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Krastev, Goran
🇧🇬FIDE 2909480· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1989
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Goran Krastev, a 37-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2059 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 84 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Primorsko open-B tournament, Primorsko open-A tournament, and 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship. Also played 8 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. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014) and 20 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2162 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2025, Bulgarian #55 at the time).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. At junior level, he reached #7 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2059
Standard
Rpd2109·Blz2081
All-time high
2162
−103 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 36
Jul 2025 · age 36
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,702 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #55
at age 36 · rated 2162
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2162
at age 36 · −103 from today
Jul 2025
2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2143 → returned at 2162
Oct 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Oct 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 29
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 28
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-103
2162 → 2059
Tournaments
4
32 games
Score
18.5/ 3257.8%
15W7D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsAleksandr AvanesyanCM1,976·7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship·R2·-13.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #48 | 1950 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #37 | 1953 | -32.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #57 | 1954 | -48.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2218 | +18.6 |
Worst Elo result: 7th International Chess OPEN SKG - A 2025 Greek open Championship (-48.0 Elo, finished #57).
Most-Played Opponents
vsLyubomir Danov
🇧🇬BUL·2320
+1 −8 =7
16 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsIlian Popov
🇧🇬BUL·2025
+1 −0 =11
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGeorgi FilevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2230
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsSasho NikolovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2213
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMetodi Stoinev
🇧🇬BUL·2149
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#96
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#14,440
in continent
World
#19,702
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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