axb4 25. axb4 b6 26. Bd4 Ra4 27. e4 Bxe4 28. Rfe1 Bxf4 29. Rxc2 Bxc2 30. Rxe8+ Kh7 31. Bc3 c5 32. bxc5 Rxc4 33. Be5 bxc5 34. Bxf4 Rxf4 35. Rc8 c4 36. Ng4 Bf5 37. Rc5 Bxg4 38. hxg4 Rxg4 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.28"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Dimitrov Iliev, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. Nd5 d6 9. c3 Rb8 10. h3 Nxe4 11. Nxe7+ Nxe7 12. d4 exd4 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Ng5 Nf6 15. cxd4 Qd7 16. Ne6 Rfe8 17. Bg5 Ned5 18. Nxg7 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Kxg7 20. f3 Ng8 21. Qh4 Nde7 22. Bc2 Ng6 23. Qg3 h6 24. Bd2 Qe7 25. Qf2 Bd5 26. g3 Re8 27. Re1 Qd7 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. f4 Be4 30. Bb3 d5 31. f5 Nf8 32. Qf4 Qe7 33. Bd1 Qg5 34. Qe5+ Qf6 35. g4 Nd7 36. g5 Qxe5 37. dxe5 Bxf5 38. Bc3 Be6 39. Bg4 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.26"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Karastoichev, Emil Stefanov"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. 0-0 e5 10. Qc2 0-0 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bd2 Be6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. a3 Bc5 15. Na4 Bd4 16. c5 Nd7 17. b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Kolarov, Atanas Stefanov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nd5 Na5 9. Nxe7 Qxe7 10. d4 Nxb3 11. axb3 h6 12. Re1 0-0 13. Nh4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Re8 15. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.23"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko Georgiev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Rc1 h5 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. Ne5 Bd7 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. f3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 0-0-0 15. Kf2 Qe7 16. e3 Rhe8 17. Re1 Nxd4 18. Qxa7 Nc6 19. Qa8+ Nb8 20. Bd3 Qf6 21. Qa4 Bc5 22. Nb5 Na6 23. Re2 Kb8 24. Rd1 Bb6 25. Bb1 h4 26. gxh4 gxh4 27. Nd4 Nc5 28. Qb5 Rg8 29. Nf5 Qg5 30. Kf1 d4 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. exd4 Ne6 33. d5 h3 34. g4 Qc1+ 35. Re1 h2 36. Ng3 Qf4 37. Kg2 Qd2+ 38. Re2 Nf4+ 39. Kxh2 Nxe2 40. Qxe2 Qc1 41. Qf1 Rh8+ 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Pantaleev, Dimitar Dimitrov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 d5 6. cxd5 Qb6 7. Nb3 cxd5 8. d3 Ng4 9. e3 Nf6 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Bg2 Bb4 12. Bd2 0-0 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rd8 15. Qc2 Be6 16. Bc3 Bxc3+ 17. bxc3 g6 18. 0-0 Nc6 19. Rfb1 Bd5 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. Bxd5 Rxd5 22. Qe4 Rad8 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. c4 Rf5 25. Rb2 b6 26. Nc3 Ne5 27. Rd1 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Qc8 29. Nd5 Re8 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kostov Petkov, Petko"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C29"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 Bb4 7. Bd2 c5 8. Bd3 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 cxd4 10. Qf4 Qa5 11. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qxc3+ 13. Ke2 0-0 14. Rab1 Nc6 15. Nf3 f6 16. Rb3 Qc5 17. Qh4 h6 18. Rb5 Qe7 19. Kd1 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Re1 Qd6 22. Qh5 f5 23. Re8 a6 24. Rb3 b5 25. Rc3 Bd7 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bxf5 Rf8 28. Rf3 Be8 29. Qg4 Bf7 30. h4 Qe5 31. Bg6 Bxg6 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qxg6 Qd4+ 34. Kc1 Qa1+ 35. Kd2 Qd4+ 36. Kc1 Qf4+ 37. Kd1 Qf1+ 38. Kd2 Qf4+ 39. Kd1 Qxh4 40. Qd6+ Qe7 41. Qxd5 Qf6 42. Qa8+ Kf7 43. Qd5+ Kg6 44. Ke2 h5 45. Qd3+ Kh6 46. a3 Qf4 47. Qd8 Qe4+ 48. Kf1 Qxc2 49. Qd6+ Qg6 50. Qd2+ Qg5 51. Qb4 h4 52. Kg1 Kh5 53. Qd6 Qe3+ 54. Kh1 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Popov, Luben"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 0-0 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Be3 Bd7 10. 