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Genova, Lyubka

Genova, Lyubka

WIM🇧🇬

FIDEFIDE 2905612· Female· Bulgaria· Born in 1983

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Lyubka Genova, a 43-year-old Bulgarian Woman International Master, is rated 2219 and ranked 315th among women worldwide. She plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2006–2007), 16 months (2016–2017) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025. Her peak of 2293 was reached at age 27 (May 2010); she also reached Bulgarian #40 in Apr 2025.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Previously known as Liubka Georgieva (until Apr 2005). Awarded WIM in 2003 (age 20). At junior level, she reached #2 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2219

Standard

Rpd2230·Blz2224

All-time high

2293

−74 pts below
May 2010 · age 27

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Women #315

#315 · women worldwide · of 23,136

Career timeline

20 entries
2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #40
at age 42 · rated 2239
Apr 2025
2024
6th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2239
Nov 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2239 → returned at 2219
May 2024
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 35
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 34
Oct 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 33
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-20
2239 → 2219
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0/ 20.0%
0W0D2L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20250/2#731446-19.8
Worst Elo result: 1. Frauenbundesliga 2025-2026 September 2025 (-19.8 Elo, finished #73).

Most-Played Opponents

vsMargarita VoyskaWGM
🇧🇬BUL·2177
+1 −0 =14
15 games·last met May 2018
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vsIva Videnova-KuljasevicIM
🇧🇬BUL·2261
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met May 2018
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vsAdriana NikolovaWGM
🇧🇬BUL·2184
+2 −3 =6
11 games·last met May 2018
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vsElitsa RaevaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2176
+2 −0 =8
10 games·last met May 2018
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vsSvetla YordanovaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2059
+0 −1 =9
10 games·last met Sep 2014
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Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#45
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#5,006
in continent
World
#7,209
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2,695
2
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2,634
3
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2,574
4
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2,547
5
🇧🇬Georgiev, KirilFollow Kiril GeorgievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,525
6
🇧🇬Petkov, MomchilFollow Momchil PetkovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,523
7
🇧🇬Grigorov, GrigorFollow Grigor GrigorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,496
8
🇧🇬Dimitrov, RadoslavFollow Radoslav DimitrovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇧🇬Stoyanov, TsvetanFollow Tsvetan StoyanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,445
10
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2,433
...
45🇧🇬Genova, Lyubka2,219
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
5006🇧🇬Genova, Lyubka2,219
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
7209🇧🇬Genova, Lyubka2,219