Aleksander Delchev

SRB Born 1971 Male NA,Grandmaster
FIDE ID
2900394

About Aleksander Delchev

Aleksander Delchev was born in Sofia in 1971 and won the 1991-92 European junior championship. He became Bulgarian champion in 1994, 1996 and 2001. FIDE records his international master title in 1988 and his grandmaster title in 1998. He represented Bulgaria at eight Olympiads, beginning in 1994. Show more

Aleksander Delchev was born in Sofia in 1971 and won the 1991-92 European junior championship. He became Bulgarian champion in 1994, 1996 and 2001. FIDE records his international master title in 1988 and his grandmaster title in 1998. He represented Bulgaria at eight Olympiads, beginning in 1994. His tournament victories include Reggio Emilia in 2004-05 and Bad Wiessee in 2005 and 2013. He has also written opening guides, including The Safest Sicilian with Semko Semkov and The Safest Grünfeld with Evgenij Agrest. His book The Modern Réti appeared in 2012.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2441

Published FIDE

Rapid

2475

Published FIDE

Blitz

2477

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1104
National rank · SRB
#16

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2669 Oct 2005
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
831

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
451 2019-04-28 51st Italian Teams GpB Brixen Bressanone ITA 4.2 Aleksander Delchev Daniel Sadzikowski Won: 1-0 38 Open
452 2019-04-26 51st Italian Teams GpB Brixen Bressanone ITA 1.2 Lorenzo Lodici Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 59 Open
453 2019-03-06 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 9.4 Emil Mladenov Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 32 Open
454 2019-03-05 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 8.3 Aleksander Delchev Kiril Badev Won: 1-0 33 Open
455 2019-03-04 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 7.3 Tsvetan Stoyanov Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
456 2019-03-03 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 6.4 Aleksander Delchev Nikolai Vasilev Won: 1-0 15 Open
457 2019-03-02 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 5.2 Momchil Nikolov Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
458 2019-03-01 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 4.5 Aleksander Delchev Radoslav Dimitrov Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
459 2019-02-28 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 3.1 Aleksander Delchev Vasil Spasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
460 2019-02-27 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 2.5 Spas Kozhuharov Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
461 2019-02-26 83rd ch-BUL 2019 Kozloduy BUL 1.2 Aleksander Delchev Krasimir Rusev Won: 1-0 89 Open
462 2019-02-23 TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 Barcelona ESP 6.1 Karen Movsziszian Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
463 2019-02-16 TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 Barcelona ESP 5.1 Aleksander Delchev Alvar Alonso Rosell Won: 1-0 44 Open
464 2019-02-09 TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 Barcelona ESP 4.1 Alfonso Jerez Perez Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 45 Open
465 2019-02-02 TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 Barcelona ESP 3.1 Aleksander Delchev Javier B. Campos Moreno Won: 1-0 34 Open
466 2019-01-26 TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 Barcelona ESP 2.1 Jordi Magem Badals Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 19 Open
467 2019-01-19 TCh-CAT Gp1 2019 Barcelona ESP 1.1 Aleksander Delchev Leandro Krysa Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
468 2018-12-09 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 9.5 Markus Ragger Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 57 Open
469 2018-12-09 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 8.13 Aleksander Delchev Trajko Nedev Won: 1-0 39 Open
470 2018-12-09 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 13.23 Lyubomir Danov Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 26 Open
471 2018-12-09 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 12.23 Aleksander Delchev Jorden Van Foreest Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
472 2018-12-09 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 11.6 Rauf Mamedov Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 52 Open
473 2018-12-09 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 10.15 Aleksander Delchev Boroljub Zlatanovic Won: 1-0 27 Open
