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
832

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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
601 2015-08-01 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 9.3 Aleksander Delchev Andreas Kelires Won: 1-0 68 Open
602 2015-07-31 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 8.2 Alexandr Kharitonov Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
603 2015-07-30 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 7.4 Aleksander Delchev Demre Kerigan Won: 1-0 32 Open
604 2015-07-29 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 6.2 Dejan Antic Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
605 2015-07-28 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 5.5 Aleksander Delchev Michalis Papadakis Won: 1-0 69 Open
606 2015-07-27 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 4.3 Arno Bomans Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 62 Open
607 2015-07-26 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 3.1 Aleksander Delchev Georgios Gkoumas Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
608 2015-07-26 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 2.1 Hanne Goossens Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 57 Open
609 2015-07-25 11th Gazi Open 2015 Gazi GRE 1.1 Aleksander Delchev Nikolaos Stefanatos Won: 1-0 46 Open
610 2015-07-24 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 9.1 Alexandr Kharitonov Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
611 2015-07-23 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 8.4 Aleksander Delchev Vladimir Zakhartsov Won: 1-0 72 Open
612 2015-07-22 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 7.7 Aleksander Delchev Stamatis Kourkoulos-Arditis Won: 1-0 47 Open
613 2015-07-21 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 6.5 Vasiliy Korchmar Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
614 2015-07-20 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 5.4 Burak Firat Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
615 2015-07-19 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 4.9 Aleksander Delchev Tatiana Fatianova Won: 1-0 39 Open
616 2015-07-18 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 3.21 Aleksander Delchev Dimitrios Zisiadis Won: 1-0 70 Open
617 2015-07-18 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 2.1 Argirios Papadopoulos Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 67 Open
618 2015-07-17 8th Paleochora Open 2015 Paleochora GRE 1.2 Aleksander Delchev Sofia Markaki Won: 1-0 29 Open
619 2015-06-06 64th TCh-BUL Men 2015 Sunny Beach BUL 7.1 Aleksander Delchev Vladimir Georgiev Won: 1-0 46 Open
620 2015-06-05 64th TCh-BUL Men 2015 Sunny Beach BUL 6.4 Aleksander Delchev Krasimir Rusev Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
621 2015-06-04 64th TCh-BUL Men 2015 Sunny Beach BUL 5.2 Aleksander Delchev Ljudmil Nenkov Won: 1-0 46 Open
622 2015-06-03 64th TCh-BUL Men 2015 Sunny Beach BUL 4.3 Aleksander Delchev Krum Georgiev Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
623 2015-06-02 64th TCh-BUL Men 2015 Sunny Beach BUL 3.3 Radoslav Dimitrov Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
624 2015-06-01 64th TCh-BUL Men 2015 Sunny Beach BUL 2.2 Petar Velikov Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
625 2015-05-31 64th TCh-BUL Men 2015 Sunny Beach BUL 1.4 Aleksander Delchev Ventzislav Inkiov Won: 1-0 53 Open
626 2015-05-17 9th Wunsiedel Open 2015 Wunsiedel GER 7.4 Aleksander Delchev Aleksa Strikovic Won: 1-0 34 Open
627 2015-05-16 9th Wunsiedel Open 2015 Wunsiedel GER 6.4 Jakob Meister Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
628 2015-05-16 9th Wunsiedel Open 2015 Wunsiedel GER 5.8 Aleksander Delchev Lucas Van Foreest Won: 1-0 54 Open
629 2015-05-15 9th Wunsiedel Open 2015 Wunsiedel GER 3.11 Aleksander Delchev Carsten Hecht Won: 1-0 24 Open
