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Angelov, Kosta
IM🇧🇬FIDE 2901218· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1946
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Kosta Angelov, a 80-year-old Bulgarian International Master, is rated 2037. He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, Primorsko open-B tournament, and 17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open chess tournament"Rapid II 2025", Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2023 and Jul 2025. His peak of 2295 was reached at age 56 (Jan 2002); he also reached Bulgarian #74 in Oct 2001.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 55).
Current rating
2037
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz2085
All-time high
2295
−258 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 56
Jan 2002 · age 56
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22,325
#22,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
1984 → 2037
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1974 → returned at 1980
Oct 2023
2022
2nd Bulgarian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2051
Apr 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 72
Oct 2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 72
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 71
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+57
1980 → 2037
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
14.5/ 2363.0%
11W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsTage Johansson1,968·17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players·R4·-10.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #4 | 2257 | +65.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #54 | 1918 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/8 | #40 | 1951 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPavel Yanev
🇧🇬BUL·2189
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMario Vutov
🇧🇬BUL·2248
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsSasho NikolovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2213
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Jul 2020
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vsIvajlo EnchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2400
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLyubomir Danov
🇧🇬BUL·2320
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2018
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#108
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#16,421
in continent
World
#22,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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