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Velev, Josif

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FIDEFIDE 2907097· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1976

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Josif Velev, a 50-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1932. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 40 months (2008–2012), 17 months (2012–2013), 12 months (2013–2014), 14 months (2015–2016), 18 months (2017–2019) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 3 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Open chess tournament, blitz) recently. His peak of 2050 was reached at age 32 (Oct 2008).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

1932

Standard

Rpd1929·Blz1781

All-time high

2050

−118 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 32

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#40,562

#40,562 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

22 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 49
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1901 → 1941
Oct 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1941 → returned at 1932
Mar 2024
2022
15th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1979
Apr 2022
2020
17th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1994
Oct 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 42
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Valentin Kamenov 1,754
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF · Aug 2025 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-9
1941 → 1932
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/6#261881-9.2

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#175
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#29,943
in continent
World
#40,562
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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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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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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