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Yordanova, Svetla
WIM🇧🇬FIDE 2905108· Female· Bulgaria· Born in 1976
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Svetla Yordanova, a 50-year-old Bulgarian Woman International Master, is rated 2059 and sitting in the top 4% of women worldwide. She has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 6 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent appearances: 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A and Agria Open 2025 - A. She took a 56-month break between Sep 2019 and Jun 2024 (COVID-19 included). Her peak of 2248 was reached at age 30 (Oct 2006); she also reached Bulgarian #69 in May 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Previously known as Svetla Jordanova-Besheva (until Apr 2005). Awarded WIM in 2008 (age 32) and WFM in 2007 (age 31). Earned a WGM norm at 7th Kesarovski - Georgiev Memorial 2008.
Current rating
2059
Standard
Rpd2087·Blz2094
All-time high
2248
−189 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 30
Oct 2006 · age 30
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#981 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
26 entries2025
8th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2070
Sep 2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #69
at age 49 · rated 2069
May 2025
2019
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 2097 → returned at 2065
Sep 2019
15th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2129
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 43
Jan 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 42
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2069 → 2059
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsEfthimios-Alexandros Routsi1,913·9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A·R7·+6.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #66 | 2079 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #19 | 1956 | -16.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMargarita VoyskaWGM
🇧🇬BUL·2177
+0 −11 =8
19 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsAdriana NikolovaWGM
🇧🇬BUL·2184
+2 −7 =10
19 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsStefi BednikovaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2024
+8 −3 =5
16 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsElitsa RaevaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2176
+3 −6 =5
14 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsTsveta GalunovaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2121
+4 −2 =7
13 games·last met Jun 2016
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#96
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#14,440
in continent
World
#19,702
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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