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Rusev, Aleksandar

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FIDEFIDE 2907755· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1986

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Aleksandar Rusev, a 40-year-old Bulgarian FIDE Master, is rated 2292 and ranked 35th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Oct 2006 and Jan 2008. Recent standard appearances include SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4, and SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7. His peak of 2359 was reached at age 33 (Aug 2019, Bulgarian #33 at the time).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded FM in 2016 (age 30). At junior level, he reached #5 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2292

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2359

−67 pts below
Aug 2019 · age 33

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#35

#35 · Bulgarian players · of 675

Career timeline

16 entries
2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Jun 2022
2019
Peak Bulgarian rank: #33
at age 33 · rated 2359
Aug 2019
All-time peak 2359
at age 33 · −67 from today
Aug 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 32
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 31
Oct 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
2281 → 2333
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joerg GruenenwaldFM 2,279
SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7 · Aug 2025 · +0.1 Elo
Evolution
+15
2277 → 2292
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2.5/ 383.3%
2W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20261/1#3383058+9.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#1062917+5.8
SMM 2025 NLA round 6-7
Team
Aug 20250.5/1#7122790.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#35
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#2,920
in continent
World
#4,364
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2,695
2
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2,634
3
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2,574
4
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2,547
5
🇧🇬Georgiev, KirilFollow Kiril GeorgievTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,525
6
🇧🇬Petkov, MomchilFollow Momchil PetkovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,523
7
🇧🇬Grigorov, GrigorFollow Grigor GrigorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,496
8
🇧🇬Dimitrov, RadoslavFollow Radoslav DimitrovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇧🇬Stoyanov, TsvetanFollow Tsvetan StoyanovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,445
10
🇧🇬Nikolov, MomchilFollow Momchil NikolovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,433
...
35🇧🇬Rusev, Aleksandar2,292
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
2920🇧🇬Rusev, Aleksandar2,292
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
4364🇧🇬Rusev, Aleksandar2,292