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Grigorov, Grigor

GM🇧🇬

FIDEFIDE 2907313· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1987

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Grigor Grigorov, a 39-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2496 — just 20 short of his peak of 2516 (Mar 2013, age 26) and ranked 7th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Aug 2014 and Nov 2015. Recent appearances: Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5 and XXXIII Ekipen sampionat na Makedonija za 2025 godina. Also played 1 blitz event (including 1st International Open Blitz YMATH 2025) recently. He reached Bulgarian #5 in Aug 2023 and has been in Bulgarian top 10 for 122 months and counting (9 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2011 (age 24) and IM in 2006 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #63 in U20, World #78 in U18 and #2 nationally in U16.

Current rating

2496

Standard

Rpd2526·Blz2506

All-time high

2516

−20 pts below
Mar 2013 · age 26

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#7

#7 · Bulgarian players · of 675
National top 10 since Jan 2017

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
122 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 114 months · since Nov 2015
Jun 2026
2023
Peak Bulgarian rank: #5
at age 36 · rated 2510
Aug 2023
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 31
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 30
Oct 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 29
Aug 2016
2014
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2495 → returned at 2497
Aug 2014

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marc Santo-RomanGM 2,367
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5 · Dec 2025 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
-1
2497 → 2496
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
2W4D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5
Team
Dec 20251.5/2#882569+1.9
XXXIII Ekipen sampionat na Makedonija za 2025 godina
Team
Aug 20252.5/4#322428-2.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsKiril GeorgievGM
🇧🇬BUL·2525
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsIvajlo EnchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2400
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsNikolaos GalopoulosIM
🇬🇷GRE·2426
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2018
View head-to-head →
vsVladimir GeorgievGM
🇲🇰MKD·2351
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Jul 2011
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#7
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#352
in continent
World
#609
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,547
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
72,496
8
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2,482
9
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2,445
10
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2,433
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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352🇧🇬Grigorov, Grigor2,496
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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609🇧🇬Grigorov, Grigor2,496