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