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Stoinev, Metodi
🇧🇬FIDE 2901404· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1959
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Metodi Stoinev, a 67-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2149 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A, V-th Chess tournament"Memorial Yulian Radulski"-A, and International Amateur OPEN "Alija Ikic 2025". Also played 24 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 7 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2350 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001); he also reached Bulgarian #47 in Jul 2002.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
2149
Standard
Rpd2168·Blz2080
All-time high
2350
−201 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42
Jan 2001 · age 42
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
2112 → 2156
Jan 2026
2025
3rd Bulgarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2168
Dec 2025
2022
500 career games
at age 63
Dec 2022
2020
5th Bulgarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2236
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Feb 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 59
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+37
2112 → 2149
Tournaments
9
74 games
Score
44/ 7459.5%
37W14D23L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsNils-Gustaf RenmanIM2,308·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R5·+7.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 2164 | +2.7 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/9 | #72 | 2241 | +10.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #95 | 1948 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #13 | 2101 | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #35 | 2018 | -11.9 |
Worst Elo result: 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A (-15.6 Elo, finished #95).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLyubomir Danov
🇧🇬BUL·2320
+7 −16 =5
28 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsGeorgi FilevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2230
+6 −12 =5
23 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSasho NikolovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2213
+8 −5 =6
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+1 −12 =6
19 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsStojan Emilov Ivanov
🇧🇬BUL·2083
+8 −3 =6
17 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#65
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#8,099
in continent
World
#11,305
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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