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Nikolov, Zdravko

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FIDEFIDE 2903954· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1948

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Zdravko Nikolov, a 78-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1571. He has slipped back 62 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov" - B, IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF, and Ropotamo Cup B tournament. Also played 2 rapid events (including III Chess Rapid"Memorial GM Krum Georgiev"- Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He took a 17-month break between Sep 2010 and Mar 2012. His peak of 1778 was reached at age 65 (Sep 2013).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

1571

Standard

Rpd1574·Blz—

All-time high

1778

−207 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 65

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#157,370

#157,370 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

20 entries
2024
3rd Bulgarian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1633
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+238 Elo)
1395 → 1633
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 76
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 76
Mar 2024
2020
12th Bulgarian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1593
Aug 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov" - B
perf 1823 (+252) · 4.5/6 · #63
Top opponent
vs Daniel Karadzhov 1,418
47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov" - B · Aug 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-62
1633 → 1571
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
10/ 2441.7%
8W4D12L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov" - B
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/6#631823-23.6
IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF
Swiss
Jul 20253/4#941917-25.0
Ropotamo Cup B tournament
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/1#612449-13.2
Worst Elo result: IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF (-25.0 Elo, finished #94).

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#486
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#103,675
in continent
World
#157,353
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,525
6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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486🇧🇬Nikolov, Zdravko1,571
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
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103675🇧🇬Nikolov, Zdravko1,571
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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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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157353🇧🇬Nikolov, Zdravko1,571