Nadya Toncheva

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Nadya Toncheva
Country Bulgaria
Born2005 (age 1920) [1]
Sofia, Bulgaria
Title FIDE Master (2021)
Woman Grandmaster (2024)
Peak rating 2356 (September 2025)

Nadya Toncheva is a Bulgarian chess Woman Grandmaster (WGM) (2024).

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Chess career

Nadya Toncheva began playing chess at the age of seven. Since 2016 she has been coached by Bulgarian Grandmaster Vladimir Dimitrov.

In 2022, Nadya Toncheva won a silver medal in the Bulgarian Women Individual Rapid Chess Championship. [2] In 2023 she won a bronze medal in the Bulgarian Women's Chess Championship. [3] In March 2023 in Petrovac, Budva she finished 9th in the European Individual Chess Championship. [4] In April 2024 in Rhodes, Greece she finished 7th (2nd-9th tied) in European Individual Chess Championship. [5]

In August 2023, in Baku Nadya Toncheva participated in the single-elimination Women's Chess World Cup and lost in 1st round to IM Deimantė Cornette. [6]

In July 2025, in Batumi Nadya Toncheva participated in the single-elimination Women's Chess World Cup and lost in 1st round to FM Anastasia Avramidou. [7]

In 2021, she was awarded the FIDE Master (FM) title and received the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title a year later. In 2024 Nadya Toncheva has obtained a title of Woman Grandmaster. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Toncheva, Nadya. Ratings". FIDE. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  2. Bulgarian Women Individual Rapid Chess Championship 2022
  3. ДЪРЖАВНО ИНДИВИДУАЛНО ПЪРВЕНСТВО ЗА ЖЕНИ - 21-28 януари 2023
  4. 23rd European Women Chess Championship
  5. 24th European Women Chess Championship
  6. FIDE World Cup 2023 - Pairings Tree
  7. FIDE World Cup 2025 - Round 1. Results.