Player profile

Nikolov, Sasho

Standard: 2218 Rapid: 2281 Blitz: 2200 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2900297 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: BUL Sex: M Birth Year: 1958 Age: 68
Title: IM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 79 Wins: 40 (51%) Draws: 11 (14%) Losses: 27 (34%) Other: 1
Dossier

74 of 79 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 90.7%
Opened d4: 25/37Opened e4: 8/37Opened c4: 3/37Opened Nf3: 1/37
Castled kingside: 54Same-side castling: 51Did not castle: 15Castled queenside: 5Opposite-side castling: 3
Played in the center: 25Played on the queenside: 23Played on the kingside: 17Fianchettoed queenside: 13Fianchettoed kingside: 10
Initiated exchanges: 50Active pieces: 49Sacrificed material: 49Backward pawn: 44Kept the bishop pair: 39Space advantage: 33Isolated pawn: 32Missed tactics: 14Avoided exchanges: 11Played gambits: 5
Openings

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As White 38 games 25W 5D 8L
Queen's Gambit Declined 7 games 4W 2D 1L
Exchange Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Positional Variation 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Janowski Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 4 games 2W 0D 2L
St. Petersburg Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
English Opening 4 games 4W 0D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Grünfeld Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defensive System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Najdorf Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Yates Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Slav Defense 4 games 2W 1D 1L
Breyer Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Semi-Slav Defense 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Main Line 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Stoltz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Pawn Game 3 games 3W 0D 0L
Accelerated London System 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kangaroo Defense 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kazakh Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Quiet System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Italian Game 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Steinitz Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Boleslavsky Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pilnik Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 41 games 15W 6D 19L
Sicilian Defense 10 games 7W 1D 2L
Najdorf Variation 4 games 3W 0D 1L
Opocensky Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petronić Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Taimanov Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Bastrikov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Alapin Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Moscow Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 9 games 2W 2D 5L
Advance Variation 3 games 0W 0D 3L
Botvinnik-Carls Defense 3 games 0W 0D 3L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Two Knights Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Tartakower Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Accelerated Panov Attack 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 7 games 1W 0D 5L
Symmetrical Variation 2 games 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 0D 1L
Zukertort Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 1W 0D 1L
London System 1 game 0W 0D 1L
with e6 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Chigorin Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Queen's Gambit Declined 4 games 0W 1D 3L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Cambridge Springs Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Capablanca Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Janowski Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Barmen Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
French Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rubinstein Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fort Knox Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Alekhine Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Agincourt Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Paulsen Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Giuoco Piano 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Petrov's Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nimzowitsch Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Horwitz Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Modern Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Standard Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
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This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

2023.12.01 · 48. exf6 (−69.5% win chance) 0-1
Karaoglan Kivanc
Sasho Nikolov
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2023.11.13 · 61... Rg4 (−40.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Sasho Nikolov
Kuzey Kurtyilmaz
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2025.10.10 · 57... Nc4+ (−38.9% win chance) 1-0
Nikolov, Sasho
Burovic, Rijad
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2025.10.08 · 58. Nh5 (−37.3% win chance) 1/2-1/2
Citak, Selim
Nikolov, Sasho
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