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
672

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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 2016-09-13 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 11.3 Natalia Zhukova Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
352 2016-09-12 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 10.7 Adriana Nikolova Elena Koepke Lost: 0-1 71 Open
353 2016-09-11 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 9.6 Adriana Nikolova Szidonia Lazarne Vajda Draw: 1/2-1/2 36 Open
354 2016-09-10 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 8.9 Adriana Nikolova Evelyn Wagenschuetz Won: 1-0 28 Open
355 2016-09-09 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 7.13 Elena Partac Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 27 Open
356 2016-09-08 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 6.2 Adriana Nikolova Monika Rojickova Draw: 1/2-1/2 41 Open
357 2016-09-06 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 5.21 Adriana Nikolova Marisa Zuriel Won: 1-0 41 Open
358 2016-09-05 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 4.32 Adriana Nikolova Maria Jose Ramirez Gonzalez Won: 1-0 59 Open
359 2016-09-03 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 2.1 Louise Fredericia Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 43 Open
360 2016-09-02 Olympiad Women 2016 Baku AZE 1.1 Rachel Miller Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 52 Open
361 2016-07-21 TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR 8.7 Adriana Nikolova Hilal Goksen Won: 1-0 48 Open
362 2016-07-21 TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR 7.8 Olga Babiy Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 35 Open
363 2016-07-20 TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR 6.9 Adriana Nikolova Gonulden Seda Alev Won: 1-0 36 Open
364 2016-07-19 TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR 5.7 Inga Khurtsilava Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
365 2016-07-19 TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR 4.3 Adriana Nikolova Elisabeth Paehtz Lost: 0-1 89 Open
366 2016-07-18 TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR 3.8 Tijana Mandura Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 40 Open
367 2016-07-18 TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR 2.1 Adriana Nikolova 6392431 Won: 1-0 19 Open
368 2016-07-17 TCh-TUR Premier League Konya TUR 1.4 Anna Styazhkina Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 33 Open
369 2016-06-26 Albena Open 2016 Albena BUL 9.11 Dayan Ninov Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 67 Open
370 2016-06-25 Albena Open 2016 Albena BUL 8.13 Adriana Nikolova Valerij Korduban Won: 1-0 22 Open
371 2016-06-24 Albena Open 2016 Albena BUL 7.1 Ognjan Todorov Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 78 Open
372 2016-06-23 Albena Open 2016 Albena BUL 6.6 Adriana Nikolova Dian Dimov Lost: 0-1 65 Open
373 2016-06-22 Albena Open 2016 Albena BUL 5.5 Vladimir Dimitrov Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
374 2016-06-21 Albena Open 2016 Albena BUL 4.9 Adriana Nikolova Tsveta Galunova Won: 1-0 42 Open
375 2016-06-19 Albena Open 2016 Albena BUL 2.9 Adriana Nikolova Alexander A. Yakimenko Won: 1-0 49 Open
376 2016-06-18 Albena Open 2016 Albena BUL 1.11 Maksim Tsaruk Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 39 Open
377 2016-06-07 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 11.22 Adriana Nikolova Olga Zimina Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
378 2016-06-06 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 10.16 Nino Batsiashvili Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 63 Open
379 2016-06-05 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 9.17 Adriana Nikolova Olga Girya Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
380 2016-06-04 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 8.28 Maria Manakova Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 55 Open
381 2016-06-03 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 7.29 Elisabeth Hapala Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 99 Open
382 2016-06-01 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 6.15 Adriana Nikolova Marina Korneva Lost: 0-1 59 Open
383 2016-05-31 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 5.28 Adriana Nikolova Alina Balaian Won: 1-0 58 Open
384 2016-05-30 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 4.17 Sabrina Vega Gutierrez Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 72 Open
385 2016-05-29 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 3.31 Adriana Nikolova Lanita Stetsko Won: 1-0 52 Open
386 2016-05-28 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 2.4 Monika Socko Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 45 Open
387 2016-05-27 17th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016 Mamaia ROU 1.43 Adriana Nikolova Linda Jap Tjoen San Won: 1-0 34 Open
388 2016-04-26 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 9.4 Adriana Nikolova Margarita Voyska Lost: 0-1 56 Open
389 2016-04-25 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 8.2 Elitsa Raeva Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
390 2016-04-24 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 7.5 Adriana Nikolova Viktoria Radeva Won: 1-0 54 Open
391 2016-04-23 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 6.1 Svetla Yordanova Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
392 2016-04-22 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 5.5 Donika Shivacheva Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 66 Open
393 2016-04-21 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 4.2 Adriana Nikolova Maria Vasova Draw: 1/2-1/2 32 Open
394 2016-04-20 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 3.4 Tsveta Galunova Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 21 Open
