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Nikolov, Jordan G.

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#168,227

#168,227 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
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

Top opponent
vs Svitlana Russieva 1,682
Ropotamo Cup A tournament · Jun 2025 · +13.4 Elo
Evolution
-13
1558 → 1545
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
2/ 1414.3%
1W2D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Aug 20250.5/5#421396-13.2
Ropotamo Cup A tournament
Open Swiss
Jun 20251.5/7#451471-21.4
Worst Elo result: Ropotamo Cup A tournament (-21.4 Elo, finished #45).

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
1
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2
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3
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2,574
4
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2,547
5
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2,525
6
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2,523
7
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2,496
8
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2,482
9
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2,445
10
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2,433
...
496🇧🇬Nikolov, Jordan G.1,545
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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109121🇧🇬Nikolov, Jordan G.1,545
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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168203🇧🇬Nikolov, Jordan G.1,545