Krum Georgiev

Krum Ivanov Georgiev (Bulgarian: Крум Иванов Георгиев) (born May 24, 1958) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, born in Pazardzhik. He is best known for beating future world champion Garry Kasparov in a wild game in Malta, 1980.

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Ivanov and the family name is Georgiev.
Krum Georgiev
CountryBulgaria
Born (1958-05-24) May 24, 1958
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
TitleGrandmaster (1988)
Peak rating2532 (July 2000)

Georgiev earned the International Master (IM) title in 1977 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1988.

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