FMValentin Mitev
BUL · FIDE ID 2921707 · 88 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2301
#32 in BUL (active)
Rapid
2272
#34 in BUL (active)
Blitz
2293
#25 in BUL (active)
Score
53%
37 W · 20 D · 31 L
Opp. avg
2219
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-09-12
Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 91% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...g6 in 11 of 23 games (Modern Defense), scoring 68%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 10 of 14 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- By opponent strength: 26% against higher-rated players, 90% against lower-rated.
Based on 88 over-the-board games (8 classical · 7 rapid · 1 blitz). 43 with White (58%), 45 with Black (49%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 39 | 58% |
| 1.Nf3 | 3 | 67% |
| 1.c4 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Trompowsky Attack | 5 | 60% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System | 5 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Karpov System | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 2 | 75% |
| Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 | 2 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (23 games)
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 11 | 68% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 9 | 33% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
Against 1.d4 (14 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 10 | 50% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 4 | 38% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Modern Defense: Averbakh System | 2 | 100% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Ultra-Symmetrical Variation | 2 | 50% |
| Modern Defense | 2 | 75% |
| Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Chigorin Line | 2 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-12 | Vasil Spasov (2431) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-09-08 | Nikola Kanov (2447) Bulgarian Team Chess Championship | Standard · classical | L |
| 2026-08-30 | Blazo Kalezic (2443) Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Blitz · blitz | L |
| 2026-08-29 | Denis Kadric (2545) Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-04-05 | Lukas Dotzer (2469) Group A - Open · classical | L |
| 2026-04-03 | Qi b Chen (2484) Group A - Open · classical | L |
| 2026-02-22 | Lajos Kiss (2166) Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters | W |
| 2026-02-22 | David H. Cummings (2237) Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters | ½ |
| 2026-02-21 | Yannick Woods (1972) Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters | W |
| 2026-02-20 | Matthew Dignam (2197) Isle of Wight Chess Tournament 2026 | Masters | W |
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.