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BB
Banov, Boil
🇧🇬FIDE 2905388· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1971
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Boil Banov, a 55-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2008. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearances: 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship and 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A. He had 2 career breaks: 90 months (2004–2011) and 71 months (2015–2021). His peak of 2211 was reached at age 41 (Sep 2012); he also reached Bulgarian #82 in Apr 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
2008
Standard
Rpd1981·Blz1986
All-time high
2211
−203 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 41
Sep 2012 · age 41
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,261
#26,261 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #82
at age 54 · rated 2029
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Jun 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 51
Dec 2022
13th Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2141
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Aug 2022
2021
19th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2082
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
2029 → 2008
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
5/ 1533.3%
3W4D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDimitrios Karanikolas2,063·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R7·+11.6
3.[W]vsSamuel Heran-Boily1,940·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R3·+8.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexandros Balafoutas1,898·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R7·-13.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/7 | #73 | 1941 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/8 | #183 | 2032 | -0.4 |
Worst Elo result: 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship (-20.4 Elo, finished #73).
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#127
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#19,401
in continent
World
#26,261
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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