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Merdzhanov, Vladko
🇧🇬FIDE 2909790· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1958
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Vladko Merdzhanov, a 68-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1681. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 6 months. 97 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXII festival"FIRST WEEKEND", Under the aegis of BSCF, Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF, and LXI festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF. His peak of 1738 was reached at age 67 (Oct 2025).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1681
Standard
Rpd1734·Blz1711
All-time high
1738
−57 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 67
Oct 2025 · age 67
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
84 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#116,817
#116,817 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
22nd Bulgarian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1738
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1738
at age 67 · −57 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1471 → 1704
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 64
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1702 → 1681
Tournaments
15
99 games
Score
51.5/ 9952.0%
44W15D40L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #4 | 1698 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #53 | 1708 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #3 | 1881 | +26.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 1771 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #29 | 1687 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/6 | #9 | 1586 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/6 | #13 | 1563 | -23.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #19 | 1952 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #19 | 2084 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #69 | 1992 | +20.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNikolay Vishev
🇧🇬BUL·1583
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStanislav T. Panov
🇧🇬BUL·1593
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsGeorgi Nenchev
🇧🇬BUL·1432
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsBozhidar Merdinyan
🇧🇬BUL·1859
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGeorgi Koev
🇧🇬BUL·1934
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#334
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#81,363
in continent
World
#116,812
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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