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Atanasov, Margarit
🇧🇬FIDE 2909260· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1987
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Margarit Atanasov, a 39-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2022. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 13 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include The Queen Maeve Cup 2026, LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6, and LCU Armstrong Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 3-4. He took a 14-month break between Feb 2023 and May 2024. His peak of 2106 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2018); he also reached Bulgarian #89 in Jun 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
2022
Standard
Rpd1968·Blz1946
All-time high
2106
−84 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 31
Jul 2018 · age 31
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#24,292
#24,292 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #89
at age 38 · rated 2026
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 38
Jun 2025
2023
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1978 → returned at 1986
Feb 2023
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 31
Oct 2018
All-time peak 2106
at age 31 · −84 from today
Jul 2018
Crossed 2100
at age 31
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2026 → 2022
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #26 | — | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #93 | — | -8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #36 | — | +7.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAntonios Pavlis
🇬🇷GRE·1720
+38 −2 =4
44 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsTengkiz Haralabidis
🇬🇷GRE·1919
+12 −3 =11
26 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsThaymour Bonneville
🇫🇷FRA·1995
+4 −11 =9
24 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsAlexandros Kostouros
🇬🇷GRE·2022
+6 −8 =7
21 games·last met May 2019
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vsPetros Papadopoulos
🇬🇷GRE·2195
+8 −3 =6
17 games·last met Oct 2022
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#116
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#17,905
in continent
World
#24,292
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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