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Karadzhov, Ivan
🇧🇬FIDE 2922568· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2004
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Ivan Karadzhov, a 22-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2135 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +99 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LVI Festival- under the aegis of BSCF, Primorsko open-B tournament, and Primorsko open-A tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including CUP BURGAS 2025) recently. His peak of 2167 was reached at age 18 (Feb 2022); he also reached Bulgarian #72 in Jan 2026.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. At junior level, he reached #7, #6, #7, #6, #4 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2135
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz1954
All-time high
2167
−32 pts below
Feb 2022 · age 18
Feb 2022 · age 18
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2026
Peak Bulgarian rank: #72
at age 22 · rated 2134
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Sep 2025
2023
7th Bulgarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2108
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Sep 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
6th Bulgarian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2167
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+69
2066 → 2135
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
25/ 4062.5%
28W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsPetya KaraivanovaWFM1,969·National University Individual Chess Championship 2025 Under the auspice·R3·-14.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2165 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #9 | 2035 | -9.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2242 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2809 | +39.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2194 | +29.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIvan KochievCM
🇧🇬BUL·2177
+1 −6 =3
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTsvetan StoyanovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2445
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsSimeon TodevCM
🇧🇬BUL·2091
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsStoyan Or StoyanovFM
🇧🇬BUL·2329
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsValentin MitevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2301
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2020
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Rankings
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Bulgaria
#71
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#8,942
in continent
World
#12,405
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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