Scouting report: Vladimir Petkov (GM, BUL)

1,560 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,543 classical, 17 rapid): 48% wins, 34% draws, 18% losses. FIDE rating 2402 standard, 2448 rapid, 2439 blitz. 205 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.07 blunders per game.

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Vladimir Petkov

TitleGrandmasterFederationBulgariaBorn1971FIDE ID2901188

Classical2402
Rapid2448
Blitz2439
Games1,560
W · D · L48 / 34 / 18
Peak2573

Rating history

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Classical2402Rapid2448Blitz2439no games played
Accuracy by phase
96.4%Opening93.4%Middlegame94.7%Endgame
Clutch factor
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Play style

Elite accuracy: 93.0% average
Solid conversion: 88%
Very consistent (89%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (74% in 150 games)

Recent games

Del Prado Rodriguez, Xulio(2399)

Maxistral Xiria Carballo · 21 Aug 2026

½–½
Morales Marmol, Marcos Antonio(2276)

Maxistral Xiria Carballo · 20 Aug 2026

½–½
Strikovic, Aleksa(2398)

Maxistral Xiria Carballo · 20 Aug 2026

½–½
Silva, Pedro Gil Ferreira Da(2351)

Maxistral Xiria Carballo · 19 Aug 2026

½–½
Cacheiro Blanco, Diego(2429)

Maxistral Xiria Carballo · 18 Aug 2026

½–½

Play against Petkov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,560 games

Openings

795 games as White · scores 70.1%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Reti: Gambit1.♞f3 d5 2.c4 e613 games, last played 3 months ago76.9%wins
Dutch: Fianchetto1.d4 f5 2.g3 ♞f610 games, last played 4 years ago70.0%wins

By family

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PRO
1,560 games in scope
LineGamesScorevs 70.1%
15173.2%+3.1 pts
8262.2%−7.9 pts
8273.2%+3.1 pts
8165.4%−4.6 pts
8172.8%—
8068.8%—
7576.7%+6.6 pts
3068.3%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces
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Critical moment
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Error heatmap · Critical squares
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Critical blunders

Tactical errors analyzed with Stockfish

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Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,560 games in scope
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795 games54%W32%D14%L
Move
1. d4
6102m
54%33%13
70%
1. ♞f3
1513m
57%34%
73%
1. e4
252m
40%28%32%
54%
1. c4
96y
67%22
78%

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