Draft:Kalin Stefanov (backgammon player)

Kalin Stefanov, full name Kalin-Feliks Stefanov (born 29 January 2004, Sofia), is a professional backgammon player. He is the runner-up of the WBIF world youth championship 2023, losing to Japanese Yuta Takimiya in the final. His own review of the tournament can be seen on Youtube.

Stefanov was born and grew up in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. In January 2023, aged 18, he moved residence to Stuttgart in the german province of Baden-Württemberg. Apart from backgammon, he is an amateur pool player and a member of BC Stuttgart 1891, the first pool-billiards club in Germany. Among both the backgammon and pool societies, he is commonly known by the nickname "the Kalinator". This is also the name of his Youtube channel. He is the inventor of Chessgammon, a version of backgammon with limited luck factor. His successes in backgammon include the winner's title in 2024 Geneva Open.