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Minchev, Alexander
🇧🇬FIDE 2977117· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2012
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Alexander Minchev, a 14-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1756 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Qualifications for representatives of Bulgaria to the World and European championships-B14, Under the aegis of BSCF and Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 3 rapid events (including Open Milenium 16.11.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11 nationally in U14.
Current rating
1756
Standard
Rpd1493·Blz—
All-time high
1756
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#90,558
#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
11th Bulgarian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1756
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+33 Elo)
1723 → 1756
May 2026
All-time peak 1756
at age 14
May 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Feb 2026
Crossed 1400
at age 14
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
—
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7.5/ 1075.0%
5W5D0L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAleksandra Burova1,533·Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF·R7·+10.0
2.[W]vsKrum Stoyanov1,515·Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF·R1·+9.3
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/1 | #1 | 2389 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 1626 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#274
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#64,813
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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