Player profile

Nikolov, Momchil

Standard: 2422 Rapid: 2478 Blitz: 2413 (last updated 2026-11-02)
FIDE ID: 2905710 (view FIDE profile)
Federation: BUL Sex: M Birth Year: 1985 Age: 41
Title: GM Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —
Games: 161 Wins: 70 (43%) Draws: 72 (45%) Losses: 18 (11%) Other: 1
Dossier

149 of 161 games analyzed.

Accuracy: 93.9%
Opened d4: 33/47Opened e4: 12/47Opened c4: 2/47
Castled kingside: 78Same-side castling: 70Did not castle: 14Castled queenside: 6Opposite-side castling: 4
Played in the center: 38Played on the queenside: 31Fianchettoed kingside: 23Fianchettoed queenside: 20Played on the kingside: 18
Active pieces: 66Initiated exchanges: 59Kept the bishop pair: 58Sacrificed material: 55Space advantage: 50Isolated pawn: 43Backward pawn: 34Avoided exchanges: 22Accepted short draws: 21Played gambits: 10
Openings

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As White 54 games 25W 24D 5L
Sicilian Defense 8 games 5W 3D 0L
French Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Najdorf Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Zagreb Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation, Chelyabinsk Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Sveshnikov Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Prins Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 8 games 3W 4D 1L
Exchange Variation 6 games 2W 3D 1L
Positional Variation 6 games 2W 3D 1L
Semi-Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pseudo-Tarrasch 1 game 1W 0D 0L
King's Indian Defense 7 games 3W 2D 2L
Karpov System 3 games 0W 2D 1L
(unspecified) 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Orthodox Variation 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Glek Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Sämisch Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Normal Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense 6 games 1W 5D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Check Variation, Intermezzo Line 4 games 1W 3D 0L
Capablanca Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Slav Defense 5 games 4W 1D 0L
Czech Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Carlsbad Variation, Morozevich Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wiesbaden Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Schlechter Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Chebanenko Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Advance System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 2 games 1W 0D 1L
Grünfeld 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
Queen's Gambit Accepted 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Furman Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Steinitz Variation, Development Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
English Opening 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Full Symmetry Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Drill Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Open Berlin Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
l'Hermet Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Cozio Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Caro-Kann Defense 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Apocalypse Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Gligoric System, Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Bishop's Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Vienna Hybrid 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Benoni Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
New York Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Benko Gambit Accepted 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Fully Accepted Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Goglidze Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
As Black 54 games 22W 25D 6L
Sicilian Defense 14 games 10W 3D 1L
French Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Taimanov Variation 3 games 2W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Bastrikov Variation, English Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Fianchetto Variation 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Kan Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
Modern Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Knight Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Godiva Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 2W 0D 0L
O'Kelly Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Maróczy Bind, Geller Line 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Closed 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Traditional 1 game 1W 0D 0L
English Opening 8 games 3W 5D 0L
Symmetrical Variation 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Three Knights Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Rubinstein Variation 2 games 2W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Anglo-Indian Defense 3 games 0W 3D 0L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Queen's Indian Formation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Nimzo-Indian Defense 5 games 3W 2D 0L
Normal Variation 3 games 2W 1D 0L
Gligoric System, Exchange Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Botvinnik System 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Kmoch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Three Knights Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Bogo-Indian Defense 4 games 1W 1D 2L
Grünfeld Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
(unspecified) 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Retreat Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Nimzowitsch Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Four Knights Game 3 games 0W 3D 0L
Spanish Variation 2 games 0W 2D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Scotch Variation Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Petrov's Defense 3 games 0W 2D 1L
Modern Attack 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Center Variation 2 games 0W 1D 1L
Damiano Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kholmov Gambit 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ruy Lopez 2 games 1W 1D 0L
Open 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Morphy Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Wormald Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Italian Game 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Italian Four Knights Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Giuoco Pianissimo 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Queen's Gambit Accepted 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Mannheim Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Zukertort Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Symmetrical Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Pseudo-Catalan 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Réti Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Anglo-Slav Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
with g3 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Indian Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
London System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Trompowsky Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Harrwitz Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
King's Indian Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
French Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Pirc Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kholmov System 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Slav Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Czech Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Dutch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Neo-Grünfeld Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Ultra-Delayed Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L
French Defense 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Advance Variation 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Paulsen Attack 1 game 0W 0D 0L
Blunders Top 4 of 331

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Bournel, Antoine
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????.??.?? · 108. Rd8 (−47.5% win chance) 0-1
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Nikolov, Momchil
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????.??.?? · 105. Rd7 (−47.4% win chance) 0-1
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