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Sirkova, Darena
WFM🇧🇬FIDE 2910560· Female· Bulgaria· Born in 1994
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Darena Sirkova, a 32-year-old Bulgarian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1914. She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 117-month break between Oct 2014 and Aug 2024. Recent appearance: Deutsche Frauen-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft (LV) 2025. Her peak of 2109 was reached at age 16 (Jul 2010).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded WFM in 2010 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #8, #3, #2, #7 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1914
Standard
Rpd1999·Blz1990
All-time high
2109
−195 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 16
Jul 2010 · age 16
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#44,698
#44,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2024
31st Bulgarian 20-35 player
at age 30 · rated 1934
Sep 2024
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 24
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 23
Oct 2017
2014
Inactive for 117 months
paused at 1935 → returned at 1934
Oct 2014
2013
8th Bulgarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1986
Jun 2013
2011
3rd Bulgarian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2102
Jan 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1914 → 1914
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jun 2025 | 2/5 | #65 | 1875 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAni Krumova
🇧🇬BUL·1977
+6 −11 =7
24 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsTsveta GalunovaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2121
+9 −3 =5
17 games·last met Sep 2014
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vsViktoria Tsekova
🇧🇬BUL·1902
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Nov 2013
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vsSimoneta IvanovaWFM
🇧🇬BUL·2046
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsSvetla YordanovaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2059
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Feb 2014
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#177
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#32,969
in continent
World
#44,697
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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