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Panbukchian, Valentin
IM🇧🇬FIDE 2900637· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1956
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Valentin Panbukchian, a 70-year-old Bulgarian International Master, is rated 2219 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 73-month break between Jul 2018 and Sep 2024. Recent appearance: 47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov". Also played 7 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2388 was reached at age 54 (Sep 2010); he also reached Bulgarian #40 in Apr 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 45).
Current rating
2219
Standard
Rpd2222·Blz2131
All-time high
2388
−169 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 54
Sep 2010 · age 54
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,209 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #40
at age 69 · rated 2239
Apr 2025
2024
1st Bulgarian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2239
Nov 2024
2018
2nd Bulgarian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2276
Oct 2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 62
Oct 2018
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 2276 → returned at 2239
Jul 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 61
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2239 → 2219
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
4W1D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #18 | 2038 | -20.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLachezar YordanovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2343
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2433
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPavel Yanev
🇧🇬BUL·2189
+2 −1 =7
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsIvajlo EnchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2400
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsSasho NikolovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2213
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#45
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#5,006
in continent
World
#7,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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