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Botev, Stoyko

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FIDEFIDE 2925591· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1971

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Stoyko Botev, a 55-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1794 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2017–2019) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: DOP Men Open Classic 2025 and Ropotamo Cup B tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including International Rapid Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events (including International Blitz Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

1794

Standard

Rpd1719·Blz1680

All-time high

1794

at best
Oct 2025 · age 54

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#78,250

#78,250 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
27th Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1794
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1794
at age 54
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1611 → 1767
Jul 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1767 → returned at 1782
Mar 2024
2020
33rd Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1632
Oct 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 48
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Nikola Neshev 1,879
Ropotamo Cup B tournament · Jun 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
+27
1767 → 1794
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
8/ 988.9%
7W2D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMykhaylo Syrota1,852·Ropotamo Cup B tournament·R3·+12.0
2.[W]vsNikolay Zhelev1,858·DOP Men Open Classic 2025·R3·+11.8
3.[W]vsKsenia Velikoglo1,786·Ropotamo Cup B tournament·R6·+10.1
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
DOP Men Open Classic 2025
Swiss
Sep 20252/1#432658+12.0
Ropotamo Cup B tournament
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/2#232578+14.8

Rankings

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Bulgaria
#263
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#56,569
in continent
World
#78,250
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2
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3
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2,574
4
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2,542
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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2,496
8
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2,474
9
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2,457
10
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2,445
...
263🇧🇬Botev, Stoyko1,794
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
56569🇧🇬Botev, Stoyko1,794
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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78250🇧🇬Botev, Stoyko1,794