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Nikolov, Jordan G.
🇧🇬FIDE 2939681· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 1944
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Jordan G. Nikolov, a 82-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1545. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF and Ropotamo Cup A tournament. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Sandanski 13.12.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He took a 18-month break between Nov 2023 and Jun 2025. His peak of 1646 was reached at age 75 (Mar 2019).
Current rating
1545
Standard
Rpd1609·Blz1605
All-time high
1646
−101 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 75
Mar 2019 · age 75
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#168,227
#168,227 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
6th Bulgarian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1579
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+267 Elo)
1324 → 1591
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 80
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 80
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1319 → returned at 1579
Nov 2023
100 career games
at age 79
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1558 → 1545
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
2/ 1414.3%
1W2D11L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/5 | #42 | 1396 | -13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 1.5/7 | #45 | 1471 | -21.4 |
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#496
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#109,121
in continent
World
#168,203
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Bulgaria
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