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Nikolovski, Nikola

Nikolovski, Nikola

IM🇲🇰

FIDEFIDE 15002314· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 1998

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Nikola Nikolovski, a 28-year-old International Master, is rated 2388 and ranked 8th among MKD players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 7 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 3, WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A, and Druga liga Centralne Srbije - Istok 2025. Also played 5 rapid (including Rapid_Chess Festival 50 years Chess Club ALKALOID) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz_Chess Festival 50 years Chess Club ALKALOID) recently. His peak of 2454 was reached at age 22 (Feb 2020); he also reached #5 nationally in Dec 2024 and has been in top 10 for 86 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).

Awarded IM in 2018 (age 20) and FM in 2014 (age 16). Earned a GM norm at 22th European Team Ch 2019 (Open). At junior level, he reached World #86 in U20, World #66 in U16 and #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U18, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2388

Standard

Rpd2387·Blz2420

All-time high

2454

−66 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 22

Activity

50

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#8

#8 · MKD players · of 314
National top 10 since Jul 2023

Career timeline

29 entries
2026
86 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 39 months · since Sep 2017
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 27
May 2025
2024
Peak national rank: #5
at age 26 · rated 2407
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Nov 2023
7-month rising streak
+65 Elo
Nov 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
XXXIII Ekipen sampionat na Makedonija za 2025 godina
perf 2579 (+177) · 5.5/6 · #6
Top opponent
vs Yury PiskovGM 2,435
WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A · Oct 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-16
2404 → 2388
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
16.5/ 2566.0%
10W13D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsAndrea DappianoFM2,276·CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 3·R3·-6.6
2.[L]vsNeven HercegovacFM2,287·WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A·R4·-6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
CIS 2026 - Serie A1 Girone 3
Team
Mar 20262/4#142315-4.3
WE 3 Piacenza chess festival - A
Swiss
Oct 20254.5/6#42386+0.2
Druga liga Centralne Srbije - Istok 2025
Team
Sep 20254.5/8#372296-10.4
XXXIII Ekipen sampionat na Makedonija za 2025 godina
Team
Aug 20255.5/6#62579-1.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsFilip PancevskiIM
🇲🇰MKD·2437
+9 −12 =3
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsZvonko StanojoskiGM
🇲🇰MKD·2362
+6 −10 =7
23 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsToni LazovIM
🇲🇰MKD·2391
+6 −3 =13
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAndrej VeljanoskiFM
🇲🇰MKD·2296
+12 −3 =5
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsEmil RisteskiIM
🇲🇰MKD·2408
+11 −2 =6
19 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings

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North Macedonia
#8
out of 542 players
Europe
#1,196
in continent
World
#1,889
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
North Macedonia
1
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2,549
2
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2,469
3
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2,437
4
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2,408
5
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2,400
6
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2,394
7
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2,391
82,388
8
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2,388
10
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2,380
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
1196🇲🇰Nikolovski, Nikola2,388
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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1889🇲🇰Nikolovski, Nikola2,388