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Nikolov, Momchil

FIDE ID 2905710· born 1985 · last updated 5/12/2026

FIDE standard

2424

FIDE rapid

2499

FIDE blitz

2413

Games on file ( 251 )

Real tournament games of Momchil Nikolov from public sources. Select a game to replay it on the board.

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8513729

+85 =137 -29 · score61% · 251 games

As White

486512

+48 =65 -12 · score64% · 125 games

As Black

377217

+37 =72 -17 · score58% · 126 games

Daaevik Wadhawan(2360)

Nikolov,Mo(2430)1-0

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Daaevik Wadhawan (2360)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)1-02026-08-15Nimzo-Indian32 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsSanket,Chakravarty (2345)½-½2026-08-14QGD9 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Dhruva,Thota (2382)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2026-08-13Ruy Lopez12 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsKlukin,Kirill (2400)½-½2026-08-12Sicilian50 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Daulet,Alikhan (2320)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2026-08-11Queen's gambit accepted17 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsZia,Tahsin Tajwar (2283)½-½2026-08-11King's Indian23 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsBryakin,M (2474)½-½2026-08-10Modern defence11 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (2480)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2026-08-09Nimzo-Indian35 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsDimitrov,R (2488)½-½2026-08-08Neo-Gruenfeld, 6.O-O, main line11 movesRUDAR 36A GM 2026TWIC twic1658
Nikolov,Mo (2421)vsAakash Sharadchandra,Dalvi (2415)½-½2026-08-07QGD8 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Karpenko,Anton (2308)vsNikolov,Mo (2421)1-02026-08-06Benoni47 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Klukin,Kirill (2400)vsNikolov,Mo (2421)½-½2026-08-05Colle system48 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Saydaliev,Saidakbar (2484)vsNikolov,Mo (2421)½-½2026-08-04Petrov7 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Nikolov,Mo (2421)vsZia,Tahsin Tajwar (2318)½-½2026-08-04Sicilian58 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Nikolov,Mo (2421)vsShariyazdanov,A (2475)½-½2026-08-03English opening10 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Aarav Sarbalia (2312)vsNikolov,Mo (2421)½-½2026-08-02Four knights17 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Nikolov,Mo (2421)vsAarit Kapil (2331)0-12026-08-01Sicilian45 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Dimitrov,R (2489)vsNikolov,Mo (2421)½-½2026-07-31French10 movesRUDAR 35A GM 2026TWIC twic1657
Ljepic,Andrej (2427)vsNikolov,Mo (2433)½-½2026-06-19Giuoco Piano60 movesBelgrade GM Swiss 2026TWIC twic1650
Nikolov,Mo (2424)vsNastore,Pavel-Alexandru (2330)0-12026-05-10Benoni62 movesGrand Prix Bucharest 2026TWIC twic1644
Cosman,A (2187)vsNikolov,Mo (2424)0-12026-05-10Reti opening40 movesGrand Prix Bucharest 2026TWIC twic1644
Serban,Cristian-Stefan (2286)vsNikolov,Mo (2424)1-02026-05-10Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation51 movesGrand Prix Bucharest 2026TWIC twic1644
Calugareanu,Ioana-Denisa (1813)vsNikolov,Mo (2424)1-02026-05-09Queen's pawn game53 movesGrand Prix Bucharest 2026TWIC twic1644
Nikolov,Mo (2424)vsSoltuz-Grosu,Roland-Vladimir (1767)1-02026-05-09QGD Slav29 movesGrand Prix Bucharest 2026TWIC twic1644
Moor,R (2297)vsNikolov,Mo (2412)½-½2026-04-19English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)29 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsPostny,E (2528)½-½2026-04-18Queen's Indian25 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsHarutjunyan,G (2342)½-½2026-04-17King's Indian27 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Harikrishnan,A (2515)vsNikolov,Mo (2412)½-½2026-04-16Queen's pawn game14 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Lu,Miaoyi (2429)vsNikolov,Mo (2412)½-½2026-04-16Four knights66 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsIlic,Zo1 (2274)1-02026-04-15Sicilian32 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Reprintsev,A (2283)vsNikolov,Mo (2412)½-½2026-04-14Four knights15 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsO'cuilleanain,Oisin (2177)1-02026-04-14Sicilian35 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Ethelontis,A (1999)vsNikolov,Mo (2412)0-12026-04-13English62 moves4th Paphos Int Open 2026TWIC twic1641
