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Ivanov, Nikolay
🇧🇬FIDE 2952106· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2012
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Nikolay Ivanov, a 14-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1769 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +134 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include V-th Chess tournament"Memorial Yulian Radulski"-A, International chess tournament for kids "Cup Pleven 2025"A, under the aegis of BSCF, and 3-rd Childrens Tournament"Dimitar Karapchanski". Also played 4 rapid events (including III Chess Rapid"Memorial GM Krum Georgiev"- Under the aegis of BSCF) recently.
At junior level, he reached #9 and #11 nationally in U14 and U12.
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd1766·Blz—
All-time high
1769
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1769
at age 14
May 2026
9th Bulgarian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1768
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+368 Elo)
1218 → 1586
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 12
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 12
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+134
1635 → 1769
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
22.5/ 4056.3%
17W11D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #40 | 1886 | +60.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 1715 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 1866 | +22.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1662 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #22 | 1752 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #37 | 1792 | +45.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Bulgaria
#266
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#61,911
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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