Format
BA
Bozov, Ahmet
🇧🇬FIDE 2906082· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1963
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Ahmet Bozov, a 63-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1991. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Muenchen Chess Happening 2025, CCM 5 Wochen, 5 Runden III, and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 B im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 22 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2002–2004), 15 months (2010–2011), 13 months (2013–2014) and 45 months (2016–2020). His peak of 2148 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2006); he also reached Bulgarian #84 in May 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd1938·Blz1981
All-time high
2148
−157 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 43
Jan 2006 · age 43
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,940
#28,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #84
at age 62 · rated 2020
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1936 → 2020
Jan 2025
2024
8th Bulgarian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2020
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Jun 2024
2022
12th Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2047
Apr 2022
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 55
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
1988 → 1991
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
5W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 2082 | +13.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #53 | 1875 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGerhard Riewe
🇩🇪GER·2032
+7 −5 =2
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsKai Riewe
🇩🇪GER·1584
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsWinfried Basener
🇩🇪GER·2006
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsIvan Kajic
🇭🇷CRO·1865
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsVerena Gauchel
🇩🇪GER·1694
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#131
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#21,393
in continent
World
#28,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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