Bulgarian Grandmaster (1975), Bulgarian Champion 1973 and 1978. Bulgarian Junior Champion in 1962.
Best results: winner or shared first at Čoka 1973, Vrsăc 1975, Bialystok 1979, Thessaloniki 1979, Warsaw 1980, Hradec Kralove 1984, Aitos 1984, Pleven 1986, Skopje 1987, Cordoba Open 1994, he was second at Polanica Zdroj 1974.
A participant in the 1974 and 1984 Olympiads.
A Memorial tournament to commemorate the Bulgarian player has been organized since 2009. The winners were: Valentin Iotov in 2009 and Evgeni Janev in 2010. His son, Kiril, is an International Master.
Bulgarian Grandmaster (1975), Bulgarian Champion 1973 and 1978. Bulgarian Junior Champion in 1962.