Velislav Kukov

BUL Born 1983 Male NA,International Master
FIDE ID
2906139

Player overview

Velislav Kukov’s highest recorded classical FIDE rating is 2425 (September 2011). On the November 2026 FIDE list, Velislav Kukov ranks #3606 worldwide and #27 in Bulgaria among active classical players.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2315

Published FIDE

Rapid

2300

Published FIDE

Blitz

2277

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#3606
National rank · BUL
#27

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2425 Sep 2011
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
369

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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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
1 2025-09-28 2nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26 Germany GER 2.6 Armin Juhasz Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
2 2025-09-27 2nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26 Germany GER 1.6 Velislav Kukov Daniel Dr. Straubinger Draw: 1/2-1/2 24 Open
3 2025-08-06 33rd TCh-MKD 2025 Strumica MKD 7.1 Raahul V S Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 8 Open
4 2025-08-04 33rd TCh-MKD 2025 Strumica MKD 5.1 Aleksandar Indjic Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 50 Open
5 2025-08-03 33rd TCh-MKD 2025 Strumica MKD 4.1 Velislav Kukov Nikola Djukic Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
6 2025-08-03 33rd TCh-MKD 2025 Strumica MKD 3.1 Velislav Kukov Leon Livaic Lost: 0-1 54 Open
7 2025-08-02 33rd TCh-MKD 2025 Strumica MKD 2.1 Denis Kadric Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 41 Open
8 2025-08-01 33rd TCh-MKD 2025 Strumica MKD 1.1 Velislav Kukov Danilo Milanovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
9 2025-02-23 2nd Bundesliga Sud 24-25 Germany GER 9.8 Velislav Kukov Florian Schnadt Won: 1-0 51 Open
10 2025-02-22 2nd Bundesliga Sud 24-25 Germany GER 8.8 Kevin Narr Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
11 2024-12-08 European Rapid 2024 Skopje MKD 8.43 Nderim Saraci Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 51 Open
12 2024-12-08 European Rapid 2024 Skopje MKD 10.4 Nikola Djukic Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 50 Open
13 2024-12-07 European Rapid 2024 Skopje MKD 6.36 Jan Subelj Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 53 Open
14 2024-12-07 European Rapid 2024 Skopje MKD 5.42 Velislav Kukov Milos Stankovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
15 2024-12-07 European Rapid 2024 Skopje MKD 2.12 Paulius Pultinevicius Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 30 Open
16 2024-03-17 2nd Bundesliga Ost 23-24 Germany GER 10.8 Velislav Kukov Rudolf Ruether Won: 1-0 60 Open
17 2024-03-16 2nd Bundesliga Ost 23-24 Germany GER 9.8 Sebastian Eichner Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 22 Open
18 2023-09-01 31st TCh-MKD 2023 Ohrid MKD 7.2 Miroslav D Miljkovic Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 6 Open
19 2023-08-31 31st TCh-MKD 2023 Ohrid MKD 6.1 Aleksandar Tomic Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 5 Open
20 2023-08-30 31st TCh-MKD 2023 Ohrid MKD 5.2 Velislav Kukov G. Petar Arnaudov Draw: 1/2-1/2 6 Open
21 2023-08-29 31st TCh-MKD 2023 Ohrid MKD 4.2 Nikola Sedlak Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
22 2023-08-28 31st TCh-MKD 2023 Ohrid MKD 3.2 Velislav Kukov Marian Petrov Draw: 1/2-1/2 6 Open
23 2023-08-27 31st TCh-MKD 2023 Ohrid MKD 2.2 Velimir Ivic Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 24 Open
24 2023-08-26 31st TCh-MKD 2023 Ohrid MKD 1.2 Velislav Kukov Llambi Pasko Draw: 1/2-1/2 4 Open
25 2023-02-26 2nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23 Germany GER 8.8 Velislav Kukov Thomas Casper Draw: 1/2-1/2 30 Open
26 2023-02-25 2nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23 Germany GER 7.8 Alexander Petrashov Velislav Kukov Won: 0-1 50 Open
27 2023-02-05 2nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23 Germany GER 6.7 Sebastian Testor Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 73 Open