0-0 Rc8 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Bf3 Qa5 14. Kh1 a6 15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Qf2 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bg4 Rc7 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. f5 f6 21. Qh4 Rg8 22. Rf3 g5 23. Qh5 Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kadrev, Zdravko Minchev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C31"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 c6 4. Qe2 e4 5. Qxe4+ Be7 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. c3 Nf6 8. Qc2 0-0 9. Nf3 Bc5 10. d4 Re8+ 11. Be2 Bxd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nxd4 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Kf2 Nh5 17. Be3 Qh4+ 18. Kg1 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Nxe2+ 21. Kf1 Qh3+ 22. Kf2 Nxf4 23. Qf1 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Re2 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radev Iordanov, Nikolay"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 0-0 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. 0-0 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. h3 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. e4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Rd1 Qe7 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Rad8 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. a4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qe5 20. g3 Qf6 21. Kg2 Bc8 22. Bg4 Bb7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra7 Ba8 25. Bf3 Be5 26. b3 Rd7 27. Qc5 Red8 28. Rd2 b4 29. Qa5 Bc3 30. Rxa8 Bxd2 31. Bxd2 Rxa8 32. Qxa8+ Rd8 33. Qb7 c5 34. Qc7 Qd6 35. Bf4 Qxc7 36. Bxc7 Rd7 37. d6 c4 38. bxc4 f5 39. c5 Kf8 40. c6 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Khadshipetrov, Alexander Mateev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. 0-0 Bxc3 8. bxc3 Nxe4 9. Bf3 d5 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Ba3 Qd5 12. Rb1 a6 13. Qg4 Bd7 14. Rfd1 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Qxa2 16. Rxb7 Qxa3 17. Rdxd7 0-0 18. h4 Qc1+ 19. Kh2 Qxc2 20. Qg3 h5 21. Qf4 Qxc3 22. Rxf7 a5 23. Rbc7 Qxc7 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola Bochev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C63"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. exf5 Bc5 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d3 d5 8. Bg5 Kh8 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Bxf5 11. d4 Bd6 12. Ne2 Qe8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nd3 Rb8 15. Qd2 Qg6 16. Ng3 Rg8 17. b3 h5 18. Ne1 Rg7 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. g3 h4 21. Ng2 Rh7 22. f4 Rg8 23. Rf3 c5 24. c3 Qh3 25. Qf2 hxg3 26. Qe3 gxh2+ 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Minev, Nikolay Nikolaev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Nfd7 7. Qg4 Bf8 8. f4 g6 9. Bd3 h5 10. Qh3 c5 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. 0-0-0 c4 13. Be2 Qa5 14. Ng5 Be7 15. f5 exf5 16. e6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Nf8 18. Nf4 Be6 19. Bf3 Bf7 20. Nfxd5 Nc6 21. Nxe7 Nxe7 22. Rhe1 Kd7 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Qf3 Qb6 25. Na4 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Martinov Andonov, Georgi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 f5 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Bc5 7. 