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Esmer, Ege
🇧🇬FIDE 2942631· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2011
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Ege Esmer, a 15-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1972 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 51 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A, Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. Also played 5 rapid (including International Rapid Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) and 4 blitz events (including International Blitz Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently.
At junior level, he reached #5 and #4 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1972
Standard
Rpd1939·Blz1879
All-time high
1972
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32,286
#32,286 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
5th Bulgarian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1972
May 2026
All-time peak 1972
at age 15
May 2026
100 career games
at age 15
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 15
Feb 2026
2025
4th Bulgarian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1857
Jun 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+116
1856 → 1972
Tournaments
6
44 games
Score
23/ 4452.3%
17W12D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsTeodor Tutekov1,778·European and World qualifications B-U14, Under the aegis of BSCF·R3·-21.2
3.[L]vsBoyan Mihaylov1,783·European and World qualifications B-U14, Under the aegis of BSCF·R5·-20.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #44 | 2032 | +37.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #31 | 1956 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #210 | 1991 | +79.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #72 | 2116 | +55.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1805 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #7 | 1656 | -56.8 |
Worst Elo result: European and World qualifications B-U14, Under the aegis of BSCF (-56.8 Elo, finished #7).
Most-Played Opponents
vsZhivko Kaloyanov
🇧🇬BUL
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAlexsandar Petkov
🇧🇬BUL
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSamuil Velkov
🇧🇬BUL·1509
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMihail Panayotov
🇧🇬BUL·1546
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsSimeon TodevCM
🇧🇬BUL·2091
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#149
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#23,876
in continent
World
#32,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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