28 2023-02-04 2nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23 Germany GER 5.8 Uwe Kleibel Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 48 Open
29 2022-11-27 2nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23 Germany GER 4.8 Erasmus Gerigk Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
30 2022-11-26 2nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23 Germany GER 3.8 Velislav Kukov Andreas Schenk Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
31 2022-10-23 2nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23 Germany GER 2.8 Petr Cerveny Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 34 Open
32 2022-10-22 2nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23 Germany GER 1.7 Laurin Haufe Velislav Kukov Won: 0-1 36 Open
33 2022-10-19 30th TCh-MKD 2022 Struga MKD 6.2 Velislav Kukov Pece Bogdanovski Won: 1-0 42 Open
34 2022-10-18 30th TCh-MKD 2022 Struga MKD 5.3 Petar Drenchev Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
35 2022-10-17 30th TCh-MKD 2022 Struga MKD 4.3 Velislav Kukov Korab Saraci Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
36 2022-10-16 30th TCh-MKD 2022 Struga MKD 3.2 Miroslav D Miljkovic Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
37 2022-10-15 30th TCh-MKD 2022 Struga MKD 2.4 Velislav Kukov Zvonko Stanojoski Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
38 2022-10-14 30th TCh-MKD 2022 Struga MKD 1.1 Velislav Kukov G. Petar Arnaudov Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
39 2022-05-15 Bundesliga 2021-22 Deizisau GER 8.1 Velislav Kukov Arkadij Naiditsch Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
40 2022-05-14 Bundesliga 2021-22 Deizisau GER 7.1 Velislav Kukov Gata Kamsky Draw: 1/2-1/2 38 Open
41 2021-08-21 29th TCh-MKD 2021 Struga MKD 7.4 Tode Kukov Velislav Kukov Won: 0-1 34 Open
42 2021-08-20 29th TCh-MKD 2021 Struga MKD 6.1 Velislav Kukov Boroljub Zlatanovic Draw: 1/2-1/2 9 Open
43 2021-08-19 29th TCh-MKD 2021 Struga MKD 5.4 Velislav Kukov Llambi Pasko Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
44 2021-08-18 29th TCh-MKD 2021 Struga MKD 4.2 Anton Zlatkov Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
45 2021-08-17 29th TCh-MKD 2021 Struga MKD 3.3 Velislav Kukov G. Petar Arnaudov Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
46 2021-08-16 29th TCh-MKD 2021 Struga MKD 2.3 Yuriy Kryvoruchko Velislav Kukov Lost: 1-0 39 Open
47 2021-08-15 29th TCh-MKD 2021 Struga MKD 1.2 Velislav Kukov Ante Saric Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
48 2020-01-07 42nd White Tower Open Thessaloniki GRE 9.4 Jordan Ivanov Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 1 Open
49 2020-01-06 42nd White Tower Open Thessaloniki GRE 8.2 Velislav Kukov Stefan Djuric Draw: 1/2-1/2 37 Open
50 2020-01-05 42nd White Tower Open Thessaloniki GRE 7.3 Metodi Stoinev Velislav Kukov Draw: 1/2-1/2 53 Open
  1. vs Armin JuhaszDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-09-28 · Round 2.62nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26
  2. vs Daniel Dr. StraubingerDraw · ½–½White · 2025-09-27 · Round 1.62nd Bundesliga Sud 25-26
  3. vs Raahul V SDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-08-06 · Round 7.133rd TCh-MKD 2025
  4. vs Aleksandar IndjicLost · 1-0Black · 2025-08-04 · Round 5.133rd TCh-MKD 2025
  5. vs Nikola DjukicDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-03 · Round 4.133rd TCh-MKD 2025
  6. vs Leon LivaicLost · 0-1White · 2025-08-03 · Round 3.133rd TCh-MKD 2025
  7. vs Denis KadricLost · 1-0Black · 2025-08-02 · Round 2.133rd TCh-MKD 2025
  8. vs Danilo MilanovicDraw · ½–½White · 2025-08-01 · Round 1.133rd TCh-MKD 2025
  9. vs Florian SchnadtWon · 1-0White · 2025-02-23 · Round 9.82nd Bundesliga Sud 24-25
  10. vs Kevin NarrDraw · ½–½Black · 2025-02-22 · Round 8.82nd Bundesliga Sud 24-25
  11. vs Nderim SaraciLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-08 · Round 8.43European Rapid 2024
  12. vs Nikola DjukicLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-08 · Round 10.4European Rapid 2024
