WGMAdriana Nikolova

BUL Born 1988 (Age ≈38) Female
FIDE ID
2908689

About Adriana Nikolova

Adriana Nikolova was born in Stara Zagora in 1988. She became a woman international master in 2008 and a woman grandmaster in 2011. That same year, she won the Bulgarian women's championship with 9/11. Playing for Lokomotiv 2000 Plovdiv, she was part of three Bulgarian championship-winning teams. Show more

Adriana Nikolova was born in Stara Zagora in 1988. She became a woman international master in 2008 and a woman grandmaster in 2011. That same year, she won the Bulgarian women's championship with 9/11. Playing for Lokomotiv 2000 Plovdiv, she was part of three Bulgarian championship-winning teams. She represented Bulgaria in four consecutive Olympiads from 2010 to 2016, as well as the European Team Championships of 2009 and 2011.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2214.0 +8.0

Live estimate

Rapid

2162

Published FIDE

Blitz

2231

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#7995
National rank · BUL
#45
Women’s world rank
#365

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2389 Nov 2009
Recorded years
2005–2026
Archived games
405

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Rating history

FIDE rating history

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
351 2013-01-20 Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13 Germany GER 7.5 Adriana Nikolova Hana Kubikova Won: 1-0 23 Open
352 2013-01-19 Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13 Germany GER 6.5 Maria Schoene Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 88 Open
353 2012-12-02 Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13 Germany GER 4.3 Adriana Nikolova Klaudia Wisniowska Won: 1-0 35 Open
354 2012-12-01 Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13 Germany GER 3.3 Judith Fuchs Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 73 Open
355 2012-11-04 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 9.91 Viktoria Bukhteeva Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 34 Open
356 2012-11-03 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 8.11 Adriana Nikolova Elmin Mamedov Won: 1-0 47 Open
357 2012-11-02 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 7.89 Alexei Saveliev Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 47 Open
358 2012-11-01 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 6.91 Adriana Nikolova Aleksei Gantsevich Draw: 1/2-1/2 79 Open
359 2012-10-31 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 5.52 Adrien Demuth Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 46 Open
360 2012-10-30 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 4.99 Adriana Nikolova Igor V. Popelyshev Won: 1-0 36 Open
361 2012-10-29 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 3.99 Aleksandr Rudakov Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
362 2012-10-28 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 2.53 Adriana Nikolova 24131920 Lost: 0-1 42 Open
363 2012-10-27 Chigorin Memorial St Petersburg RUS 1.154 Nikita Petrushev Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 52 Open
364 2012-10-07 Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13 Germany GER 2.3 Gundula, Dr. Heinatz Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 56 Open
365 2012-10-06 Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13 Germany GER 1.3 Adriana Nikolova 1607456 Lost: 0-1 76 Open
366 2012-09-07 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 10.1 Anna Rudolf Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 60 Open
367 2012-09-06 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 9.5 Adriana Nikolova Jolanta Zawadzka Lost: 0-1 61 Open
368 2012-09-05 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 8.9 Adriana Nikolova Kristyna Petrova Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
369 2012-09-04 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 7.12 Sanja Dedijer Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
370 2012-09-03 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 6.14 14604000 Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 59 Open
371 2012-08-31 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 4.11 Hulkar Tohirjonova Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 79 Open
372 2012-08-30 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 3.14 Yulia Turkeeva Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 26 Open
