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LN
Lazarov, Nikola
🇧🇬FIDE 2924102· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2004
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Nikola Lazarov, a 22-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1679 — just 20 short of his peak of 1699 (Dec 2024, age 20). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 66-month break between May 2018 and Dec 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: National University Chess Teams Championship - May 2025.
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. At junior level, he reached #21, #26, #20 and #24 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd1669·Blz1699
All-time high
1699
−20 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 20
Dec 2024 · age 20
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#117,247
#117,247 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2025
100 career games
at age 21
Jun 2025
64th Bulgarian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1699
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+222 Elo)
1477 → 1699
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1699
at age 20 · −20 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 20
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1679 → 1679
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
2W0D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2025 | 2/5 | #18 | 1704 | -20.0 |
Worst Elo result: National University Chess Teams Championship - May 2025 (-20.0 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#354
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#81,587
in continent
World
#117,243
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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