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BUL Born 2003 (Age ≈23) Female
FIDE ID
2915138

About Nurgyul Salimova

Nurgyul Salimova learned chess from her grandfather at four in the Bulgarian village of Krepcha. She won the European girls' under-eight title in 2011 and the World Girls' Under-12 Championship in 2015. She became Bulgarian women's champion in 2017. Show more

Nurgyul Salimova learned chess from her grandfather at four in the Bulgarian village of Krepcha. She won the European girls' under-eight title in 2011 and the World Girls' Under-12 Championship in 2015. She became Bulgarian women's champion in 2017. FIDE awarded her both the International Master and Woman Grandmaster titles in 2019. In 2023 she won silver in Bulgaria's open national championship. Her breakthrough on the world stage came at that year's Women's World Cup, where victories over Polina Shuvalova and Anna Muzychuk carried her to the final. She lost a close final to Aleksandra Goryachkina but qualified for the 2024 Women's Candidates Tournament in Toronto.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2435.0

Published FIDE

Rapid

2321

Published FIDE

Blitz

2414

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#1173
National rank · BUL
#12
Women’s world rank
#30

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2449 Jun 2024
Recorded years
2011–2026
Archived games
630

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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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
201 2023-03-21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early chess.com INT 7 Nurgyul Salimova Ivan Yeletsky Won: 1-0 48 Open
202 2023-03-21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early chess.com INT 6 Nikita Klepikov Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 28 Open
203 2023-03-21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early chess.com INT 5 Nurgyul Salimova Atilla Eynullayev Won: 1-0 40 Open
204 2023-03-21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early chess.com INT 4 Rafal Tymrakiewicz Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 18 Open
205 2023-03-21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early chess.com INT 3 Nurgyul Salimova Luis Fernandez Siles Won: 1-0 26 Open
206 2023-03-21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early chess.com INT 11 Nurgyul Salimova Mamikon Gharibyan Lost: 0-1 37 Open
207 2023-03-21 Titled Tue 21st Mar Early chess.com INT 10 Nurgyul Salimova Denis Makhnev Lost: 0-1 39 Open
208 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 9 David L Haydon Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 61 Open
209 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 8 Nurgyul Salimova Christopher Woojin Yoo Lost: 0-1 32 Open
210 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 7 Nurgyul Salimova Gal Drnovsek Won: 1-0 40 Open
211 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 6 Daniel Dardha Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 21 Open
212 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 5 Rasmus Svane Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 46 Open
213 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 4 Nurgyul Salimova Kirill Alekseenko Won: 1-0 70 Open
214 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 3 Nurgyul Salimova Rudik Makarian Won: 1-0 47 Open
215 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 2 Gary Leschinsky Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 36 Open
216 2023-02-28 Titled Tue 28th Feb Late chess.com INT 1 Nurgyul Salimova Jonathan Pein Won: 1-0 35 Open
217 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 9 Nurgyul Salimova Bernardo Vainzoff Sztokbant Won: 1-0 47 Open
218 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 8 Dashgyn Ibadov Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 60 Open
219 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 7 Nurgyul Salimova Panagiotis Michelakos Lost: 0-1 46 Open
220 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 6 Jose Remolar Gallen Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 27 Open
221 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 5 Nurgyul Salimova Harmen Jonkman Won: 1-0 34 Open
222 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 4 Kapriaga Rian Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 47 Open
223 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 3 Nurgyul Salimova Joa Max Bornholdt Lost: 0-1 26 Open
224 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 2 Augustin Droin Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 37 Open
225 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 1 Nurgyul Salimova Alejandro Uzcategui Rodriguez Won: 1-0 31 Open
226 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 11 Nurgyul Salimova Ori Kobo Draw: 1/2-1/2 28 Open
227 2023-02-21 Titled Tue 21st Feb Late chess.com INT 10 Nikolaos Koutlas Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 69 Open
228 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 9 Sergei Zhigalko Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 59 Open
229 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 8 Nurgyul Salimova Mamikon Gharibyan Won: 1-0 34 Open
230 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 7 Nurgyul Salimova Emmanuel Jimenez Garcia Won: 1-0 38 Open
231 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 6 Pranav Prem Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 43 Open
232 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 5 Nurgyul Salimova Alexander Reprintsev Won: 1-0 33 Open
233 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 4 Mohamed Ezat Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 30 Open
234 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 3 Nurgyul Salimova Aleksandar Indjic Lost: 0-1 45 Open
235 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 2 Inigo Argandona Riveiro Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 49 Open
236 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 1 Nurgyul Salimova Maria Florencia Fernandez Won: 1-0 33 Open
237 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 11 Nurgyul Salimova Avi Harrison Kaplan Won: 1-0 31 Open
238 2023-02-14 Titled Tue 14th Feb Late chess.com INT 10 Maksim Chigaev Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 38 Open
239 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Late chess.com INT 9 Nurgyul Salimova Nikolaos Aggelis Won: 1-0 76 Open
240 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early chess.com INT 9 Nurgyul Salimova Dawid Janaszak Lost: 0-1 61 Open
241 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Late chess.com INT 8 Juan David Becerra Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 45 Open
242 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early chess.com INT 8 Axel Bachmann Nurgyul Salimova Lost: 1-0 32 Open
243 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early chess.com INT 7 Nurgyul Salimova Juan Plazuelo Pascual Won: 1-0 50 Open
244 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Late chess.com INT 7 Sabrina Vega Gutierrez Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 44 Open
245 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Late chess.com INT 6 Nurgyul Salimova Jose Francisco R P Neves Veiga Won: 1-0 55 Open
