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Minchev, Stefan
🇧🇬FIDE 2961580· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2010
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Stefan Minchev, a 16-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1556 — just 26 short of his peak of 1582 (Feb 2025, age 15). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 1 rapid event (including V-th "Haralampi Vanev" Memorial, Open Rapid) recently.
At junior level, he reached #23 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1556
Standard
Rpd1513·Blz—
All-time high
1582
−26 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 15
Feb 2025 · age 15
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#163,974
#163,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2025
23rd Bulgarian U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1582
Feb 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Feb 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Feb 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 15
Feb 2025
All-time peak 1582
at age 15 · −26 from today
Feb 2025
First FIDE rating
1582 · at age 15
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1579 → 1556
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsKaloyan Yolov1,450·Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF·R2·-25.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/1 | #79 | 2250 | -26.4 |
Worst Elo result: Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF (-26.4 Elo, finished #79).
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#480
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#107,066
in continent
World
#163,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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