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Stefanov, Krasen
🇧🇬FIDE 2914514· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1984
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Krasen Stefanov, a 42-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1707. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 21 months (2011–2013), 85 months (2013–2020) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF and Ropotamo Cup B tournament. His peak of 1800 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2011).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd1765·Blz—
All-time high
1800
−93 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 27
Sep 2011 · age 27
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
14th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1742
May 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1742 → returned at 1714
Jun 2024
Best 12-month gain (+148 Elo)
1619 → 1767
Mar 2024
2022
24th Bulgarian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1608
Apr 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Sep 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 34
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
1714 → 1707
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3.5/ 570.0%
3W1D1L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsAlexandra Gencheva1,501·Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF·R5·+4.7
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #25 | 1897 | -6.8 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#311
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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