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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 2547 — just 9 short of his peak of 2556 (Apr 2022, age 22) and ranked 4th among Bulgarian players, and 326th worldwide. He has held steady between 2525 and 2550 for 17 months. 83 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include SUPERLIGA E KOSOVES 2026, 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, and CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 3. 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 45 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
2547
Standard
Rpd2524·Blz2422
All-time high
2556
−9 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 22
Apr 2022 · age 22
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#4
#4 · Bulgarian players · of 675
National top 5 since Dec 2024
National top 5 since Dec 2024
Career timeline
24 entries2026
45 months in national top 5 (ongoing)
longest streak 19 months · since Sep 2021
Jun 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
2534 → 2547
Tournaments
16
79 games
Score
49.5/ 7962.7%
31W37D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 4/9 | #7 | 2413 | -16.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 3.5/5 | #16 | 2589 | +4.8 |
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 |
Worst Elo result: Round Robin GM Norm Tournament "Chess week in Przeworsk" 2026 (-16.6 Elo, finished #7).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadoslav DimitrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2482
+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 −4 =11
22 games·last met May 2026
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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 1,136 players
Europe
#188
in continent
World
#326
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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