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Spasov, Vasil
GM🇧🇬FIDE 2900041· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1971
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Vasil Spasov, a 55-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2355 and ranked 19th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 15 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM1 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi", GM MIX Bijeljina 2026, and DOP Men Open Classic 2025. Also played 9 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 3 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2621 was reached at age 39 (Sep 2010); he also reached World #121 in Oct 2002 and spent 46 months in Bulgarian top 5.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2355
Standard
Rpd2442·Blz2507
All-time high
2621
−266 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 39
Sep 2010 · age 39
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Bulgarian players · of 675
46 months in National top 5 (2001–2015)
46 months in National top 5 (2001–2015)
Career timeline
21 entries2022
24th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2509
Aug 2022
1,000 career games
at age 51
Aug 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2500
at age 50
Aug 2021
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 47
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 47
Apr 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 46
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2358 → 2355
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
19.5/ 3260.9%
10W19D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid KaufmanIM2,454·GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM1 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"·R8·-3.6
2.[L]vsAarav DenglaGM2,471·GM i IM Round Robin "Festival saha Bijeljina 2026" GM1 "Izvor Banja Dvorovi"·R7·-3.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #6 | 2340 | -3.9 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/9 | #8 | 2294 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/5 | #4 | 2615 | +4.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2364 | +5.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadoslav DimitrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2482
+6 −3 =34
43 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2433
+0 −2 =31
33 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIvajlo EnchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2400
+1 −0 =30
31 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMartin PetrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2547
+5 −3 =21
29 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsViacheslav TilicheevGM
🇷🇸SRB·2430
+1 −3 =17
21 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#19
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#1,663
in continent
World
#2,587
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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