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Minchev, Valentin
🇧🇬FIDE 2907569· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1959
Valentin Minchev, a 67-year-old Bulgarian player. currently rated 2052 in Standard, career peak of 2182 (Jan 2007). He had 2 career breaks: 156 months (2009–2022), 27 months (2022–2024).
Current rating
2052
Standard
Rpd1964·Blz2084
All-time high
2182
−130 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 48
Jan 2007 · age 48
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#99
in Bulgaria · of 702
Career timeline
8 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #71
at age 66 · rated 2068
May 2025
2022
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2105 → returned at 2068
Aug 2022
2009
Inactive for 156 months
paused at 2127 → returned at 2105
Jul 2009
2007
Best 12-month gain (+19 Elo)
2163 → 2182
Jan 2007
All-time peak 2182
at age 48 · −130 from today
Jan 2007
2004
Crossed 2100
at age 45
Jan 2004
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-16
2068 → 2052
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#99
out of 1,177 players
Europe
#15,791
in continent
World
#20,514
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Bulgaria
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