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Karaivanova, Petya
WFM🇧🇬FIDE 2919150· Female· Bulgaria· Born in 2007
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Petya Karaivanova, a 19-year-old Bulgarian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1978. She has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 months. 84 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat de Seine et Marne 2026 (-2400), 3eme Trophee echiqueen de Creteil - Principal -2400, and 12eme Open FIDE de Fontenay le Fleury (-2400). Also played 2 rapid (including Internationaux RnB Paris IDF 2026 Parties Rapides) and 1 blitz events (including Internationaux RnB Paris IDF 2026 Blitz) recently. Her peak of 2058 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2025); she also reached Bulgarian #83 in Jan 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded WFM in 2021 (age 14). At junior level, she reached World #4 in U8 and #11, #5, #4, #3, #3 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd2105·Blz1961
All-time high
2058
−80 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 18
Aug 2025 · age 18
Activity
89
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
80 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#31,128
#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2026
11th Bulgarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1979
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2058
at age 18 · −80 from today
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Apr 2025
Peak Bulgarian rank: #83
at age 18 · rated 2035
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1974 → 1978
Tournaments
11
87 games
Score
44/ 8750.6%
42W15D30L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIvan Karadzhov2,134·National University Individual Chess Championship 2025 Under the auspice·R3·+28.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 1939 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/5 | #29 | 1841 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2227 | +26.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #14 | 1911 | -2.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #61 | 1956 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #44 | 1977 | +13.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #5 | 1929 | -38.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #167 | 1986 | -34.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #184 | 1993 | -33.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #146 | 2079 | +44.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIrina Petkova
🇧🇬BUL·1841
+18 −5 =0
23 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsDilyana IvanovaWCM
🇧🇬BUL·1930
+7 −11 =2
20 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsNora RashevaWCM
🇧🇬BUL·1928
+12 −1 =5
18 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsBoryana Arshinkova
🇧🇬BUL·1691
+10 −4 =0
14 games·last met May 2023
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vsStefani Chuchukova
🇧🇬BUL·1943
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2024
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#141
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#23,008
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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