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Mladenov, Emil
🇧🇬FIDE 2904918· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1962
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Emil Mladenov, a 64-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1863. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include DOP Men Open Classic 2025, Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF, and International Tournament "Paracin 2025" - OPEN B. Also played 5 rapid (including TROFEJ NISA 2026) and 4 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 23-month break between Jan 2001 and Jan 2003. His peak of 2181 was reached at age 48 (Mar 2010).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1863
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz1893
All-time high
2181
−318 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 48
Mar 2010 · age 48
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#57,771
#57,771 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
500 career games
at age 63
May 2025
2023
15th Bulgarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2015
Aug 2023
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
1937 → 2015
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Jun 2023
2020
13th Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2042
Oct 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 56
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
1896 → 1863
Tournaments
4
27 games
Score
13/ 2748.1%
10W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #40 | 1881 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #34 | 1824 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #14 | 1849 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/8 | #49 | 1761 | -26.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSasho NikolovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2213
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsDimitar MarholevIM
🇧🇬BUL·2101
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsValentin Kamenov
🇧🇬BUL·1707
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKiril BadevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2100
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLachezar YordanovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2343
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2021
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#208
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#42,347
in continent
World
#57,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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