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Badev, Kiril
FM🇧🇬FIDE 2901986· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1973
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Kiril Badev, a 53-year-old Bulgarian FIDE Master, is rated 2100 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 21-month break between Nov 2023 and Sep 2025. Recent appearance: Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 5 rapid (including Open Milenium 22.06.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events (including Teteven Blitz, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 2396 was reached at age 37 (Mar 2010); he also reached Bulgarian #40 in Feb 2013.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded FM in 2007 (age 34). Earned a IM norm at Winterchess Masters IM 2012.
Current rating
2100
Standard
Rpd2184·Blz2224
All-time high
2396
−296 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 37
Mar 2010 · age 37
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
10th Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2117
Oct 2024
2023
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2117 → returned at 2100
Nov 2023
2020
8th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2158
Oct 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 45
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 44
Oct 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 42
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2117 → 2100
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 1983 | -17.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMetodi Stoinev
🇧🇬BUL·2149
+7 −5 =4
16 games·last met May 2025
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vsSasho NikolovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2213
+4 −4 =7
15 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsStojan Emilov Ivanov
🇧🇬BUL·2083
+7 −1 =3
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsGeorgi FilevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2230
+0 −4 =7
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#81
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#11,209
in continent
World
#15,434
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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