Player profile
Velikov, Nikola
Dossier
17 of 17 games analyzed.
Accuracy: 91.5%
Opened c4: 3/8Opened e4: 3/8Opened b3: 2/8
Castled kingside: 14Same-side castling: 14Castled queenside: 2Opposite-side castling: 1Did not castle: 1
Fianchettoed kingside: 8Played on the queenside: 6Played on the kingside: 6Fianchettoed queenside: 6Played in the center: 3
Sacrificed material: 12Backward pawn: 11Initiated exchanges: 11Kept the bishop pair: 11Active pieces: 10Space advantage: 10Isolated pawn: 9Avoided exchanges: 3Missed tactics: 2Played gambits: 1
Openings
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As White 8 games 0W 4D 4L
Nimzo-Larsen Attack 2 games 0W 2D 0L
Classical Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Indian Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
King's Indian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Rare Defenses
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Sicilian Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Taimanov Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Bastrikov Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
English Opening 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's English Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Kramnik-Shirov Counterattack
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Exchange Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Reshevsky Variation
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Standard Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Ruy Lopez 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Cozio Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
As Black 9 games 4W 3D 2L
Sicilian Defense 4 games 3W 1D 0L
Closed 2 games 1W 1D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Traditional
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Lasker-Pelikan Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Smith-Morra Gambit Declined 1 game 1W 0D 0L
Scandinavian Formation
1 game
1W
0D
0L
King's Indian Defense 3 games 1W 2D 0L
Sämisch Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
Byrne Defense
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Normal Variation 1 game 0W 1D 0L
King's Knight Variation
1 game
0W
1D
0L
Four Pawns Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L
(unspecified)
1 game
1W
0D
0L
Tarrasch Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L
Two Knights Variation 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
London System, with Be2 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L
(unspecified)
1 game
0W
0D
1L
Blunders Top 4 of 55
This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?
Games Showing all 17 games
| Date | Event | Round | Color | Opponent | Result | Accuracy % | First moves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026.09.07 | Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | 1.2 | 2026.09.07 Chatalbashev, Boris (2900440) (2470) | 0 | 86.60% | 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 | |
| 2026.02.20 | Round 2: Velikov, Nikola - Oikonomopoulos, Filippos | 2.12 | 2026.02.20 Oikonomopoulos, Filippos (25896547) (2229) | 0 | 84.70% | 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 | |
| 2025.10.26 | Round 11: Velikov, Nikola - Elci, Yigit | 11.10 | 2025.10.26 Elci, Yigit (51687992) (1894) | ½ | 97.50% | 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bf5 | |
| 2025.10.26 | Round 10: Petkov, Rostislav - Velikov, Nikola | 10.12 | 2025.10.26 Petkov, Rostislav (2923408) (1917) | 1 | 94.70% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 | |
| 2025.10.26 | Round 9: Velikov, Nikola - Nikolov, Sasho | 9.7 | 2025.10.26 Nikolov, Sasho (2900297) (2257) | 0 | 88.60% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.10.26 | Round 8: Fangarliev, Anil - Velikov, Nikola | 8.11 | 2025.10.26 Fangarliev, Anil (2948605) (1711) | 1 | 94.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 | |
| 2025.10.26 | Round 7: Velikov, Nikola - Ozen, Medeni | 7.13 | 2025.10.26 Ozen, Medeni (34525688) (1834) | ½ | 92.90% | 1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 | |
| 2025.10.25 | Round 6: Yanev, Yordan - Velikov, Nikola | 6.14 | 2025.10.25 Yanev, Yordan (2929015) | 1 | 98.40% | 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d5 | |
| 2025.10.25 | Round 5: Velikov, Nikola - Kamperidis, Charalampos | 5.14 | 2025.10.25 Kamperidis, Charalampos (25885456) (1863) | ½ | 94.00% | 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Be7 | |
| 2025.10.25 | Round 3: Vangelov, Atanas - Velikov, Nikola | 3.14 | 2025.10.25 Vangelov, Atanas (2958422) (1757) | ½ | 94.60% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2025.05.29 | sofia25 | 9.19 | 2025.05.29 Mladenov, Ilian (2906180) (2237) | ½ | 90.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 | |
| 2025.05.28 | sofia25 | 8.16 | 2025.05.28 Javadov, Habil (13424165) (2201) | 0 | 85.70% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 | |
| 2025.05.27 | sofia25 | 7.12 | 2025.05.27 Elgersma, Onno (1053531) (2397) | 0 | 87.70% | 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 | |
| 2025.05.26 | sofia25 | 6.16 | 2025.05.26 Katsanis, Vasileios Dim (42121159) (2266) | 1 | 97.10% | 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 | |
| 2025.05.26 | sofia25 | 5.16 | 2025.05.26 Ribstein, Nati (2803836) (2267) | ½ | 92.70% | 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 | |
| 2025.05.25 | sofia25 | 4.17 | 2025.05.25 Rusev, Krasimir (2905434) (2478) | ½ | 94.00% | 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 | |
| 2025.05.23 | sofia25 | 2.13 | 2025.05.23 Ouellet, Maili-Jade (2620472) (2305) | 0 | 82.10% | 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 |