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Stefanov, Emil
IM🇧🇬FIDE 2914794· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1999
Emil Stefanov, a 27-year-old Bulgarian player. currently rated 2335 in Standard, career peak of 2505 (Aug 2016). He took a 20-month break between Feb 2020 and Nov 2021.
Current rating
2335
Standard
Rpd2243·Blz2243
All-time high
2505
−170 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 17
Aug 2016 · age 17
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#21
in Bulgaria · of 702
Career timeline
9 entries2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2350 → returned at 2343
Feb 2020
2017
IM title awardedIM
at age 18
Apr 2017
Best 12-month gain (+316 Elo)
2159 → 2475
Apr 2017
2016
Peak Bulgarian rank: #10
at age 17 · rated 2505
Aug 2016
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Aug 2016
Crossed 2500
at age 17
Aug 2016
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-11
2346 → 2335
Score
13.5/ 2067.5%
10W7D3L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#21
out of 1,177 players
Europe
#2,178
in continent
World
#3,077
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Bulgaria
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
24 Standard games (last 12 months)
2025-08STD2025 July TCC Houston FIDE - ChampionshipElo 2335
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nguyen, Thanh VietUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Liu, ChloeUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
| Yuan, OwenUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Elliott, Alexander MclaughlinUSA | 1955 | 1 | +0.9 | ♔ |
| Wang, AndyUSA | 1948 | ½ | -4.2 | ♚ |
2025-08STD2025 Texas Chess Open - ChampionshipElo 2335
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shao, AndyUSA | 1956 | 1 | +0.9 | ♔ |
| Jagirapu, Harshin ReddyUSA | 2083 | 0 | -8.2 | ♔ |
| Gao, WilsonUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Zafar, FarisUSA | — | ½ | -4.2 | ♚ |
| De La Colina, Nicolas AlejandroUSA | 2157 | 1 | +2.5 | ♔ |
| Fang, ElbertUSA | 2206 | ½ | -1.9 | ♚ |
2025-05STD2025 Spring CCC IM Norm Invitational (34) - Group BElo 2346
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fChirilov, JamesUSA | 2291 | ½ | -0.9 | ♔ |
| Prince, Michelle CatherinaIND | 2165 | 0 | -7.5 | ♚ |
| mFierro, MarthaECU | 2247 | 1 | +3.5 | ♚ |
| Horobetz, GrahamUSA | 2240 | ½ | -1.6 | ♔ |
| Nguyen, James LUSA | 2186 | 1 | +2.8 | ♚ |
| gRios Gomez, Cristhian CamiloCOL | 2382 | 1 | +5.4 | ♔ |
| Wu, AndrewUSA | 2206 | ½ | -2 | ♚ |
| cCherukuri, NiteshUSA | 2246 | ½ | -1.5 | ♚ |
| Belenkaya, DinaISR | 2173 | 0 | -7.4 | ♔ |
2025-04STD2025 February DFW FIDE Royale - ChampionshipElo 2355
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee, KarsteinUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| Santhosh, PranavUSA | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
| Rhee, WilliamUSA | 1976 | 1 | +0.9 | ♚ |
| Anand, VigneshUSA | 2023 | 1 | +1.3 | ♔ |