| Antoaneta Stefanova | ||
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| Full name | Antoaneta Stefanova | |
| Country |  Bulgaria |
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| Born | April 19, 1979 Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Title | Grandmaster | |
| Women's World Champion | 2004-2006 | |
| FIDE rating | 2538 | |
| Peak rating | 2560 (January 2003) | |
Antoaneta Stefanova (Bulgarian: Антоанета Стефанова) (born April 19, 1979) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster, and a former Women's World Chess Champion. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go. Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. She became the twelfth titleholder in 2004 in a 64-player knockout tournament held in Elista, Kalmykia under the auspices of FIDE. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Elista (Элиста́ Kalmyk: Элст Elst) is the capital of the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of the Russian Federation. The Republic of Kalmykia (Респу́блика Калмы́кия Kalmyk: Хальмг Таңһч is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the Stefanova's FIDE rating of 2538 on the April 2008 list placed 6th in the world among active female players. The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as Chess and Go.
Stefanova was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Her chess-bound passion was inflamed when she was just four years old and she received first classes on the black-and-white chessboard by her own father, Andon Stefanov, himself a designing artist. With her elder sister, Liana, Antoaneta had made her best mating tandem.
- At the age of seven, Stefanova became a Sofia champion. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality
- In 1989, Stefanova swept the world chess crown for kids in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and later the same year triumphed in the under-14 Czech championship.
- Since 1994, Stefanova has successively competed in grandmaster championships, taking even seventh among male nationals in 1993.
- In 1997 Stefanova's FIDE rating broke into the top ten of women worldwide. Also she earned the title of Grandmaster in June 2003, a title held by only ten other women. The title Grandmaster is awarded to extremely strong Chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE.
- She has played for Bulgaria in five Chess Olympiads so far, starting in Manila, the Philippines, when just 13. The Chess Olympiad is a Biennial Chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other The City of Manila
- In 2000, her coach promoted her in the Bulgarian men's team for the Istanbul Olympiad. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
"Sexy, self-confident, sociable . . . can we be talking about a professional chess player? Yes, we can," says Pergammon Chess where her photo was on the cover.
External links
- Antoaneta Stefanova in bidmonfa.com
- FIDE rating card for Antoaneta Stefanova
- Antoaneta Stefanova at ChessGames.com
| Preceded by Zhu Chen |
Women's World Chess Champion 2004–2006 |
Succeeded by Xu Yuhua |
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