Mihail Nikolovski

MKD · 18 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1735 (Nov 2024)

Best performance: 1894 at Youth chess tournament Naum Naumovski-Borche 2024 - U18(Best of 2024)

Classical rating

1716

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2018 · Inactive on FIDE’s list

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month

List	Rating	Change
Nov 2026	1716	0
Oct 2026	1716	0
Sep 2026	1716	0
Aug 2026	1716	0
Jul 2026	1716	0
Jun 2026	1716	0
May 2026	1716	0
Apr 2026	1716	0
Mar 2026	1716	+1
Feb 2026	1715	-1
Jan 2026	1716	0
Dec 2025	1716	0

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

From 157 classical games on record, the latest on Jul 8, 2025.

Classical games since the November list

No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

	Last played	Score	TPR
	Vtora liga vo sah za 2025Jul 4, 2025 – Jul 10, 2025TPR 1688	½/5	1688

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 101 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2016–2025

#	Opponent	Rating
1,	Blagoja Temkov, Jul 2023 · Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija 2023 - II LIGA	, 1868
2,	Kristijan Lazovski, 2 wins, Jul 2024 · Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija za 2024 - Vtora liga mazi	, 1820
3,	Slobodan Dachev, Jul 2024 · Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija za 2024 - Vtora liga mazi	, 1817
4,	Stefan Melnik, 2 wins, Mar 2024 · Youth chess tournament Naum Naumovski-Borche 2024 - U18	, 1764
5,	FM Michael Burns, Mar 2024 · Youth chess tournament Naum Naumovski-Borche 2024 - U18	, 1728
6,	Andrei Kalin, Jun 2022 · Youth Championship of N.Macedonia 2022 - U14	, 1707
7,	Matej Janevski, Mar 2024 · Youth chess tournament Naum Naumovski-Borche 2024 - U18	, 1617
8,	Filip Velickovski, 2 wins, Jun 2024 · Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2024 - U16	, 1587
9,	Mihaela Zrmanovska, Dec 2023 · Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija 2023 - U18	, 1514
10,	Jovan Ivanovski, Jun 2024 · Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2024 - U16	, 1492

#	Opponent	Overall	Rating
1,	IM Ilir Seitaj, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2025 · Vtora liga vo sah za 2025	, 0/1	, 2312
2,	FM Anton Zlatkov, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2023 · Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2023 U16	, 0/4	, 2228
3,	Josip Dimitrovski, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2023 · Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija 2023 - II LIGA	, 0/1	, 2206
4,	FM Zoran Ilic, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2025 · Vtora liga vo sah za 2025	, 0/1	, 2187
5,	Sashko Eftovski, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2025 · Vtora liga vo sah za 2025	, 0/1	, 2032
6,	FM Ergit Ramaj, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2022 · Balkan Youth Chess Championship 2022 - Standard U14	, 0/1	, 1976
7,	Atanas Tashevski, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2025 · Vtora liga vo sah za 2025	, ½/1	, 1900
8,	Kristijan Velkovski, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2018 · Mladinski turnir LASKER 2018	, 0/1	, 1887
9,	Emil Krstev, Highest-rated meeting: Jul 2023 · Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija 2023 - II LIGA	, ½/1	, 1884
10,	Nikola Pavleski, Highest-rated meeting: Jun 2024 · Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2024 - U16	, 0/1	, 1883

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 106 of 157 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 50 of 52 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e5, and 1.d4 with 1...f5.

All openings (6 as White, 5 as Black)

Openings in White games	Games	Score
Italian Game	13	77%
Sicilian Defense	12	38%
Four Knights Game	6	75%
French Defense	6	50%
Caro-Kann Defense	4	38%
Scandinavian Defense	4	50%

7 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 36, 1...c6 in 6.

Against 1.d4: 1...f5 in 5.

