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Inkiov, Ventzislav

GM🇧🇬INACTIVE · since August 2022

FIDEFIDE 2900033· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1956

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Ventzislav Inkiov, a 70-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2409 and ranked 15th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 62 rated games per year. Also played 2 rapid events (including Sandanski Easter Open 2026, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 2538 was reached at age 50 (Jul 2006, World #382 at the time); he spent 14 months in Bulgarian top 10.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 45).

Current rating

2409

Standard

Rpd2393·Blz2423

All-time high

2538

−129 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 50

Activity

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classical only

Signature stat

#15

#15 · Bulgarian players · of 701
14 months in National top 10 (2001–2007)

Career timeline

25 entries
2022
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2409 → still inactive
Aug 2022
13th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2418
Jan 2022
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 62
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 61
Oct 2017
15th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2466
Aug 2017
2013
19th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 57 · rated 2465
Jun 2013

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
2409 → 2409

Last 12 months — tournaments

0 events

Most-Played Opponents

vsDimitar MarholevIM
🇧🇬BUL·2101
+3 −0 =8
11 games·last met Jul 2014
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vsJean-Francois JollyIM
🇫🇷FRA·2312
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2013
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vsTangi MigotIM
🇫🇷FRA·2308
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsVladimir OkhotnikGM
🇫🇷FRA·2242
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jan 2018
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vsEduard FomichenkoIM
🇷🇺RUS·2446
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2010
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Rankings

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Bulgaria
#19
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#1,213
in continent
World
#1,699
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Bulgaria
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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8
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9
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10
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2,445
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753