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
401 2016-03-19 Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER 10.4 Adriana Nikolova Ekaterina Kovalevskaya Lost: 0-1 76 Open
402 2016-03-12 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 9.2 Ljilja Drljevic Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
403 2016-03-11 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 8.5 Adriana Nikolova Camille De Seroux Won: 1-0 35 Open
404 2016-03-10 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 7.1 Adriana Nikolova Karina Ambartsumova Draw: 1/2-1/2 10 Open
405 2016-03-10 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 6.5 Mirjana Medic Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 42 Open
406 2016-03-09 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 5.2 Adriana Nikolova Caterina Leonardi Won: 1-0 45 Open
407 2016-03-08 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 4.4 Zrinka Deur Saric Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 41 Open
408 2016-03-08 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 3.3 Adriana Nikolova Katarina Bogdanic Won: 1-0 40 Open
409 2016-03-07 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 2.3 Ana Berke Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 51 Open
410 2016-03-06 16th Mediterranean Flower Rijeka CRO 1.4 Adriana Nikolova Laura Unuk Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
411 2016-01-24 Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER 7.4 Judith Fuchs Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
412 2016-01-23 Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER 6.4 Adriana Nikolova Maria Franzenburg Won: 1-0 31 Open
413 2016-01-10 Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER 5.4 Anastasia Savina Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 123 Open
414 2015-12-12 2nd ChessBomb Open 2015 Sofia BUL 3.1 Adriana Nikolova Petar Drenchev Lost: 0-1 34 Open
415 2015-12-06 Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER 4.3 Adriana Nikolova Regina Theissl Pokorna Lost: 0-1 64 Open
416 2015-12-05 Fraubundesliga 2015-16 Germany GER 3.3 Alina Lampert Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
417 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 9 Adriana Nikolova Alexandra Kosteniuk Lost: 0-1 38 Open
418 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 8 Nana Dzagnidze Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 43 Open
419 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 7 Adriana Nikolova Valentina Gunina Lost: 0-1 32 Open
420 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 6 Sabina-Francesca Foisor Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 49 Open
421 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 5 Adriana Nikolova Rout Padmini Lost: 0-1 42 Open
422 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 4 Irina Vasilevich Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 44 Open
423 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 3 Olga Zimina Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 68 Open
424 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 2 Adriana Nikolova Sofio Gvetadze Won: 1-0 34 Open
425 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 1 Harika Dronavalli Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 35 Open
426 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 18 Alexandra Kosteniuk Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 47 Open
427 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 17 Adriana Nikolova Nana Dzagnidze Draw: 1/2-1/2 116 Open
428 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 16 Valentina Gunina Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 37 Open
429 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 15 Adriana Nikolova Sabina-Francesca Foisor Won: 1-0 32 Open
430 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 14 Rout Padmini Adriana Nikolova Lost: 1-0 71 Open
431 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 13 Adriana Nikolova Irina Vasilevich Lost: 0-1 36 Open
432 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 12 Adriana Nikolova Olga Zimina Won: 1-0 30 Open
433 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 11 Sofio Gvetadze Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 85 Open
434 2015-11-26 1st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015 Rome ITA 10 Adriana Nikolova Harika Dronavalli Draw: 1/2-1/2 39 Open
435 2015-10-11 TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU 9.2 Irina-Luiza Marin Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 40 Open
436 2015-10-10 TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU 8.3 Adriana Nikolova Lacramioara-Liliana Apostoae Won: 1-0 42 Open
437 2015-10-09 TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU 7.1 Ligia-Letitia Jicman Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 20 Open
438 2015-10-08 TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU 6.4 Adriana Nikolova Lela Javakhishvili Lost: 0-1 57 Open
439 2015-10-06 TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU 4.4 Roxana-Antonela Adoamnei Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 44 Open
440 2015-10-05 TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU 3.1 Adriana Nikolova Corina-Isabela Peptan Won: 1-0 87 Open
441 2015-10-04 TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU 2.3 Ekaterina Atalik Adriana Nikolova Won: 0-1 53 Open
442 2015-10-03 TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015 Mamaia ROU 1.2 Adriana Nikolova Elena-Luminita Cosma Won: 1-0 61 Open
443 2015-09-16 8th Maria Albulet Mem Braila ROU 9.2 Marina Makropoulou Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 12 Open
444 2015-09-15 8th Maria Albulet Mem Braila ROU 8.1 Adriana Nikolova Svetlana Petrenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
445 2015-09-14 8th Maria Albulet Mem Braila ROU 7.1 Olena Martynkova Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
446 2015-09-14 8th Maria Albulet Mem Braila ROU 6.1 Adriana Nikolova Elena-Luminita Cosma Won: 1-0 62 Open
447 2015-09-13 8th Maria Albulet Mem Braila ROU 5.1 Lena Govedarica Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
