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Petkov, Yavor
🇧🇬FIDE 2958538· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2012
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Yavor Petkov, a 14-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1509. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF, 50-th tournament Morsko konche-B14, and Sofia Chess Summer 2025 A-Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 2 rapid events (including Open Milenium 22.06.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 1609 was reached at age 13 (Oct 2025).
At junior level, he reached #17 and #20 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1509
Standard
Rpd1600·Blz—
All-time high
1609
−100 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 13
Oct 2025 · age 13
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#182,282
#182,282 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 14
May 2026
17th Bulgarian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1608
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1426 → 1609
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1609
at age 13 · −100 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Best result
Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCFperf 1636 (+59) · 3.5/5 · #22
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
10/ 1952.6%
9W2D8L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsOgnyan Petrov1,493·Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF·R2·+15.3
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJordan Stefanov1,510·Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF·R5·-23.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #22 | 1636 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #8 | 1554 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/1 | #15 | 2360 | -17.2 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#557
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#115,604
in continent
World
#182,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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