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Nikolov, Petko

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FIDEFIDE 2911051· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1994

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Petko Nikolov, a 32-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1922. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Primorsko open-B tournament, Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF, and I-st International Chess tournament"Sofia spring"-B, Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 1 blitz event (including Teteven Blitz, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He took a 21-month break between May 2012 and Mar 2014. His peak of 1953 was reached at age 27 (Sep 2021).

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. At junior level, he reached #16 and #23 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

1922

Standard

Rpd1884·Blz1903

All-time high

1953

−31 pts below
Sep 2021 · age 27

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#42,810

#42,810 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2023
100 career games
at age 29
Oct 2023
2022
32nd Bulgarian 20-35 player
at age 28 · rated 1953
Apr 2022
2021
All-time peak 1953
at age 27 · −31 from today
Sep 2021
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 24
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 23
Oct 2017
2016
Best 12-month gain (+195 Elo)
1682 → 1877
Oct 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
perf 2028 (+110) · 4/6 · #29
Top opponent
vs Ognjan TodorovIM 2,143
Primorsko open-B tournament · Sep 2025 · +15.6 Elo
Evolution
+2
1920 → 1922
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
15/ 2365.2%
14W2D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Primorsko open-B tournament
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/7#71926+4.2
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/6#292028-1.6
I-st International Chess tournament"Sofia spring"-B, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
May 20256/9#131872-7.4

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#181
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#31,591
in continent
World
#42,810
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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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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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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10
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