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Stankov, Apostol

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FIDEFIDE 2904152· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1967

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Apostol Stankov, a 59-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1754. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2008–2009) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Primorsko open-B tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Sandanski 13.12.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 2045 was reached at age 34 (Jan 2001).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Competes as a man since 2012. Previously known as Zoja Petkova (until Jul 2007).

Current rating

1754

Standard

Rpd1815·Blz1848

All-time high

2045

−291 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 34

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#91,106

#91,106 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

22 entries
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1753 → returned at 1754
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+94 Elo)
1673 → 1767
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
19th Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1734
Jan 2023
2022
19th Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1819
Apr 2022
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 51
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Decebal Popa 1,600
Primorsko open-B tournament · Sep 2025 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
+1
1753 → 1754
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
3W0D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDecebal Popa1,600·Primorsko open-B tournament·R6·+5.8
2.[W]vsPolina Hudoba1,560·Primorsko open-B tournament·R4·+4.9
3.[W]vsBogdana Dikova1,555·Primorsko open-B tournament·R2·+4.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPetko Nikolov1,918·Primorsko open-B tournament·R5·-5.6
2.[L]vsIvo Vladimirov1,974·Primorsko open-B tournament·R7·-4.4
3.[L]vsOlexander Bezeyko2,028·Primorsko open-B tournament·R3·-3.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Primorsko open-B tournament
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/7#561771+0.6

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#295
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#65,150
in continent
World
#91,105
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2
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3
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2,574
4
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2,542
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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2,496
8
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2,474
9
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10
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2,445
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295🇧🇬Stankov, Apostol1,754
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
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65150🇧🇬Stankov, Apostol1,754
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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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91105🇧🇬Stankov, Apostol1,754