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Bakalski, Svetlin
🇧🇬FIDE 2942909· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2009
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Svetlin Bakalski, a 17-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1439 — just 20 short of his peak of 1459 (Mar 2024, age 15). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 22-month break between Nov 2023 and Oct 2025. Recent appearance: National team chess championship 2025 - Youth U18 Borovets, 01.09.25 - 04.09.25. Also played 1 rapid event (including CUP BURGAS 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #55, #58 and #42 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1439
Standard
Rpd1580·Blz—
All-time high
1459
−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 15
Mar 2024 · age 15
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#207,627
#207,627 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
55th Bulgarian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1439
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1459
at age 15 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
58th Bulgarian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1099
Jan 2024
2023
42nd Bulgarian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1099
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
National team chess championship 2025 - Youth U18 Borovets, 01.09.25 - 04.09.25 · Sep 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-20
1459 → 1439
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #20 | 1386 | -19.6 |
Worst Elo result: National team chess championship 2025 - Youth U18 Borovets, 01.09.25 - 04.09.25 (-19.6 Elo, finished #20).
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#639
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#125,826
in continent
World
#207,379
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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