373 2012-08-29 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 2.7 Adriana Nikolova Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
374 2012-08-28 40th Olympiad Women Istanbul TUR 1.61 Elena Kurochkina Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 35 Open
375 2012-08-19 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 9.2 Calin Dragomirescu Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
376 2012-08-18 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 8.28 Adriana Nikolova Andrej Brcar Won: 1-0 55 Open
377 2012-08-17 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 7.2 Tomislav Bodrozic Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 70 Open
378 2012-08-16 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 6.5 Adriana Nikolova Ante Brkic Lost: 0-1 42 Open
379 2012-08-15 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 5.17 Milan Podoba Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 43 Open
380 2012-08-14 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 4.23 Adriana Nikolova Jeremy N Fraser-Mitchell Won: 1-0 42 Open
381 2012-08-13 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 3.13 Bogdan Bozinovic Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 36 Open
382 2012-08-12 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 2.19 Adriana Nikolova Petar Bosnjak Won: 1-0 78 Open
383 2012-08-11 2nd Split Open 2012 Split CRO 1.22 Dusko Paradjina Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 23 Open
384 2012-07-22 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 13 Hakan Erdogan Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 51 Open
385 2012-07-21 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 12 Adriana Nikolova Judit Polgar Lost: 0-1 56 Open
386 2012-07-20 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 11 Kaido Kulaots Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 31 Open
387 2012-07-19 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 10 Adriana Nikolova Hur Yasin Draw: 1/2-1/2 68 Open
388 2012-07-18 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 9 Valentina Gunina Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 75 Open
389 2012-07-18 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 8 Adriana Nikolova Vugar Rasulov Lost: 0-1 73 Open
390 2012-07-16 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 7 Can Arduman Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 43 Open
391 2012-07-16 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 6 Adriana Nikolova Viktorija Cmilyte Lost: 0-1 70 Open
392 2012-07-15 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 5 Faruk Keler Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 63 Open
393 2012-07-14 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 4 Adriana Nikolova Bella Khotenashvili Draw: 1/2-1/2 52 Open
394 2012-07-13 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 3 Mariya Muzychuk Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 60 Open
395 2012-07-12 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 2 Adriana Nikolova Anna Ushenina Won: 1-0 37 Open
396 2012-07-11 Turkish Bank Chess League 2012 Konya TUR 1 Dogan Heval Reyhan Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 35 Open
397 2012-07-08 Mulhouse WIM 2012 Mulhouse FRA 9.5 Mathilde Choisy Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 36 Open
398 2012-07-07 Mulhouse WIM 2012 Mulhouse FRA 8.2 Adriana Nikolova Sophie Lam Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
399 2012-07-06 Mulhouse WIM 2012 Mulhouse FRA 7.4 Lyubka Genova Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 49 Open
400 2012-07-06 Mulhouse WIM 2012 Mulhouse FRA 6.3 Adriana Nikolova Cecile Haussernot Won: 1-0 33 Open
  1. vs Hana KubikovaWon · 1-0White · 2013-01-20 · Round 7.5Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13
  2. vs Maria SchoeneDraw · ½–½Black · 2013-01-19 · Round 6.5Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13
  3. vs Klaudia WisniowskaWon · 1-0White · 2012-12-02 · Round 4.3Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13
  4. vs Judith FuchsLost · 1-0Black · 2012-12-01 · Round 3.3Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13
  5. vs Viktoria BukhteevaWon · 0-1Black · 2012-11-04 · Round 9.91Chigorin Memorial
  6. vs Elmin MamedovWon · 1-0White · 2012-11-03 · Round 8.11Chigorin Memorial
  7. vs Alexei SavelievLost · 1-0Black · 2012-11-02 · Round 7.89Chigorin Memorial
