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Nikolova, Adriana
WGM🇧🇬FIDE 2908689· Female· Bulgaria· Born in 1988
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Adriana Nikolova, a 38-year-old Bulgarian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2184 and ranked 411th among women worldwide. She plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Nov 2023 and Aug 2025. Recent appearance: LIII Festival- under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 2 rapid (including V-th "Haralampi Vanev" Memorial, Open Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Bulgarian Women Individual Blitz Chess Championship 2025) recently. Her peak of 2389 was reached at age 21 (Nov 2009); she also reached Bulgarian #43 in Aug 2016.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded WGM in 2011 (age 23), WIM in 2008 (age 20), and WFM in 2007 (age 19). At junior level, she reached #3 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2184
Standard
Rpd2123·Blz2215
All-time high
2389
−205 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 21
Nov 2009 · age 21
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Women #411
#411 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
23 entries2023
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2179 → returned at 2184
Nov 2023
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 30
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 29
Oct 2017
1,000 career games
at age 29
Mar 2017
2016
Peak Bulgarian rank: #43
at age 28 · rated 2358
Aug 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2300
at age 27
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
2179 → 2184
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/5 | #5 | 2318 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMargarita VoyskaWGM
🇧🇬BUL·2177
+8 −13 =8
29 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsElitsa RaevaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2176
+5 −6 =10
21 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsSvetla YordanovaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2059
+7 −2 =10
19 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsIva Videnova-KuljasevicIM
🇧🇬BUL·2261
+5 −6 =7
18 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsStefi BednikovaWIM
🇧🇬BUL·2024
+6 −1 =5
12 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#57
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#6,382
in continent
World
#9,049
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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