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Yordanov, Nikolay Plamenov

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FIDEFIDE 2907445· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1986

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Nikolay Plamenov Yordanov, a 40-year-old Bulgarian FIDE Master, is rated 2211 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 7 career breaks: 20 months (2003–2004), 19 months (2010–2012), 32 months (2012–2015), 23 months (2015–2017), 19 months (2017–2019), 27 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 48 months (2021–2025). Recent appearance: 47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov". Also played 1 rapid event (including V-th "Haralampi Vanev" Memorial, Open Rapid) recently. His peak of 2305 was reached at age 26 (Mar 2012); he also reached Bulgarian #48 in Jan 2026.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded FM in 2012 (age 26). At junior level, he reached #5 and #6 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2211

Standard

Rpd2236·Blz2195

All-time high

2305

−94 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 26

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 3%

#7,596 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
Peak Bulgarian rank: #48
at age 40 · rated 2211
Jan 2026
2021
Inactive for 48 months
paused at 2222 → returned at 2211
Aug 2021
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2242 → returned at 2246
Mar 2019
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 32
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 31
Oct 2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2286 → returned at 2242
Jul 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Spas KozhuharovIM 2,347
47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov" · Aug 2025 · +3.7 Elo
Evolution
-11
2222 → 2211
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
4W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov"
Open Swiss
Aug 20255/9#132171-10.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsSpas KozhuharovIM
🇧🇬BUL·2331
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsViacheslav TilicheevGM
🇷🇸SRB·2430
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMomchil NikolovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2433
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsKrasimir RusevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2457
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#49
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#5,284
in continent
World
#7,596
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
...
49🇧🇬Yordanov, Nikolay Plamenov2,211
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
...
5284🇧🇬Yordanov, Nikolay Plamenov2,211
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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7596🇧🇬Yordanov, Nikolay Plamenov2,211