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Danov, Lyubomir
🇧🇬FIDE 2916312· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1994
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Lyubomir Danov, a 32-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2320 and ranked 28th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent appearance: Vtora liga vo sah za 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including European Rapid Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including European Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. He took a 16-month break between Jan 2024 and Jun 2025. His peak of 2388 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2021); he also reached Bulgarian #24 in May 2022.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. At junior level, he reached #1, #3 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2320
Standard
Rpd2349·Blz2417
All-time high
2388
−68 pts below
Sep 2021 · age 27
Sep 2021 · age 27
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Bulgarian players · of 675
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 31
Jun 2025
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2297 → returned at 2310
Jan 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 29
Oct 2023
2022
Peak Bulgarian rank: #24
at age 28 · rated 2372
May 2022
2021
All-time peak 2388
at age 27 · −68 from today
Sep 2021
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 24
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2310 → 2320
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7.5/ 983.3%
6W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2297 | +9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+4 −8 =18
30 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMetodi Stoinev
🇧🇬BUL·2149
+16 −7 =5
28 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsGeorgi FilevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2230
+6 −4 =12
22 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMartin PetrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2547
+5 −3 =12
20 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsRadi DanovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2290
+4 −5 =11
20 games·last met Feb 2021
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#28
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#2,283
in continent
World
#3,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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