  13. vs Jan SubeljLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-07 · Round 6.36European Rapid 2024
  14. vs Milos StankovicDraw · ½–½White · 2024-12-07 · Round 5.42European Rapid 2024
  15. vs Paulius PultineviciusLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-07 · Round 2.12European Rapid 2024
  16. vs Rudolf RuetherWon · 1-0White · 2024-03-17 · Round 10.82nd Bundesliga Ost 23-24
  17. vs Sebastian EichnerLost · 1-0Black · 2024-03-16 · Round 9.82nd Bundesliga Ost 23-24
  18. vs Miroslav D MiljkovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-09-01 · Round 7.231st TCh-MKD 2023
  19. vs Aleksandar TomicDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-31 · Round 6.131st TCh-MKD 2023
  20. vs G. Petar ArnaudovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-30 · Round 5.231st TCh-MKD 2023
  21. vs Nikola SedlakDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-08-29 · Round 4.231st TCh-MKD 2023
  22. vs Marian PetrovDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-28 · Round 3.231st TCh-MKD 2023
  23. vs Velimir IvicLost · 1-0Black · 2023-08-27 · Round 2.231st TCh-MKD 2023
  24. vs Llambi PaskoDraw · ½–½White · 2023-08-26 · Round 1.231st TCh-MKD 2023
  25. vs Thomas CasperDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-26 · Round 8.82nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23
  26. vs Alexander PetrashovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-25 · Round 7.82nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23
  27. vs Sebastian TestorDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-02-05 · Round 6.72nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23
  28. vs Uwe KleibelLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-04 · Round 5.82nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23
  29. vs Erasmus GerigkDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-11-27 · Round 4.82nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23
  30. vs Andreas SchenkDraw · ½–½White · 2022-11-26 · Round 3.82nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23
  31. vs Petr CervenyDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-23 · Round 2.82nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23
  32. vs Laurin HaufeWon · 0-1Black · 2022-10-22 · Round 1.72nd Bundesliga Ost 22-23
  33. vs Pece BogdanovskiWon · 1-0White · 2022-10-19 · Round 6.230th TCh-MKD 2022
  34. vs Petar DrenchevDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-18 · Round 5.330th TCh-MKD 2022
  35. vs Korab SaraciDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-17 · Round 4.330th TCh-MKD 2022
  36. vs Miroslav D MiljkovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-10-16 · Round 3.230th TCh-MKD 2022
  37. vs Zvonko StanojoskiDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-15 · Round 2.430th TCh-MKD 2022
  38. vs G. Petar ArnaudovDraw · ½–½White · 2022-10-14 · Round 1.130th TCh-MKD 2022
  39. vs Arkadij NaiditschDraw · ½–½White · 2022-05-15 · Round 8.1Bundesliga 2021-22
  40. vs Gata KamskyDraw · ½–½White · 2022-05-14 · Round 7.1Bundesliga 2021-22
  41. vs Tode KukovWon · 0-1Black · 2021-08-21 · Round 7.429th TCh-MKD 2021
  42. vs Boroljub ZlatanovicDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-20 · Round 6.129th TCh-MKD 2021
  43. vs Llambi PaskoDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-19 · Round 5.429th TCh-MKD 2021
  44. vs Anton ZlatkovDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-08-18 · Round 4.229th TCh-MKD 2021
  45. vs G. Petar ArnaudovDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-17 · Round 3.329th TCh-MKD 2021
  46. vs Yuriy KryvoruchkoLost · 1-0Black · 2021-08-16 · Round 2.329th TCh-MKD 2021
  47. vs Ante SaricDraw · ½–½White · 2021-08-15 · Round 1.229th TCh-MKD 2021
  48. vs Jordan IvanovDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-01-07 · Round 9.442nd White Tower Open
  49. vs Stefan DjuricDraw · ½–½White · 2020-01-06 · Round 8.242nd White Tower Open
  50. vs Metodi StoinevDraw · ½–½Black · 2020-01-05 · Round 7.342nd White Tower Open