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Gochev, Pavlin
🇧🇬FIDE 2922320· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1982
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Pavlin Gochev, a 44-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1632. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2013–2015) and 62 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Union of the Romanian Principalities (Mangalia) - 14th ed. and Romanian Army Day 2025 Mangalia. Also played 1 rapid (including Romanian Navy Day Cup - 14th ed.) and 1 blitz events (including Union of the Romanian Principalities (Mangalia) - blitz 2nd ed.) recently. His peak of 1686 was reached at age 31 (Dec 2013).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1632
Standard
Rpd1758·Blz1578
All-time high
1686
−54 pts below
Dec 2013 · age 31
Dec 2013 · age 31
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#134,927
#134,927 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+216 Elo)
1417 → 1633
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 42
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
27th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1561
Feb 2023
2018
23rd Bulgarian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1586
Oct 2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 36
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1633 → 1632
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
8/ 1266.7%
4W8D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBogdan-Marian Radacina1,528·Union of the Romanian Principalities (Mangalia) - 14th ed.·R2·+7.1
2.[W]vsAlexandru-Adrian Safta1,515·Union of the Romanian Principalities (Mangalia) - 14th ed.·R5·+6.8
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #6 | 1952 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/4 | #24 | 1870 | -13.2 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#388
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#91,726
in continent
World
#134,919
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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