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Nikolov, Kole
🇲🇰INACTIVE · since March 2024FIDE 15002764· Male· North Macedonia· Born in 1952
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Kole Nikolov, a 74-year-old player, is rated 1798 — his current career high. He plays around 5 rated games per year and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014), 53 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2022–2024). He reached #80 nationally in Mar 2017.
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd1816·Blz1843
All-time high
1798
at best
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
—
classical only
Signature stat
#76,945
#76,945 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1664 → 1798
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1798
at age 72
Mar 2024
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1798 → still inactive
Mar 2024
2023
1st 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1664
Oct 2023
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1664 → returned at 1798
Nov 2022
2018
1st 65-70 player nationally
at age 66 · rated 1667
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1798 → 1798
Rankings
/
North Macedonia
#157
out of 542 players
Europe
#53,849
in continent
World
#70,990
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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