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Enchev, Ivajlo
GM🇧🇬FIDE 2907712· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1989
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Ivajlo Enchev, a 37-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2400 and ranked 17th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 4 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈74/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, 42e Open International d'echecs de Cappelle la Grande, and Prva liga Centralne Srbije 2025. Also played 7 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 3 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2508 was reached at age 29 (Mar 2018, Bulgarian #8 at the time); he spent 15 months in Bulgarian top 10.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2018 (age 29), IM in 2011 (age 22), and FM in 2009 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #95 in U20 and #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2400
Standard
Rpd2420·Blz2432
All-time high
2508
−108 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 29
Mar 2018 · age 29
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · Bulgarian players · of 701
15 months in National top 10 (2018–2021)
15 months in National top 10 (2018–2021)
Career timeline
27 entries2021
15 months in national top 10
since Jan 2018
Jun 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Nov 2020
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Mar 2020
2018
GM title awardedGM
at age 29 · 89th FIDE Congress 2018
Oct 2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 29
Oct 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 29
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
2408 → 2400
Tournaments
9
54 games
Score
37/ 5468.5%
25W24D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #51 | 2475 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #20 | 2344 | -3.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #251 | 2111 | -7.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #74 | 2380 | -0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #181 | 2449 | +1.1 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #8 | 2442 | +6.9 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 2322 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #4 | 2350 | -0.5 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #5 | 2373 | +1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2424
+0 −3 =47
50 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsRadoslav DimitrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2474
+8 −8 =19
35 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVasil SpasovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2355
+0 −1 =30
31 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMartin PetrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2542
+3 −7 =11
21 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+2 −2 =17
21 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#17
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#1,053
in continent
World
#1,678
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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