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Mihaylov, Boyan
🇧🇬FIDE 2955504· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2011
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Boyan Mihaylov, a 15-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2039 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 16. He is climbing fast, having gained +256 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U14, DOP Men Open Classic 2025, and National team chess championship 2025 - Youth U18 Borovets, 01.09.25 - 04.09.25. Also played 3 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 5 blitz events (including FIDE World Cadet & Youth Chess Championships 2026 - Blitz O16) recently.
At junior level, he reached #1, #1 and #17 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2039
Standard
Rpd2054·Blz2036
All-time high
2039
at best
Feb 2026 · age 15
Feb 2026 · age 15
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#959 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 2039
at age 15
Feb 2026
1st Bulgarian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2036
Jan 2026
2025
1st Bulgarian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2036
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 14
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+501 Elo)
1199 → 1700
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+256
1783 → 2039
Tournaments
5
39 games
Score
21.5/ 3955.1%
23W10D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/9 | #39 | 2194 | +116.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #24 | 2898 | +30.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #10 | 1917 | +15.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 1937 | +41.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 1930 | +45.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#107
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#16,252
in continent
World
#22,107
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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