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Kostov, Galin
🇧🇬FIDE 2902168· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1964
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Galin Kostov, a 62-year-old Bulgarian player. currently rated 2040 in Standard, career peak of 2205 (Jan 2001). He had 5 career breaks: 13 months (2009–2010), 13 months (2011–2012), 21 months (2013–2015), 22 months (2017–2019), 14 months (2020–2021).
Current rating
2040
Standard
Rpd2106·Blz2029
All-time high
2205
−165 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 37
Jan 2001 · age 37
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109
in Bulgaria · of 702
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #75
at age 61 · rated 2052
May 2025
2021
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2038 → 2089
Oct 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2089
Jul 2020
2017
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2088 → returned at 2057
Aug 2017
2013
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2166 → returned at 2161
Dec 2013
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2197 → returned at 2179
Jul 2011
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-12
2052 → 2040
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#109
out of 1,177 players
Europe
#16,873
in continent
World
#21,935
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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| 21935 | 2,040 | |
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