What is Valentin Iotov's FIDE rating?

Valentin Iotov's FIDE rating is 2485 standard, 2586 blitz. Chess Stalker tracks it together with Valentin Iotov's over-the-board games and opening repertoire.

How many OTB games has Valentin Iotov played?

The Chess Stalker database holds 1,494 over-the-board games by Valentin Iotov (1,491 classical, 3 rapid), with 34% wins. The full list, with openings and results, is on Valentin Iotov's Chess Stalker profile.

How do I prepare against Valentin Iotov?

Open Valentin Iotov's free Chess Stalker report: opening repertoire with results per line as White and Black, recurring weaknesses and blunder patterns evaluated with Stockfish, and recent games. Then rehearse against the Twin Bot, which imitates Valentin Iotov's style, before facing them.

Valentin Iotov

Bulgariaborn 1988FIDE ID 2906074

Rating & statistics

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2586Blitz

2485Classical

2603peak, Jul 2009

1,494games

511wins, 34%

773draws, 52%

210losses, 14%

Rated gamesInactive · rating frozenOfficial FIDE lists · drag the range below the chartPeak 2603 · Jul 2009

Play style

before facing themWhat you need to know before facing them

Elite accuracy: 96.5% average

Very consistent (95%)

Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(65% in 549 games)

Vulnerable to 1.Nf3

(only 47%)

Play against Iotov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

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Based on

1,494 games

Based on 1,494 games

Openings

1,494 gamesBased on 1,494 player games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Dutch Defense1.d4 f5 2.♞f3 ♞f612 games, last played 18 years ago75.0%wins

King's Indian: Classical1.d4 ♞f6 2.c4 g6 3.♞c3 ♝g7 4.e4 d6 5.♞f3 O-O 6.♝e2 e520 games, last played 12 years ago70.0%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 129 analyzedStockfish · Classical games · 129 analyzed

Accuracy by phase

Opening

97.2%

Middlegame

96.6%

Endgame

97.4%

Clutch factor

+3%

Winning (+2)Winning (+2)

96%5g

EqualEqual position

97%119g

Losing (−2)Losing (−2)

92%5g

Accuracy under pressure barely drops when losing.

Problematic pieces

38%

5 err

31%

4 err

23%

3 err

1 err

0 err

Critical moment

Move 52 avg

1-15

16-25

50%

26-35

36-45

50%

46+

50% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.

Error heatmap · Critical squaresError heatmap

Few

Many

10Errors mapped

a7 / b4Hotspot zone

Critical squares

11 err

a7/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

some recent costly mistakes

Stockfish

Wang, Justin(2454)

Move 73 · Endgame · OTB · 2019

−4.3g8??

Sinha, Sahil(2296)

Move 50 · Endgame · OTB · 2019

−3.5e7??

Steingrimsson, Hedinn(2530)

Move 30 · Middlegame · OTB · 2019

−4.3g3??