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Mihaylov, Bozhidar
CM🇧🇬FIDE 2944537· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2013
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Bozhidar Mihaylov, a 13-year-old Bulgarian Candidate Master, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 14, and in the top 9% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF, 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 A, and V-th Chess tournament"Memorial Yulian Radulski"-A. Also played 1 rapid event (including First International Chess Tournament "Zlatograd-2025", Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 2085 was reached at age 13 (Mar 2026, Bulgarian #89 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 12). At junior level, he reached World #88 in U8 and #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd1758·Blz1591
All-time high
2085
−32 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 13
Mar 2026 · age 13
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#361 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Peak Bulgarian rank: #89
at age 13 · rated 2084
Apr 2026
1st Bulgarian U14 player
at age 13 · rated 2085
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2085
at age 13 · −32 from today
Mar 2026
2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 12
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 12
Sep 2025
2nd Bulgarian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1999
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+107
1946 → 2053
Tournaments
8
60 games
Score
37.5/ 6062.5%
25W25D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 1985 | -31.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/7 | #8 | 2029 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #57 | 2176 | +51.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #25 | 2001 | -10.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #18 | 2077 | +35.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/8 | #23 | 2067 | +40.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/9 | #13 | 1978 | +23.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #7 | 1875 | -15.6 |
Worst Elo result: 4th INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OPEN CARIBROD - PAMETNIK 2026. (-31.2 Elo, finished #15).
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorgi Koev
🇧🇬BUL·1934
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsYoan Velchev
🇧🇬BUL·1831
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsAleksandar Atanasov
🇧🇬BUL·1873
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsTeodor Tutekov
🇧🇬BUL·1984
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsVladko Merdzhanov
🇧🇬BUL·1681
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#99
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#14,986
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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