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Velkov, Rosen
🇧🇬FIDE 2965143· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2007
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Rosen Velkov, a 19-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1619 — just 23 short of his peak of 1642 (Jun 2024, age 17). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Romanian Army Day 2025 Mangalia and Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF.
At junior level, he reached #24 and #32 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
1619
Standard
Rpd1631·Blz—
All-time high
1642
−23 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 17
Jun 2024 · age 17
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#139,160
#139,160 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
24th Bulgarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1619
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 18
Nov 2025
2024
32nd Bulgarian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1642
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 17
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 17
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 17
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCFperf 1698 (+100) · 2.5/5 · #35
Evolution
+3
1616 → 1619
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsLachezar Nikolov1,492·Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF·R5·+14.1
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsValentin Kamenov1,784·Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF·R6·-10.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #21 | 2526 | +28.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #35 | 1698 | -16.4 |
Worst Elo result: Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF (-16.4 Elo, finished #35).
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#420
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#94,100
in continent
World
#139,151
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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