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Filev, Georgi
FM🇧🇬FIDE 2907500· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1984
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Georgi Filev, a 42-year-old Bulgarian FIDE Master, is rated 2230 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019), 12 months (2023–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - A. Also played 10 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Bulgarian Men Individual Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2399 was reached at age 31 (Sep 2015); he also reached Bulgarian #28 in May 2018.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded FM in 2008 (age 24). Earned a IM norm at 34th Intl Open BUL CC 2012. At junior level, he reached #6 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2230
Standard
Rpd2239·Blz2278
All-time high
2399
−169 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 31
Sep 2015 · age 31
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,680 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
5th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2230
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2189 → returned at 2230
Aug 2024
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2210 → returned at 2189
Jul 2023
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 34
Oct 2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2359 → returned at 2281
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
2189 → 2230
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #40 | 2350 | +40.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMetodi Stoinev
🇧🇬BUL·2149
+12 −6 =5
23 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSasho NikolovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2213
+7 −6 =9
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLyubomir Danov
🇧🇬BUL·2320
+4 −6 =12
22 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+0 −4 =13
17 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsParvan Asparuhov
🇧🇬BUL·1932
+12 −1 =2
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#43
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#4,600
in continent
World
#6,680
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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