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Ninov, Nikolai
GM🇧🇬FIDE 2900424· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1969
Nikolai Ninov, a 57-year-old Bulgarian player. currently rated 2324 in Standard, career peak of 2562 (Jul 2009). He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 17 months (2020–2022).
Current rating
2324
Standard
Rpd2384·Blz2388
All-time high
2562
−238 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 40
Jul 2009 · age 40
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#27
in Bulgaria · of 702
17 months in National top 10 (2005–2011)
17 months in National top 10 (2005–2011)
Career timeline
13 entries2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2467 → returned at 2446
Oct 2020
2012
GM title awardedGM
at age 43
Sep 2012
Re-crossed 2500
at age 43
Sep 2012
2011
17 months in national top 10
since Apr 2005
Mar 2011
2009
Peak World rank: #335
at age 40 · rated 2562
Jul 2009
All-time peak 2562
at age 40 · −238 from today
Jul 2009
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-1
2325 → 2324
Score
21.5/ 3169.4%
15W13D3L
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#27
out of 1,177 players
Europe
#2,395
in continent
World
#3,365
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Bulgaria
Europe
World
FIDE Games Detail
Last scraped: 2026-04-17Scrape games
31 Standard games (last 12 months)
2026-02STDTeam 2026 - Nationale 1 r6-7Elo 2324
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgalat, EliotFRA | 2187 | ½ | -1.9 | ♚ |
| mGlavina, PabloESP | 2341 | ½ | +0.2 | ♔ |
2026-01STDTeam 2026 - Nationale 1 r4-5Elo 2326
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fUrriza Iricibar, PabloESP | 2239 | 1 | +3.8 | ♔ |
| fFavarel, JulienFRA | 2243 | ½ | -1.1 | ♚ |
2025-12STDTeam 2026 - Nationale 1 r3Elo 2323
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fEl Zein, Zayne-EddineLBN | 2279 | 1 | +4.3 | ♚ |
| cPottier, SimeonFRA | 2176 | 0 | -7 | ♔ |
2025-11STDDruga liga Centralne Srbije - Istok 2025Elo 2326
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mRadlovacki, JovanSRB | 2215 | ½ | -1.4 | ♔ |
| mNikolovski, NikolaMKD | 2402 | ½ | +1.1 | ♚ |
| Dodic, DraganSRB | 2052 | 1 | +1.7 | ♔ |
| mRaahul, V SIND | 2412 | 0 | -3.8 | ♚ |
| mRamoutar, Alan-SafarTTO | 2313 | ½ | -0.1 | ♔ |
| mDjukic, ZeljkoSRB | 2190 | 1 | +3.2 | ♔ |
| fMarkovic, MarkoSRB | 2164 | 1 | +2.9 | ♔ |
| fDmitrovic, TomislavSRB | 2132 | 1 | +2.5 | ♔ |
| fOliinyk, SerafymSRB | 2233 | ½ | -1.2 | ♚ |
| fDjurovic, PekoMNE | 2243 | ½ | -1.1 | ♔ |
| mPaunovic, TomislavSRB | 2271 | ½ | -0.7 | ♚ |
2025-11STDLVI Festival- under the aegis of BSCFElo 2326
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardenski, DimitarBUL | 2100 | 1 | +2.2 | ♚ |
| Karadzhov, IvanBUL | 2127 | 1 | +2.5 | ♔ |
| Merdinyan, BozhidarBUL | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |
| cKochiev, IvanBUL | 2166 | ½ | -2.1 | ♔ |
| Lozanov, SvetoslavBUL | 1940 | 1 | +0.9 | ♔ |
2025-11STDTeam 2026 - Nationale 1 r1-2Elo 2326
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gVaisser, AnatolyFRA | 2436 | ½ | +1.6 | ♚ |
| mGarcia Ramos, DanielESP | 2427 | 0 | -3.6 | ♔ |
2025-09STDLIVFestival- under the aegis of BSCFElo 2321
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kafedzhiyski, StefanBUL | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
2025-08STDLIII Festival- under the aegis of BSCFElo 2320
| Opponent | Elo | Res. | Δ Elo | ♟ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shalamanov, VladimirBUL | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
| Atanassov, RadislavBUL | 2000 | ½ | -3.7 | ♚ |
| Toshkov, AngelBUL | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♔ |
| mVidenova-Kuljasevic, IvaBUL | 2283 | ½ | -0.5 | ♔ |
| mMarholev, DimitarBUL | 2102 | 1 | +2.2 | ♚ |
| Filipov, KotseBUL | — | 1 | +0.8 | ♚ |