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Kozhuharov, Spas
IM🇧🇬FIDE 2905418· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1980
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Spas Kozhuharov, a 46-year-old Bulgarian International Master, is rated 2331 and ranked 22nd among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 10 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, V-th Chess tournament"Memorial Yulian Radulski"-A, and 47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov". Also played 3 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2477 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2007); he also reached Bulgarian #13 in Oct 2015.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded IM in 2007 (age 27).
Current rating
2331
Standard
Rpd2379·Blz2376
All-time high
2477
−146 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 27
Jul 2007 · age 27
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#22
#22 · Bulgarian players · of 675
Career timeline
21 entries2026
2nd Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2337
Feb 2026
2021
1,000 career games
at age 41
Sep 2021
4th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2407
Jul 2021
2019
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2422 → returned at 2424
Jun 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 38
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 37
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2350 → 2331
Tournaments
5
28 games
Score
19.5/ 2869.6%
13W13D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #30 | 2282 | -0.9 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2206 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #76 | 2331 | -0.1 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #22 | 2238 | -10.3 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7/9 | #3 | 2242 | -2.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadoslav DimitrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2482
+3 −4 =7
14 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2433
+2 −2 =10
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+2 −1 =11
14 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsKrasimir RusevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2457
+1 −3 =8
12 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsIvajlo EnchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2400
+2 −1 =8
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#22
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#2,064
in continent
World
#3,165
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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