630 2015-05-14 9th Wunsiedel Open 2015 Wunsiedel GER 2.5 Juergen Stiller Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
631 2015-05-14 9th Wunsiedel Open 2015 Wunsiedel GER 1.4 Aleksander Delchev Lars Christoff Andersen Won: 1-0 37 Open
632 2015-01-05 Basel Masters 2015 Basel SUI 7.6 Aleksander Delchev Roland Loetscher Draw: 1/2-1/2 58 Open
633 2015-01-04 Basel Masters 2015 Basel SUI 6.9 Emmanuel Reinhart Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 71 Open
634 2015-01-04 Basel Masters 2015 Basel SUI 5.8 Aleksander Delchev Aurelio Colmenares Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
635 2015-01-03 Basel Masters 2015 Basel SUI 4.6 Quinten Ducarmon Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
636 2015-01-02 Basel Masters 2015 Basel SUI 3.3 Aleksander Delchev Jorden Van Foreest Lost: 0-1 75 Open
637 2015-01-02 Basel Masters 2015 Basel SUI 2.3 Yuliya Shvayger Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 37 Open
638 2015-01-01 Basel Masters 2015 Basel SUI 1.4 Aleksander Delchev Clement Stahl Won: 1-0 72 Open
639 2014-12-21 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 9.7 Alessio Boraso Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 26 Open
640 2014-12-20 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 8.5 Aleksander Delchev Michele Godena Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
641 2014-12-19 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 7.6 Aleksander Delchev Paolo Vezzosi Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
642 2014-12-18 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 6.3 Gojko Laketic Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
643 2014-12-17 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 5.8 Aleksander Delchev Alessandro Bove Won: 1-0 39 Open
644 2014-12-16 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 4.1 Yuri Vovk Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 65 Open
645 2014-12-16 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 3.2 Aleksander Delchev Hovhannes Gabuzyan Draw: 1/2-1/2 45 Open
646 2014-12-15 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 2.3 Marco Codenotti Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 44 Open
647 2014-12-14 17th Padova Open 2014 Padova ITA 1.2 Aleksander Delchev Alessia Carmen Santeramo Won: 1-0 33 Open
648 2014-11-02 18th OIBM 2014 Bad Wiessee GER 9.9 Aleksander Delchev Leonid Milov Won: 1-0 24 Open
649 2014-11-01 18th OIBM 2014 Bad Wiessee GER 8.16 Aleksander Delchev Martin Forchert Won: 1-0 33 Open
650 2014-10-31 18th OIBM 2014 Bad Wiessee GER 7.6 Francesco Rambaldi Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 23 Open
  1. vs Andreas KeliresWon · 1-0White · 2015-08-01 · Round 9.311th Gazi Open 2015
  2. vs Alexandr KharitonovDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-31 · Round 8.211th Gazi Open 2015
  3. vs Demre KeriganWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-30 · Round 7.411th Gazi Open 2015
  4. vs Dejan AnticDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-29 · Round 6.211th Gazi Open 2015
  5. vs Michalis PapadakisWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-28 · Round 5.511th Gazi Open 2015
  6. vs Arno BomansDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-27 · Round 4.311th Gazi Open 2015
  7. vs Georgios GkoumasDraw · ½–½White · 2015-07-26 · Round 3.111th Gazi Open 2015
  8. vs Hanne GoossensWon · 0-1Black · 2015-07-26 · Round 2.111th Gazi Open 2015
  9. vs Nikolaos StefanatosWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-25 · Round 1.111th Gazi Open 2015
  10. vs Alexandr KharitonovDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-24 · Round 9.18th Paleochora Open 2015
  11. vs Vladimir ZakhartsovWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-23 · Round 8.48th Paleochora Open 2015
