
Rusev, Krasimir
GM🇧🇬FIDE 2905434· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1983
Krasimir Rusev, a 43-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2457 and ranked 8th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 29-month break between Dec 2022 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2563 was reached at age 32 (Jul 2015); he also reached World #367 in Sep 2015 and has been in Bulgarian top 10 for 135 months and counting (8 consecutive years on his current run).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2009 (age 26) and IM in 2007 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #1 and #2 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2457
Standard
All-time high
2563
Jul 2015 · age 32
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#8
National top 10 since Nov 2023
Career timeline
20 entriesRecent Results (last 12 months)
Standard rating history
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
4 Standard games (last 12 months)
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safarik, JakubCZE | 2172 | 0 | -8.6 | ♔ |
| Mihaylov, BozhidarBUL | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Velikov, NikolaBUL | — | ½ | -4.2 | ♔ |
| Aydemir, UmutTUR | 2140 | 0 | -8.8 | ♚ |