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Valchev, Martin V
🇧🇬FIDE 2937352· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2009
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Martin V Valchev, a 17-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1693 — just 5 short of his peak of 1698 (Jul 2025, age 16). He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LXI festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF, National team chess championship 2025 - Youth U18 Borovets, 01.09.25 - 04.09.25, and LIVFestival- under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 2 rapid events (including Balkaniada "Rapid 3 in 1" N61, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2023.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. At junior level, he reached #27, #15, #13, #18 and #13 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd1694·Blz1511
All-time high
1698
−5 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 16
Jul 2025 · age 16
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#112,544
#112,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
27th Bulgarian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1695
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 16
Sep 2025
15th Bulgarian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1698
Jul 2025
All-time peak 1698
at age 16 · −5 from today
Jul 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 16
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+319 Elo)
1246 → 1565
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
National team chess championship 2025 - Youth U18 Borovets, 01.09.25 - 04.09.25 · Sep 2025 · +4.0 Elo
Evolution
-5
1698 → 1693
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
6W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 1917 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #15 | 1770 | +17.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/4 | #22 | 1817 | -26.0 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#325
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#78,754
in continent
World
#112,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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