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Nikolov, Sasho
IM🇧🇬FIDE 2900297· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1958
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Sasho Nikolov, a 68-year-old Bulgarian International Master, is rated 2220 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 37 Elo over the past 12 months. 108 rated games in the past year (≈70/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF, V-th Chess tournament"Memorial Yulian Radulski"-A, and International Amateur OPEN "Alija Ikic 2025". Also played 9 rapid (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) and 5 blitz events (including Blitz_Chess Festival 50 years Chess Club ALKALOID) recently. His peak of 2458 was reached at age 52 (Nov 2010); he also reached Bulgarian #23 in Jan 2005.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded IM in 2001 (age 43).
Current rating
2220
Standard
Rpd2266·Blz2246
All-time high
2458
−238 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 52
Nov 2010 · age 52
Activity
102
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,140 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
25 entries2025
1st Bulgarian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2258
Apr 2025
2020
62nd 60-65 player worldwide
at age 62 · rated 2377
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
2312 → 2377
Oct 2020
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 60
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 59
Oct 2017
2015
1,000 career games
at age 57
Aug 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
2254 → 2220
Tournaments
13
102 games
Score
62/ 10260.8%
57W20D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsEvangelia SiskouWFM1,910·Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF·R3·-8.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #15 | 2249 | -7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2245 | +4.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #25 | 2177 | -3.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2238 | +3.1 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 2186 | -2.5 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/10 | #74 | 2187 | -5.7 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2134 | -8.5 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 2157 | -3.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+7 −11 =14
32 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsGeorgi FilevFM
🇧🇬BUL·2230
+6 −7 =9
22 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2424
+4 −12 =6
22 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRadoslav DimitrovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2474
+5 −7 =9
21 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsVasil SpasovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2355
+1 −8 =11
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#46
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#4,955
in continent
World
#7,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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