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Petkov, Velizar

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FIDEFIDE 2965771· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2017

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Velizar Petkov, a 9-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1580 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include DIUP Boys 9, 50-th tournament Morsko konche-B8, and Marina Cup B tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including Chess tournament for kids) recently.

At junior level, he reached #8 and #1 nationally in U10 and U8.

Current rating

1580

Standard

Rpd1517·Blz—

All-time high

1580

at best
Oct 2025 · age 8

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#154,681

#154,681 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1475 → 1580
May 2026
8th Bulgarian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1564
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1580
at age 8
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 8
Jun 2025
1st Bulgarian U8 player
at age 8 · rated 1548
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 7
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mehmet Ayaz Gokpinar 1,680
Marina Cup B tournament · Aug 2025 · +26.5 Elo
Evolution
+78
1502 → 1580
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
14.5/ 2169.0%
13W3D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMehmet Ayaz Gokpinar1,680·Marina Cup B tournament·R2·+26.5
2.[W]vsKrum Genov1,627·Marina Cup B tournament·R4·+23.6
3.[W]vsMihail Drenchev1,493·Marina Cup B tournament·R6·+16.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsBoril Tsvetkov1,530·DIUP Boys 9·R7·-21.0
2.[L]vsMomchil Kotsev1,574·DIUP Boys 9·R5·-18.4
3.[L]vsPavel Lozanov1,697·Marina Cup B tournament·R5·-12.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
DIUP Boys 9
Swiss
Oct 20254/4#72292-25.2
50-th tournament Morsko konche-B8
Swiss
Aug 20255/1#52304+2.0
Marina Cup B tournament
Swiss
Aug 20255.5/4#22409+71.2
Worst Elo result: DIUP Boys 9 (-25.2 Elo, finished #7).

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#447
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#102,334
in continent
World
#154,666
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2
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2,634
3
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2,574
4
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2,547
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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2,496
8
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2,482
9
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2,445
10
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2,433
...
447🇧🇬Petkov, Velizar1,580
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
102334🇧🇬Petkov, Velizar1,580
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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...
154666🇧🇬Petkov, Velizar1,580