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Iliev, Vasil
🇧🇬FIDE 2908026· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1978
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Vasil Iliev, a 48-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1990. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 26 months (2010–2012), 20 months (2013–2015), 24 months (2017–2019), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 34 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship. His peak of 2137 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2009); he also reached Bulgarian #85 in Jul 2020.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1990
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2004
All-time high
2137
−147 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 31
Jul 2009 · age 31
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#29,077
#29,077 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2026
14th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1990
May 2026
2022
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2000 → returned at 1990
Oct 2022
2020
Peak Bulgarian rank: #85
at age 42 · rated 2123
Jul 2020
11th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2123
Jul 2020
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2123 → returned at 2062
Aug 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 40
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2000 → 1990
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
3W1D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNikolaos-Panagiotis GalanisCM1,944·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R5·+8.7
2.[W]vsAndrianna Anastasopoulou1,897·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R6·+7.4
3.[W]vsDavid Zion Chiu1,890·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R7·+7.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAlexandros Balafoutas1,898·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R9·-12.6
2.[L]vsIoannis Papageorgiou1,904·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R2·-12.4
3.[L]vsStamatis ArgiroudisFM2,249·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R8·-3.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #65 | 1967 | -10.0 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#137
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#21,485
in continent
World
#29,077
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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