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Dimov, Nikola
🇧🇬FIDE 2924242· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2005
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Nikola Dimov, a 21-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1818. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019), 13 months (2022–2023) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: National University Chess Teams Championship - May 2025. Also played 4 rapid (including International Rapid Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) and 1 blitz events (including International Blitz Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 1863 was reached at age 19 (Mar 2024).
Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. At junior level, he reached #12, #13, #10, #8, #16 and #16 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1818
Standard
Rpd1880·Blz1828
All-time high
1863
−45 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 19
Mar 2024 · age 19
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#70,703
#70,703 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
22 entries2026
57th Bulgarian 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1818
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1863
at age 19 · −45 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1863 → returned at 1818
Mar 2024
12th Bulgarian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 1771
Jan 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1818 → 1818
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
0/ 110.0%
4W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsYavor Nikolov2,046·National University Individual Chess Championship 2025 Under the auspice·R2·+5.8
2.[W]vsSonia Kriuckova1,518·National University Individual Chess Championship 2025 Under the auspice·R5·+3.0
3.[D]vsLazar Nasar1,903·National University Individual Chess Championship 2025 Under the auspice·R3·+2.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2025 | 0/4 | #31 | 1016 | -45.4 |
Worst Elo result: National University Chess Teams Championship - May 2025 (-45.4 Elo, finished #31).
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#246
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#51,362
in continent
World
#70,703
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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