0-0 Nge7 8. Bb3 Na5 9. c3 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 h6 11. cxd4 Ba7 12. Nc3 c6 13. a3 b5 14. a4 Bb7 15. Re1 g5 16. e6 d6 17. Qd1 Qc7 18. b4 Qb6 19. a5 Qc7 20. d5 0-0-0 21. Nd4 Kb8 22. Bb2 Rhe8 23. Rc1 c5 24. Ncxb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Qc8 26. Nxa7 Kxa7 27. bxc5 dxc5 28. a6 Ba8 29. Rxc5 Rxd5 30. Rxc8 Rxd1 31. Rxa8+ Rxa8 32. Rxd1 Kxa6 33. Ra1+ Kb7 34. Rxa8 Kxa8 35. Bg7 Kb7 36. Bxh6 g4 37. h4 gxh3 38. gxh3 Kc6 39. h4 Kd5 40. Kg2 Kxe6 41. Kg3 Kf7 42. Kf4 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch13"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1959.02.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stefanov, Josif Jovchev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E69"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1959.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. 0-0 0-0 5. d4 d6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4 c6 9. h3 Qa5 10. Re1 Re8 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 b5 13. a3 b4 14. Na4 bxa3 15. Rxa3 Qd8 16. Bd2 Ba6 17. Bb4 Qb8 18. Ba5 Bb5 19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Rb3 Bxa4 21. Rxb8 Bxd1 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Rxd1 Rc8 24. Bb4 Bf8 25. Bf1 Rc2 26. Nc4 Nb6 27. Bd3 Rxc4 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 29. b3 Nb6 30. f3 Nfd7 31. Ra1 Nc8 32. Rc1 Ndb6 33. Rc7 Be7 34. Ba5 Bg5 35. Kf2 Kf8 36. Bxb6 Nxb6 37. Rxa7 Ke8 38. Rb7 Nd7 39. b4 Bd8 40. Ke3 Bb6+ 41. Kd3 Kd8 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bobotsov, Milko Georgiev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 0-0 6. h3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Nd2 Qxc5 9. Nb3 Qb6 10. Be5 e6 11. Nb5 Ne8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nc6 15. 0-0 a6 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. Rc1 Rd8 18. Qe2 Ne5 19. Nd4 Nxc4 20. Qxc4 Bd7 21. Rfd1 Rac8 22. Qb3 Qxb3 23. Nxb3 Bc6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Na5 Bd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Nxb7 Rb8 28. Nd6 Rxb2 29. e4 Ne7 30. Rc7 Kf8 31. Ra7 Rxa2 32. e5 g5 33. Ne4 h6 34. Nf6 Ra5 35. g4 Ra1+ 36. Kg2 Rc1 37. Nh7+ Ke8 38. Nf6+ Kf8 39. Rxa6 Rc8 40. h4 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanov, Pavlin Nikolay"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E94"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 0-0 6. Nf3 e5 7. 0-0 Bg4 8. d5 Nbd7 9. Ne1 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 a5 11. Nd3 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Rfc8 14. Rac1 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. c5 a4 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Rfd1 Qe6 19. Rc2 Nh5 20. f3 Bf8 21. Bf2 c5 22. Nd5 c4 23. Nc1 a3 24. bxa3 Nf4 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. Qd2 Ne5 27. Qxf4 Rxa3 28. Bd4 Rd8 29. Ne2 Rd3 30. Rcd2 R8xd4 31. Nxd4 Bc5 32. Rxd3 Nxd3 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Qd8 Qe5 35. Kf1 Bxd4 36. Qd5 Qxd5 37. exd5 c3 38. Rxd3 c2 39. Rxd4 c1Q+ 40. Ke2 Qc5 41. Rd2 Qd6 42. g3 g5 43. Kf2 Kf6 44. Kg2 Ke7 45. g4 Kd7 46. Re2 Qxd5 47. a4 Qc4 48. Re4 Qa2+ 49. Kg3 Qd2 50. h3 f6 51. a5 Qxa5 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kadrev, Zdravko Minchev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 g6 7. Bxf6 exf6 8. Bc4 Bg7 9. Ndb5 0-0 10. Qxd6 f5 11. 