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Zakir, Ersel
🇧🇬FIDE 2937140· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1969
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Ersel Zakir, a 57-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1633 — just 11 short of his peak of 1644 (Feb 2026, age 57). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 74 months (2017–2024) and 16 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: Union of the Romanian Principalities (Mangalia) - 14th ed. and Romanian Army Day 2025 Mangalia. Also played 2 rapid (including Chess tournament "Rapid 2026", Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events (including Union of the Romanian Principalities (Mangalia) - blitz 2nd ed.) recently.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1633
Standard
Rpd1688·Blz1535
All-time high
1644
−11 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 57
Feb 2026 · age 57
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#134,568
#134,568 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
27th Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1642
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1644
at age 57 · −11 from today
Feb 2026
2024
31st Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1621
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1371 → 1621
Jun 2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1608
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1621 → 1633
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
8.5/ 1270.8%
7W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/4 | #17 | 2389 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/2 | #38 | 2523 | -13.2 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#385
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#91,520
in continent
World
#134,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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