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Merdzhanov, Ivaylo
🇧🇬FIDE 2950499· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2009
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Ivaylo Merdzhanov, a 17-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1551 — just 1 short of his peak of 1552 (Sep 2025, age 16). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: LIVFestival- under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 1 rapid event (including Chess Fest Dobrinishte 20.09.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently.
At junior level, he reached #42, #37 and #40 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd1629·Blz—
All-time high
1552
−1 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 16
Sep 2025 · age 16
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#165,899
#165,899 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
42nd Bulgarian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1551
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1552
at age 16 · −1 from today
Sep 2025
37th Bulgarian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1528
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+462 Elo)
1066 → 1528
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 16
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1528 → 1551
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
3/ 650.0%
3W0D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #13 | 1794 | +23.2 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#487
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#107,968
in continent
World
#165,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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