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Zhelev, Zhelcho
🇧🇬FIDE 2904365· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1960
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Zhelcho Zhelev, a 66-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2045 — just 17 short of his peak of 2062 (Apr 2008, age 48) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 87 months (2008–2015) and 121 months (2015–2025). Recent appearance: DOP Men Open Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including CUP BURGAS 2025) and 1 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
2045
Standard
Rpd1952·Blz1999
All-time high
2062
−17 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 48
Apr 2008 · age 48
Activity
—
1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,359 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
8th Bulgarian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2045
Jun 2026
2025
8th Bulgarian 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2045
Nov 2025
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 58
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 57
Oct 2017
2016
18th Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2051
Jul 2016
2015
22nd Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2051
Oct 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2051 → 2045
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 1939 | -6.0 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#103
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#15,690
in continent
World
#21,359
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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