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Josif Velev

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BUL · 50 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2057 (By Dec 2012)

Best performance: 2120 at Open chess tournament, rapid(Best of 2025)

World #=28204 live, down 524#27,680 publishedBulgaria #230Europe #=16937among active players

Rapid rating

1910

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Dec 2012

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1929 to 1910 over the last 12 months; peak 2057 by December 2012.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261932, 0, 0 games1910, -22, 5 games1781, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261932, 0, 0 games1932, 0, 0 games1781, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261932, 0, 0 games1932, 0, 0 games1781, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261932, 0, 0 games1932, 0, 0 games1781, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261932, 0, 0 games1932, 0, 0 games1781, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261932, 0, 0 games1932, +3, 4 games1781, 0, 0 games
May 20261932, 0, 0 games1929, 0, 0 games1781, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261932, 0, 0 games1929, 0, 0 games1781, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261932, 0, 0 games1929, 0, 0 games1781, -168, 0 games
Feb 20261932, 0, 0 games1929, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261932, 0, 0 games1929, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251932, 0, 0 games1929, 0, 0 games1949, 0, 0 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 4 games, May 17.

From 109 rapid games on record, the latest on Oct 11.

Rapid games since the November list

No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Show gamesLast playedScore
3-rd CORPORATE TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP – Sofia – 11 October 2026Oct 11TPR 17602½/7

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Rapid

From 83 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2012–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Sasho Nikolov, Oct 2012 · 14th Nayden Voynov Memorial, 2411
2, FM Valentin Mitev, May 2026 · CORPORATE TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, under the aegis of BSCF, 2310
3, WIM Elitsa Raeva, Jul 2023 · International Rapid Open Shumen, 2123

Event timeline · Rapid

14 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
202693½19201840
20253622½18011896
2023169½16551720
2022127½16071702
202152½18961896

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Josif Velev · Rapid

World

  1. #=28204Alessandro Bione1910.0
  2. #=28204Antonio Faldetta1910.0
  3. #=28204Josif Velev1910.0
  4. #=28204Martin Arean1910.0
  5. #=28204Cael Province1910.0

Bulgaria

  1. #=228Ivan Dimitrov1911.0
  2. #=228Boris Dankov1911.0
  3. #230Josif Velev1910.0
  4. #231Plamen Baldzhiev1909.0
  5. #232Evgeni Kolev1903.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.