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Zhelev, Nikolay
🇧🇬FIDE 2928604· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2008
Nikolay Zhelev, a 18-year-old Bulgarian player. currently rated 1855 in Standard, career peak of 1858 (Aug 2025). He took a 13-month break between Jun 2024 and Aug 2025.
Current rating
1855
Standard
Rpd1969·Blz1869
All-time high
1858
−3 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#221
in Bulgaria · of 702
Career timeline
7 entries2025
All-time peak 1858
at age 17 · −3 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1848 → returned at 1858
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2024
2020
Crossed 1800
at age 12
Feb 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+250 Elo)
1431 → 1681
Sep 2018
Crossed 1600
at age 10
Sep 2018
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
+7
1848 → 1855
Standard rating history
Rankings
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Bulgaria
#221
out of 1,177 players
Europe
#45,589
in continent
World
#60,281
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Bulgaria
Europe
World
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