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

2214.0 +8.0

Classical

Live estimate

2162

Rapid

Published FIDE

2231

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#7994
National rank · BUL
#45
Women’s world rank
#365

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2389 Nov 2009
Recorded years
2005–2026
Archived games
662

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

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FIDE tournaments

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (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
51 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 6 Nikolova,A Haarh,Simon Bjork 1-0 41 Open
52 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 2 Nikolova,A Wong Shern Yang,J 1-0 28 Open
53 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 3 Nikolova,A Zapata Montoya,Andres Jeronimo 0-1 61 Open
54 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 10 Pelev,Iassen Nikolova,A 1-0 31 Open
55 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 7 Sturt,R Nikolova,A 1-0 71 Open
56 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 11 Hanein,Avri Nikolova,A 1-0 45 Open
57 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 4 Izafatava,Kira Nikolova,A 0-1 50 Open
58 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 5 Myagmarsuren,Evsuld Nikolova,A 1-0 42 Open
59 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 9 Nikolova,A Mashhadi,Peyman 0-1 33 Open
60 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 8 Nikolova,A Battistelli,Fausto 0-1 25 Open
61 2026-09-15 Titled Tue 15th Sep 2026 chess.com INT 1 Iturrizaga Bonelli,Eduardo Nikolova,A 1-0 48 Open
62 2026-08-30 Sofia Cup Blitz 2026 Sofia BUL 1.2 Nikolova,A Mamedov,Rau 0-1 17 Open
63 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 1 Nikolova,A Piliposyan,Robert 0-1 46 Open
64 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 9 Nikolova,A Khanbutaev,Artemii 1-0 75 Open
65 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 6 Winslow,E Nikolova,A 0-1 53 Open
66 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 11 Vlassov,N Nikolova,A 1/2-1/2 39 Open
67 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 3 Nikolova,A Pasti,Zsombor 1-0 18 Open
68 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 10 Shevchenko,Yaroslav Nikolova,A 1-0 60 Open
69 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 4 Anistoroaei,Maria Nikolova,A 1-0 55 Open
70 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 2 Romany,Joy Nikolova,A 1-0 57 Open
71 2026-06-02 Titled Tue 2nd Jun 2026 chess.com INT 7 Nikolova,A Lesueur,Gabriel 1-0 29 Open
72 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 9.5 Anastasia Bodnaruk Adriana Nikolova 1-0 29 Open
73 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 8.68 Anna Kubicka Adriana Nikolova 0-1 42 Open
74 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 7.84 Adriana Nikolova Aleyla Hilario 1-0 1 Open
75 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 6.109 Adriana Nikolova Saadat Bashirli 0-1 41 Open
76 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 5.131 Zarina Shafigullina Adriana Nikolova 0-1 29 Open
77 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 4.151 Adriana Nikolova Gerda Nevska 1-0 43 Open
78 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 3.18 Luong Phuong Hanh Adriana Nikolova 1-0 39 Open
79 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 2.205 Adriana Nikolova Varvara Poliakova 0-1 52 Open
80 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 11.12 Marina Kuznetsova Adriana Nikolova 1-0 55 Open
81 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 10.29 Adriana Nikolova Svetlana Vifleemskaia 1-0 39 Open
82 2024-09-04 Swiss Queens Wed #32 2024 FIDE Online Arena INT 1.232 Salomeja Zaksaite Adriana Nikolova 0-1 27 Open
83 2024-08-10 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 9.2 Adriana Nikolova Mariya Dimova 1-0 35 Open
84 2024-08-10 ch-BUL Women TB 2024 Sofia BUL 2 Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic Adriana Nikolova 0-1 49 Open
85 2024-08-10 ch-BUL Women TB 2024 Sofia BUL 1 Adriana Nikolova Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic 1-0 64 Open
86 2024-08-09 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 8.1 Cveta Vasileva Adriana Nikolova 0-1 67 Open
87 2024-08-08 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 7.2 Darina Ivanova Adriana Nikolova 0-1 33 Open
88 2024-08-07 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 6.2 Adriana Nikolova Ivelina Hristova 1-0 27 Open
89 2024-08-06 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 5.2 Adriana Nikolova Elitsa Raeva 1-0 69 Open
90 2024-08-05 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 4.1 Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic Adriana Nikolova 1/2-1/2 62 Open
91 2024-08-05 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 3.2 Andzhelika Nenova Adriana Nikolova 0-1 32 Open
92 2024-08-04 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 2.3 Adriana Nikolova Nina Tosheva 1-0 34 Open
93 2024-08-03 ch-BUL Women 2024 Sofia BUL 1.3 Magdalena Sapareva Adriana Nikolova 0-1 45 Open
94 2023-10-31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Late chess.com INT 9 Adriana Nikolova Fabio Colonetti 1-0 28 Open
95 2023-10-31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Late chess.com INT 8 Filip Boe Olsen Adriana Nikolova 1-0 87 Open
96 2023-10-31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Late chess.com INT 7 Anna M. Sargsyan Adriana Nikolova 1-0 49 Open
97 2023-10-31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Late chess.com INT 6 Adriana Nikolova Carlos Jose Pinero Rodriguez 1-0 65 Open
98 2023-10-31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Late chess.com INT 5 Albert Bokros Adriana Nikolova 0-1 38 Open
99 2023-10-31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Late chess.com INT 4 Adriana Nikolova Mike Sailer 0-1 70 Open
100 2023-10-31 Titled Tue 31st Oct Late chess.com INT 3 Luis Chan Adriana Nikolova 1-0 36 Open