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Kochiev, Ivan
CM🇧🇬FIDE 2917890· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2002
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Ivan Kochiev, a 24-year-old Bulgarian Candidate Master, is rated 2177 — just 13 short of his peak of 2190 (Sep 2020, age 18) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LVII Festival- under the aegis of BSCF, LVI Festival- under the aegis of BSCF, and DOP Men Open Classic 2025. Also played 6 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including CHESS BATTLE BLITZ) recently. He reached Bulgarian #57 in May 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded CM in 2023 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #5, #4, #10, #9, #9 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2177
Standard
Rpd2228·Blz2283
All-time high
2190
−13 pts below
Sep 2020 · age 18
Sep 2020 · age 18
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,460 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #57
at age 23 · rated 2138
May 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
May 2025
2023
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
Jan 2023
2021
5th Bulgarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2190
May 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
4th Bulgarian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2190
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
2138 → 2177
Tournaments
3
31 games
Score
14/ 3145.2%
23W3D5L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsOleksandr KuzhylnyiCM2,293·National University Team Chess Championship 2026,Under the auspices of BSCF·R4·+13.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsGeorgi Stoyanov1,973·National University Individual Chess Championship 2025 Under the auspice·R3·-15.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2147 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2100 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2310 | +26.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsStoyan Or StoyanovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2329
+4 −8 =6
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStiliyan Nanovski
🇧🇬BUL·1744
+11 −3 =2
16 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsMatey Petkov
🇧🇬BUL·2185
+1 −10 =3
14 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsVladimir Varbanov
🇧🇬BUL·1907
+9 −0 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsIvan Karadzhov
🇧🇬BUL·2135
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#60
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#6,688
in continent
World
#9,460
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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