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Petrov, Marian

Petrov, Marian

GM🇧🇬

FIDEFIDE 2901773· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1975

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Marian Petrov, a 51-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2428 and ranked 11th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4. Also played 1 rapid event (including III Chess Rapid"Memorial GM Krum Georgiev"- Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 2549 was reached at age 35 (Sep 2010, World #432 at the time).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2010 (age 35) and IM in 2001 (age 26).

Current rating

2428

Standard

Rpd2406·Blz2418

All-time high

2549

−121 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 35

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#11

#11 · Bulgarian players · of 675

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
66th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 51 · rated 2428
Jan 2026
2023
57th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2454
Jul 2023
2020
80th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2467
Oct 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 43
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 42
Oct 2017
2013
1,000 career games
at age 38
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-1
2429 → 2428
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 4
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#5882329-1.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2433
+1 −4 =12
17 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsJulian RadulskiGM
🇧🇬BUL
+0 −1 =11
12 games·last met Jul 2011
View head-to-head →
vsKeith C ArkellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2402
+1 −1 =9
11 games·last met Jul 2019
View head-to-head →
vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+0 −0 =10
10 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKrum GeorgievGM
🇧🇬BUL
+2 −0 =7
9 games·last met May 2018
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#11
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#778
in continent
World
#1,259
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2,695
2
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2,634
3
🇧🇬Naiditsch, ArkadijFollow Arkadij NaiditschTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
4
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2,547
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
🇧🇬Grigorov, GrigorFollow Grigor GrigorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,496
8
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2,482
9
🇧🇬Stoyanov, TsvetanFollow Tsvetan StoyanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,445
10
🇧🇬Nikolov, MomchilFollow Momchil NikolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,433
...
11🇧🇬Petrov, Marian2,428
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
778🇧🇬Petrov, Marian2,428
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
1259🇧🇬Petrov, Marian2,428