BUL · 39 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2529 (Sep 2023)
Best performance: 2472 at International Rapid Open Shumen(Best of 2023)
Rapid rating
2526
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Nov 2018 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating unchanged at 2526 over the last 12 months; peak 2529 in September 2023.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2496, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2496, +2, 2 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2494, 0, 0 games | 2526, 0, 0 games | 2506, 0, 0 games |
Form · Rapid
Unbeaten in the last 14 games (6 wins, 8 draws), since Jul 30, 2023.
From 32 rapid games on record, the latest on Dec 8, 2024.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| European Rapid Chess Championship 2024Dec 7, 2024 – Dec 8, 2024TPR 2421 | 7½/11 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 32 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2018–2024
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Kiril Georgiev, Jul 2023 · International Rapid Open Shumen | , 2605 |
| 2, | GM Ivajlo Enchev, Jul 2023 · International Rapid Open Shumen | , 2431 |
| 3, | IM Dhulipalla Bala Chandra Prasad, Jul 2023 · International Rapid Open Shumen | , 2422 |
| 4, | IM Sotirios Malikentzos, Oct 2018 · 11th Rapid Chess Festival 2018 | , 2419 |
| 5, | IM Robert Baskin, Dec 2024 · European Rapid Chess Championship 2024 | , 2393 |
| 6, | IM Krasimir Stefanov, Jul 2023 · International Rapid Open Shumen | , 2325 |
| 7, | FM Zoran Stojcevski, Oct 2018 · 11th Rapid Chess Festival 2018 | , 2314 |
| 8, | IM Miodrag Perunovic, Dec 2024 · European Rapid Chess Championship 2024 | , 2299 |
| 9, | FM Konstantinos Markidis, Oct 2018 · 11th Rapid Chess Festival 2018 | , 2295 |
| 10, | FM Jani Bogoevski, Dec 2024 · European Rapid Chess Championship 2024 | , 2235 |
Openings · Rapid
From the moves of 10 of 32 rapid games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 4 of 5 games.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...c6.
All openings (1 as Black)
No opening played 3 times yet (5 games with this colour).
Against 1.e4: 1...c6 in 4.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense | 4 | 50% |
1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 7½ | 2288 | 2421 |
| 2023 | 11 | 9 | 2210 | 2472 |
| 2018 | 10 | 8½ | 2163 | 2459 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Dec 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 7½/11Opp avg 2288Start 2529
- Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 9/11Opp avg 2210Start 2521
- Oct 2018Swissfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 8½/10Opp avg 2163
- European Rapid Chess Championship 2024 · Dec 2024 · 7½/11
- International Rapid Open Shumen · Jul 2023 · 9/11
- 11th Rapid Chess Festival 2018 · Oct 2018 · 8½/10
World
- #=444GM Manuel Leon Hoyos2527
- #=448GM Lev Alburt2526
- #=448GM Grigor Grigorov2526
- #=448GM Pouya Idani2526
- #=448GM S.P. Sethuraman2526
Bulgaria
- #2GM Veselin Topalov2607
- #3GM Kiril Georgiev2554
- #4GM Grigor Grigorov2526
- #5GM Arkadij Naiditsch2521
- #6GM Martin Petrov2512
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.