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Petkov, Momchil
GM🇧🇬FIDE 2921642· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2005
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Momchil Petkov, a 21-year-old Bulgarian Grandmaster, is rated 2523 — just 26 short of his peak of 2549 (Nov 2024, age 19) and ranked 6th among Bulgarian players, and 445th worldwide. He has held steady between 2500 and 2525 for 9 months. 114 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Ostlandsserien div 1 2025-2026 R 6-7, and VI elllobregat Open Group A. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2025"Liaocheng Dongchangfu Cup" Rising Star International Chess Tournament final) recently. He reached World #343 in Nov 2024 and spent 20 months in Bulgarian top 5.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded GM in 2022 (age 17), IM in 2021 (age 16), FM in 2018 (age 13), and CM in 2017 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #12 in U20, World #12 in U18, World #16 in U16, World #29 in U14, World #30 in U12 and #3 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2523
Standard
Rpd2443·Blz2383
All-time high
2549
−26 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 19
Nov 2024 · age 19
Activity
118
games / yr avg. · ≈10/mo
114 past 12 mo · ≈10/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Bulgarian players · of 701
20 months in National top 5 (2023–2026)
20 months in National top 5 (2023–2026)
Career timeline
28 entries2026
20 months in national top 5
since Mar 2023
Apr 2026
2024
Peak World rank: #343
at age 19 · rated 2549
Nov 2024
12th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2549
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2549
at age 19 · −26 from today
Nov 2024
Peak Bulgarian rank: #4
at age 19 · rated 2540
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 19
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestivalperf 2657 (+137) · 6/8 · #19
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2520 → 2523
Tournaments
10
89 games
Score
54/ 8960.7%
31W46D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7.5/11 | #35 | 2549 | +6.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2903 | +2.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 7/10 | #10 | 2523 | +2.5 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/8 | #59 | 2537 | +3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #36 | 2490 | -4.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #31 | 2341 | -11.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 6/14 | #38 | 2543 | +3.3 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #12 | 2539 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #15 | 2502 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/8 | #19 | 2657 | +14.1 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsTsvetan StoyanovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2445
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsDimo TerzievCM
🇧🇬BUL·2123
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsLachezar Kolev
🇧🇬BUL·2042
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsRadoslav DimitrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2474
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsYavor Nikolov
🇧🇬BUL·2046
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#6
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#253
in continent
World
#445
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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