Hamitevici,V (2434)vsNikolov,Mo (2412)½-½2026-04-09English20 moves5th Mikis TheodorakisTWIC twic1640
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsHarikrishnan,A (2515)½-½2026-04-08QGD Slav13 moves5th Mikis TheodorakisTWIC twic1640
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsMarinakis,Hristos (2156)1-02026-04-07Sicilian31 moves5th Mikis TheodorakisTWIC twic1640
Naoum,S (2334)vsNikolov,Mo (2412)½-½2026-04-06Nimzo-Indian37 moves5th Mikis TheodorakisTWIC twic1640
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsNevednichy,V (2429)½-½2026-04-06QGD42 moves5th Mikis TheodorakisTWIC twic1640
Holm,Kristian Stuvik (2496)vsNikolov,Mo (2412)½-½2026-04-05English12 moves5th Mikis TheodorakisTWIC twic1640
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsKazakos,Nikolaos (2144)1-02026-04-04Benko gambit accepted87 moves5th Mikis TheodorakisTWIC twic1640
Nikolov,Mo (2412)vsBenakis,Ioannis (1856)1-02026-04-03King's Indian37 moves5th Mikis TheodorakisTWIC twic1640
Nikolov,Mo (2419)vsMamatov,Melis (2340)½-½2026-02-14QGD semi-Slav10 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Aakash Sharadchandra,Dalvi (2375)vsNikolov,Mo (2419)0-12026-02-13Nimzo-Indian34 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Nikolov,Mo (2419)vsKilic,Eray (2481)0-12026-02-12English opening70 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Gasparyan,Erik R. (2431)vsNikolov,Mo (2419)1-02026-02-11Bishop's opening36 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Nikolov,Mo (2419)vsSutormin,D (2361)½-½2026-02-10Modern defence17 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Pogorelskikh,Sofia (2318)vsNikolov,Mo (2419)½-½2026-02-10Ruy Lopez60 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Nikolov,Mo (2419)vsKovchan,A (2453)½-½2026-02-09Petrov9 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (2465)vsNikolov,Mo (2419)½-½2026-02-08Petrov14 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Dimitrov,R (2489)vsNikolov,Mo (2419)½-½2026-02-07Four knights9 movesRUDAR 30 GM 2026TWIC twic1633
Nikolov,Mo (2424)vsMamatov,Melis (2336)1-02026-01-29QGD Slav31 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Sutormin,D (2357)vsNikolov,Mo (2424)1-02026-01-28Sicilian45 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Nikolov,Mo (2424)vsDimitrov,R (2485)½-½2026-01-27English10 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Rosh,Jain (2373)vsNikolov,Mo (2424)½-½2026-01-26Sicilian, Szen (`anti-Taimanov') variation13 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Ajay Santhosh Parvathareddy (2452)vsNikolov,Mo (2424)½-½2026-01-25QGD29 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Nikolov,Mo (2424)vsKovchan,A (2441)½-½2026-01-24English11 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Gasparyan,Erik R. (2413)vsNikolov,Mo (2424)½-½2026-01-23Nimzo-Indian20 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Nikolov,Mo (2424)vsVivaan Vishal Shah (2321)½-½2026-01-23Neo-Gruenfeld defence19 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Liyanage,Ranindu Dilshan (2384)vsNikolov,Mo (2424)1-02026-01-22Sicilian41 movesRUDAR 28 GM 2026TWIC twic1630
Uritsky,Yonathan (2340)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)0-12025-11-27Sicilian defence32 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Levin,Guy (2473)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2025-11-27Petrov26 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsHarikrishnan,A (2536)1-02025-11-27QGD Slav30 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsTzidkiya,Yeshaayahu (2479)1-02025-11-27King's Indian97 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Gruenfeld,Y (2380)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)0-12025-11-26Sicilian defence36 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsDotan,V (1771)1-02025-11-26QGD42 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsHari,Madhavan N B (2363)1-02025-11-26Queen's Indian57 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsSherman,Raem (2347)½-½2025-11-26Queen's Indian32 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Tsafrir,Itay (2075)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)0-12025-11-26Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening)33 movesJerusalem Open Rapid 2025TWIC twic1621
