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Ivelinov, Hristo
🇧🇬FIDE 2904039· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1975
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Hristo Ivelinov, a 51-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2143 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2001–2003), 20 months (2003–2005), 16 months (2008–2009) and 48 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 1 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2250 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2011); he also reached Bulgarian #58 in Apr 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
2143
Standard
Rpd2099·Blz2092
All-time high
2250
−107 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 36
Jul 2011 · age 36
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,792 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
10th Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2143
May 2026
2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #58
at age 50 · rated 2135
Apr 2025
2024
9th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2168
Jul 2024
2019
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2216 → returned at 2168
Jul 2019
10th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2235
Feb 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 43
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
2135 → 2143
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsPetar DrenchevGM2,325·IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF·R6·+4.8
2.[D]vsVelislav KukovIM2,315·IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF·R5·+4.6
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #16 | 2128 | +8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLachezar YordanovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2343
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDian DimovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2199
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2433
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsDaniil Mihalev
🇧🇬BUL·1827
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsDejan Dimitrov
🇧🇬BUL·2004
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#69
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#8,460
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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