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FRA · 59 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1800 (Jul 2024)

Best performance: 1891 at 4eme Tournoi FIDE de Blitz de Hyeres(Best of 2019)

World #=60377 live, down 1123#59,254 publishedFrance #=2695Europe #=31665among active players

Blitz rating

1678

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

On FIDE’s list since Apr 2019

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1679 to 1678 over the last 12 months; peak 1800 in July 2024.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261723, -1, 18 games1719, 0, 0 games1678, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261724, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1678, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261724, -15, 5 games1719, 0, 0 games1678, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261739, -12, 12 games1719, 0, 11 games1678, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261751, +5, 2 games1719, +2, 6 games1678, +1, 10 games
Jun 20261746, -34, 8 games1717, +10, 17 games1677, 0, 0 games
May 20261780, -11, 17 games1707, +10, 5 games1677, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261791, +5, 3 games1697, -11, 7 games1677, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261786, -21, 11 games1708, -1, 0 games1677, -2, 0 games
Feb 20261807, +1, 1 game1709, -20, 4 games1679, +2, 0 games
Jan 20261806, +13, 11 games1729, 0, 0 games1677, -2, 0 games
Dec 20251793, +32, 8 games1729, -28, 4 games1679, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Jun 14.

From 128 blitz games on record, the latest on Jun 14.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Championnat du Var de Blitz 2026 tournoi CJun 14TPR 16776½/11

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 113 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2019–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Fabrice Janier, Sep 2022 · Tournoi Open FIDE de Blitz de Hyeres septembre 2022, 1933
2, Ilija Mandic, Jun 2024 · Championnat du Var de Blitz 2024 - Tournoi B, 1778
3, Ilyes Mahar Bodin, Jun 2024 · Championnat du Var de Blitz 2024 - Tournoi B, 1767

Event timeline · Blitz

12 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

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026105½16411677
2025235½17561554
2024231417211801
2022181215001625
202083½16171574

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

Rated near Nikola Penkov · Blitz

World

  1. #=60377Angel Dominico Suero Mesa1678.0
  2. #=60377Ronald Segura Calderon1678.0
  3. #=60377Nikola Penkov1678.0
  4. #=60377Aritz Rechi Montes1678.0
  5. #=60377Daniel Kyselica1678.0

France

  1. #=2695Patrice Perron1678.0
  2. #=2695Titouan Poixe1678.0
  3. #=2695Nikola Penkov1678.0
  4. #=2700Jacques Gimard1677.0
  5. #=2700Nicolas Went1677.0

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

Nikola Penkov: Live FIDE Rating 1733