Top rapid chess players in Bulgaria

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

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMIvan Cheparinov BUL	2612	0	#88	1986
2	GMVeselin Topalov BUL	2607	0	#99	1975
3	GMKiril Georgiev BUL	2554	0	#209	1965
4	GMArkadij Naiditsch BUL	2528	0	#285	1985
5	GMMartin Petrov BUL	2512	0	#350	2000
6	GMRadoslav Dimitrov BUL	2487	+1	#447	1993
7	GMMomchil Nikolov BUL	2478	0	#484	1985
8	GMMomchil Petkov BUL	2467	0	#535	2005
9	GMVladimir Petkov BUL	2448	+3	#651	1971
10	IMTsvetan Stoyanov BUL	2442	+3	#703	2004
11	GMPetar Genov BUL	2437	0	#726	1970
12	GMVasil Spasov BUL	2431	0	#779	1971
13	IMLachezar Yordanov BUL	2428	0	#807	2001
14	GMIvajlo Enchev BUL	2417	0	#935	1989
15	GMMilen Vasilev BUL	2401	0	#1093	1978
16	GMKrasimir Rusev BUL	2396	0	#1141	1983
17	GMVentzislav Inkiov BUL	2393	0	#1170	1956
18	GMNikolai Ninov BUL	2379	−1	#1324	1969
19	GMAntoaneta Stefanova BUL	2379	0	#1325	1979
20	GMValentin Lukov BUL	2361	0	#1516	1955
21	IMSpas Kozhuharov BUL	2359	0	#1538	1980
22	Lyubomir Danov BUL	2352	+3	#1618	1994
23	Ilia Tsvetkov BUL	2351	0	#1628	1963
24	IMNikola Kanov BUL	2346	+22	#1689	2007
25	FMStoyan Or Stoyanov BUL	2330	0	#1942	2003
26	GMG. Petar Arnaudov BUL	2323	0	#2044	1986
27	IMNurgyul Salimova BUL	2321	0	#2076	2003
28	GMPetar Drenchev BUL	2320	+11	#2091	1977
29	IMKrasimir Stefanov BUL	2315	0	#2170	1960
30	Hristiyan Iliev BUL	2313	0	#2201	2006
31	Nikolai Stavrev BUL	2305	0	#2315	1972
32	FMDeyan Samuil Kostov BUL	2305	0	#2327	2006
33	FMNadya Toncheva BUL	2302	0	#2373	2005
34	IMVelislav Kukov BUL	2300	0	#2410	1983
35	IMZsivko Bratanov BUL	2295	0	#2484	1977
36	Svetlin Stojanov BUL	2291	+21	#2551	1974
37	GMMilko Popchev BUL	2290	+12	#2570	1964
38	IMSasho Nikolov BUL	2275	0	#2865	1958
39	FMIvan Kukushkin BUL	2274	+52	#2895	2014
40	FMValentin Mitev BUL	2272	0	#2934	2004
41	CMSimeon Todev BUL	2272	+64	#2935	2008
42	FMBeloslava Krasteva BUL	2249	0	#3472	2004
43	FMGeorgi Tomov BUL	2248	+8	#3492	1979
44	Ivailo Todorov BUL	2244	0	#3586	1969
45	FMBoyan Tonkov BUL	2240	0	#3683	1971
46	IMPavel Dimitrov BUL	2237	0	#3757	1991
47	FMRadi Danov BUL	2235	0	#3811	1996
48	CMIvan Kochiev BUL	2225	−9	#4073	2002
49	FMGeorgi Filev BUL	2223	+22	#4126	1984
50	Pavel Yanev BUL	2223	0	#4127	1992
51	Toma Kirjakov BUL	2222	0	#4155	1975
52	IMValentin Panbukchian BUL	2214	+19	#4397	1956
53	Dimitar Daskalov BUL	2214	0	#4398	1997
54	Aleksi Jovchev BUL	2210		#4534	1975
55	FMNikolay Plamenov Yordanov BUL	2208	0	#4591	1986
56	Todor Georgiev BUL	2207	0	#4624	1999
57	Stojan Lubomirov Ivanov BUL	2205	0	#4688	1992
58	Valentin Valev BUL	2205		#4689	1998
59	Mario Vutov BUL	2203	0	#4756	1974
60	Stefan Jelezov BUL	2192	0	#5065	1967
61	Todor Bonev BUL	2188	+8	#5136	1987
62	FMKiril Badev BUL	2184		#5225	1973
63	Viktor Boev BUL	2174	0	#5439	2001
64	FMRumen Nikolov BUL	2163	0	#5666	1997
65	WGMAdriana Nikolova BUL	2162	−3	#5687	1988
66	Zija Nuhov BUL	2150	0	#5899	1961
67	FMPlamen Chakov BUL	2149	0	#5914	1973
68	Lachezar Lichev BUL	2142	0	#6012	1976
69	WFMPetya Karaivanova BUL	2129	0	#6230	2007
70	FMNikolai Vasilev BUL	2115	0	#6446	1969
71	Petar Delchev BUL	2114		#6457	1976
72	WGMMargarita Voyska BUL	2078	0	#6867	1963
73	Rostislav Raev BUL	2059	0	#7047	1984
74	WIMElitsa Raeva BUL	2035	0	#7274	1987
75	Salim Salimov BUL	2031	0	#7304	1955
76	WFMPatricie Naymanova BUL	2023	0	#7370	2005
77	WFMDenitza Dragieva BUL	2020	0	#7397	1996
78	Stefani Chuchukova BUL	2000		#7569	2006
79	WIMStefi Bednikova BUL	1972	0	#7729	1986
80	WFMAndzhelika Nenova BUL	1958	−28	#7812	2010
81	WFMAleksandra Pehlivanova BUL	1830	+6	#8160	2013

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