Valentin Iotov
Number of games in database: 184
Years covered: 2001 to 2012
Last FIDE rating: 2569
Highest rating achieved in database: 2603
Overall record: +70 -50 =64 (55.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Nimzo Indian (17)      E43 E54 E39 E55 E41  King's Indian (12)      E98 E91 E90 E99 E92  Slav (10)      D15 D11 D12  Modern Benoni (9)      A57 A68 A69 A70 A56  Grunfeld (8)      D93 D97 D80 D98 D91  Queen's Gambit Declined (5)      D31 D37	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (33)      B48 B47 B22 B44 B85  Sicilian Taimanov (17)      B48 B47 B49  Queen's Pawn Game (9)      A46 E00 E10 A45  English (6)      A13 A15 A17 A16  Sicilian Scheveningen (6)      B85 B80 B83  Nimzo Indian (5)      E39 E46 E20 E58 E51

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VALENTIN IOTOV (born Sep-06-1988) Bulgaria [what is this?] Valentin Dimitrov Iotov is a Grandmaster and a GMC.

page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 184  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. D Baratosi vs V Iotov   1-0 26 2001 EYCC B14 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 2. P Peev vs V Iotov   ½-½ 60 2001 65th ch-BUL A16 English 3. V Iotov vs G Johnston   1-0 34 2001 EYCC B14 A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 4. V Iotov vs J Radulski   1-0 37 2001 65th ch-BUL D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 5. V Iotov vs K Bordi   0-1 59 2001 EYCC B14 D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 6. V Iotov vs S Simeonov   0-1 36 2001 65th ch-BUL A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack 7. V Iotov vs D Bojkov 1-0 30 2001 65th ch-BUL A10 English 8. A E Azis vs V Iotov   0-1 34 2001 EYCC B14 D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 9. P Panteleev vs V Iotov   1-0 55 2001 65th ch-BUL A15 English 10. P Drenchev vs V Iotov   ½-½ 19 2001 65th ch-BUL B20 Sicilian 11. V Iotov vs G Quparadze   0-1 46 2001 EYCC B14 E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation 12. V Iotov vs V Dimitrov   0-1 60 2001 65th ch-BUL E91 King's Indian 13. D Maghalashvili vs V Iotov 1-0 29 2001 EYCC B14 D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense 14. V Iotov vs Z Bratanov   ½-½ 41 2001 65th ch-BUL E61 King's Indian 15. V Khizanashvili vs V Iotov   ½-½ 54 2001 EYCC B14 B83 Sicilian 16. M Petrov vs V Iotov   1-0 32 2001 65th ch-BUL C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 17. V Iotov vs S Bercys   0-1 70 2002 Wch U14 A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line 18. V Iotov vs M Dutreeuw   ½-½ 14 2003 EU-chT (Men) E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 19. V Iotov vs Y Bayram   1-0 37 2003 EU-chT (Men) D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 20. V Iotov vs P San Segundo Carrillo   ½-½ 33 2003 EU-chT (Men) E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 21. N Berry vs V Iotov   0-1 70 2003 EU-chT (Men) A17 English 22. V Iotov vs M Nikolov 0-1 32 2004 68th Bulgarian Championship A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 23. Naiditsch vs V Iotov   ½-½ 43 2004 5th Individual European Chess Championship B44 Sicilian 24. M Neubauer vs V Iotov   ½-½ 55 2004 5th Individual European Chess Championship B22 Sicilian, Alapin 25. V Iotov vs B Chatalbashev   ½-½ 52 2004 68th Bulgarian Championship A56 Benoni Defense  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 184

Mar-10-06    BIDMONFA: Valentin Iotov IOTOV, Valentin http://www.bidmonfa.com/iotov_valen... _ Apr-12-08    stanleys: Valentin Iotov recently locked his final GM norm and will become our newest grandmaster.Congratulations! Apr-12-08    stanleys: Valentin in action :) http://photo.chessdom.bg/displayima... Nov-17-08    TrueBlue: he will be world chess champion very soon, mark my words!!!!!!!! Jan-04-09    stanleys: Correction to my link: http://photo.chessdom.bg/displayima... Dec-16-09    19842009: Born of The Day of ... Red ~Crystal~ Dragon ... * I'm ... Red ~Lunar~ Dragon ... ->This is Dream~Spell Mayan Astrology Info<- He beat me Several Times as Kid... And I -Never- beat Him! With Respect! Feb-06-10    Tabanus: Picture: http://www.chessbase.de/2008/plovdi... He was 5th today in the Bulgarian championship: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr300... Apr-18-10    Tabanus: That's the Open, sorry. Yesterday, 3rd in BUL Ch: http://bulchamp2010.chessmix.com/st... http://chess-results.com/tnr32524.a... May-12-10    Tabanus: 2nd place today the Spanish open tournament Vila de Salou 4-12 May 2010, http://www.chess-results.com/tnr336...

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