395 2016-04-19 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 2.3 Adriana Nikolova Gabriela Antova Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
396 2016-04-18 65th ch-BUL w 2016 Pleven BUL 1.3 Nurgyul Salimova Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 81 Open
397 2016-04-17 3rd ChessBomb Open 2016 Sofia BUL 6.1 Lyubomir Danov Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 76 Open
398 2016-04-17 3rd ChessBomb Open 2016 Sofia BUL 5.2 Adriana Nikolova Sasho Nikolov Won: 1-0 31 Open
399 2016-04-16 3rd ChessBomb Open 2016 Sofia BUL 2.6 Svetlen Ivanov Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 30 Open
400 2016-03-20 Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER 11.4 Paula Wiesner Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 47 Open
  1. vs Natalia ZhukovaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-13 · Round 11.3Olympiad Women 2016
  2. vs Elena KoepkeLost · 0-1White · 2016-09-12 · Round 10.7Olympiad Women 2016
  3. vs Szidonia Lazarne VajdaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-11 · Round 9.6Olympiad Women 2016
  4. vs Evelyn WagenschuetzWon · 1-0White · 2016-09-10 · Round 8.9Olympiad Women 2016
  5. vs Elena PartacDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-09-09 · Round 7.13Olympiad Women 2016
  6. vs Monika RojickovaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-09-08 · Round 6.2Olympiad Women 2016
  7. vs Marisa ZurielWon · 1-0White · 2016-09-06 · Round 5.21Olympiad Women 2016
  8. vs Maria Jose Ramirez GonzalezWon · 1-0White · 2016-09-05 · Round 4.32Olympiad Women 2016
  9. vs Louise FredericiaLost · 1-0Black · 2016-09-03 · Round 2.1Olympiad Women 2016
  10. vs Rachel MillerWon · 0-1Black · 2016-09-02 · Round 1.1Olympiad Women 2016
  11. vs Hilal GoksenWon · 1-0White · 2016-07-21 · Round 8.7TCh-TUR Premier League
  12. vs Olga BabiyWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-21 · Round 7.8TCh-TUR Premier League
  13. vs Gonulden Seda AlevWon · 1-0White · 2016-07-20 · Round 6.9TCh-TUR Premier League
  14. vs Inga KhurtsilavaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-07-19 · Round 5.7TCh-TUR Premier League
  15. vs Elisabeth PaehtzLost · 0-1White · 2016-07-19 · Round 4.3TCh-TUR Premier League
  16. vs Tijana ManduraWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-18 · Round 3.8TCh-TUR Premier League
  17. vs 6392431Won · 1-0White · 2016-07-18 · Round 2.1TCh-TUR Premier League
  18. vs Anna StyazhkinaWon · 0-1Black · 2016-07-17 · Round 1.4TCh-TUR Premier League
  19. vs Dayan NinovLost · 1-0Black · 2016-06-26 · Round 9.11Albena Open 2016
  20. vs Valerij KordubanWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-25 · Round 8.13Albena Open 2016
  21. vs Ognjan TodorovLost · 1-0Black · 2016-06-24 · Round 7.1Albena Open 2016
  22. vs Dian DimovLost · 0-1White · 2016-06-23 · Round 6.6Albena Open 2016
  23. vs Vladimir DimitrovDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-22 · Round 5.5Albena Open 2016
  24. vs Tsveta GalunovaWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-21 · Round 4.9Albena Open 2016
  25. vs Alexander A. YakimenkoWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-19 · Round 2.9Albena Open 2016
  26. vs Maksim TsarukWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-18 · Round 1.11Albena Open 2016
  27. vs Olga ZiminaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-07 · Round 11.2217th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  28. vs Nino BatsiashviliDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-06 · Round 10.1617th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  29. vs Olga GiryaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-06-05 · Round 9.1717th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  30. vs Maria ManakovaWon · 0-1Black · 2016-06-04 · Round 8.2817th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  31. vs Elisabeth HapalaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-03 · Round 7.2917th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  32. vs Marina KornevaLost · 0-1White · 2016-06-01 · Round 6.1517th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  33. vs Alina BalaianWon · 1-0White · 2016-05-31 · Round 5.2817th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  34. vs Sabrina Vega GutierrezLost · 1-0Black · 2016-05-30 · Round 4.1717th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  35. vs Lanita StetskoWon · 1-0White · 2016-05-29 · Round 3.3117th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  36. vs Monika SockoLost · 1-0Black · 2016-05-28 · Round 2.417th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  37. vs Linda Jap Tjoen SanWon · 1-0White · 2016-05-27 · Round 1.4317th ch-EUR Indiv w 2016
  38. vs Margarita VoyskaLost · 0-1White · 2016-04-26 · Round 9.465th ch-BUL w 2016
  39. vs Elitsa RaevaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-04-25 · Round 8.265th ch-BUL w 2016
  40. vs Viktoria RadevaWon · 1-0White · 2016-04-24 · Round 7.565th ch-BUL w 2016
  41. vs Svetla YordanovaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-04-23 · Round 6.165th ch-BUL w 2016
  42. vs Donika ShivachevaWon · 0-1Black · 2016-04-22 · Round 5.565th ch-BUL w 2016
  43. vs Maria VasovaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-04-21 · Round 4.265th ch-BUL w 2016
  44. vs Tsveta GalunovaWon · 0-1Black · 2016-04-20 · Round 3.465th ch-BUL w 2016
  45. vs Gabriela AntovaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-04-19 · Round 2.365th ch-BUL w 2016
  46. vs Nurgyul SalimovaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-04-18 · Round 1.365th ch-BUL w 2016
  47. vs Lyubomir DanovLost · 1-0Black · 2016-04-17 · Round 6.13rd ChessBomb Open 2016
  48. vs Sasho NikolovWon · 1-0White · 2016-04-17 · Round 5.23rd ChessBomb Open 2016
  49. vs Svetlen IvanovWon · 0-1Black · 2016-04-16 · Round 2.63rd ChessBomb Open 2016
  50. vs Paula WiesnerWon · 0-1Black · 2016-03-20 · Round 11.4Fraubundesliga 2015-16

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