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Ivanov, Ljubomir
🇧🇬FIDE 2903776· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1969
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Ljubomir Ivanov, a 57-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1839. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, LXI festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF, and 1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament. Also played 1 rapid (including Balkaniada "Rapid 3 in 1" N61, Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events (including Balkaniada "Blitz 3 in 1" N61, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2013–2015) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2049 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2008).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1844·Blz1836
All-time high
2049
−210 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 39
Jan 2008 · age 39
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
13th Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1839
Jun 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1825
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 55
Mar 2024
500 career games
at age 55
Jan 2024
2023
16th Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1840
Jul 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
1825 → 1839
Tournaments
3
35 games
Score
11/ 3531.4%
15W11D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsIbrahim Dal1,762·1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament·R8·+7.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #67 | 1920 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1702 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #5 | 1916 | +18.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCveta Vasileva
🇧🇬BUL·1661
+7 −3 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsStoyan Or StoyanovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2329
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIvaylo Kirilov
🇧🇬BUL·2001
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2021
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vsPlamen Roydov
🇧🇬BUL·1792
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsKiril BadevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2100
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2019
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#222
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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