Oleg Neikirch

Oleg Nikolaev Neikirch (Neikirh, Nejkirch, Neykirch) (Bulgarian: Олег Николаев Нейкирх) (8 March 1914, Tbilisi, Georgia - 26 August 1985, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian chess master.

He won seven times Bulgarian Chess Championship (1937,^[1] 1938,^[2] 1940 (jointly),^[3] 1943,^[4] 1948 (jointly),^[5] 1953 (jointly),^[6] and 1957^[7]).

He represented Bulgaria in four Chess Olympiads (1939, 1954, 1958, and 1960).

• In 1939, at second board in 8th Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+6 –5 =4);
• In 1954, at second board in 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+1 –2 =4);
• In 1958, at first board in 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+1 –6 =6);
• In 1960, at third board in 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+4 –4 =6).^[8]

He tied for 2nd-4th at Sofia 1957 (zonal; Miroslav Filip won), and took 15th at Portorož 1958 (Interzonal; Mikhail Tal won).

He was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1957.

References

1. ^ http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/1937SofiaBulgCh.htm
2. ^ http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/1938VarnaBulgCh.htm
3. ^ http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/1940SofiaBulgCh.htm
4. ^ http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/1943SofiaBulgCh.htm
5. ^ http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/1948SofiaBulgCh.htm
6. ^ http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/1953SofiaBulgCh.htm
7. ^ http://www.thechesslibrary.com/files/1957SofiaBulgCh.htm
8. ^ OlimpBase :: the encyclopaedia of team chess

Persondata
Name	Neikirch, Oleg
Alternative names
Short description	Bulgarian chess master
Date of birth	8 March 1914
Place of birth
Date of death	26 August 1985
Place of death