Lukov Valentin (11.12.1955)

Lukov-ValentinBulgarian Grandmaster and coach (1988).

Best results: Won or shared first in Halle 1987, Stara Zagora 1979, Varna 1980, Avuan 1988, Tbilisi 1988, Clichy Master 1998, Syre Memorial 1998, Noisy le Grand 2000, Brumath (FRA) 2001. Second in Belgrade 1972 and 1986 and Halle 1982. Also, he was second in Creteil IM 2002.

A participant in the 1988 Olympiad.

The author of Königsgambit.

Peak rating: 2480 in 1996, he is not active since 2013.