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Kanov, Nikola
IM🇧🇬FIDE 2928531· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2007
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Nikola Kanov, a 19-year-old Bulgarian International Master, is rated 2395 and ranked 18th 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
Jul 2025 · age 18
Activity
99
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
105 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Bulgarian players · of 675
Career timeline
26 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-52
2447 → 2395
Tournaments
15
96 games
Score
57.5/ 9659.9%
43W29D24L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #204 | 2367 | -2.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #308 | 1437 | -7.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #75 | 2665 | +7.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #34 | 2512 | +4.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #183 | 1426 | -7.3 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2382 | -3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #63 | 3355 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #64 | 2195 | -25.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #36 | 2507 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/11 | #46 | 2405 | -1.5 |
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
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Bulgaria
#18
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#1,119
in continent
World
#1,765
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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