0-0-0 Qb6 12. Qg3 Ne5 13. Bb3 f4 14. Qxf4 Ng4 15. Kb1 Be5 16. Qd2 a6 17. Nd4 Qa7 18. f3 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Nf2 20. Qf6 Be6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. Qe5+ Kg8 24. Rd7 Rf7 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Nd5 Re8 27. Qc7+ Kf8 28. Rf1 Qd4 29. Qb6 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Padevsky, Nikola Bochev"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. 0-0-0 0-0 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qxd6 Qa5 12. Qg3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxa2 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Kb1 Rb8 16. Rd6 Rb6 17. Rhd1 Ba6 18. Bxe6 Qxe4 19. R1d4 Qe2 20. Bb3 Rbb8 21. Qxc6 Bb5 22. Qc7 Qxf2 23. Rd2 Qe1+ 24. Rd1 Qe8 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Qd4 Ba4 27. Bd5 Rc8 28. b3 Bc6 29. Bxc6 Rxc6 30. Rd8 Qe7 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Qd8+ Qxd8 33. Rxd8+ Ke7 34. Rd3 f5 35. Kb2 g5 36. c4 f4 37. h3 h5 38. Rd5 Rg6 39. Kc3 g4 40. Rxh5 g3 41. Rf5 Rf6 42. Ra5 Re6 43. Kd4 Kf6 44. Ra2 Re1 45. c5 Rf1 46. Rc2 Rf2 47. Rc1 Ke7 48. Ke4 Kd7 49. b4 f3 50. gxf3 g2 51. Rg1 Rb2 52. Kd5 Kc7 53. h4 Rxb4 54. Rxg2 Rxh4 55. Rg7+ Kd8 56. Rf7 Ke8 57. Ke6 Rc4 58. Rh7 Kd8 59. Kd6 Kc8 60. Kc6 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pantaleev, Dimitar Dimitrov"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A54"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 e4 5. Ng5 Bf5 6. Qc2 h6 7. Ngxe4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 Qh4 9. Nxd6+ Bxd6 10. Qxf5 Bb4+ 11. Kd1 Qxd4+ 12. Qd3 Qxf2 13. Qe4+ Be7 14. Be3 Qf6 15. Bd4 Qd6 16. Qe5 Qb4 17. Qxg7 Rf8 18. Bc3 Qb6 19. Kc2 Nd7 20. g3 Qc6 21. e4 Qxe4+ 22. Bd3 Qg2+ 23. Bd2 0-0-0 24. Rhg1 Qc6 25. Qg4 Kb8 26. Qe4 Qa4+ 27. b3 Qa3 28. Bc3 f5 29. Qf3 Bb4 30. Bb2 Qa5 31. a3 Nc5 32. Rgd1 Nxd3 33. Rxd3 Rxd3 34. Qxd3 Be7 35. Rd1 a6 36. Qd5 Qb6 37. Qd4 Qg6 38. Qg7 Qe6 39. Qe5 Qxe5 40. Bxe5 Bxa3 41. Bg7 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Chaprazov, Ivan Vasilev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Be2 0-0 8. 0-0 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. b3 Re8 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nd4 Bc8 13. Bb2 a5 14. Qd2 Nbd7 15. Rae1 Nc5 16. f4 Ng6 17. Bd1 Bf6 18. Bc2 Bd7 19. a3 Bh4 20. g3 Bf6 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Na6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Qc3 Bf8 25. h4 c5 26. dxc6 bxc6 27. h5 Rxe4 28. Bxe4 d5 29. cxd5 Bxb4 30. Qc2 Bxe1 31. Rxe1 cxd5 32. Bxd5 Qa5 33. Bxf7+ Kh8 34. Qe2 Bg4 35. Qe8+ Nf8 36. Qe7 Qd2 37. h6 Qxb2 38. hxg7+ Kxg7 39. Bh5+ Kh6 40. Qg5# 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Daskalov, Georgi Ilchev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 0-0 6. Nf3 c5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d5 Na5 9. a3 Nd7 10. Qc2 b5 11. Nxb5 a6 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Nd2 Qb6 14. Na4 Qb7 15. Rb1 Nb3 16. Nxb3 Qxb3 17. Qxb3 Rxb3 18. Bd1 Rb8 19. b4 Ne5 20. Be2 Bd7 21. b5 Nxc4 22. Bxc4 axb5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Bf4 Rb7 25. a4 b4 26. a5 Bd4 27. a6 Ra7 28. Rfc1 Rfa8 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. fxe3 Bc8 31. e5 Bxa6 32. Bxa6 Rxa6 33. Rxc5 Rb8 34. Rb3 Kf8 35. Rc4 Rab6 36. Kf2 Ke8 37. e4 Kd7 38. Ke3 f6 39. Kd4 fxe5+ 40. Kxe5 e6 41. d6 Rb5+ 42. Kf6 Rf8+ 43. Kg7 Rf2 44. Rd3 Rb7 45. g4 b3 46. Rc7+ Rxc7 47. dxc7+ Kxc7 48. Rxb3 Kd6 49. Rh3 Rg2 50. Kf6 Rf2+ 51. Kg7 Rg2 52. Kf6 Rf2+ 53. Kg5 Rf7 54. Ra3 Ke5 55. Ra4 Rd7 56. h4 Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Filchev, Rusko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 d6 5. Re1 Bd7 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 0-0 8. Ba4 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. Bc2 g6 11. Nc4 exd4 12. Nxd4 d5 13. exd5 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Nxd5 16. Ne5 Be6 17. Bb3 c6 18. Be3 Qb6 19. Qd2 Qb4 20. Qe2 Re8 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Bd2 Qh4 23. Bc3 Bd6 24. g3 Qh3 25. Re1 Qf5 26. Qg2 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Bxb3 28. axb3 f6 29. Nd3 Rxe1+ 30. Nxe1 Qb1 31. Kf1 Qxb3 32. Qh3 a5 33. Qd7 Bf8 34. Qd8 a4 35. Qxf6 a3 36. d5 Qxd5 37. Qf4 a2 38. Qc1 Qh1+ 39. Ke2 Qe4+ 40. Kd1 Qb1 41. Nc2 Ba3 0-1

