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Ivanov, Ljubomir

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FIDEFIDE 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 (≈30/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

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#64,504

#64,504 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

23 entries
2026
13th Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1839
May 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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026
perf 1920 (+81) · 2.5/6 · #67
Top opponent
vs Rasim NizamIM 2,152
1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament · Oct 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-2
1841 → 1839
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
11.5/ 3137.1%
11W10D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/6#671920+13.4
LXI festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#81702-18.2
1st International Unseen Newspaper Visually Impaired Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/8#51916+18.8
17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players
Open Swiss
Jun 20250.5/4#1041641-16.0
Worst Elo result: LXI festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF (-18.2 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#234
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#47,086
in continent
World
#64,504
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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2,525
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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234🇧🇬Ivanov, Ljubomir1,839
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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47086🇧🇬Ivanov, Ljubomir1,839
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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64504🇧🇬Ivanov, Ljubomir1,839