What is Atanas Kolev's FIDE rating?

Atanas Kolev's FIDE rating is 2529 standard. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Atanas Kolev's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Atanas Kolev played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 845 over-the-board games by Atanas Kolev (845 classical), with 46% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Atanas Kolev's Chess Stalker profile.

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Atanas Kolev

Bulgariaborn 1967FIDE ID 2900130

Rating & statistics

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2529Classical

2604peak, Jul 2012

845games

386wins, 46%

322draws, 38%

137losses, 16%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2604 · Jul 2012

Play style

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Elite accuracy: 91.9% average

Plays 5.2% better with black

Very consistent (88%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.e4 as

(73% in 145 games)

Vulnerable to 1.c4

(only 47%)

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Based on

845 games

Based on 845 games

Openings

845 gamesBased on 845 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

French: Tarrasch1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.♞d220 games, last played 18 years ago65.0%wins

Sicilian: 2...♞c61.e4 c5 2.♞f3 ♞c622 games, last played 16 years ago63.6%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 9 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 9 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.0%

Middlegame

92.4%

Endgame

95.0%

Clutch factor

-5%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

85%0g

EqualEqual position

95%3g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

90%6g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

31%

4 err

23%

3 err

15%

2 err

15%

2 err

1 err

Critical moment

Move 30 avg

1-15

16-25

26-35

36-45

46+

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

11Errors mapped

f3 / a1Hotspot zone

Critical squares

22 err

11 err

f3/a1 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

2 errors · Stockfish

#51

♜a6?? vs Kramnik

Endgame · OTB · 1998

#23

♞cxe4?? vs Polgar

Middlegame · OTB

Recent games

845 games

Zhang, Xiaopeng(2265)

27th North American Open · 28 Dec 2017

1–0

Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio(2403)

27th North American Open · 27 Dec 2017

½–½

Li,Zhaozhi(2412)

27th North American Open · 27 Dec 2017

½–½

Gorovets, Andrey(2524)

National Open 2017 · 18 Jun 2017

0–1

Feng, Maggie(2298)

National Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017

1–0

Raptis, Nick(2296)

National Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017

½–½

Endgame statistics

5 endgames (55.6%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

55.6%

5 / 9

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

Weak in : only 0% win rate (0 games). Force this endgameShow all 14 types

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Repertoire

PROTime controls · Years · Events

845 games in scope

Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

405 games49%W39%D12%L

405games in this linewon 49%, drew 39%, lost 12%

Move

1. d4

1649y

45%42%13

66%

1. e4

14516y

54%37%9

73%

1. ♞f3

8922y

49%36%15

67%

1. c4

7Oct 1998

29%43%28%

50%

Scouting report: Atanas Kolev (GM, BUL)