Dimitar Mardov

Dimitar Mardov
CountryUnited States
Born (2008-07-27) July 27, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
TitleInternational Master (2021)
FIDE rating2512 (August 2025)
Peak rating2516 (February 2025)

Dimitar Mardov is an American chess player.

Chess career

In June 2015, he won the U6 section of the ChessKid Online National Invitational Championship.[1]

In December 2020, he won the U12 section of the World Youth Chess Championship ahead of Ihor Samunenkov and Ngo Bach.[2]

In August 2021, he won the U18 section of the North American Youth Chess Championship, a full point ahead of runners-up Samrug Narayanan, Justin Chen, and Anthony Atanasov.[3]

In July 2024, he won the Paracin International Chess Festival Open A, finishing a full point ahead of the field, which included grandmasters Alexandr Fier, Eltaj Safarli, Gergely Antal, and Krishnan Sasikiran.[4]

In January 2025, he won the BlitzFuel Invitational GM-A tournament in New York by a full point, also earning his second GM norm.[5]

References

  1. ^ "5 National Champions Crowned In ChessKid.com National Championship". June 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "USA dominates medal tally". December 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "North American Youth Chess Championships 2021 U18-Open".
  4. ^ Ahmed, Shahid (July 28, 2024). "Dimitar Mardov triumphs at Paracin Open 2024, Kushagra Mohan third".
  5. ^ Ostrovskiy, Alex (January 24, 2025). "Three Norms Earned at NYC Chess Norms' BlitzFuel Invitational".