Vaz,Ethan (2466)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2025-11-19Alapin's opening51 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsTimoshin,Maxim (2380)½-½2025-11-18King's Indian29 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Pingin,Artem (2456)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2025-11-17Four knights game35 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsVaibhav,Jayant Raut (2351)½-½2025-11-16Nimzovich-Larsen attack10 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Kovchan,A (2440)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2025-11-15Four knights10 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsDimitrov,R (2502)½-½2025-11-14QGD Slav11 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsAarav Sinha (2297)½-½2025-11-13Queen's Indian40 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Nie,Xinyang (2433)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)1-02025-11-13Queen's pawn game54 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsVelikic,A (2234)1-02025-11-12Sicilian35 movesRUDAR 25 GM 2025TWIC twic1622
Lohia,Sohum (2391)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2025-11-11Sicilian34 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1619
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsTimoshin,Maxim (2380)0-12025-11-10King's Indian51 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1618
Aarav Sinha (2297)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2025-11-09Sicilian, Szen (`anti-Taimanov') variation30 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1618
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsPingin,Artem (2456)½-½2025-11-08Nimzo-Indian26 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1618
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsNie,Xinyang (2433)1-02025-11-08Queen's Indian65 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1618
Kovchan,A (2440)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2025-11-07Four knights10 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1618
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsVaz,Ethan (2466)½-½2025-11-06QGD31 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1618
Vaibhav,Jayant Raut (2351)vsNikolov,Mo (2430)½-½2025-11-05Sicilian16 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1618
Nikolov,Mo (2430)vsDimitrov,R (2502)½-½2025-11-04Sicilian22 movesRUDAR 24 GM 2025TWIC twic1618
Nikolov,Sas (2231)vsNikolov,Mo (2428)0-12025-10-26Nimzo-Indian50 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Markidis,K (2283)vsNikolov,Mo (2428)½-½2025-10-26Sicilian30 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Nikolov,Mo (2428)vsDimitrov,R (2496)½-½2025-10-26English5 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Nikolov,Mo (2428)vsKilic,Eray (2470)½-½2025-10-26Sicilian13 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Petrov,Martin (2540)vsNikolov,Mo (2428)½-½2025-10-26English7 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Nikolov,Mo (2428)vsBayatov,Mario (1806)1-02025-10-25Gruenfeld29 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Keshev,Alper (1768)vsNikolov,Mo (2428)0-12025-10-25Sicilian48 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Todev,Simeon (2144)vsNikolov,Mo (2428)0-12025-10-25Sicilian40 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Stoyanov,Stoyan Or (2335)vsNikolov,Mo (2428)½-½2025-10-25Bogo-Indian defence, Gruenfeld variation33 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Nikolov,Mo (2428)vsOzen,Deniz (2365)1-02025-10-25QGD Slav36 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Nikolov,Mo (2428)vsTilicheev,V (2448)½-½2025-10-25Sicilian12 moves1st Kardzhali Int. RapidTWIC twic1616
Nikolov,Mo (2428)vsIliev,Hristiyan (2218)1-02025-10-24Neo-Gruenfeld defence35 moves1st Kardzhali Int. BlitzTWIC twic1616
Petkov,Rostislav (1948)vsNikolov,Mo (2428)0-12025-10-24Sicilian31 moves1st Kardzhali Int. BlitzTWIC twic1616
Nikolov,Mo (2428)vsSpasov,V (2368)½-½2025-10-24Nimzovich-Larsen attack15 moves1st Kardzhali Int. BlitzTWIC twic1616

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SicilianB7225 games · 66%
King's IndianE8113 games · 54%
QGDD3513 games · 58%
QGD SlavD157 games · 86%

Recent events

Event	Games	Dates
RUDAR 36A GM 2026	9	2026-08-08 to 2026-08-15
RUDAR 35A GM 2026	9	2026-07-31 to 2026-08-07
Belgrade GM Swiss 2026	1	2026-06-19
Grand Prix Bucharest 2026	5	2026-05-09 to 2026-05-10
4th Paphos Int Open 2026	9	2026-04-13 to 2026-04-19
5th Mikis Theodorakis	8	2026-04-03 to 2026-04-09
RUDAR 30 GM 2026	9	2026-02-07 to 2026-02-14
RUDAR 28 GM 2026	9	2026-01-22 to 2026-01-29

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