Valentin Iotov
Number of games in database: 143
Years covered: 2001 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2578
Highest rating achieved in database: 2603
Overall record: +54 -41 =48 (54.5%)*
   * 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 (13)      E54 E43 E41 E57 E52  King's Indian (9)      E98 E99 E91 E90 E61  Modern Benoni (8)      A57 A68 A69 A70 A56  Slav (7)      D15 D12  Grunfeld (6)      D93 D97 D98 D91  Queen's Gambit Declined (4)      D31 D37	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (29)      B48 B47 B85 B44 B40  Sicilian Taimanov (15)      B48 B47 B49  Queen's Pawn Game (7)      A46 E00 E10  Sicilian Scheveningen (6)      B85 B80 B83  Queen's Indian (4)      E15 E12  English (4)      A13 A15 A16

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page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 143  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. V Iotov vs Z Bratanov   ½-½ 41 2001 65th ch-BUL E61 King's Indian 2. V Khizanashvili vs V Iotov   ½-½ 54 2001 EYCC B14 B83 Sicilian 3. M Petrov vs V Iotov   1-0 32 2001 65th ch-BUL C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 4. D Baratosi vs V Iotov   1-0 26 2001 EYCC B14 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 5. P Peev vs V Iotov   ½-½ 60 2001 65th ch-BUL A16 English 6. V Iotov vs G Johnston   1-0 34 2001 EYCC B14 A54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3 7. V Iotov vs J Radulski   1-0 37 2001 65th ch-BUL D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 8. V Iotov vs K Bordi   0-1 59 2001 EYCC B14 D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 9. V Iotov vs S Simeonov   0-1 36 2001 65th ch-BUL A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack 10. V Iotov vs D Bojkov 1-0 30 2001 65th ch-BUL A10 English 11. Azis Azizis,Ektoras vs V Iotov   0-1 34 2001 EYCC B14 D91 Grunfeld, 5.Bg5 12. P Pantaleev vs V Iotov   1-0 55 2001 65th ch-BUL A15 English 13. P Drenchev vs V Iotov   ½-½ 19 2001 65th ch-BUL B20 Sicilian 14. V Iotov vs G Kuparadze   0-1 46 2001 EYCC B14 E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation 15. V Iotov vs V Dimitrov   0-1 60 2001 65th ch-BUL E91 King's Indian 16. D Magalashvili vs V Iotov 1-0 29 2001 EYCC B14 D70 Neo-Grunfeld Defense 17. V Iotov vs S Bercys   0-1 70 2002 Wch U14 A69 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack, Main line 18. V Iotov vs P San Segundo-Carrillo   ½-½ 33 2003 EU-chT (Men) E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 19. J Radulski vs V Iotov   ½-½ 14 2004 5th Individual European Chess Championship A46 Queen's Pawn Game 20. Z Bratanov vs V Iotov   0-1 36 2004 68th Bulgarian Championship A13 English 21. V Iotov vs Istratescu   1-0 64 2004 5th Individual European Chess Championship B06 Robatsch 22. V Iotov vs M Vachier Lagrave   ½-½ 24 2004 WYb16 D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 23. V Iotov vs B Ersahin   ½-½ 62 2004 5th Individual European Chess Championship E90 King's Indian 24. J Radulski vs V Iotov   ½-½ 44 2004 68th Bulgarian Championship B20 Sicilian 25. V Iotov vs J Stocek 0-1 52 2004 5th Individual European Chess Championship A57 Benko Gambit  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 143

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...

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