  8. vs Aleksei GantsevichDraw · ½–½White · 2012-11-01 · Round 6.91Chigorin Memorial
  9. vs Adrien DemuthLost · 1-0Black · 2012-10-31 · Round 5.52Chigorin Memorial
  10. vs Igor V. PopelyshevWon · 1-0White · 2012-10-30 · Round 4.99Chigorin Memorial
  11. vs Aleksandr RudakovDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-10-29 · Round 3.99Chigorin Memorial
  12. vs 24131920Lost · 0-1White · 2012-10-28 · Round 2.53Chigorin Memorial
  13. vs Nikita PetrushevWon · 0-1Black · 2012-10-27 · Round 1.154Chigorin Memorial
  14. vs Gundula, Dr. HeinatzDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-10-07 · Round 2.3Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13
  15. vs 1607456Lost · 0-1White · 2012-10-06 · Round 1.3Frau Bundesliga Div1 2012-13
  16. vs Anna RudolfDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-09-07 · Round 10.140th Olympiad Women
  17. vs Jolanta ZawadzkaLost · 0-1White · 2012-09-06 · Round 9.540th Olympiad Women
  18. vs Kristyna PetrovaDraw · ½–½White · 2012-09-05 · Round 8.940th Olympiad Women
  19. vs Sanja DedijerDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-09-04 · Round 7.1240th Olympiad Women
  20. vs 14604000Draw · ½–½Black · 2012-09-03 · Round 6.1440th Olympiad Women
  21. vs Hulkar TohirjonovaWon · 0-1Black · 2012-08-31 · Round 4.1140th Olympiad Women
  22. vs Yulia TurkeevaDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-08-30 · Round 3.1440th Olympiad Women
  23. vs Chelsie Monica Ignesias SihiteDraw · ½–½White · 2012-08-29 · Round 2.740th Olympiad Women
  24. vs Elena KurochkinaWon · 0-1Black · 2012-08-28 · Round 1.6140th Olympiad Women
  25. vs Calin DragomirescuDraw · ½–½Black · 2012-08-19 · Round 9.22nd Split Open 2012
  26. vs Andrej BrcarWon · 1-0White · 2012-08-18 · Round 8.282nd Split Open 2012
  27. vs Tomislav BodrozicLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-17 · Round 7.22nd Split Open 2012
  28. vs Ante BrkicLost · 0-1White · 2012-08-16 · Round 6.52nd Split Open 2012
  29. vs Milan PodobaWon · 0-1Black · 2012-08-15 · Round 5.172nd Split Open 2012
  30. vs Jeremy N Fraser-MitchellWon · 1-0White · 2012-08-14 · Round 4.232nd Split Open 2012
  31. vs Bogdan BozinovicLost · 1-0Black · 2012-08-13 · Round 3.132nd Split Open 2012
  32. vs Petar BosnjakWon · 1-0White · 2012-08-12 · Round 2.192nd Split Open 2012
  33. vs Dusko ParadjinaWon · 0-1Black · 2012-08-11 · Round 1.222nd Split Open 2012
  34. vs Hakan ErdoganWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-22 · Round 13Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  35. vs Judit PolgarLost · 0-1White · 2012-07-21 · Round 12Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  36. vs Kaido KulaotsLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-20 · Round 11Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  37. vs Hur YasinDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-19 · Round 10Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  38. vs Valentina GuninaLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-18 · Round 9Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  39. vs Vugar RasulovLost · 0-1White · 2012-07-18 · Round 8Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  40. vs Can ArdumanLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-16 · Round 7Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  41. vs Viktorija CmilyteLost · 0-1White · 2012-07-16 · Round 6Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  42. vs Faruk KelerWon · 0-1Black · 2012-07-15 · Round 5Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  43. vs Bella KhotenashviliDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-14 · Round 4Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  44. vs Mariya MuzychukLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-13 · Round 3Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  45. vs Anna UsheninaWon · 1-0White · 2012-07-12 · Round 2Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  46. vs Dogan Heval ReyhanLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-11 · Round 1Turkish Bank Chess League 2012
  47. vs Mathilde ChoisyLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-08 · Round 9.5Mulhouse WIM 2012
  48. vs Sophie LamDraw · ½–½White · 2012-07-07 · Round 8.2Mulhouse WIM 2012
  49. vs Lyubka GenovaLost · 1-0Black · 2012-07-06 · Round 7.4Mulhouse WIM 2012
  50. vs Cecile HaussernotWon · 1-0White · 2012-07-06 · Round 6.3Mulhouse WIM 2012

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