Tuhia he whakamāramatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I whakaakona ia ki te tākaro tēnehi i te tau 7-8 e tōna pāpā. I wikitoria ia i te Whakataetae Whakataetae Bulgarian i te 1993 me te 1999 me te takaro mo Bulgaria i te 35th Chess Olympiad
i te tau 2002. I taua tau ano ka tae ia ki Herceg Novi. I te tau 2004, i tohaina mo te tuatahi me Vadim Malakhatko i te 3rd Condom Chess Open.