  12. vs Stamatis Kourkoulos-ArditisWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-22 · Round 7.78th Paleochora Open 2015
  13. vs Vasiliy KorchmarDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-21 · Round 6.58th Paleochora Open 2015
  14. vs Burak FiratDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-20 · Round 5.48th Paleochora Open 2015
  15. vs Tatiana FatianovaWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-19 · Round 4.98th Paleochora Open 2015
  16. vs Dimitrios ZisiadisWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-18 · Round 3.218th Paleochora Open 2015
  17. vs Argirios PapadopoulosDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-07-18 · Round 2.18th Paleochora Open 2015
  18. vs Sofia MarkakiWon · 1-0White · 2015-07-17 · Round 1.28th Paleochora Open 2015
  19. vs Vladimir GeorgievWon · 1-0White · 2015-06-06 · Round 7.164th TCh-BUL Men 2015
  20. vs Krasimir RusevDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-05 · Round 6.464th TCh-BUL Men 2015
  21. vs Ljudmil NenkovWon · 1-0White · 2015-06-04 · Round 5.264th TCh-BUL Men 2015
  22. vs Krum GeorgievDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-03 · Round 4.364th TCh-BUL Men 2015
  23. vs Radoslav DimitrovDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-02 · Round 3.364th TCh-BUL Men 2015
  24. vs Petar VelikovDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-06-01 · Round 2.264th TCh-BUL Men 2015
  25. vs Ventzislav InkiovWon · 1-0White · 2015-05-31 · Round 1.464th TCh-BUL Men 2015
  26. vs Aleksa StrikovicWon · 1-0White · 2015-05-17 · Round 7.49th Wunsiedel Open 2015
  27. vs Jakob MeisterDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-05-16 · Round 6.49th Wunsiedel Open 2015
  28. vs Lucas Van ForeestWon · 1-0White · 2015-05-16 · Round 5.89th Wunsiedel Open 2015
  29. vs Carsten HechtWon · 1-0White · 2015-05-15 · Round 3.119th Wunsiedel Open 2015
  30. vs Juergen StillerDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-05-14 · Round 2.59th Wunsiedel Open 2015
  31. vs Lars Christoff AndersenWon · 1-0White · 2015-05-14 · Round 1.49th Wunsiedel Open 2015
  32. vs Roland LoetscherDraw · ½–½White · 2015-01-05 · Round 7.6Basel Masters 2015
  33. vs Emmanuel ReinhartWon · 0-1Black · 2015-01-04 · Round 6.9Basel Masters 2015
  34. vs Aurelio ColmenaresDraw · ½–½White · 2015-01-04 · Round 5.8Basel Masters 2015
  35. vs Quinten DucarmonDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-01-03 · Round 4.6Basel Masters 2015
  36. vs Jorden Van ForeestLost · 0-1White · 2015-01-02 · Round 3.3Basel Masters 2015
  37. vs Yuliya ShvaygerWon · 0-1Black · 2015-01-02 · Round 2.3Basel Masters 2015
  38. vs Clement StahlWon · 1-0White · 2015-01-01 · Round 1.4Basel Masters 2015
  39. vs Alessio BorasoWon · 0-1Black · 2014-12-21 · Round 9.717th Padova Open 2014
  40. vs Michele GodenaDraw · ½–½White · 2014-12-20 · Round 8.517th Padova Open 2014
  41. vs Paolo VezzosiDraw · ½–½White · 2014-12-19 · Round 7.617th Padova Open 2014
  42. vs Gojko LaketicDraw · ½–½Black · 2014-12-18 · Round 6.317th Padova Open 2014
  43. vs Alessandro BoveWon · 1-0White · 2014-12-17 · Round 5.817th Padova Open 2014
  44. vs Yuri VovkLost · 1-0Black · 2014-12-16 · Round 4.117th Padova Open 2014
  45. vs Hovhannes GabuzyanDraw · ½–½White · 2014-12-16 · Round 3.217th Padova Open 2014
  46. vs Marco CodenottiWon · 0-1Black · 2014-12-15 · Round 2.317th Padova Open 2014
  47. vs Alessia Carmen SanteramoWon · 1-0White · 2014-12-14 · Round 1.217th Padova Open 2014
  48. vs Leonid MilovWon · 1-0White · 2014-11-02 · Round 9.918th OIBM 2014
  49. vs Martin ForchertWon · 1-0White · 2014-11-01 · Round 8.1618th OIBM 2014
  50. vs Francesco RambaldiLost · 1-0Black · 2014-10-31 · Round 7.618th OIBM 2014

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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