FM Nikola Kanov Full name Nikola Kanov Born Dec 7, 2007 (age 17) Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria Federation Bulgaria Profiles #1758 World Ranking 2400 Classical 2247 Rapid 2225 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (5 games) Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation (4 games) French Defense: Advance, Paulsen Attack (2 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Godiva Variation (2 games) Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (2 games) Black Pieces Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (4 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Cozio Defense (3 games) Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical, Main Line (2 games) Ruy López Opening: Fianchetto Defense (2 games) Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Columbus Variation (2 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Nikola Kanov (2424) Petr Gnojek (2427) ½-½ 31 2024 Nikola Kanov (2424) Martin Petrov (2538) 0-1 68 2024 Nikola Kanov (2409) Valery Kazakouski (2603) 0-1 71 2024 Nikola Kanov (2416) Sanan Sjugirov (2692) 0-1 37 2024 Nikola Kanov (2423) Bharath Subramaniyam (2544) 0-1 33 2024 Nikola Kanov (2424) Dr Ferdinand Unzicker (2284) 0-1 40 2024 Nikola Kanov (2379) Christian Jepson (2388) ½-½ 63 2024 Nikola Kanov (2423) Ruben Lutz (2277) ½-½ 36 2024 Nikola Kanov (2423) Maxime Lagarde (2640) ½-½ 79 2024 Nikola Kanov (2413) Farid Orujov (2232) ½-½ 78 2024 Show All Games