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Katsarski, Yan
🇧🇬FIDE 2956268· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2017
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Yan Katsarski, a 9-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1525 — just 21 short of his peak of 1546 (Jul 2024, age 7). He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kvalitet 2026 - U10, LXII festival"FIRST WEEKEND", Under the aegis of BSCF, and European Youth Chess Championship 2025 - Open U8. Also played 1 rapid (including Chess Fest Dobrinishte 20.09.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events (including Kupa Rila - Blitz - 2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently.
At junior level, he reached #19 and #2 nationally in U10 and U8.
Current rating
1525
Standard
Rpd1493·Blz—
All-time high
1546
−21 pts below
Jul 2024 · age 7
Jul 2024 · age 7
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#175,974
#175,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
19th Bulgarian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1525
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 9
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
1452 → 1517
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 8
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 8
Jul 2025
2nd Bulgarian U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1525
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1514 → 1525
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
22.5/ 4747.9%
20W5D22L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsEma Boneva1,488·4th INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OPEN CARIBROD - PAMETNIK 2026. B TOURNAMENT·R5·+17.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/2 | #10 | 770 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/4 | #13 | 1539 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/6 | #16 | 821 | -68.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/4 | #85 | 1767 | -66.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #15 | 2257 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #14 | 1911 | -72.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/4 | #9 | 1332 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#520
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#112,724
in continent
World
#175,936
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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