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Ignatov, Bojidar

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FIDEFIDE 2906147· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1956

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Bojidar Ignatov, a 70-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1779. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 9 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearance: Primorsko open-A tournament. He took a 24-month break between Aug 2017 and Sep 2019. His peak of 2142 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2001).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

1779

Standard

Rpd1858·Blz—

All-time high

2142

−363 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 45

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#82,929

#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1640 → 1790
Nov 2024
2022
6th Bulgarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1739
Apr 2022
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 62
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 61
Oct 2017
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1715
Aug 2017
100 career games
at age 61
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Svitlana Russieva 1,657
Primorsko open-A tournament · Sep 2025 · +6.6 Elo
Evolution
-22
1801 → 1779
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGeorgi Ivanov1,594·Primorsko open-A tournament·R7·-14.9
2.[L]vsYulian Skachkov1,599·Primorsko open-A tournament·R2·-14.8
3.[L]vsGoran Krastev2,114·Primorsko open-A tournament·R1·-2.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Primorsko open-A tournament
Open Swiss
Sep 20253.5/8#411710-21.6
Worst Elo result: Primorsko open-A tournament (-21.6 Elo, finished #41).

Most-Played Opponents

vsYane Gelemerov
🇧🇬BUL·1893
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsMartin Metev
🇧🇬BUL·1864
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsNikolay Georgiev
🇧🇬BUL·1753
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsDobrotich Andreev
🇧🇬BUL·1897
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met May 2017
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vsLachezar Kolev
🇧🇬BUL·2063
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#258
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#59,732
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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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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