Margarita Bocheva

BUL · 63 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2023 (By Jan 2001)

Best performance: 1963 at 7th Kesarovski - Georgiev Memorial(Best of 2008)

NOV26 Rating

1694

Live Rating

1694.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1694	0
Oct 2026	1694	0
Sep 2026	1694	0
Aug 2026	1694	0
Jul 2026	1694	0
Jun 2026	1694	0
May 2026	1694	0
Apr 2026	1694	0
Mar 2026	1694	0
Feb 2026	1694	0
Jan 2026	1694	0
Dec 2025	1694	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 208 classical games on record, the latest on Sep 21, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Primorsko open-B tournamentSep 15, 2025 – Sep 21, 2025TPR 1743	2½/6	1743

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 165 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2008–2025

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	WIM Pavlina Chilingirova, Jul 2011 · Open Women’s Bulgarian championship "Thracian princess"	, 2147
2,	Spas Kushev, Sep 2014 · 13th Memorial Kesarovski-Stanchev C tournament	, 1936
3,	Yordan Yanev, Aug 2025 · Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF	, 1930
4,	Aseniya Dimitrova, Jul 2009 · 19th Open Womens Bulgarian Championship 2009	, 1803
5,	Veronika Vasileva, Jul 2013 · Open Women's Bulgarian Championship "Thracian Princess-2013"	, 1771
6,	Veronika Vasileva, Jul 2011 · Open Women’s Bulgarian championship "Thracian princess"	, 1747
7,	Denis Kyuchukov, Sep 2014 · 13th Memorial Kesarovski-Stanchev C tournament	, 1741
8,	Veronika Vasileva, Jul 2010 · 20-th open womens Bulgarian championship	, 1680
9,	Zahari Simov, Aug 2011 · 26-th open Teteven	, 1651
10,	Lazar Nasar, Aug 2019 · XXXIII Teteven Open	, 1586

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	IM Veselin Pantev, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2023 · Open Troyan 2023	, 0/1	, 2374
2,	WGM Adriana Nikolova, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2015 · 10th Open Women's Bulgarian Championship "Thracian Princess"	, 0/2	, 2332
3,	FM Kiril Badev, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2015 · 30th International Open Tournament "Teteven"	, 0/1	, 2320
4,	WGM Margarita Voyska, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2011 · Open Women’s Bulgarian championship "Thracian princess"	, 0/2	, 2312
5,	IM Irina Bulmaga, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2009 · 19th Open Womens Bulgarian Championship 2009	, 0/1	, 2277
6,	IM Jevgenyij Boguszlavszkij, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2008 · 7th Kesarovski - Georgiev Memorial	, 0/1	, 2272
7,	Vladimir Vladimirov, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2008 · 7th Kesarovski - Georgiev Memorial	, ½/1	, 2254
8,	Angel Angelov, Highest-rated meeting: Sep 2008 · 7th Kesarovski - Georgiev Memorial	, 0/1	, 2235
9,	WGM Irina Ionescu, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2013 · Open Women's Bulgarian Championship "Thracian Princess-2013"	, 0/1	, 2233
10,	Petar Janchev, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2008 · 23-th INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT "TETEVEN"	, ½/1	, 2211

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 46 of 208 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 18 of 22 games, 1.e4 in 4.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c5, and 1.d4 with 1...Nf6 or 1...d5.

All openings (1 as White, 2 as Black)

Openings in White games	Games	Score
Queen's Pawn Game	8	50%

14 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Sicilian Defense	13	23%
Old Indian Defense	3	33%

Event timeline · Classical

27 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2025	11	4	1856	1754
2024	5	1½	1724	1575
2023	20	7½	1606	1519
2022	18	6	1471	1346
2020	7	2½	1659	1557
2019	8	2½	1776	1635
2016	9	4	1618	1575
2015	25	9½	1687	1600
2014	13	4½	1845	1735
2013	8	2	1874	1681
2011	11	4½	1924	1859
2010	7	2	1844	1686
2009	9	2	1918	1698
2008	14	3½	2106	1913

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Primorsko open-B tournament1743
Sep 2025Swissfederation source
#2 in 2025Score 2½/6Opp avg 1892Start 1689
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF1770
Aug 2025Swissfederation source
Best of 2025Score 3½/7Opp avg 1827Start 1677
Teteven Rocks, Under the aegis of BSCF1575
Aug 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score 1½/6Opp avg 1724Start 1694
Open Troyan 20231615
Oct 2023Swissfederation source
Best of 2023Score 3/6Opp avg 1808Start 1493
Primorsko Open B1378
Sep 2023Swissfederation source
#3 in 2023Score 2½/6Opp avg 1435Start 1516
Bulgarian National Championship S50 Women—(2)
Jun 2023Swissfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1627Start 1516
Ropotamo cup U24001541
Jun 2023Swissfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 3/8Opp avg 1628Start 1516
Primorsko Open B 20221293
Sep 2022Swissfederation source
#3 in 2022Score 2½/6Opp avg 1566Start 1537
44th Georgi Tringov Memorial1374
Aug 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 4/9Opp avg 1476Start 1573
Primorsko Open 20221344
Jun 2022Swissfederation source
#2 in 2022Score 3/8Opp avg 1431Start 1631
34th Open Teteven1557
Aug 2020Swissfederation source
Best of 2020Score 3/8Opp avg 1659Start 1653
XXXIII Teteven Open1635
Aug 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 3½/9Opp avg 1776Start 1667
15th Memorial Kesarovski-Stanchev C tournament1575
Sep 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 4/9Opp avg 1618Start 1685
14th Memorial Kesarovski-Stanchev C tournament1615
Sep 2015Swissfederation source
#2 in 2015Score 3½/9Opp avg 1702Start 1706
30th International Open Tournament "Teteven"1691
Aug 2015Swissfederation source
Best of 2015Score 4/9Opp avg 1734Start 1723
10th Open Women's Bulgarian Championship "Thracian Princess"1479
Jul 2015Swissfederation source
#3 in 2015Score 2½/8Opp avg 1620Start 1780
13th Memorial Kesarovski-Stanchev C tournament1802
Sep 2014Swissfederation source
Best of 2014Score 5/9Opp avg 1802Start 1775
Open Women's Bulgarian Championship "Thracian Princess-2014"1622
Jul 2014Swissfederation source
#2 in 2014Score 2/7Opp avg 1895Start 1798
Open Women's Bulgarian Championship "Thracian Princess-2013"1681
Jul 2013Swissfederation source
Best of 2013Score 2/8Opp avg 1874Start 1821
26-th open Teteven1624
Aug 2011Swissfederation source
#2 in 2011Score 4/9Opp avg 1624Start 1821
Open Women’s Bulgarian championship "Thracian princess"1949
Jul 2011Swissfederation source
Best of 2011Score 3/8Opp avg 2036Start 1821
20-th open womens Bulgarian championship1686
Jul 2010Swissfederation source
Best of 2010Score 3/8Opp avg 1844Start 1847
24th open TETEVEN1714
Aug 2009Swissfederation source
Best of 2009Score 5/9Opp avg 1987Start 1881
19th Open Womens Bulgarian Championship 20091690
Jul 2009Swissfederation source
#2 in 2009Score 3/8Opp avg 1883Start 1881
7th Kesarovski - Georgiev Memorial1963
Sep 2008Swissfederation source
Best of 2008Score 3½/8Opp avg 2203Start 1877

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