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Dimitrov, Nikolaj

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FIDEFIDE 2955431· Male· Bulgaria· Born in 2017

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Nikolaj Dimitrov, a 9-year-old Bulgarian player, is rated 1518 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +97 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF, 50-th tournament Morsko konche-B8, and First Open Tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF. Also played 6 rapid events (including Romanian Navy Day Cup - 14th ed.) recently.

At junior level, he reached #21 and #3 nationally in U10 and U8.

Current rating

1518

Standard

Rpd1449·Blz1408

All-time high

1518

at best
Feb 2026 · age 9

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#178,714

#178,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
21st Bulgarian U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1518
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1500
at age 9
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1518
at age 9
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1500
at age 8
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+319 Elo)
1102 → 1421
Sep 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 7
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Egor Turcan 1,504
50-th tournament Morsko konche-B8 · Aug 2025 · +22.8 Elo
Evolution
+83
1435 → 1518
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
8/ 2433.3%
10W0D14L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsEgor Turcan1,504·50-th tournament Morsko konche-B8·R4·+22.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/2#551652-28.4
50-th tournament Morsko konche-B8
Swiss
Aug 20255/1#32304+22.4
First Open Tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF
Open Swiss
Jun 20252/4#717750.0
Worst Elo result: Second open chess tournament "Regina", Under the aegis of BSCF (-28.4 Elo, finished #55).

Rankings

/
Bulgaria
#536
out of 1,136 players
Europe
#113,971
in continent
World
#178,672
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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113971🇧🇬Dimitrov, Nikolaj1,518
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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178672🇧🇬Dimitrov, Nikolaj1,518