Openings in Black games	Games	Score
Italian Game	16	63%
Ruy Lopez	7	57%
Caro-Kann Defense	6	50%
Dutch Defense	5	70%
Scotch Game	4	38%

16 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Classical

24 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

Year	Games	Score	Avg opp	TPR
2025	5	½	2054	1688
2024	16	10½	1676	1793
2023	22	8½	1561	1481
2022	23	11	1365	1351
2019	9	2	1295	1075
2017	4	½	1138	816
2016	3	1	1283	1158

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Vtora liga vo sah za 20251688
Jul 2025Teamfederation source
Best of 2025Score ½/5Opp avg 2054Start 1734
Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija za 2024 - Vtora liga mazi1892
Jul 2024Teamfederation source
#2 in 2024Score 6/8Opp avg 1743Start 1704
Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2024 - U161638
Jun 2024Swissfederation source
#3 in 2024Score 4½/8Opp avg 1638Start 1704
Youth chess tournament Naum Naumovski-Borche 2024 - U181894
Mar 2024Swissfederation source
Best of 2024Score 6/7Opp avg 1654Start 1621
Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija 2023 - U181632
Nov – Dec 2023Teamfederation source
#2 in 2023Score 5/6Opp avg 1439Start 1310
Lake Queen Youth Chess Festival 2023 - U181253
Sep 2023Swissfederation source
#4 in 2023Score 2/6Opp avg 1493Start 1332
Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija 2023 - II LIGA1698
Jun – Jul 2023Teamfederation source
Best of 2023Score 2/5Opp avg 1770Start 1263
Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2023 U161439
Jun 2023Swissfederation source
#3 in 2023Score 5/9Opp avg 1564Start 1263
Ekipno prvenstvo na Makedonija 2023 - Kvalifikacii za Vtora Liga mazi—(2)
May – Jun 2023Teamfederation source
Score 3/6Opp avg 1449Start 1263
Ekipno Prvenstvo na Makedonija 2022 - U18 Finalna Grupa—(2)
Nov 2022Teamfederation source
Score 1/2Opp avg 1673Start 1244
Ekipno Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2022 - U18 Grupa B—(1)
Nov 2022Teamfederation source
Score 1/3Opp avg 1852Start 1244
Balkan Youth Chess Championship 2022 - Standard U141361
Oct 2022Swissfederation source
#2 in 2022Score 4½/9Opp avg 1463Start 1227
Lake Queen Youth Tournament 2022 - U14 (B2)1290
Sep 2022Swissfederation source
#3 in 2022Score 5½/7Opp avg 1195Start 1211
Youth Championship of N.Macedonia 2022 - U141435
Jun 2022Swissfederation source
Best of 2022Score 6/8Opp avg 1277Start 1101
MSU "SLAVJANSKI" - born 2006 or younger & ELO under 1800 (Standard)—(2)
Mar 2022Swissfederation source
Score 4/7Opp avg 1113Start 1145
YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP OF N.MACEDONIA 2021 U141234
Jun 2021Round robinfederation source
Best of 2021Score 4½/9Opp avg 1359Start 1148
Youth Championships of N.Macedonia 2020 U121223
Aug 2020Round robinfederation source
Best of 2020Score 6/9Opp avg 1223Start 1105
Mladinski turnir LASKER 20191039
Oct 2019Swissfederation source
#2 in 2019Score 3½/7Opp avg 1312Start 1129
Youth Championships of North Macedonia 2019-U121135
Apr 2019Swissfederation source
Best of 2019Score 2½/5Opp avg 1222Start 1147
Youth chess tournament "Naum Naumovski - Borche" 2019—(2)
Mar – Apr 2019Swissfederation source
Score 3½/7Opp avg 1416Start 1147
Mladinski turnir LASKER 20181394
Oct 2018Swissfederation source
Best of 2018Score 3½/7Opp avg 1519Start 1129
Macedonia Youth Championships 2018-U101377
Jun 2018Swissfederation source
#2 in 2018Score 5/6Opp avg 1184
Mladinski turnir LASKER 2017-Via Ignatia816
Oct 2017Swissfederation source
Best of 2017Score 2½/7Opp avg 1138
Mladinski rejting turnir LASKER 20161158
Oct 2016Swissfederation source
Best of 2016Score 3½/7Opp avg 1283

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.