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GM Nikolaj Ninov

Full name

Nikolai Ninov

Born

1/1/1969 (age 55)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Bulgaria

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Maróczy Bind Formation (23 games)

Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (15 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov Variations (14 games)

Modern Defense: Standard Line (11 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, Opočenský, Traditional Line (8 games)

Black Pieces

Catalan Opening: Closed (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (14 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights, Vienna Variation (12 games)

English Opening: Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical Line (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin Attack (8 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Nikolaj Ninov (2448) Boris Chatalbashev (2530)	½-½	48	2021
Nikolaj Ninov (2448) Nurgyul Salimova (2115)	½-½	39	2021
Nikolaj Ninov (2459) Dejan Dinev (2297)	1-0	29	2017
Nikolaj Ninov (2459) Nikola Nikolovski (2311)	1-0	43	2017
Nikolaj Ninov (2453) Nurgyul Salimova (2308)	1-0	47	2017
Nikolaj Ninov (2453) Nurgyul Salimova (2308)	1-0	47	2017
Nikolaj Ninov (2459) Emil Stefanov (2458)	0-1	39	2017
Nikolaj Ninov (2459) Mert Erdogdu (2453)	0-1	64	2017
Nikolaj Ninov (2453) Krasimir Rusev (2540)	½-½	10	2017
Nikolaj Ninov (2453) Krasimir Rusev (2540)	½-½	10	2017

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