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Popov, Ilian

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FIDEFIDE 2907917· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1978

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Ilian Popov, a 48-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2025. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2007–2009), 14 months (2011–2012), 36 months (2016–2019) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Primorsko open-A tournament. Also played 10 rapid (including Open Milenium 22.06.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events (including Kupa Rila - Blitz - 2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 2248 was reached at age 32 (Mar 2010); he also reached Bulgarian #77 in Jul 2020.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

2025

Standard

Rpd2058·Blz2026

All-time high

2248

−223 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 32

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#23,899

#23,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
12th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2025
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2021 → returned at 2025
Nov 2023
2020
10th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2145
Aug 2020
Peak Bulgarian rank: #77
at age 42 · rated 2145
Jul 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 41
Aug 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 40
Oct 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Momchil NikolovGM 2,432
Primorsko open-A tournament · Sep 2025 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
+4
2021 → 2025
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsMomchil NikolovGM2,432·Primorsko open-A tournament·R2·+8.2
2.[W]vsKemal Bulut1,952·Primorsko open-A tournament·R7·+7.9
3.[W]vsIsmail Berk Canli1,948·Primorsko open-A tournament·R6·+7.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMartin Kanchev1,796·Primorsko open-A tournament·R4·-15.8
2.[L]vsDimitar Ardenski2,081·Primorsko open-A tournament·R8·-8.4
3.[L]vsDimitar Daskalov2,288·Primorsko open-A tournament·R3·-3.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Primorsko open-A tournament
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/8#262043+3.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsLyubomir Danov
🇧🇬BUL·2320
+1 −6 =7
14 games·last met May 2025
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vsGoran Krastev
🇧🇬BUL·2059
+0 −1 =11
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStojan Emilov Ivanov
🇧🇬BUL·2083
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsKiril BadevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2100
+0 −2 =8
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAleksandar Tsolov
🇧🇬BUL·1982
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#114
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#17,599
in continent
World
#23,899
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2
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2,634
3
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2,574
4
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2,547
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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2,496
8
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2,482
9
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2,445
10
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2,433
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114🇧🇬Popov, Ilian2,025
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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17599🇧🇬Popov, Ilian2,025
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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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23899🇧🇬Popov, Ilian2,025