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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 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF, Ropotamo Cup A tournament, and I-st International Chess tournament"Sofia spring"-B, Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 1 rapid event (including Open Sandanski 13.12.2025, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. He took a 14-month break between Mar 2024 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

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

Signature stat

#167,307

#167,307 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
6th Bulgarian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1579
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1319 → 1591
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 80
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 80
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1591 → returned at 1579
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 79
Jul 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
I-st International Chess tournament"Sofia spring"-B, Under the aegis of BSCF
perf 1958 (+379) · 4.5/5 · #77
Top opponent
vs Svitlana Russieva 1,682
Ropotamo Cup A tournament · Jun 2025 · +13.4 Elo
Evolution
-34
1579 → 1545
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
6.5/ 2328.3%
5W3D15L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 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
I-st International Chess tournament"Sofia spring"-B, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
May 20254.5/5#771958-12.4
Worst Elo result: Ropotamo Cup A tournament (-21.4 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#521
out of 1,171 players
Europe
#108,539
in continent
World
#167,281
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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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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2,474
9
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2,457
10
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2,445
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521🇧🇬Nikolov, Jordan G.1,545
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
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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2,717
10
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2,708
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108539🇧🇬Nikolov, Jordan G.1,545
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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167281🇧🇬Nikolov, Jordan G.1,545