Iotov, Valentin
GMBUL·Born 1988·FIDE #2906074
2485Classical
—Rapid
2586Blitz
Statistics
Total1,530
Wins525
Draws786
Losses219
34%51%14%
Play Style
before facing themWhat you need to know before facing themElite accuracy: 96.5% average
Very consistent (95%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.c4 as
(65% in 36 games)
Vulnerable to 1.Nf3
(only 47%)
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1,530 games analyzed
Deep Analysis
Stockfish 18 · Classical · 129 analyzedStockfish 18 · Classical games · 129 analyzedAccuracy 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
Problematic Pieces — which cause most errors?
38%
5 err
31%
4 err
23%
3 err
8%
1 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical Moment
Move 52 avg0%1-15
0%16-25
50%26-35
0%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 — where do errors occur?
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Errors mapped
10
Hotspot zone
a7 / b4
Critical squares
a7
1 err
b4
1 err
b6
1 err
d3
1 err
d5
1 err
a7/b4 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.
Openings
1,530 gamesBased on 1,530 player gamesWeaknesses
— exploit these— exploit these linesNo significant weaknesses detected as white
No significant weaknesses detected as black
Strengths
— avoid these— avoid these linesaswhite71.4%wins
King's Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e521 g21 games · last played 12 years ago
aswhite68.8%wins
King's Indian: Main Line — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O32 g32 games · last played 12 years ago
asblack46.2%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6145 g145 games · last played 11 years ago
Critical Blunders
3 errors · Stockfish#73Rg8??vs WangOTB · 2019
#50Re7??vs SinhaOTB · 2019
#30Ng3??vs SteingrimssonOTB · 2019
Recent Games
1,530 gamesDraw
Tulfer, Paul(1884)
Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022
Draw
Freeman, Michael Roy(2531)
Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022
Draw
Bokar, Jason(2511)
Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022
Draw
Cornejo, Wálter(2522)
Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022
Draw
Offringa, Tjaart(2088)
Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022
Draw
Schwenck, Mathias(1965)
EU/TC12/sf3 · 1 Aug 2021
Endgame Statistics
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Repertoire
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
775 games
39%49%12%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4
56665%
1.e4
16162%
1.c4
3361%
1.Nf3
1547%
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