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Malchev, Nikola
🇧🇬FIDE 2947412· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2014
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Nikola Malchev, a 12-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1813. He is progressing steadily with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Momchilgrad Classical Chess Tournament-Under the aegis of BSCF, V-th Chess tournament"Memorial Yulian Radulski"-A, and Trayana CUP 2026, Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 7 rapid (including III Chess Rapid"Memorial GM Krum Georgiev"- Under the aegis of BSCF) and 4 blitz events (including International Blitz Open Shumen, Under the aegis of BSCF) recently. His peak of 1871 was reached at age 12 (Feb 2026).
At junior level, he reached #4, #3 and #6 nationally in U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1813
Standard
Rpd1723·Blz1671
All-time high
1871
−58 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 12
Feb 2026 · age 12
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,297
#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
4th Bulgarian U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1871
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1871
at age 12 · −58 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 11
Sep 2025
6-month rising streak
+91 Elo
Sep 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 11
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+42
1771 → 1813
Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
42/ 6465.6%
36W12D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #35 | 1742 | -38.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #24 | 2129 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/7 | #44 | 1741 | -31.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2174 | +38.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #3 | 1806 | +15.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 1991 | +35.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #18 | 1783 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #5 | 1805 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #39 | 1911 | +15.6 |
Worst Elo result: 4th INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OPEN CARIBROD - PAMETNIK 2026. (-38.4 Elo, finished #35).
Most-Played Opponents
vsNiya MalchevaWCM
🇧🇬BUL·1742
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsStoyan Iliev
🇧🇬BUL·1871
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGeorgi Koev
🇧🇬BUL·1934
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVasilena Ochkova
🇧🇬BUL·1726
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsVelislav Zahariev
🇧🇬BUL·1826
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#242
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#52,468
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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