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Nikolov, Christopher
🇨🇦FIDE 2670445· Male· Canada· Born in 2009
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Christopher Nikolov, a 17-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1886. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 2026 Calgary Youth Chess Championship U18, 2025 Remembrance Day U1700, and 2025 Alberta Junior Championship Open. His peak of 1935 was reached at age 17 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #30 and #29 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1886
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1935
−49 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 17
Feb 2026 · age 17
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#51,614
#51,614 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
All-time peak 1935
at age 17 · −49 from today
Feb 2026
30th Canadian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1934
Jan 2026
2025
29th Canadian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1934
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1934 · at age 16
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-48
1934 → 1886
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
11/ 1573.3%
10W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 1725 | -48.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 1692 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1810 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Canada
#389
out of 1,861 players
Americas
#5,698
in continent
World
#51,614
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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