Iotov, Valentin

GM

BUL BUL·Born 1988·FIDE #2906074

2485Classical
Rapid
2586Blitz

Statistics

Total1,530
Wins525
Draws786
Losses219
34%51%14%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite 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%)

Play against Iotov's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 129 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.2%
Middlegame
96.6%
Endgame
97.4%
Clutch Factor
+3%
Winning (+2)
96%
Equal
97%
Losing (−2)
92%
Problematic Pieces
38%
5 err
31%
4 err
23%
3 err
8%
1 err
0%
0 err
0%
0 err
Critical Moment
Move 52 avg
0%
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.
Error Heatmap
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Few
Many
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 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these

No significant weaknesses detected as white

No significant weaknesses detected as black

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite71.4%wins
King's Indian: Classical — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e521 g
aswhite68.8%wins
King's Indian: Main Line — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O32 g
asblack46.2%wins
Sicilian: e6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6145 g

Critical Blunders

3 errors
Rg8??vs WangOTB · 2019
Re7??vs SinhaOTB · 2019
Ng3??vs SteingrimssonOTB · 2019

Recent Games

Draw
Tulfer, Paul(1884)

Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022

½-½
Draw
Freeman, Michael Roy(2531)

Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022

½-½
Draw
Bokar, Jason(2511)

Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022

½-½
Draw
Cornejo, Wálter(2522)

Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022

½-½
Draw
Offringa, Tjaart(2088)

Karapchanski (BUL) · 6 Mar 2022

½-½
Draw
Schwenck, Mathias(1965)

EU/TC12/sf3 · 1 Aug 2021

½-½

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
775 games
39%49%12%
MovegamesPerf%
1.d4
566
65%
1.e4
161
62%
1.c4
33
61%
1.Nf3
15
47%

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