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Petrov, Nikolay
🇧🇬FIDE 2918870· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1957
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Nikolay Petrov, a 69-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1643. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 145 months (2012–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF. His peak of 1783 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018.
Current rating
1643
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz—
All-time high
1783
−140 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#130,264
#130,264 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
17th Bulgarian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1702
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+145 Elo)
1638 → 1783
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1783
at age 67 · −140 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1783 → returned at 1702
Mar 2024
2018
Switched federation: FID → BUL
at age 61
Oct 2018
2017
Switched federation: BUL → FID
at age 60
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-59
1702 → 1643
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 2 wins
2.[W]vsNikolaj Dimitrov1,453·Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF·R1·+10.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBoryana Dimitrova1,594·Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF·R6·-22.9
3.[L]vsNikolay T. Todorov1,602·Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF·R5·-22.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #28 | 1515 | -58.8 |
Worst Elo result: Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF (-58.8 Elo, finished #28).
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#397
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#89,122
in continent
World
#130,258
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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