Ivan Cheparinov facts for kids
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| Born | November 26, 1986 Asenovgrad, Bulgaria |
| Title | Grandmaster (2004) |
| FIDE rating | 2686 (August 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2718 (August 2018) |
| Peak ranking | No. 19 (January 2008) |
Ivan Cheparinov (born November 26, 1986) is a chess grandmaster from Bulgaria. A grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can achieve. He has won the Bulgarian Chess Championship four times (in 2004, 2005, 2012, and 2018).
Cheparinov has also played in the FIDE World Cup several times. This is a big international chess tournament. He has represented different countries during his career. He played for Bulgaria, then for FIDE (the world chess organization), then for Georgia, and then back to Bulgaria.
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Early Life and Chess Beginnings
Ivan Cheparinov started playing chess when he was five years old. He quickly became very good at the game. In 2000, he won the junior championship in Bulgaria. This showed he was a rising star in the chess world.
Working with a World Champion
For some years, until 2007, Ivan Cheparinov was known for working with Veselin Topalov. Topalov was a former FIDE World Champion. Cheparinov acted as Topalov's "second." In chess, a second is like an assistant or coach. They help a player prepare for games and analyze strategies.
Major Tournament Wins
Ivan Cheparinov has had many successes in chess tournaments. In October 2006, he shared first place at the Essent Open tournament. He also shared first place at the Morelia Open in 2007.
In April 2007, he won the Sigeman & Co invitation tournament in Malmö, Sweden. He also shared first place at the 2007 European Individual Chess Championship. This event was held in Dresden, Germany. However, another player, Vladislav Tkachiev, won the event after a "tie-break." A tie-break is a special rule used to decide a winner when players have the same score.
By January 2008, Cheparinov's FIDE rating went above 2700 for the first time. A FIDE rating is a number that shows how strong a chess player is. A rating over 2700 is often seen as the mark of an "elite" player.
He won the Ruy Lopez Masters tournament in both June 2009 and June 2010. This was an invitation-only tournament. In 2010, his performance rating was 2904. A performance rating shows how well a player performed in a specific tournament.
In June 2011, he tied for first place at the 3rd International Albena Open. In October 2011, he tied for third place at the 15th Corsican Circuit.
In 2012, he tied for first place at the Politiken Cup in Copenhagen, Denmark. He won the event on tie-break.
Cheparinov also won the strong Gibraltar Chess Festival in 2014. He won after a tie-break play-off.
Chess Training Career
Since November 2020, Ivan Cheparinov has been part of the Killer Chess Training team. He helps teach other chess players. His first course was called What I learned with Topalov. He also created a course called Pawn Sacrifice in the Middlegame.
See also
In Spanish: Ivan Cheparinov para niños
