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Vesselin Topalov won tournament in London
10/4/2012 1:57:00 PM
Bulgarian grand master Vesselin Topalov won the first tournament from the FIDE Grand Prix chain in London. Topalov defeated with the blacks Anish Giri, Holland in the 52nd move of a party from the last 11th round. In this way Vesselin Topalov who was placed under # 4 with Elo rating of 2752, headed the final rating with 7 points and with the highest supplementary factor after three victories and eight draws. Second, also with 7 points, is world vice-champion Boris Gelfand, Israel. Topalov snatched EUR 25 thousand from the overall award fund of EUR 240 000.
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BABINDEN (OLD MIDWIVES' DAY)
1/8/2024 9:00:00 AM
The legend has it that the Egyptian king ordered the old women, who were maternity nurses, to kill all newborn Jewish boys. The old women did not submit to that order because they were afraid of
Today is IVANOVDEN (St. Johns Day)
1/7/2024 9:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Ivan, Vanyo, Vanya, Yoan/Ioan, Yoanna/Ioanna, Yonko/Yonka, Yoto, Ivaylo, Ivo, Ivona, Kaloyan, Jan/Jean, and Janna whose...
Today is BOGOYAVLENIE / YORDANOVDEN (Epiphany)
1/6/2024 9:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Yordan/ka (named after the holy river of Jordan), Yonko/a, Daniel/a, Bozhan/a, Bozhil, Boyan/a, Bogdan/a and Bozhidar/a(both meaning "God's gift"), Bogolyub/a, Boncho, Bonka, Bogomil/a (meaning "Dear to God"), Bistra.
The first BG General - General Major Sava Moutkourov, was born on that day in 1852
1/4/2024 10:00:00 AM
Colonel Sava Moutkourov, later promoted to General, was an active participant in the Unification (1885), in the Serbian-Bulgarian War (1885), he supported Stefan Sta...
January 2 is SYLVESTROVDEN (St. Sylvester Day)
1/2/2024 9:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Sylvia, Sylester, Goran, Goritsa
Today is VASSILYOVDEN (aka. St. Vasilij or St. Basil, the Great)
1/1/2024 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Vassil, Vassilka, Vassilena, Vesselina, Vesselin, Vessela, Vessie, Veska, Vulko (the name"Vassiliy" in Greek has the meaning of "regal").
Happy New Year!
1/1/2024 1:00:00 AM
We wish you all tons of love and joy, luck and happiness, success and prosperity for the new year 2024!!!
More About New Year...
12/30/2023 8:00:00 AM
Did you know that the day we celebrate the New Year on has not always been January 1st?The celebration of the new year is the oldest of all holidays.
STEFANOVDEN (St. Stephen or Stefans Day)
12/27/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day of everyone named Stefan (the name Stefan means 'crown'), Stefanka, Stoil, Stoyo, Stoyka, Stoycho, Stoimen, Stoichko, Stancho, Stanka, Stoyan (Minchev), Stoyanka, Tanyo, Tanya, Tsonko/a, Tsanko/a, Stanimir/a, Stamen, Zapryan/a; Ventsislav/a (also Dec. 30th)....
CHRISTMAS DAY - December 25
12/25/2023 8:00:00 AM
Name day for: Hristo, Hristina, Christina, Kolio, Bojin, Radostin, Radomir, Mladen.
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