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GM Nikolaj Ninov

Nikolaj Ninov
Full name
Nikolai Ninov
Born
1969 (age 57)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Bulgaria
Profiles
#1482
World Ranking
2324
Classical
2384
Rapid
2388
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Maróczy Bind Formation (23 games)
Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (15 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (14 games)
Modern Defense: Standard Line (11 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (8 games)
Black Pieces
Catalan Opening: Closed (14 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (14 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation (12 games)
English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical Line (10 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin Attack (8 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Nikolaj Ninov (2325)
Gergana Peycheva (2208)
1-0 50 2025
Nikolaj Ninov (2325)
Baver Yilmaz (2233)
0-1 36 2025
Nikolaj Ninov (2325)
Mehmet Alper Celebi (1908)
½-½ 25 2025
Nikolaj Ninov (2325)
Juraj Druska (2446)
½-½ 30 2025
Aleksandar Tsolov (2002)
Nikolaj Ninov (2325)
0-1 23 2025
Nico Zwirs (2454)
Nikolaj Ninov (2325)
½-½ 81 2025
Orel Ribstein (2118)
Nikolaj Ninov (2325)
½-½ 58 2025
Christopher Freiherr von Hauff (1950)
Nikolaj Ninov (2365)
0-1 37 2024
Nikolaj Ninov (2448)
Boris Chatalbashev (2530)
½-½ 48 2021
Nikolaj Ninov (2448)
Nurgyul Salimova (2115)
½-½ 39 2021
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