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Kazakov, Danail
🇧🇬FIDE 2922576· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1980
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Danail Kazakov, a 46-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1750. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 14 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearance: Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 2 rapid events (including V-th "Haralampi Vanev" Memorial, Open Rapid) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 53 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1883 was reached at age 33 (Nov 2013).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd1844·Blz—
All-time high
1883
−133 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 33
Nov 2013 · age 33
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
22nd Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1753
May 2026
2024
9th Bulgarian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1836
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1768 → 1836
Apr 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1836 → returned at 1799
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Mar 2024
2020
15th Bulgarian 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1768
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
1753 → 1750
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
5.5/ 1732.4%
9W1D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSvitlana Russieva1,657·Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF·R3·-12.7
3.[L]vsAleksandra PehlivanovaWCM1,925·4th INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OPEN CARIBROD - PAMETNIK 2026.·R4·-5.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #62 | 1739 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #22 | 1739 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#279
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#66,081
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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