GM 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 Show All Games