Kolev Atanas (15.07.1967)

Bulgarian Grandmaster (1993) living in Barcelona. Kolev was Bulgarian Champion in 1992. Coach of Vladimir Georgiev and the Bulgarian women’s team between 2004 and 2006.

Best results: Winner or shared first at Cannes Open 1990, Club d’Escas Badalona 2001, Badalona Open 2001, Salou Open 2005, Tenerife Open 2006, Laguna Open 2007, Las Vegas Open 2009, Bulgarian Open championship 2010, Tringov Memorial 2011, Albena Open 2011, San Bernardino Open 2012,

A participant in four Olympiads between 1992 and 2000.
The author of The Sharpest Sicilian (with Kiril Geogiev, 2007), The Easiest Sicilian (with Trajko Nedev, 2008).

Peak rating: 2602 in 2012. He is not active since 2014.