246 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early chess.com INT 6 Nurgyul Salimova Ihor Samunenkov Lost: 0-1 36 Open
247 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early chess.com INT 5 Jaloliddin Ilkhomi Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 48 Open
248 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Late chess.com INT 4 Nurgyul Salimova Damir Ismagilov Lost: 0-1 58 Open
249 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early chess.com INT 4 Dennis De Vreugt Nurgyul Salimova Won: 0-1 45 Open
250 2023-02-07 Titled Tue 7th Feb Early chess.com INT 3 Nurgyul Salimova Roy Vagman Won: 1-0 49 Open
  1. vs Ivan YeletskyWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-21 · Round 7Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
  2. vs Nikita KlepikovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-21 · Round 6Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
  3. vs Atilla EynullayevWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
  4. vs Rafal TymrakiewiczWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
  5. vs Luis Fernandez SilesWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
  6. vs Mamikon GharibyanLost · 0-1White · 2023-03-21 · Round 11Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
  7. vs Denis MakhnevLost · 0-1White · 2023-03-21 · Round 10Titled Tue 21st Mar Early
  8. vs David L HaydonLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 9Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  9. vs Christopher Woojin YooLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-28 · Round 8Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  10. vs Gal DrnovsekWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-28 · Round 7Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  11. vs Daniel DardhaLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 6Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  12. vs Rasmus SvaneLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 5Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  13. vs Kirill AlekseenkoWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-28 · Round 4Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  14. vs Rudik MakarianWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-28 · Round 3Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  15. vs Gary LeschinskyWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-28 · Round 2Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  16. vs Jonathan PeinWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-28 · Round 1Titled Tue 28th Feb Late
  17. vs Bernardo Vainzoff SztokbantWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-21 · Round 9Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  18. vs Dashgyn IbadovWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 8Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  19. vs Panagiotis MichelakosLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-21 · Round 7Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  20. vs Jose Remolar GallenWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 6Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  21. vs Harmen JonkmanWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-21 · Round 5Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  22. vs Kapriaga RianWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 4Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  23. vs Joa Max BornholdtLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-21 · Round 3Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  24. vs Augustin DroinLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 2Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  25. vs Alejandro Uzcategui RodriguezWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-21 · Round 1Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  26. vs Ori KoboDraw · ½–½White · 2023-02-21 · Round 11Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  27. vs Nikolaos KoutlasWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-21 · Round 10Titled Tue 21st Feb Late
  28. vs Sergei ZhigalkoLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 9Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  29. vs Mamikon GharibyanWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-14 · Round 8Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  30. vs Emmanuel Jimenez GarciaWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-14 · Round 7Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  31. vs Pranav PremWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 6Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  32. vs Alexander ReprintsevWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-14 · Round 5Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  33. vs Mohamed EzatLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 4Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  34. vs Aleksandar IndjicLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-14 · Round 3Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  35. vs Inigo Argandona RiveiroWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 2Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  36. vs Maria Florencia FernandezWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-14 · Round 1Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  37. vs Avi Harrison KaplanWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-14 · Round 11Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  38. vs Maksim ChigaevLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-14 · Round 10Titled Tue 14th Feb Late
  39. vs Nikolaos AggelisWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-07 · Round 9Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
  40. vs Dawid JanaszakLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-07 · Round 9Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
  41. vs Juan David BecerraLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-07 · Round 8Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
  42. vs Axel BachmannLost · 1-0Black · 2023-02-07 · Round 8Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
  43. vs Juan Plazuelo PascualWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-07 · Round 7Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
  44. vs Sabrina Vega GutierrezWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-07 · Round 7Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
  45. vs Jose Francisco R P Neves VeigaWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-07 · Round 6Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
  46. vs Ihor SamunenkovLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-07 · Round 6Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
  47. vs Jaloliddin IlkhomiWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-07 · Round 5Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
  48. vs Damir IsmagilovLost · 0-1White · 2023-02-07 · Round 4Titled Tue 7th Feb Late
  49. vs Dennis De VreugtWon · 0-1Black · 2023-02-07 · Round 4Titled Tue 7th Feb Early
  50. vs Roy VagmanWon · 1-0White · 2023-02-07 · Round 3Titled Tue 7th Feb Early

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-1730th European Chess Club Cup for WomenClassical4½
2026-09-1646th Chess Olympiad Samarkand 2026 WomenClassical5½

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