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Vakrilov, Blagovest
🇧🇬FIDE 2908727· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1968
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Blagovest Vakrilov, a 58-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1400. He has slipped back 68 Elo over the past 12 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXI festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF, LIX festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF, and LVIII Festival- under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 1 rapid event (including Balkaniada "Rapid 3 in 1" N61, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2019–2020) and 30 months (2021–2024). His peak of 1496 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1400
Standard
Rpd1505·Blz—
All-time high
1496
−96 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56
Mar 2024 · age 56
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#218,131
#218,131 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
22nd Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1475
Jun 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+374 Elo)
1122 → 1496
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 56
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 56
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1496
at age 56 · −96 from today
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
1443 → 1400
Tournaments
7
45 games
Score
9.5/ 4521.1%
11W4D30L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/4 | #16 | 1271 | -21.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #18 | 1429 | -23.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/5 | #20 | 1457 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #22 | 1676 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #17 | 1675 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #12 | 1635 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/4 | #20 | 1358 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsCveta Vasileva
🇧🇬BUL·1661
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsGeorgi Nenchev
🇧🇬BUL·1432
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsNikolay Vishev
🇧🇬BUL·1583
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKotse Filipov
🇧🇬BUL·1670
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsVelio Kolev
🇧🇬BUL·1556
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#675
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#129,378
in continent
World
#217,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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