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Mladenov, Plamen
IM🇬🇧FIDE 2906198· Male· England· Born in 1987
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Plamen Mladenov, a 39-year-old English International Master, is rated 2359 and ranked 41st among English players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2015–2019) and 78 months (2019–2025). 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 2424 was reached at age 25 (Dec 2012, English #35 at the time).
Competes for England since May 2023. Awarded IM in 2009 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #5, #6 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2359
Standard
Rpd2355·Blz2274
All-time high
2424
−65 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 25
Dec 2012 · age 25
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#41
#41 · English players · of 2,574
Career timeline
23 entries2023
Switched federation: BUL → ENG
at age 36
May 2023
2019
Inactive for 78 months
paused at 2362 → returned at 2359
Mar 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 31
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 30
Oct 2017
2015
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2370 → returned at 2362
Mar 2015
2012
Peak English rank: #35
at age 25 · rated 2424
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2362 → 2359
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #6 | 2294 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolay MilchevIM
🇬🇧ENG·2362
+1 −2 =13
16 games·last met Aug 2013
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vsSpas KozhuharovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2331
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsEvgeni JanevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2418
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2011
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vsKrasimir RusevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2457
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Jun 2011
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vsMetodi Stoinev
🇧🇬BUL·2149
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2013
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Rankings
/
England
#41
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#1,595
in continent
World
#2,493
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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