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Daskalov, Dimitar
🇧🇬FIDE 2902800· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1997
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Dimitar Daskalov, a 29-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2277 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2274 and 2306 over the past 2 years. 48 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 46th White Tower - 8th SKG International Open A, LVII Festival- under the aegis of BSCF, and Primorsko open-A tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Milenium 22.06.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He took a 33-month break between Oct 2022 and Aug 2025. His peak of 2369 was reached at age 18 (Dec 2015); he also reached Bulgarian #32 in Jan 2026.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Earned a IM norm at FIDE World Youth - Cadets CC - open U18 2015. At junior level, he reached World #71 in U12 and #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2277
Standard
Rpd2211·Blz2198
All-time high
2369
−92 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 18
Dec 2015 · age 18
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#4,849 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Bulgarian rank: #32
at age 29 · rated 2306
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Dec 2025
2022
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 2298 → returned at 2274
Oct 2022
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 21
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 20
Oct 2017
2016
1st Bulgarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2369
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2298 → 2277
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
35.5/ 5071.0%
27W17D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/9 | #11 | 2178 | -28.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2393 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2233 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #5 | 2452 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #2 | 2849 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #19 | 2236 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/6 | #3 | 2112 | -13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRumen NikolovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2291
+3 −2 =6
11 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsDario Dereshki
🇧🇬BUL·2087
+4 −2 =5
11 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsLyubomir Danov
🇧🇬BUL·2320
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGeorgi Bardarov
🇧🇬BUL·1947
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsVeselin Metodiev
🇧🇬BUL·1992
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Apr 2015
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#38
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#3,263
in continent
World
#4,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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