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Popov, Georgi

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FIDEFIDE 2905892· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1941

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Georgi Popov, a 85-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1862. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 13 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF and Ropotamo Cup A tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Sandanski 13.12.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 23 months (2003–2005), 14 months (2007–2008), 14 months (2014–2015), 23 months (2017–2019) and 18 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2289 was reached at age 60 (Jan 2001, Bulgarian #80 at the time).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

1862

Standard

Rpd1906·Blz2060

All-time high

2289

−427 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 60

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#58,058

#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

25 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1833 → 1902
Jul 2024
2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1889
Nov 2023
2022
3rd Bulgarian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1890
Apr 2022
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 77
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 76
Oct 2017
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2074 → returned at 2070
Jul 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
perf 1921 (+59) · 4.5/6 · #12
Top opponent
vs Valerij Ribarov 1,819
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF · Aug 2025 · +8.8 Elo
Evolution
+2
1860 → 1862
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
7W3D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#121921+2.4
Ropotamo Cup A tournament
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/9#251749-29.6
Worst Elo result: Ropotamo Cup A tournament (-29.6 Elo, finished #25).

Most-Played Opponents

vsPetar OrevIM
🇧🇬BUL·2029
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsDobrotich Andreev
🇧🇬BUL·1897
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Sep 2016
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vsVelio Kolev
🇧🇬BUL·1556
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsNikolay Kostov
🇧🇬BUL·1753
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2015
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vsPetar Ljangov
🇧🇬BUL·2053
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2011
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Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#209
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#42,543
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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2,525
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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209🇧🇬Popov, Georgi1,862
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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42543🇧🇬Popov, Georgi1,862
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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58057🇧🇬Popov, Georgi1,862