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Arnaudov, G. Petar
GM🇧🇬FIDE 2907127· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1986
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G. Petar Arnaudov, a 40-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2399 and ranked 18th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2350–2400 range. 18 rated games in the past year (≈76/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026, 9th Annual Gulf Coast New Years Open - Premier, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 6 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 3 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2494 was reached at age 27 (Aug 2013); he also reached Bulgarian #12 in Oct 2015.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2013 (age 27), IM in 2009 (age 23), and FM in 2007 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #5 and #11 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2399
Standard
Rpd2327·Blz2376
All-time high
2494
−95 pts below
Aug 2013 · age 27
Aug 2013 · age 27
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Bulgarian players · of 701
Career timeline
19 entries2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2471 → returned at 2457
Apr 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 32
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 31
Oct 2017
2015
Peak Bulgarian rank: #12
at age 29 · rated 2480
Oct 2015
8-month rising streak
+35 Elo
May 2015
2013
GM title awardedGM
at age 27 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2013
Oct 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2403 → 2399
Tournaments
5
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
8W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsBrayan Alexis Garcia Y.CM2,020·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R9·-9.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #25 | 2174 | -18.9 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 2453 | +1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #636 | 3114 | +3.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 2267 | -3.9 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 3/3 | #28 | 3138 | +12.9 |
Worst Elo result: Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026 (-18.9 Elo, finished #25).
Most-Played Opponents
vsVelislav KukovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2305
+3 −0 =22
25 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsKrasimir RusevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2457
+2 −6 =17
25 games·last met Jun 2015
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vsVladimir PetkovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2411
+2 −7 =10
19 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsDimitar MarholevIM
🇧🇬BUL·2101
+4 −1 =8
13 games·last met Apr 2015
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vsBoris ChatalbashevGM
🇩🇰DEN·2530
+4 −2 =6
12 games·last met May 2021
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#18
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#1,067
in continent
World
#1,699
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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