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
751 2013-09-23 63rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013 Sunny Beach BUL 5.1 Aleksander Delchev Petar Drenchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
752 2013-09-22 63rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013 Sunny Beach BUL 4.1 Minko Shishkov Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 38 Open
753 2013-09-21 63rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013 Sunny Beach BUL 3.1 Aleksander Delchev Vasil Spasov Draw: 1/2-1/2 49 Open
754 2013-09-20 63rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013 Sunny Beach BUL 2.1 Krasimir Rusev Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
755 2013-09-19 63rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013 Sunny Beach BUL 1.1 Aleksander Delchev Boyan Tonkov Won: 1-0 43 Open
756 2013-09-14 TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013 Linares ESP 7.4 Aleksander Delchev Victor Fernandez Barrera Won: 1-0 24 Open
757 2013-09-13 TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013 Linares ESP 6.2 Mikhail Al. Antipov Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 62 Open
758 2013-09-12 TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013 Linares ESP 5.3 Aleksander Delchev Alejandro Franco Alonso Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
759 2013-09-11 TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013 Linares ESP 4.3 Romain Edouard Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 29 Open
760 2013-09-10 TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013 Linares ESP 3.2 Aleksander Delchev Julen Luis Arizmendi Martinez Won: 1-0 61 Open
761 2013-09-09 TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013 Linares ESP 2.4 Josep Manuel Lopez Martinez Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 107 Open
762 2013-09-08 TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013 Linares ESP 1.1 Aleksander Delchev Cristhian Cruz Won: 1-0 58 Open
763 2013-08-31 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 9.1 Giga Quparadze Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
764 2013-08-30 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 8.1 Aleksander Delchev Davit Benidze Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
765 2013-08-30 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 7.3 Iveri Chighladze Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 21 Open
766 2013-08-29 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 6.1 Aleksander Delchev Vugar Rasulov Won: 1-0 42 Open
767 2013-08-29 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 5.3 Kadir Erden Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 13 Open
768 2013-08-28 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 4.2 Aleksander Delchev Giorgi Bagaturov Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
769 2013-08-28 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 3.1 Bachana Morchiashvili Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 93 Open
770 2013-08-27 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 2.1 Aleksander Delchev Melih Yurtseven Won: 1-0 39 Open
771 2013-08-26 11th Kesan Open Edirne TUR 1.1 Izak Romi Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 36 Open
772 2013-08-04 XXII TCh-MKD 2013 Struga MKD 7.1 Vlatko Krstevski Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 25 Open
773 2013-08-02 XXII TCh-MKD 2013 Struga MKD 5.1 Evgeny Tomashevsky Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
774 2013-08-01 XXII TCh-MKD 2013 Struga MKD 4.1 Aleksander Delchev Vladimir Georgiev Won: 1-0 31 Open
775 2013-07-13 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 10.2 Aleksander Delchev Vladimir Burmakin Won: 1-0 45 Open
776 2013-07-12 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 9.1 Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
777 2013-07-11 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 8.3 Aleksander Delchev Jose Angel Guerra Mendez Won: 1-0 50 Open
778 2013-07-10 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 7.3 Vitali Golod Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
779 2013-07-09 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 6.5 Aleksander Delchev Daniele Vocaturo Won: 1-0 51 Open
780 2013-07-08 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 5.4 Daniel Forcen Esteban Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
781 2013-07-07 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 4.6 Aleksander Delchev Karen Movsziszian Won: 1-0 36 Open
782 2013-07-06 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 3.7 Angel Martin Gonzalez Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 57 Open
783 2013-07-05 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 2.7 Aleksander Delchev Jose Francisco Suarez Roa Won: 1-0 38 Open
784 2013-07-04 33rd Benasque Open Benasque ESP 1.7 Leonid Maltsev Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 26 Open
785 2013-06-09 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 11.4 Romain Picard Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 60 Open
786 2013-06-08 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 10.2 Aleksander Delchev Sergey A. Fedorchuk Lost: 0-1 61 Open
787 2013-06-07 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 9.2 Radoslaw Wojtaszek Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
788 2013-06-06 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 8.4 Aleksander Delchev Jean-Pierre Le Roux Lost: 0-1 58 Open
789 2013-06-05 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 7.5 Aleksander Delchev Sebastien Cossin Won: 1-0 46 Open
790 2013-06-04 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 6.1 Evgeny Postny Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 27 Open
791 2013-06-03 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 5.5 Aleksander Delchev Colomban Vitoux Won: 1-0 48 Open
792 2013-06-02 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 4.1 Christian Bauer Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
793 2013-06-01 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 3.2 Aleksander Delchev Miguel Llanes Hurtado Won: 1-0 39 Open
