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Maria Velcheva
M Velcheva 
Photo by Ines Goñi 

Number of games in database: 200
Years covered: 1991 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2197 (2276 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2331
Overall record: +68 -72 =59 (49.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 1 exhibition game, blitz/rapid, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (49) 
    B90 B41 B58 B30 B32
 Sicilian Najdorf (10) 
    B90
 Scandinavian (9) 
    B01
 Sicilian Kan (8) 
    B41 B43
 French Defense (7) 
    C03 C05 C07
 Scotch Game (7) 
    C45
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (38) 
    B47 B48 B40 B22 B25
 Sicilian Taimanov (20) 
    B47 B48 B45 B49
 Slav (13) 
    D11 D12 D18 D19 D10
 Queen's Gambit Declined (7) 
    D31 D35 D38
 Ruy Lopez (6) 
    C63 C80
 King's Indian Attack (4) 
    A07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   M Velcheva vs H Puuska, 2007 1-0
   P J Draganova vs M Velcheva, 2001 0-1
   N Dzagnidze vs M Velcheva, 2006 0-1
   K Jose Polanco vs M Velcheva, 2006 0-1
   M Stefanova vs M Velcheva, 2008 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   BUL-ch (Women) (2001)
   Pula Open (1998)
   European Championship (Women) (2006)
   European Championship (Women) (2003)
   Corus Reserve Group (2001)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2001)
   European Championship (Women) (2001)
   European Championship (Women) (2002)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2005)
   Khanty-Mansiysk Olympiad (Women) (2010)
   Serbian League (Women) (2007)
   Turin Olympiad (Women) (2006)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2007)
   European Championship (Women) (2008)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Golden Sands
   M Velcheva vs A Rozhok (Jun-10-12) 0-1
   E Mollaoglu vs M Velcheva (Jun-09-12) 1/2-1/2
   M Velcheva vs A Anev (Jun-08-12) 1-0
   P Velikov vs M Velcheva (Jun-07-12) 1-0
   M Popchev vs M Velcheva (Jun-05-12) 1-0

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MARIA VELCHEVA
(born Oct-14-1976, 48 years old) Bulgaria

[what is this?]

Woman Grandmaster and National Arbiter. She was Bulgarian Women's Champion in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2001.

Wikipedia article: Maria Velcheva

Last updated: 2023-10-14 08:54:57

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 208  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Stefanova vs M Velcheva  0-1351991BUL-ch (Women)D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation)
2. O Maznitsina vs M Velcheva 0-1271993Wch U18 GirlsC26 Vienna
3. B Carlier vs M Velcheva  ½-½511994Cappelle OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
4. M Velcheva vs I Rausis  ½-½641994Cappelle OpenB32 Sicilian
5. J Gaborit vs M Velcheva  0-1361994Cappelle OpenE70 King's Indian
6. P Etchegaray vs M Velcheva  1-0291994Cappelle OpenA69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line
7. A Zakaria vs M Velcheva  0-1271994Cappelle OpenB83 Sicilian
8. M Velcheva vs A Frois  1-0311994Cappelle OpenB32 Sicilian
9. D Dumitrache vs M Velcheva  1-0301994Cappelle OpenE77 King's Indian
10. M Velcheva vs A Whiteley  1-0401994Cappelle OpenC05 French, Tarrasch
11. M Velcheva vs E Danielian  1-0471995Wch U20 GirlsB06 Robatsch
12. K Maric vs M Velcheva 0-1331995EU-ch U20 GirlsB30 Sicilian
13. E Repkova vs M Velcheva  1-0341996CRO-chT2C55 Two Knights Defense
14. E Danielian vs M Velcheva  ½-½271996Wch U20 GirlsD02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. R Shcherbakov vs M Velcheva  1-0221996Ubeda OpenD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
16. K Spraggett vs M Velcheva  1-0311996Ubeda OpenA04 Reti Opening
17. B Trabert vs M Velcheva  1-0521996Yerevan Olympiad (Women)B22 Sicilian, Alapin
18. F Abbasov vs M Velcheva  1-0351997Budapest FS05 IMD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
19. M Velcheva vs A Zatonskih  ½-½311998ROM-chTB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
20. M Grabarczyk vs M Velcheva  0-1601998Pula OpenD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
21. M Velcheva vs Z Jovanovic  1-0251998Pula OpenB89 Sicilian
22. M Velcheva vs B Socko  ½-½681998Pula OpenC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
23. P Jaracz vs M Velcheva  1-0321998Pula OpenB48 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
24. M Velcheva vs D Mrdjen  1-0201998Pula OpenB01 Scandinavian
25. M Velcheva vs Plachetka  1-0571998Pula OpenB57 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-17-08  wanabe2000: Picture from the European Individual Women Championship http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...
Aug-27-09  Bondsamir: There's somthing wrong in the rating system. Maria Velchva should be at 2486.
Jul-21-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Another photo:

http://www.kosteniuk.com/albums/got...

Jul-30-11
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  OhioChessFan: http://www.sunnybeach-chess.com/upl...
Oct-14-20  BIDMONFA: Maria Velcheva

VELCHEVA, Maria
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