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Sotirov, Nikolaj

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FIDEFIDE 2904454· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1969

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Nikolaj Sotirov, a 57-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 2077 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 6 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: DOP Men Open Classic 2025 and Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 3 rapid events (including DOP Men Rapid 2025) recently. He had 8 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 29 months (2003–2006), 32 months (2006–2008), 26 months (2008–2011), 29 months (2012–2015), 20 months (2017–2019), 30 months (2021–2024) and 19 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2143 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2001); he also reached Bulgarian #71 in Nov 2024.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.

Current rating

2077

Standard

Rpd2041·Blz—

All-time high

2143

−66 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 32

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

23 entries
2025
3rd Bulgarian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2092
Sep 2025
2024
Peak Bulgarian rank: #71
at age 55 · rated 2082
Nov 2024
9th Bulgarian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2082
Nov 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2082 → returned at 2092
Jan 2024
2021
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2092 → returned at 2082
Jun 2021
2019
16th Bulgarian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2041
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Dobrin Kazakov 2,169
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF · Aug 2025 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
-5
2082 → 2077
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
4W3D3L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIvan Janev1,977·DOP Men Open Classic 2025·R2·-12.8
2.[L]vsSasho NikolovIM2,248·Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF·R3·-5.8
3.[L]vsRadoslav DimitrovGM2,494·DOP Men Open Classic 2025·R1·-1.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
DOP Men Open Classic 2025
Swiss
Sep 20250.5/3#571904-15.2
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/7#62111+10.0
Worst Elo result: DOP Men Open Classic 2025 (-15.2 Elo, finished #57).

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#91
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#12,866
in continent
World
#17,645
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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2
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2,634
3
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2,574
4
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2,547
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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2,496
8
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2,482
9
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2,445
10
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2,433
...
91🇧🇬Sotirov, Nikolaj2,077
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
12866🇧🇬Sotirov, Nikolaj2,077
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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17645🇧🇬Sotirov, Nikolaj2,077