Krum Ivanov Georgiev (; 24 May 1958 – 31 July 2024) was a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. He is best known for beating future world champion Garry Kasparov in a wild game in Malta, 1980.Krum Georgiev–Garry Kasparov, Malta 1980 game score at chessgames.com
Georgiev was born in Pazardzhik on 24 May 1958. He earned the International Master (IM) title in 1977 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1988.by email from Bulgarian Chess Federation - see Discussion He died on 31 July 2024, at the age of 66.
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