GM Valentin Yotov

Full name

Valentin Iotov

Born

Jan 1, 1988 (age 37)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Bulgaria

Total Games 684

39% Win

41% Draw

20% Loss

As White 354

44% Win

40% Draw

16% Loss

As Black 330

34% Win

42% Draw

24% Loss

Valentin Yotov Chess Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Valentin Yotov (2518) Emir Dizdarevic (2460) 1. c4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 e6 Modern Defense with 1.d4	1-0	29	2016
Valentin Yotov (2518) Sameer Mansour (2245) 1. c4 d6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 Modern Defense: Averbakh, Kotov Variation	1-0	44	2016
Valentin Yotov (2518) Rafael Leitao (2616) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 English Opening: Mikėnas-Carls, Flohr Variation	½-½	45	2016
Stef Soors (2398) Valentin Yotov (2518) 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 King's Indian Attack	1-0	47	2016
Luka Lenic (2622) Valentin Yotov (2518) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 Slav Defense	1-0	34	2016
Evgeny Postny (2619) Valentin Yotov (2518) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 Slav Defense: Modern, Alapin Variation, Soultanbéieff Variation	1-0	37	2016
Joan Hendrik Andreasen (2239) Valentin Yotov (2518) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation	0-1	22	2016
Nestor Cofre Archibold (2255) Valentin Yotov (2518) 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 Réti Opening: King's Indian Attack, Spassky Variation	0-1	59	2016
Levan Pantsulaia (2601) Valentin Yotov (2518) 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 English Opening: Symmetrical, Four Knights Variation	½-½	44	2016
Alder Escobar Forero (2510) Valentin Yotov (2518) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation	½-½	38	2016
Valentin Yotov (2524) Ruifeng Li (2444) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack	1-0	47	2015
Valentin Yotov (2524) Tigran Ishkanov (2272) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Grünfeld Defense: Petrosian System	1-0	39	2015
Valentin Yotov (2579) Darwin Yang (2478) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation	1-0	49	2015
Valentin Yotov (2579) Jeffery Xiong (2473) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 Trompowsky Attack: Classical, Big Center Variation	1-0	29	2015
Valentin Yotov (2579) Akshat Chandra (2459) 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 d5 English Opening: Symmetrical, Fianchetto, Rubinstein Variation	0-1	38	2015
Valentin Yotov (2579) Samuel Sevian (2531) 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 English Opening: King's English Variation	0-1	38	2015
Valentin Yotov (2579) Kayden Troff (2532) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense	0-1	47	2015
Valentin Yotov (2579) Vasif Durarbayli (2632) 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation	0-1	39	2015
Valentin Yotov (2524) Zurab Javakhadze (2417) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 Queen's Gambit Declined: Lasker Defense	½-½	23	2015
Valentin Yotov (2524) Mariam Danelia (2266) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 d5 Trompowsky Attack: Classical Defense	½-½	37	2015
Valentin Yotov (2513) Anton Kovalyov (2605) 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 g6 Trompowsky Attack	½-½	22	2015
Bartlomiej Macieja (2565) Valentin Yotov (2524) 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation	1-0	25	2015
Awonder Liang (2373) Valentin Yotov (2524) 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč Variation	1-0	35	2015
Advait Patel (2329) Valentin Yotov (2524) 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical, Paulsen Variation	1-0	20	2015
Kayden Troff (2532) Valentin Yotov (2579) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 Slav Defense: Modern, Chameleon Variation	1-0	36	2015

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