WGM Maria Velcheva

Full name

Maria Velcheva

Born

1976 (age 50)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Bulgaria

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (20 games)

Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (9 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (7 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (38 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Four Knights Variation (10 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Czech, Krause Attack (8 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Maria Velcheva (2233) Nurgyul Salimova (2260)	0-1	41	2018
Maria Velcheva (2233) Adriana Nikolova (2275)	0-1	50	2018
Maria Velcheva (2233) Elitsa Raeva (2254)	½-½	41	2018
Maria Velcheva (2233) Margarita Voiska (2273)	½-½	19	2018
Maria Velcheva (2233) Viktoria Radeva (2275)	½-½	14	2018
Lyubka Genova (2202) Maria Velcheva (2233)	1-0	57	2018
Iva Videnova (2345) Maria Velcheva (2233)	1-0	36	2018
Gabriela Antova (2270) Maria Velcheva (2233)	½-½	29	2018
Rumiana Gocheva (2059) Maria Velcheva (2233)	½-½	14	2018
Maria Velcheva (2224) Hristina Ilieva (2082)	1-0	42	2015