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Zhelev, Stefan

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FIDEFIDE 2938820· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2010

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Stefan Zhelev, a 16-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1519. He returned to competition in December 2024. Recent standard appearances include International chess tournament for kids "Cup Pleven 2025"A, under the aegis of BSCF, DIUP Boys 15, and 50-th tournament Morsko konche-B16. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Milenium) recently. He took a 27-month break between Aug 2022 and Dec 2024. His peak of 1560 was reached at age 15 (Apr 2025).

At junior level, he reached #33, #30 and #37 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

1519

Standard

Rpd1702·Blz1419

All-time high

1560

−41 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 15

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#177,401

#177,401 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2025
33rd Bulgarian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1560
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+554 Elo)
1006 → 1560
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1560
at age 15 · −41 from today
Apr 2025
2024
30th Bulgarian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1548
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Dec 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Dec 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
International chess tournament for kids "Cup Pleven 2025"A, under the aegis of BSCF
perf 1633 (+118) · 3.5/6 · #14
Top opponent
vs Nikolay Velichkov 1,636
DIUP Boys 15 · Oct 2025 · +26.7 Elo
Evolution
-29
1548 → 1519
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
8.5/ 2140.5%
7W3D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNikolay Velichkov1,636·DIUP Boys 15·R2·+26.7
2.[W]vsTodor P Petrov1,609·DIUP Boys 15·R7·+25.3
3.[W]vsVasil Ganev1,553·DIUP Boys 15·R4·+22.2
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNikolay Tasev1,454·50-th tournament Morsko konche-B16·R6·-22.7
2.[L]vsNikolay Tasev1,475·DIUP Boys 15·R3·-22.3
3.[L]vsGabriel Stoyanov1,481·DIUP Boys 15·R5·-22.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
International chess tournament for kids "Cup Pleven 2025"A, under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/6#141633+2.0
DIUP Boys 15
Round-Robin
Oct 20253/7#51536+12.0
50-th tournament Morsko konche-B16
Swiss
Aug 20252/5#101532-42.8
Worst Elo result: 50-th tournament Morsko konche-B16 (-42.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Bulgaria
#558
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#113,233
in continent
World
#177,358
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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558🇧🇬Zhelev, Stefan1,519
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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177358🇧🇬Zhelev, Stefan1,519