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Petrov, Vladimir Sergeev
IM🇧🇬FIDE 2902940· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1999
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Vladimir Sergeev Petrov, a 27-year-old Bulgarian International Master, is rated 2325 and ranked 25th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2017–2019), 57 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: 2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Master. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2415 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2016); he also reached Bulgarian #24 in Oct 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded IM in 2016 (age 17) and FM in 2015 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #55 in U18, World #49 in U16 and #3, #2, #3 and #4 nationally in U20, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2325
Standard
Rpd2249·Blz2194
All-time high
2415
−90 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 17
Feb 2016 · age 17
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Bulgarian players · of 675
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #24
at age 26 · rated 2335
Oct 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2335 → returned at 2325
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 57 months
paused at 2349 → returned at 2335
Mar 2020
2019
3rd Bulgarian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2368
Mar 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 19
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 18
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2335 → 2325
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 2138 | -10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMartin PetrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2547
+8 −10 =7
25 games·last met May 2021
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vsEmil StefanovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2335
+6 −5 =5
16 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsNikolay Valeriev Hristov
🇧🇬BUL·2189
+5 −5 =6
16 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsTodor Georgiev
🇧🇬BUL·2253
+5 −3 =5
13 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsDelyan Dochev
🇧🇬BUL·1983
+9 −1 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#25
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#2,167
in continent
World
#3,314
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Bulgaria
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