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Petrov, Plamen
🇧🇬FIDE 2904071· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1989
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Plamen Petrov, a 37-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1859. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearances: 47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov" - B and International chess tournament"ALBENA CUP 2025", Under the aegis of BSCF. He took a 15-month break between Nov 2010 and Mar 2012. His peak of 1956 was reached at age 25 (Jul 2014).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. At junior level, he reached #13 and #19 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1859
Standard
Rpd1865·Blz1900
All-time high
1956
−97 pts below
Jul 2014 · age 25
Jul 2014 · age 25
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#58,854
#58,854 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
19th Bulgarian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1867
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+121 Elo)
1734 → 1855
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 35
Mar 2024
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 29
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 28
Oct 2017
2014
100 career games
at age 25
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
International chess tournament"ALBENA CUP 2025", Under the aegis of BSCFperf 1951 (+84) · 4/7 · #5
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1855 → 1859
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
6W8D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDian Dikov2,057·International chess tournament"ALBENA CUP 2025", Under the aegis of BSCF·R2·+15.0
2.[W]vsNikolaus Kellner1,836·International chess tournament"ALBENA CUP 2025", Under the aegis of BSCF·R5·+9.1
3.[W]vsIgor Shevaga1,836·International chess tournament"ALBENA CUP 2025", Under the aegis of BSCF·R4·+9.1
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsTigran Soghomonyan1,748·International chess tournament"ALBENA CUP 2025", Under the aegis of BSCF·R3·-13.3
2.[L]vsMomchil NikolovGM2,436·International chess tournament"ALBENA CUP 2025", Under the aegis of BSCF·R6·-0.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #6 | 1816 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 4/7 | #5 | 1951 | +11.8 |
Rankings
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Bulgaria
#218
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#43,076
in continent
World
#58,854
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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