GMBoris Chatalbashev
DEN · FIDE ID 2900440 · 322 tournament games since 2020
Standard
2470
#9 in DEN (active)
Rapid
2469
#10 in DEN (active)
Blitz
2396
#11 in DEN (active)
Score
67%
163 W · 104 D · 55 L
Opp. avg
2340
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-12
Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 47% of games (scores 76%), otherwise 1.Nf3 (31%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...g6 in 44 of 97 games (Modern Defense), scoring 63%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 46 of 50 games (Indian Defense), scoring 62%.
- Comfort zone: Modern Defense as Black, 94% in 8 games.
- By opponent strength: 52% against higher-rated players, 71% against lower-rated.
Based on 322 over-the-board games (56 classical · 19 rapid · 3 blitz). 154 with White (73%), 168 with Black (61%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 73 | 76% |
| 1.Nf3 | 47 | 66% |
| 1.c4 | 32 | 77% |
| 1.b3 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Slav Defense: Modern Line | 8 | 75% |
| King's Indian Attack | 7 | 50% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation | 7 | 79% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense | 6 | 67% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation | 5 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (97 games)
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 44 | 63% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 41 | 60% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 11 | 50% |
Against 1.d4 (50 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 46 | 62% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
| 1...d6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation | 17 | 62% |
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 12 | 58% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind | 10 | 50% |
| Modern Defense | 8 | 94% |
| Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Bc4 Variation | 6 | 75% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-12 | Dimitar Ardenski (2050) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-09-12 | Nikolay Valeriev Hristov (2117) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-09-12 | Svetlen Ivanov (2179) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-09-12 | Zhivko Georgiev (1964) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-09-11 | Mihail Marzakov (1982) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-09-11 | Denis Shvenk (2067) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2026-09-11 | Boyan Mihaylov (2053) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Standard · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-10 | Vladimir Pavlov (2061) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Standard · classical | W |
| 2026-09-09 | Dimitar Ardenski (2128) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Standard · classical | ½ |
| 2026-09-08 | Ilian Mladenov (2180) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Standard · classical | ½ |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.