448 2015-09-12 8th Maria Albulet Mem Braila ROU 4.1 Adriana Nikolova Paula-Alexandra Gitu Won: 1-0 67 Open
449 2015-09-11 8th Maria Albulet Mem Braila ROU 3.1 Simoneta Ivanova Adriana Nikolova Draw: 1/2-1/2 77 Open
450 2015-09-11 8th Maria Albulet Mem Braila ROU 2.2 Adriana Nikolova Andreea-Marioara Cosman Won: 1-0 23 Open
  1. vs Ekaterina KovalevskayaLost · 0-1White · 2016-03-19 · Round 10.4Fraubundesliga 2015-16
  2. vs Ljilja DrljevicDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-03-12 · Round 9.216th Mediterranean Flower
  3. vs Camille De SerouxWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-11 · Round 8.516th Mediterranean Flower
  4. vs Karina AmbartsumovaDraw · ½–½White · 2016-03-10 · Round 7.116th Mediterranean Flower
  5. vs Mirjana MedicWon · 0-1Black · 2016-03-10 · Round 6.516th Mediterranean Flower
  6. vs Caterina LeonardiWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-09 · Round 5.216th Mediterranean Flower
  7. vs Zrinka Deur SaricWon · 0-1Black · 2016-03-08 · Round 4.416th Mediterranean Flower
  8. vs Katarina BogdanicWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-08 · Round 3.316th Mediterranean Flower
  9. vs Ana BerkeWon · 0-1Black · 2016-03-07 · Round 2.316th Mediterranean Flower
  10. vs Laura UnukDraw · ½–½White · 2016-03-06 · Round 1.416th Mediterranean Flower
  11. vs Judith FuchsDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-01-24 · Round 7.4Fraubundesliga 2015-16
  12. vs Maria FranzenburgWon · 1-0White · 2016-01-23 · Round 6.4Fraubundesliga 2015-16
  13. vs Anastasia SavinaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-01-10 · Round 5.4Fraubundesliga 2015-16
  14. vs Petar DrenchevLost · 0-1White · 2015-12-12 · Round 3.12nd ChessBomb Open 2015
  15. vs Regina Theissl PokornaLost · 0-1White · 2015-12-06 · Round 4.3Fraubundesliga 2015-16
  16. vs Alina LampertDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-12-05 · Round 3.3Fraubundesliga 2015-16
  17. vs Alexandra KosteniukLost · 0-1White · 2015-11-26 · Round 91st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  18. vs Nana DzagnidzeLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 81st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  19. vs Valentina GuninaLost · 0-1White · 2015-11-26 · Round 71st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  20. vs Sabina-Francesca FoisorLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 61st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  21. vs Rout PadminiLost · 0-1White · 2015-11-26 · Round 51st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  22. vs Irina VasilevichLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 41st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  23. vs Olga ZiminaLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 31st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  24. vs Sofio GvetadzeWon · 1-0White · 2015-11-26 · Round 21st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  25. vs Harika DronavalliLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 11st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  26. vs Alexandra KosteniukWon · 0-1Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 181st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  27. vs Nana DzagnidzeDraw · ½–½White · 2015-11-26 · Round 171st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  28. vs Valentina GuninaWon · 0-1Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 161st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  29. vs Sabina-Francesca FoisorWon · 1-0White · 2015-11-26 · Round 151st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  30. vs Rout PadminiLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 141st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  31. vs Irina VasilevichLost · 0-1White · 2015-11-26 · Round 131st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  32. vs Olga ZiminaWon · 1-0White · 2015-11-26 · Round 121st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  33. vs Sofio GvetadzeWon · 0-1Black · 2015-11-26 · Round 111st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  34. vs Harika DronavalliDraw · ½–½White · 2015-11-26 · Round 101st FIDE World Online Women Blitz 2015
  35. vs Irina-Luiza MarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-10-11 · Round 9.2TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015
  36. vs Lacramioara-Liliana ApostoaeWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-10 · Round 8.3TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015
  37. vs Ligia-Letitia JicmanWon · 0-1Black · 2015-10-09 · Round 7.1TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015
  38. vs Lela JavakhishviliLost · 0-1White · 2015-10-08 · Round 6.4TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015
  39. vs Roxana-Antonela AdoamneiWon · 0-1Black · 2015-10-06 · Round 4.4TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015
  40. vs Corina-Isabela PeptanWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-05 · Round 3.1TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015
  41. vs Ekaterina AtalikWon · 0-1Black · 2015-10-04 · Round 2.3TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015
  42. vs Elena-Luminita CosmaWon · 1-0White · 2015-10-03 · Round 1.2TCh-ROU Superliga w 2015
  43. vs Marina MakropoulouDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-09-16 · Round 9.28th Maria Albulet Mem
  44. vs Svetlana PetrenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2015-09-15 · Round 8.18th Maria Albulet Mem
  45. vs Olena MartynkovaDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-09-14 · Round 7.18th Maria Albulet Mem
  46. vs Elena-Luminita CosmaWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-14 · Round 6.18th Maria Albulet Mem
  47. vs Lena GovedaricaDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-09-13 · Round 5.18th Maria Albulet Mem
  48. vs Paula-Alexandra GituWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-12 · Round 4.18th Maria Albulet Mem
  49. vs Simoneta IvanovaDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-09-11 · Round 3.18th Maria Albulet Mem
  50. vs Andreea-Marioara CosmanWon · 1-0White · 2015-09-11 · Round 2.28th Maria Albulet Mem

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