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Bocheva, Margarita

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FIDEFIDE 2905086· Female· Bulgaria· Born in 1963

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Margarita Bocheva, a 63-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1694. She has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Primorsko open-B tournament and Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 1 rapid (including DOP Women Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including DOP Women Blitz 2025) recently. She had 5 career breaks: 56 months (2002–2006), 23 months (2006–2008), 22 months (2011–2013), 34 months (2016–2019) and 20 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2023 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2001).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

1694

Standard

Rpd1685·Blz1696

All-time high

2023

−329 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 38

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#112,159

#112,159 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+187 Elo)
1490 → 1677
Nov 2024
26th Bulgarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1694
Aug 2024
2022
21st Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1631
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1631 → returned at 1573
Oct 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 55
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 54
Oct 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Primorsko open-B tournament
perf 1892 (+198) · 2.5/5 · #83
Top opponent
vs Olexander Bezeyko 2,028
Primorsko open-B tournament · Sep 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+17
1677 → 1694
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
3W6D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Primorsko open-B tournament
Open Swiss
Sep 20252.5/5#831892+4.8
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/6#301884+12.4

Rankings

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Bulgaria
#323
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#78,523
in continent
World
#112,155
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Bulgaria
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3
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4
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5
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2,525
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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