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Zhelyazkov, Preslav

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FIDEFIDE 2933152· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2009

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Preslav Zhelyazkov, a 17-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1670 — just 1 short of his peak of 1671 (Oct 2025, age 16). He is rising rapidly, having gained +135 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF, Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF, and Marina Cup A tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including CUP BURGAS 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Nov 2023 and Dec 2024.

At junior level, he reached #30, #22 and #33 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

1670

Standard

Rpd1516·Blz—

All-time high

1671

−1 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 16

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#120,738

#120,738 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
30th Bulgarian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1671
Feb 2026
2025
22nd Bulgarian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1671
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1671
at age 16 · −1 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Sep 2025
Best 12-month gain (+358 Elo)
1178 → 1536
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
perf 1816 (+157) · 3/7 · #23
Top opponent
vs Krasimir Krastev 1,876
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF · Aug 2025 · +31.1 Elo
Evolution
+135
1535 → 1670

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/6#101694+11.2
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/7#231816+76.8
Marina Cup A tournament
Swiss
Aug 20255/4#82444+16.0
European and World qualifications B-U16, Under the aegis of BSCF
Swiss
Jul 20251.5/4#51729+30.4
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#343
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#83,654
in continent
World
#120,732
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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7
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9
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10
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83654🇧🇬Zhelyazkov, Preslav1,670
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
7
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8
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