Nadya Toncheva
Bulgarian chess player (born 2005)
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Nadya Toncheva (Bulgarian: Надя Тончева) is a Bulgarian chess Woman Grandmaster (WGM) (2024).
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2005 (age 20–21)[1] Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Title | FIDE Master (2021) Woman Grandmaster (2024) |
| Peak rating | 2372 (August 2026) |
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 the European Individual Chess Championship.[5] In June 2026 in Batumi, Georgia Nadya finished 11th in the European Individual Chess Championship.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8]
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]
