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Stefanov, Plamen

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FIDEFIDE 2900980· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1961

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Plamen Stefanov, a 65-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1985. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 3 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Primorsko open-B tournament and Ropotamo Cup A tournament. Also played 2 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. He had 7 career breaks: 77 months (2001–2007), 25 months (2008–2010), 15 months (2010–2011), 26 months (2011–2013), 23 months (2015–2017), 14 months (2017–2018) and 18 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2286 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2001).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

1985

Standard

Rpd1957·Blz1983

All-time high

2286

−301 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 40

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#29,963

#29,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

20 entries
2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1982
Oct 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 61
Jul 2022
13th Bulgarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2077
Apr 2022
2020
11th Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2087
Sep 2020
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
2054 → 2087
Sep 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 57
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Primorsko open-B tournament
perf 2135 (+150) · 4.5/6 · #14
Top opponent
vs Dimitar Ardenski 2,081
Primorsko open-B tournament · Sep 2025 · +12.7 Elo
Evolution
+30
1955 → 1985
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAlper TezcanCM2,056·Primorsko open-B tournament·R7·-8.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Primorsko open-B tournament
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/6#142135+29.6

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#134
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#22,137
in continent
World
#29,962
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Bulgaria
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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8
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9
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10
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134🇧🇬Stefanov, Plamen1,985
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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22137🇧🇬Stefanov, Plamen1,985
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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9
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29962🇧🇬Stefanov, Plamen1,985