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Filipov, Filip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E29"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 0-0 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nc6 8. Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. Be3 d6 11. Ng3 f5 12. exf5 exf5 13. Qf3 Bd7 14. Nxf5 Kh8 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qh6 Qf6 17. Nh4 Bf5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Ng6+ Kg8 20. Nxf8 Qxf8 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. 0-0 Ng7 23. Qh6 Re8 24. Rae1 Re6 25. Qh3 Rg6 26. Qf3 Na5 27. Qd5 Ne6 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Bd4+ cxd4 30. Rxe6 Rxe6 31. Qxe6 dxc3 32. Rc1 Nb3 33. Rxc3 Nc5 34. Qd5 Qf6 35. Qa8+ Kg7 36. Rg3+ Kh6 37. Rh3+ Kg7 38. Qxa7+ Kf8 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Rg3+ Kh6 41. Qb1 Ne4 42. Qc1+ f4 43. Rf3 Nd2 44. Rh3+ Kg7 45. Qc3 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Kaikamdzozov, Jivko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Bb4 7. Nde2 Nf6 8. Bg2 Nc6 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Bf4 Qa5 11. a3 Be7 12. Qd2 Ng4 13. h3 Nge5 14. Nd5 Qxd2 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. Bxd2 d5 17. Bc3 N5c6 18. Rad1 dxe4 19. Bxe4 e5 20. Bg2 Bf5 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 f6 23. Bb4 Kf7 24. c4 Bc2 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27. Nc3 Bb3 28. Ne4 Nc8 29. Nc5 Bxc4 30. b3 Be2 31. Nxb7 Nxb7 32. Bxb7 Ne7 33. f3 Ke6 34. Kf2 Bd3 35. Bxe7 Kxe7 36. Be4 Bb5 37. Bxh7 Kd6 38. Ke3 Kc5 39. Bd3 Bd7 40. Bxa6 Bxh3 41. g4 f5 42. b4+ Kd5 43. Kf2 fxg4 44. Kg3 gxf3 45. Kxh3 Ke4 46. Kg3 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Black "Prahov, Valentin Asenov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. Qf3 a5 9. 0-0 Ba6 10. Bf4 Be7 11. e5 Nd7 12. Qg3 g6 13. Bh6 Bf8 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Bh6 Bf8 16. Bf4 Bg7 17. Rae1 Qc7 18. h4 0-0 19. h5 Bxd3 20. cxd3 Rab8 21. b3 Rb4 22. Na4 Rfb8 23. Re3 Rd4 24. Qh2 Rbb4 25. Bg3 c5 26. f4 c4 27. dxc4 dxc4 28. Be1 Rb8 29. Rc3 Qb7 30. Bf2 Re4 31. Qh4 Bxe5 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Rh3 Rxf4 34. Qh7+ Kf8 35. Nc5 Qc6 36. Nxd7+ Qxd7 37. Bc5+ Bd6 38. Bxd6+ Qxd6 39. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "BUL-ch12"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "1958.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tringov, Georgi Petrov"]
[Black "Popov, Vladilen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B65"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1958.02.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. 0-0-0 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 0-0 10. f4 h6 11. Bh4 Qa5 12. Qd3 Rb8 13. Be1 Qc5 14. Qf3 b5 15. Bf2 Qc6 16. e5 Qxf3 17. gxf3 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nd7 19. Bxb5 Nxe5 20. Bxa7 Ra8 21. Bd4 Nxf3 22. Bc6 Bg5+ 23. Kb1 Nd2+ 24. Rxd2 Ra6 25. Rg2 Rxc6 26. h4 Rc4 27. Rd1 Bb7 28. Rgg1 Rxd4 29. hxg5 Rxd1+ 30. Nxd1 hxg5 31. Rxg5 f5 32. b4 Bf3 33. Kc1 Ra8 34. Rg3 Bxd1 35. Kxd1 Rxa2 36. b5 Kf7 37. b6 Ra8 38. Rc3 Ke7 39. Rc7+ Kd6 40. c4 Ra4 41. c5+ 1-0