794 2013-05-31 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 2.4 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 77 Open
795 2013-05-30 French Top 12 2013 Haguenau FRA 1.1 Dariusz Swiercz Aleksander Delchev Lost: 1-0 73 Open
796 2013-01-09 18th Bosnjaci Open Bosnjaci CRO 9.1 Aleksander Delchev Emir Dizdarevic Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
797 2013-01-08 18th Bosnjaci Open Bosnjaci CRO 8.1 Rudolf Sertic Aleksander Delchev Won: 0-1 36 Open
798 2013-01-07 18th Bosnjaci Open Bosnjaci CRO 7.1 Aleksander Delchev Sinisa Saric Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
799 2013-01-06 18th Bosnjaci Open Bosnjaci CRO 6.1 Nikola Sedlak Aleksander Delchev Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
800 2013-01-06 18th Bosnjaci Open Bosnjaci CRO 5.1 Aleksander Delchev Nenad Fercec Won: 1-0 39 Open
  1. vs Petar DrenchevDraw · ½–½White · 2013-09-23 · Round 5.163rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013
  2. vs Minko ShishkovWon · 0-1Black · 2013-09-22 · Round 4.163rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013
  3. vs Vasil SpasovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-09-21 · Round 3.163rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013
  4. vs Krasimir RusevDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-20 · Round 2.163rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013
  5. vs Boyan TonkovWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-19 · Round 1.163rd TCh-BUL GpA 2013
  6. vs Victor Fernandez BarreraWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-14 · Round 7.4TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013
  7. vs Mikhail Al. AntipovLost · 1-0Black · 2013-09-13 · Round 6.2TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013
  8. vs Alejandro Franco AlonsoDraw · ½–½White · 2013-09-12 · Round 5.3TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013
  9. vs Romain EdouardWon · 0-1Black · 2013-09-11 · Round 4.3TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013
  10. vs Julen Luis Arizmendi MartinezWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-10 · Round 3.2TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013
  11. vs Josep Manuel Lopez MartinezDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-09-09 · Round 2.4TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013
  12. vs Cristhian CruzWon · 1-0White · 2013-09-08 · Round 1.1TCh-ESP CECLUB Honor 2013
  13. vs Giga QuparadzeDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-08-31 · Round 9.111th Kesan Open
  14. vs Davit BenidzeDraw · ½–½White · 2013-08-30 · Round 8.111th Kesan Open
  15. vs Iveri ChighladzeWon · 0-1Black · 2013-08-30 · Round 7.311th Kesan Open
  16. vs Vugar RasulovWon · 1-0White · 2013-08-29 · Round 6.111th Kesan Open
  17. vs Kadir ErdenWon · 0-1Black · 2013-08-29 · Round 5.311th Kesan Open
  18. vs Giorgi BagaturovDraw · ½–½White · 2013-08-28 · Round 4.211th Kesan Open
  19. vs Bachana MorchiashviliDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-08-28 · Round 3.111th Kesan Open
  20. vs Melih YurtsevenWon · 1-0White · 2013-08-27 · Round 2.111th Kesan Open
  21. vs Izak RomiWon · 0-1Black · 2013-08-26 · Round 1.111th Kesan Open
  22. vs Vlatko KrstevskiWon · 0-1Black · 2013-08-04 · Round 7.1XXII TCh-MKD 2013
  23. vs Evgeny TomashevskyDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-08-02 · Round 5.1XXII TCh-MKD 2013
  24. vs Vladimir GeorgievWon · 1-0White · 2013-08-01 · Round 4.1XXII TCh-MKD 2013
  25. vs Vladimir BurmakinWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-13 · Round 10.233rd Benasque Open
  26. vs Eduardo Iturrizaga BonelliDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-12 · Round 9.133rd Benasque Open
  27. vs Jose Angel Guerra MendezWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-11 · Round 8.333rd Benasque Open
  28. vs Vitali GolodDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-10 · Round 7.333rd Benasque Open
  29. vs Daniele VocaturoWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-09 · Round 6.533rd Benasque Open
  30. vs Daniel Forcen EstebanDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-07-08 · Round 5.433rd Benasque Open
  31. vs Karen MovsziszianWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-07 · Round 4.633rd Benasque Open
  32. vs Angel Martin GonzalezWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-06 · Round 3.733rd Benasque Open
  33. vs Jose Francisco Suarez RoaWon · 1-0White · 2013-07-05 · Round 2.733rd Benasque Open
  34. vs Leonid MaltsevWon · 0-1Black · 2013-07-04 · Round 1.733rd Benasque Open
  35. vs Romain PicardWon · 0-1Black · 2013-06-09 · Round 11.4French Top 12 2013
  36. vs Sergey A. FedorchukLost · 0-1White · 2013-06-08 · Round 10.2French Top 12 2013
  37. vs Radoslaw WojtaszekDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-06-07 · Round 9.2French Top 12 2013
  38. vs Jean-Pierre Le RouxLost · 0-1White · 2013-06-06 · Round 8.4French Top 12 2013
  39. vs Sebastien CossinWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-05 · Round 7.5French Top 12 2013
  40. vs Evgeny PostnyLost · 1-0Black · 2013-06-04 · Round 6.1French Top 12 2013
  41. vs Colomban VitouxWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-03 · Round 5.5French Top 12 2013
  42. vs Christian BauerDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-06-02 · Round 4.1French Top 12 2013
  43. vs Miguel Llanes HurtadoWon · 1-0White · 2013-06-01 · Round 3.2French Top 12 2013
  44. vs Maxime Vachier-LagraveLost · 1-0Black · 2013-05-31 · Round 2.4French Top 12 2013
  45. vs Dariusz SwierczLost · 1-0Black · 2013-05-30 · Round 1.1French Top 12 2013
  46. vs Emir DizdarevicDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-09 · Round 9.118th Bosnjaci Open
  47. vs Rudolf SerticWon · 0-1Black · 2013-01-08 · Round 8.118th Bosnjaci Open
  48. vs Sinisa SaricDraw · ½–½White · 2013-01-07 · Round 7.118th Bosnjaci Open
  49. vs Nikola SedlakDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-06 · Round 6.118th Bosnjaci Open
  50. vs Nenad FercecWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-06 · Round 5.118th Bosnjaci Open

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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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