474 2018-12-08 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 7.11 Denis Kadric Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
475 2018-12-08 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 6.16 Aleksander Delchev Alexander Timerkhanov Won: 1-0 50 Open
476 2018-12-08 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 5.14 Lucas Van Foreest Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
477 2018-12-08 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 4.22 Aleksander Delchev Anthony Petkidis Won: 1-0 47 Open
478 2018-12-08 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 3.14 Miroslaw Lewicki Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
479 2018-12-08 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 2.22 Aleksander Delchev Besim Uruci Won: 1-0 69 Open
480 2018-12-08 European Rapid 2018 Skopje MKD 1.24 Ioannis Minas Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 57 Open
481 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 22.24 Aleksander Delchev Stavroula Tsolakidou Won: 1-0 42 Open
482 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 21.24 Stavroula Tsolakidou Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 53 Open
483 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 20.3 Max Warmerdam Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 78 Open
484 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 18.28 Florian Jenni Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 45 Open
485 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 17.28 Aleksander Delchev Florian Jenni Lost: 0-1 62 Open
486 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 16.19 Aleksander Delchev Krasimir Rusev Lost: 0-1 40 Open
487 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 15.19 Krasimir Rusev Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
488 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 14.35 Viacheslav Tilicheev Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 40 Open
489 2018-12-07 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 13.35 Aleksander Delchev Viacheslav Tilicheev Won: 1-0 53 Open
490 2018-12-06 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 8.24 Aleksander Delchev Dejan Stojanovski Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
491 2018-12-06 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 7.24 Dejan Stojanovski Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 31 Open
492 2018-12-06 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 6.29 Aleksander Delchev Goran N Todorovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
493 2018-12-06 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 5.29 Goran N Todorovic Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 36 Open
494 2018-12-06 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 4.7 Verners Putka Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
495 2018-12-06 European Blitz 2018 Skopje MKD 3.7 Aleksander Delchev Verners Putka Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
496 2018-07-08 20th Torredembarra Open Torredembarra ESP 9.3 Jordi Fluvia Poyatos Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
497 2018-07-07 20th Torredembarra Open Torredembarra ESP 8.4 Aleksander Delchev Jorge A. Gonzalez Rodriguez Won: 1-0 25 Open
498 2018-07-06 20th Torredembarra Open Torredembarra ESP 7.2 Marc Narciso Dublan Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 40 Open
499 2018-07-05 20th Torredembarra Open Torredembarra ESP 6.3 Aleksander Delchev Sebastia Barberans Sola Won: 1-0 27 Open
500 2018-07-04 20th Torredembarra Open Torredembarra ESP 5.3 Francesc X. Farran Martos Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
  1. vs Daniel SadzikowskiWon · 1-0White · 2019-04-28 · Round 4.251st Italian Teams GpB
  2. vs Lorenzo LodiciWon · 0-1Black · 2019-04-26 · Round 1.251st Italian Teams GpB
  3. vs Emil MladenovWon · 0-1Black · 2019-03-06 · Round 9.483rd ch-BUL 2019
  4. vs Kiril BadevWon · 1-0White · 2019-03-05 · Round 8.383rd ch-BUL 2019
  5. vs Tsvetan StoyanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-03-04 · Round 7.383rd ch-BUL 2019
  6. vs Nikolai VasilevWon · 1-0White · 2019-03-03 · Round 6.483rd ch-BUL 2019
  7. vs Momchil NikolovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-03-02 · Round 5.283rd ch-BUL 2019
  8. vs Radoslav DimitrovDraw · ½–½White · 2019-03-01 · Round 4.583rd ch-BUL 2019
  9. vs Vasil SpasovDraw · ½–½White · 2019-02-28 · Round 3.183rd ch-BUL 2019
  10. vs Spas KozhuharovDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-27 · Round 2.583rd ch-BUL 2019
