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Gospodinov, Lyubomir
🇺🇸FIDE 39903311· Male· United States of America· Born in 1998
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Lyubomir Gospodinov, a 28-year-old American player, is rated 2059 — his current career high and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +136 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31st Space Coast Open - Master and Expert, 23rd Annual Southern Class Championship - Master, and CFCC 2026 Winter Open & Scholastic - Master-Expert. Also played 1 blitz event (including 2025 North Carolina Open - Blitz Championship) recently.
Current rating
2059
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1929
All-time high
2059
at best
May 2026 · age 28
May 2026 · age 28
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,667 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 2059
at age 28
May 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 28
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+358 Elo)
1564 → 1922
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Aug 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1564 · at age 25
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+129
1930 → 2059
Tournaments
7
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
13W17D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2365 | +43.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #17 | 2003 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #4 | 2134 | +14.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #25 | 1846 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/9 | #125 | 2296 | +60.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 1949 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/2 | #25 | 2900 | +34.8 |
Rankings
/
United States of America
#570
out of 5,412 players
Americas
#2,039
in continent
World
#19,667
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
United States of America
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