Kostov, Galin

Galin Kostov, a 62-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2040. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 10 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF and IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 1 blitz event (including Teteven Blitz, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010), 13 months (2011–2012), 21 months (2013–2015) and 22 months (2017–2019). His peak of 2205 was reached at age 37 (Jan 2001); he also reached Bulgarian #75 in May 2025.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.