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Delchev, Aleksander
GM🇷🇸FIDE 2900394· Male· Serbia· Born in 1971
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Aleksander Delchev, a 55-year-old Serbian Grandmaster, is rated 2412 and ranked 36th among Serbian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈91/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, and Eliteserie kvalifisering 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including FirstI nternational Chess Festival "Kardzali" Rapid- Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events (including FirstI nternational Chess Festival "Kardzali" Blitz - Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 2669 was reached at age 34 (Oct 2005, World #36 at the time); he spent 16 months in the world top 100.
Competes for Serbia since Jul 2024. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2412
Standard
Rpd2468·Blz2469
All-time high
2669
−257 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 34
Oct 2005 · age 34
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#36
#36 · Serbian players · of 3,079
16 months in World top 100 (2001–2014)
16 months in World top 100 (2001–2014)
Career timeline
26 entries2024
Switched federation: BUL → SRB
at age 53
Jul 2024
2023
22nd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2516
Aug 2023
2019
7-month rising streak
+19 Elo
Jun 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 47
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 46
Oct 2017
14th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2596
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
2426 → 2412
Tournaments
13
55 games
Score
29.5/ 5553.6%
12W35D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 2/5 | #32 | 2398 | -1.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #126 | 2296 | -3.3 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #85 | 2426 | +0.1 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #14 | 2376 | -1.7 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #2 | 2366 | -6.3 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2410 | -0.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #58 | 2544 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #152 | 2222 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #45 | 2500 | +2.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #82 | 2440 | +0.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKiril GeorgievGM
🇧🇬BUL·2525
+1 −3 =12
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2433
+3 −1 =11
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVasil SpasovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2355
+0 −1 =12
13 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsNikolai NinovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2324
+1 −0 =10
11 games·last met May 2024
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vsKrasimir RusevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2457
+2 −2 =7
11 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
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Serbia
#36
out of 4,274 players
Europe
#922
in continent
World
#1,466
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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