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Vasilev, Vasil Aleksandrov

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FIDEFIDE 2905965· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1973

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Vasil Aleksandrov Vasilev, a 53-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2297 and ranked 34th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 26 months (2001–2003), 26 months (2004–2006), 14 months (2011–2012), 44 months (2014–2018), 62 months (2018–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: DOP Men Open Classic 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2378 was reached at age 41 (Oct 2014); he also reached Bulgarian #24 in Sep 2024.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Previously known as Vasil Aleksanrov (until Oct 2008).

Current rating

2297

Standard

Rpd2283·Blz2338

All-time high

2378

−81 pts below
Oct 2014 · age 41

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#34

#34 · Bulgarian players · of 675

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
Peak Bulgarian rank: #24
at age 51 · rated 2338
Sep 2024
6th Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2338
Sep 2024
2023
4th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2338
Dec 2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2338 → returned at 2297
Oct 2023
2018
6th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2362
Oct 2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 45
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lachezar Kolev 1,989
DOP Men Open Classic 2025 · Sep 2025 · +2.9 Elo
Evolution
-41
2338 → 2297
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
2W1D3L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsLachezar Kolev1,989·DOP Men Open Classic 2025·R3·+2.9
2.[W]vsYanko Uzunov1,671·DOP Men Open Classic 2025·R6·+0.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMitko Parvanov1,842·DOP Men Open Classic 2025·R1·-18.6
2.[L]vsViktor Boev2,223·DOP Men Open Classic 2025·R4·-12.1
3.[L]vsMartin PetrovGM2,533·DOP Men Open Classic 2025·R5·-4.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
DOP Men Open Classic 2025
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/6#201944-41.2
Worst Elo result: DOP Men Open Classic 2025 (-41.2 Elo, finished #20).

Most-Played Opponents

vsNikolai Stavrev
🇧🇬BUL·2353
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsVentsislav Ninov
🇧🇬BUL·2300
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2018
View head-to-head →
vsTodor GalunovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2270
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2013
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#34
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#2,813
in continent
World
#4,209
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
🇧🇬Topalov, VeselinFollow Veselin TopalovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,695
2
🇧🇬Cheparinov, IvanFollow Ivan CheparinovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,634
3
🇧🇬Naiditsch, ArkadijFollow Arkadij NaiditschTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,574
4
🇧🇬Petrov, MartinFollow Martin PetrovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,547
5
🇧🇬Georgiev, KirilFollow Kiril GeorgievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,525
6
🇧🇬Petkov, MomchilFollow Momchil PetkovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,523
7
🇧🇬Grigorov, GrigorFollow Grigor GrigorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,496
8
🇧🇬Dimitrov, RadoslavFollow Radoslav DimitrovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇧🇬Stoyanov, TsvetanFollow Tsvetan StoyanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,445
10
🇧🇬Nikolov, MomchilFollow Momchil NikolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,433
...
34🇧🇬Vasilev, Vasil Aleksandrov2,297
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
2813🇧🇬Vasilev, Vasil Aleksandrov2,297
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
4209🇧🇬Vasilev, Vasil Aleksandrov2,297