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Penkov, Nikola

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FIDEFIDE 665487· Male· France· Born in 1967

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Nikola Penkov, a 59-year-old French player, is rated 1780. He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈57/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2eme Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400), 1er Tournoi Open B (-1800) de Paques 2026 de Hyeres, and 1er Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400). Also played 7 rapid (including 10eme Tournoi Rapide de Hyeres - Tournoi A) and 2 blitz events (including Tournoi Blitz Pizza de Hyeres du 29 aout) recently. His peak of 1832 was reached at age 45 (Mar 2012).

Current rating

1780

Standard

Rpd1707·Blz1677

All-time high

1832

−52 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 45

Activity

76

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

89 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#82,566

#82,566 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1572 → 1762
Feb 2025
2024
1,000 career games
at age 57
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 55
Mar 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
2eme Tournoi Open de Toussaint 2025 de Hyeres (-2400)
perf 1948 (+187) · 3.5/5 · #18
Top opponent
vs Ismael Molano Lafuente 2,093
2eme Tournoi Open de Toussaint 2025 de Hyeres (-2400) · Oct 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
+19
1761 → 1780
Tournaments
21
97 games
Score
62.5/ 9764.4%
51W23D23L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 16
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2eme Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400)
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/6#141927+22.2
1er Tournoi Open B (-1800) de Paques 2026 de Hyeres
Open Swiss
Apr 20266/7#21901-25.0
1er Tournoi Open de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-2400)
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/4#411956-8.6
Team 2026 - Nationale 4 r6-7
Team
Mar 20262/2#3202558+18.4
Team 2026 - 60mn Mars
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#18761670-13.2
Worst Elo result: 1er Tournoi Open B (-1800) de Paques 2026 de Hyeres (-25.0 Elo, finished #2).

Rankings

/
France
#5,413
out of 24,420 players
Europe
#59,454
in continent
World
#82,565
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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5413🇫🇷Penkov, Nikola1,780
Europe
1
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5
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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59454🇫🇷Penkov, Nikola1,780
World
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2,840
2
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2,767
7
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82565🇫🇷Penkov, Nikola1,780