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Malcheva, Niya
WCM🇧🇬FIDE 2947420· Female· Bulgaria· Born in 2014
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Niya Malcheva, a 12-year-old Bulgarian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1742 and sitting in the top 5% of women worldwide under 12. She is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF, V-th Chess tournament"Memorial Yulian Radulski"-A, and Trayana CUP 2026, Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 8 rapid (including III Chess Rapid"Memorial GM Krum Georgiev"- Under the aegis of BSCF) and 5 blitz events (including International Blitz Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. Her peak of 1821 was reached at age 11 (Dec 2025).
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 11). At junior level, she reached #6, #9 and #5 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1742
Standard
Rpd1696·Blz1783
All-time high
1821
−79 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 11
Dec 2025 · age 11
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#147 · women worldwide under 12 · of 2,965
Career timeline
10 entries2026
6th Bulgarian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1821
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 1821
at age 11 · −79 from today
Dec 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 11
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+476 Elo)
1215 → 1691
Feb 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 10
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+44
1698 → 1742
Tournaments
10
68 games
Score
43/ 6863.2%
35W16D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/7 | #45 | 1737 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/4 | #40 | 2474 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #45 | 1671 | -54.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #8 | 2430 | -25.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #5 | 1765 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/4 | #1 | 2361 | +28.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #4 | 2002 | +74.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 1968 | +45.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/9 | #22 | 1652 | -33.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikola Malchev
🇧🇬BUL·1813
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsVasilena Ochkova
🇧🇬BUL·1726
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsMaksim Muserov
🇧🇬BUL·1452
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsGeorgi Koev
🇧🇬BUL·1934
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAleksandra Naneva
🇧🇬BUL·1565
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#287
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#67,937
in continent
World
#95,326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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