Scouting report: Martin Petrov (GM, BUL)

1,234 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (1,201 classical, 25 rapid, 8 blitz): 42% wins, 37% draws, 21% losses. FIDE rating 2528 standard, 2512 rapid, 2422 blitz. 508 games analyzed with Stockfish: 95% accuracy, 0.03 blunders per game.

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Martin Petrov

GM

Bulgariaborn 2000FIDE ID 2911086

Rating & statistics

FIDE rating lists · Sep 2023 – Sep 2026
2400
2500
2600
2495 · Sep 2023
Oct
2024
Apr
Jul
Oct
2025
Apr
Jul
Oct
2026
Apr
Jul
Oct
Sep 2023Oct 2026
2528
2512
2422
2556peak, Apr 2022
1,234games
524wins, 42%
453draws, 37%
254losses, 21%

Play style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 94.7% average
High resilience (64%): Dangerous even when losing
Solid conversion: 89%
Very consistent (91%)
Very precise: only 0.0 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (82% in 30 games)
Vulnerable to 1.c4 ♚ (only 38%)

Play against Petrov's Twin

Their real openings, level & style

Based on 1,234 games

Openings

1,234 games

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White
Sicilian: Dragon1.e4 c5 2.♞f3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.♞xd4 ♞f6 5.♞c3 g611 games, last played 2 years ago63.6%wins
Caro-Kann: Advance1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e544 games, last played last month56.8%wins

Deep analysis

Stockfish · Classical · 508 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
97.2%
Middlegame
94.6%
Endgame
95.7%
Clutch factor
+5%
Winning (+2)
95%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic pieces
25%
60 err
17%
42 err
17%
41 err
14%
34 err
14%
35 err
13%
31 err
Critical moment
Move 38 avg
0%
1-15
14%
16-25
36%
26-35
21%
36-45
29%
46+
36% of blunders occur after move 26-35. Keep tension until then.
Error heatmap · Critical squares
8
9
8
8
Few
Many
b5
9
d7
8
e3
8
e4
8
c6
7
b5/d7 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Critical blunders

10 errors
#36
♛d8?? vs Ivanchuk
Middlegame · OTB · 2026
#65
♜e3?? vs Kozhuharov
Endgame · OTB · 2025
#12
e5?? vs Wachinger
Opening · OTB · 2025
#48
♝xc3?? vs Ozen
Endgame · Rapid · 2025
#24
♛c3?? vs Marzakov
Endgame · Blitz · 2025
#45
♚d2?? vs Dardha
Endgame · OTB · 2025

Recent games

Lodici, Lorenzo(2583)

Sofia Cup Blitz 2026 · 30 Aug 2026

0–1
Plat, Vojtech(2483)

Sofia Cup Blitz 2026 · 30 Aug 2026

0–1
Yordanov, Lachezar(2343)

Sofia Cup Rapid 2026 · 29 Aug 2026

0–1
Javakhishvili, Lela(2430)

Sofia Cup Rapid 2026 · 29 Aug 2026

1–0
Todorov, Todor Spirov(2161)

Sofia Cup Rapid 2026 · 29 Aug 2026

1–0
Sarenac, Ivan(2351)

Sofia Cup Rapid 2026 · 29 Aug 2026

1–0

Endgame statistics

Repertoire

PRO
1,234 games in scope
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1a
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609 games46%W38%D16%L
Move
1. e4
5052w
45%41%14
65%
1. c4
482w
40%33%27%
56%
1. ♞f3
304m
70%23
82%
1. d4
2511m
60%1624
68%
1. b3
111y
100%
100%

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