# Pavlina Chilingirova

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**Pavlina Chilingirova** (Bulgarian: Павлина Чилингирова, also **Pavlina Angelova** (Bulgarian: Павлина Ангелова); born 22 October 1955) is a [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgaria) [chess](/source/Chess) player who holds the [FIDE title](/source/FIDE_title) of Woman International Master (WIM, 1982). She is a [Bulgarian Women Chess Champion](/source/Bulgarian_Chess_Championship) (1993).

## Biography

In the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the leading Bulgarian women's chess players. Chilingirova has participated in many Bulgarian women's chess championships where she won gold (1993), 2 silver (1981, 2007) and 6 bronzes (1980, 1986, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2006) medals. Several times she played in the [Women's World Chess Championships](/source/Women's_World_Chess_Championship) zonal tournaments (1981, 1987, 1993, 1995). In 1988, Chilingirova won [Dortmund](/source/Dortmund) international women's tournament.[1] In 2007, she won Open Women Bulgarian Championship.[2]

Chilingirova played for Bulgaria in the [Women's Chess Olympiads](/source/Women's_Chess_Olympiad):[3]

- In 1980, at first reserve board in the [9th Chess Olympiad (women)](/source/24th_Chess_Olympiad) in [Valletta](/source/Valletta) (+1, =4, -1),
- In 1982, at first reserve board in the [10th Chess Olympiad (women)](/source/25th_Chess_Olympiad) in [Lucerne](/source/Lucerne) (+5, =2, -3),
- In 1984, at third board in the [26th Chess Olympiad (women)](/source/26th_Chess_Olympiad) in [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki) (+5, =7, -0) and won team silver medal,
- In 1986, at third board in the [27th Chess Olympiad (women)](/source/27th_Chess_Olympiad) in [Dubai](/source/Dubai) (+6, =2, -2),
- In 1988, at second board in the [28th Chess Olympiad (women)](/source/28th_Chess_Olympiad) in [Thessaloniki](/source/Thessaloniki) (+4, =2, -4),
- In 1990, at third board in the [29th Chess Olympiad (women)](/source/29th_Chess_Olympiad) in [Novi Sad](/source/Novi_Sad) (+5, =4, -1),
- In 1992, at third board in the [30th Chess Olympiad (women)](/source/30th_Chess_Olympiad) in [Manila](/source/Manila) (+6, =1, -4),
- In 1994, at first reserve board in the [31st Chess Olympiad (women)](/source/31st_Chess_Olympiad) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow) (+2, =1, -4).

She played for Bulgaria in the [European Team Chess Championships](/source/European_Team_Chess_Championship):[4]

- In 1992, at fourth board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in [Debrecen](/source/Debrecen) (+1, =0, -2),
- In 2007, at first reserve board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in [Heraklion](/source/Heraklion) (+5, =1, -1) and won individual silver medal.

In 1982, Chilingirova was awarded the FIDE [Woman International Master](/source/Woman_International_Master) (WIM) title.

## References

1. ["Dortmund-A (Women) 1988"](http://www.365chess.com/tournaments/Dortmund-A_(Women)_1988). *365Chess.com*

1. ["Open Women Bulgarian Championship 2007"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180201193003/http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=9545). *ratings.FIDE.com*. Archived from [the original](http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=9545) on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-02-01.

1. Bartelski, Wojciech. ["Women's Chess Olympiads :: Pavlina Chilingirova"](http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/m24w24ql.html). *OlimpBase.org*

1. Bartelski, Wojciech. ["European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Pavlina Chilingirova"](http://www.olimpbase.org/playersu/m24w24ql.html). *OlimpBase.org*

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