Top blitz chess players in Bulgaria

The highest-rated active players from Bulgaria on FIDE's October 2026 blitz list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMArkadij Naiditsch BUL	2558	0	#178	1985
2	GMIvan Cheparinov BUL	2553	−22	#197	1986
3	GMVasil Spasov BUL	2489	−18	#422	1971
4	GMKiril Georgiev BUL	2488	−24	#428	1965
5	GMRadoslav Dimitrov BUL	2484	0	#450	1993
6	GMKrasimir Rusev BUL	2473	−28	#506	1983
7	GMVladimir Petkov BUL	2439	+3	#725	1971
8	IMTsvetan Stoyanov BUL	2421	+17	#855	2004
9	GMIvajlo Enchev BUL	2417	−15	#884	1989
10	IMNurgyul Salimova BUL	2414	+64	#905	2003
11	GMMomchil Nikolov BUL	2413	0	#921	1985
12	IMLachezar Yordanov BUL	2413	+41	#922	2001
13	GMMomchil Petkov BUL	2407	+24	#977	2005
14	GMMartin Petrov BUL	2405	−17	#1004	2000
15	Lyubomir Danov BUL	2400	−17	#1055	1994
16	GMG. Petar Arnaudov BUL	2376	0	#1286	1986
17	GMAntoaneta Stefanova BUL	2370	0	#1344	1979
18	GMValentin Lukov BUL	2364		#1417	1955
19	Hristiyan Iliev BUL	2350	+13	#1564	2006
20	Mario Vutov BUL	2348	−8	#1591	1974
21	Dimitar Trifonov BUL	2328	0	#1856	1964
22	IMZsivko Bratanov BUL	2295	0	#2349	1977
23	FMValentin Mitev BUL	2293	+55	#2386	2004
24	GMPetar Drenchev BUL	2289	0	#2470	1977
25	IMNikola Kanov BUL	2284	+25	#2540	2007
26	FMIvan Kukushkin BUL	2277	0	#2683	2014
27	GMMilko Popchev BUL	2276	0	#2695	1964
28	GMMilen Vasilev BUL	2260	−31	#2983	1978
29	Pavel Yanev BUL	2252	+21	#3163	1992
30	FMStoyan Or Stoyanov BUL	2251	0	#3181	2003
31	WGMAdriana Nikolova BUL	2248	+33	#3229	1988
32	FMDeyan Samuil Kostov BUL	2246	+43	#3290	2006
33	Svetlin Stojanov BUL	2241	−26	#3398	1974
34	FMGeorgi Filev BUL	2240	+2	#3417	1984
35	FMBoyan Tonkov BUL	2231		#3622	1971
36	CMIvan Kochiev BUL	2229	−67	#3664	2002
37	FMNadya Toncheva BUL	2223	+1	#3808	2005
38	Petar Delchev BUL	2220	−11	#3889	1976
39	Nikolai Stavrev BUL	2213	−87	#4085	1972
40	IMSasho Nikolov BUL	2200	−41	#4437	1958
41	FMGeorgi Tomov BUL	2195	0	#4550	1979
42	IMVladimir Sergeev Petrov BUL	2194	0	#4578	1999
43	FMNikolay Plamenov Yordanov BUL	2183	−12	#4808	1986
44	Dimitar Daskalov BUL	2182	−16	#4830	1997
45	Krum Berovski BUL	2178	0	#4898	1974
46	IMPavel Dimitrov BUL	2168	0	#5074	1991
47	FMGergana Peycheva BUL	2152	0	#5392	2003
48	FMGabriela Antova BUL	2150	0	#5422	2002
49	WGMMargarita Voyska BUL	2137	0	#5642	1963
50	FMRumen Nikolov BUL	2129	−11	#5783	1997
51	CMSimeon Todev BUL	2129	+12	#5784	2008
52	WIMElitsa Raeva BUL	2128	+54	#5800	1987
53	Todor Georgiev BUL	2119	0	#5932	1999
54	Rostislav Raev BUL	2117	+4	#5961	1984
55	Radoslav Panaiatov BUL	2104	−1	#6142	1970
56	Valentin Valev BUL	2099		#6212	1998
57	FMBeloslava Krasteva BUL	2042	−95	#6849	2004
58	WFMPetya Karaivanova BUL	1961	0	#7467	2007
59	Stefani Chuchukova BUL	1959		#7474	2006
60	WFMAndzhelika Nenova BUL	1941	+102	#7573	2010
61	WFMPatricie Naymanova BUL	1862	+8	#7847	2005

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.