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Baban, Boris

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FIDEFIDE 2945100· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1957

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Boris Baban, a 69-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1781 — just 14 short of his peak of 1795 (Jul 2021, age 64). He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bled Chess Festival 2026, 9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 B, and Primorsko open-B tournament. Also played 4 rapid (including Bozicen rapid sahovski turnir) and 1 blitz events (including 2nd Dr. Janez Barle Memorial) recently. He took a 19-month break between Oct 2023 and Jun 2025.

Current rating

1781

Standard

Rpd1818·Blz1754

All-time high

1795

−14 pts below
Jul 2021 · age 64

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#82,325

#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
18th Bulgarian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1782
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+231 Elo)
1497 → 1728
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1546 → returned at 1739
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 66
Jul 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Jul 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Bled Chess Festival 2026
perf 2127 (+346) · 4/6 · #67
Top opponent
vs Olexander Bezeyko 2,028
Primorsko open-B tournament · Sep 2025 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
+27
1754 → 1781
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
19/ 3357.6%
17W4D12L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsGiovanni LavorgnaCM1,908·Bled Chess Festival 2026·R5·+13.5
2.[W]vsHeorhiy Mintenko1,908·Primorsko open-B tournament·R3·+13.5
3.[W]vsVictor PanusIM1,898·Primorsko open-B tournament·R4·+13.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bled Chess Festival 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/6#672127-9.0
9th International Chess Open Tournament Vardaris 2026 B
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/7#151831+9.4
Primorsko open-B tournament
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/7#331950+36.8
Victory Cup, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Jul 20252/2#332288-11.2
Ropotamo Cup B tournament
Open Swiss
Jun 20254/3#132510+15.4

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#257
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#59,322
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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World
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