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IM Sasho Nikolov

Sasho Nikolov
Full name
Sasho Nikolov
Born
1958 (age 67)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Bulgaria
Profiles
#5418
World Ranking
2257
Classical
2256
Rapid
2222
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (12 games)
Modern Defense with 1.e4 (11 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (11 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (11 games)
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (10 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Bastrikov Variation (20 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (19 games)
Modern Defense: Averbakh, Kotov Variation (14 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Bogoljubov Variation (14 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (12 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Sasho Nikolov (2236)
Georgi Filev (2335)
½-½ 56 2024
Radoslav Dimitrov (2463)
Sasho Nikolov (2236)
1-0 15 2024
Momchil Nikolov (2487)
Sasho Nikolov (2236)
1-0 42 2024
Sasho Nikolov (2222)
Tsvetan Stoyanov (2446)
1-0 61 2023
Sasho Nikolov (2224)
Valentin Kamenov (1664)
1-0 26 2023
Sasho Nikolov (2224)
Valentin Danov (1896)
1-0 28 2023
Sasho Nikolov (2224)
Habil Javadov (1980)
1-0 33 2023
Sasho Nikolov (2246)
Hayri Beyhun Senel (1953)
1-0 26 2023
Sasho Nikolov (2246)
Arian Baradaran Tamadon (2202)
1-0 50 2023
Sasho Nikolov (2246)
Huseyin Said Deveci (2059)
1-0 48 2023
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