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Petrov, Martin
GM🇧🇬FIDE 2911086· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2000
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Martin Petrov, a 26-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2542 — just 14 short of his peak of 2556 (Apr 2022, age 22) and ranked 4th among Bulgarian players, and 355th worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 16 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈83/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 3, and Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Rondas 1-2. Also played 6 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including DOP Men Blitz 2025) recently. He reached World #327 in Dec 2025 and has been in Bulgarian top 5 for 44 months and counting.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2022 (age 22) and IM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #34 in U18, World #17 in U16, World #52 in U14, World #87 in U12 and World #29 in U10.
Current rating
2542
Standard
Rpd2530·Blz2422
All-time high
2556
−14 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 22
Apr 2022 · age 22
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Bulgarian players · of 701
National top 5 since Dec 2024
National top 5 since Dec 2024
Career timeline
24 entries2026
44 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 18 months · since Sep 2021
May 2026
2025
Peak World rank: #327
at age 25 · rated 2549
Dec 2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #3
at age 25 · rated 2548
Nov 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 23
Oct 2023
2022
1,000 career games
at age 22
Oct 2022
All-time peak 2556
at age 22 · −14 from today
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
2530 → 2542
Tournaments
15
74 games
Score
50/ 7467.6%
36W28D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #21 | 2593 | +2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 2506 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #50 | 2642 | +3.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #99 | 2410 | -5.6 |
Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Lliga Catalana 2026 - Divisio d'Honor Grup I Rondas 1-2 Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #73 | — | -2.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #86 | 2580 | +0.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #112 | 2398 | -3.9 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | R128 | 2568 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #69 | 2615 | +8.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #99 | 2412 | -3.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadoslav DimitrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2474
+2 −12 =15
29 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVasil SpasovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2355
+3 −5 =21
29 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsVladimir Sergeev PetrovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2325
+10 −8 =7
25 games·last met May 2021
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vsIvajlo EnchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2400
+7 −3 =11
21 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsViacheslav TilicheevGM
🇷🇸SRB·2430
+6 −3 =12
21 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#4
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#203
in continent
World
#355
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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