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Drenchev, Petar
GM🇧🇬FIDE 2903261· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1977
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Petar Drenchev, a 49-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2321 and ranked 27th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent appearance: IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 6 rapid (including III Chess Rapid"Memorial GM Krum Georgiev"- Under the aegis of BSCF) and 3 blitz events (including International Blitz Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He took a 12-month break between May 2017 and Jun 2018. His peak of 2527 was reached at age 37 (Sep 2014); he also reached Bulgarian #10 in Jul 2014.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2011 (age 34) and IM in 2007 (age 30).
Current rating
2321
Standard
Rpd2321·Blz2289
All-time high
2527
−206 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 37
Sep 2014 · age 37
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27
#27 · Bulgarian players · of 675
Career timeline
22 entries2024
4th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2334
Dec 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Nov 2021
2020
5th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2442
Sep 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 41
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 40
Oct 2017
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2458 → returned at 2459
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2325 → 2321
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
6W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2218 | -3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSasho NikolovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2213
+11 −7 =14
32 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLyubomir Danov
🇧🇬BUL·2320
+8 −4 =18
30 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIvajlo EnchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2400
+2 −2 =17
21 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsMetodi Stoinev
🇧🇬BUL·2149
+12 −1 =6
19 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKiril GeorgievGM
🇧🇬BUL·2525
+1 −11 =6
18 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#27
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#2,264
in continent
World
#3,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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