[2] He became Bulgarian National Champion in 1954, going on to win it in 1955, 1962 and 1964[3][4] in a play off after which he gained the status of a grandmaster, after initially being awarded International Master in 1957.

[2][3] Padevsky played in the World Student Team Championship six times (every year from 1954 through 1959).

Playing first board in 1959 he helped Bulgaria win the team gold medal.

[5] Padevsky won the Rubinstein Memorial in Polanica Zdrój in 1963 at its inception, and shared first place at the international tournaments Varna 1960 and Varna 1975,[3] and at Athens 1983 (Acropolis International).

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