  11. vs Krasimir RusevWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-26 · Round 1.283rd ch-BUL 2019
  12. vs Karen MovsziszianDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-02-23 · Round 6.1TCh-CAT Gp1 2019
  13. vs Alvar Alonso RosellWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-16 · Round 5.1TCh-CAT Gp1 2019
  14. vs Alfonso Jerez PerezWon · 0-1Black · 2019-02-09 · Round 4.1TCh-CAT Gp1 2019
  15. vs Javier B. Campos MorenoWon · 1-0White · 2019-02-02 · Round 3.1TCh-CAT Gp1 2019
  16. vs Jordi Magem BadalsDraw · ½–½Black · 2019-01-26 · Round 2.1TCh-CAT Gp1 2019
  17. vs Leandro KrysaDraw · ½–½White · 2019-01-19 · Round 1.1TCh-CAT Gp1 2019
  18. vs Markus RaggerLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-09 · Round 9.5European Rapid 2018
  19. vs Trajko NedevWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-09 · Round 8.13European Rapid 2018
  20. vs Lyubomir DanovWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-09 · Round 13.23European Rapid 2018
  21. vs Jorden Van ForeestDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-09 · Round 12.23European Rapid 2018
  22. vs Rauf MamedovLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-09 · Round 11.6European Rapid 2018
  23. vs Boroljub ZlatanovicWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-09 · Round 10.15European Rapid 2018
  24. vs Denis KadricDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-08 · Round 7.11European Rapid 2018
  25. vs Alexander TimerkhanovWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-08 · Round 6.16European Rapid 2018
  26. vs Lucas Van ForeestDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-08 · Round 5.14European Rapid 2018
  27. vs Anthony PetkidisWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-08 · Round 4.22European Rapid 2018
  28. vs Miroslaw LewickiDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-08 · Round 3.14European Rapid 2018
  29. vs Besim UruciWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-08 · Round 2.22European Rapid 2018
  30. vs Ioannis MinasWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-08 · Round 1.24European Rapid 2018
  31. vs Stavroula TsolakidouWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-07 · Round 22.24European Blitz 2018
  32. vs Stavroula TsolakidouWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-07 · Round 21.24European Blitz 2018
  33. vs Max WarmerdamWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-07 · Round 20.3European Blitz 2018
  34. vs Florian JenniWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-07 · Round 18.28European Blitz 2018
  35. vs Florian JenniLost · 0-1White · 2018-12-07 · Round 17.28European Blitz 2018
  36. vs Krasimir RusevLost · 0-1White · 2018-12-07 · Round 16.19European Blitz 2018
  37. vs Krasimir RusevDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-07 · Round 15.19European Blitz 2018
  38. vs Viacheslav TilicheevWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-07 · Round 14.35European Blitz 2018
  39. vs Viacheslav TilicheevWon · 1-0White · 2018-12-07 · Round 13.35European Blitz 2018
  40. vs Dejan StojanovskiDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-06 · Round 8.24European Blitz 2018
  41. vs Dejan StojanovskiLost · 1-0Black · 2018-12-06 · Round 7.24European Blitz 2018
  42. vs Goran N TodorovicDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-06 · Round 6.29European Blitz 2018
  43. vs Goran N TodorovicWon · 0-1Black · 2018-12-06 · Round 5.29European Blitz 2018
  44. vs Verners PutkaDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-12-06 · Round 4.7European Blitz 2018
  45. vs Verners PutkaDraw · ½–½White · 2018-12-06 · Round 3.7European Blitz 2018
  46. vs Jordi Fluvia PoyatosDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-08 · Round 9.320th Torredembarra Open
  47. vs Jorge A. Gonzalez RodriguezWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-07 · Round 8.420th Torredembarra Open
  48. vs Marc Narciso DublanLost · 1-0Black · 2018-07-06 · Round 7.220th Torredembarra Open
  49. vs Sebastia Barberans SolaWon · 1-0White · 2018-07-05 · Round 6.320th Torredembarra Open
  50. vs Francesc X. Farran MartosDraw · ½–½Black · 2018-07-04 · Round 5.320th Torredembarra Open

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-17Prva liga Centralne Srbije 2026Classical6½
2026-10-091. Schachbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026Classical2
2026-09-12Craiova Grand Prix Rapid 2026Rapid7½

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