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Kanov, Nikola

Kanov, Nikola

IM🇧🇬

FIDEFIDE 2928531· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2007

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Nikola Kanov, a 19-year-old Bulgarian International Master, is rated 2395 and ranked 19th among Bulgarian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈88/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. Also played 2 rapid (including Open Basque Country Sestao Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including CHESS BATTLE BLITZ) recently. His peak of 2447 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2025); he also reached Bulgarian #10 in Sep 2024.

Competes for Bulgaria since Oct 2018. Awarded IM in 2025 (age 18), FM in 2022 (age 15), and CM in 2019 (age 12). Earned a GM norm at Danish Team Ch. 2024-2025 Mar. At junior level, he reached World #84 in U20, World #38 in U18, World #30 in U16, World #59 in U14, World #35 in U12, World #67 in U10 and #22 nationally in U8.

Current rating

2395

Standard

Rpd2305·Blz2259

All-time high

2447

−52 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 18

Activity

102

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#19

#19 · Bulgarian players · of 701

Career timeline

26 entries
2026
84th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2403
Jan 2026
2025
38th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2447
Jul 2025
All-time peak 2447
at age 18 · −52 from today
Jul 2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 18 · 2025 1st FIDE Council
Apr 2025
2024
Peak Bulgarian rank: #10
at age 17 · rated 2424
Sep 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Feb 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Smuk Skak GM Tournament 2025
perf 2558 (+119) · 6/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Anton DemchenkoGM 2,636
European Individual Chess Championship 2026 · Apr 2026 · +3.0 Elo
Best comeback
FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - A
finished #3 (seeded #13 of 74)
Evolution
-43
2438 → 2395
Tournaments
16
105 games
Score
64.5/ 10561.4%
49W31D25L

Last 12 months — tournaments

16 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
European Individual Chess Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/11#2042367-2.9
Team 2026 - Nationale 1 r8-9
Team
Mar 20260/1#3081437-7.1
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#752665+7.1
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20262/3#342512+4.5
Team 2026 - Coupe de France 32e Finale
Team
Jan 20260/1#1831426-7.3
FE 14 Citta' di Palmanova - A
Open Swiss
Dec 20256.5/9#32382-3.0
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20251/1#633355+6.8
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open
Open Swiss
Nov 20254/9#642195-25.9
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20252/3#362507+3.8
World Youth Chess Championship 2025 - U18
Open Swiss
Oct 20256/11#462405-1.5
Worst Elo result: 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open (-25.9 Elo, finished #64).

Most-Played Opponents

vsKonstantin Georgiev
🇧🇬BUL·2172
+10 −8 =4
22 games·last met May 2023
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vsLachezar Ralchev
🇧🇬BUL·1841
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsHristiyan Iliev
🇧🇬BUL·2229
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPetar DrenchevGM
🇧🇬BUL·2321
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPetya KaraivanovaWFM
🇧🇬BUL·1978
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#19
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#1,116
in continent
World
#1,768
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Bulgaria
1
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3
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2,574
4
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2,542
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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8
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9
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10
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19🇧🇬Kanov, Nikola2,395
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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1116🇧🇬Kanov, Nikola2,395
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
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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2,754
10
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1768🇧🇬Kanov, Nikola2,395