Velin Simeonov
BUL · FIDE ID 2949440 · 19 tournament games since 2025
Standard
1675
#228 in BUL (active)
Rapid
2075
#74 in BUL (active)
Blitz
1786
#210 in BUL (active)
Score
26%
3 W · 4 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
2093
Last 19 games
Last game
2026-08-29
Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Rapid
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 44%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 5 of 7 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 20%.
- By colour: 44% with White, 14% with Black.
Based on 19 over-the-board games (11 rapid). 8 with White (44%), 11 with Black (14%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 8 | 44% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | 1 | 0% |
| French Defense: Winawer Variation | 1 | 100% |
| French Defense: Exchange Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Modern Defense | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (7 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 5 | 20% |
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 2 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (2 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Tarrasch Defense, Pseudo-Tarrasch | 1 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Nikola Mitkov (2434) Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2026-08-29 | Stelios Halkias (2457) Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Rapid · rapid | ½ |
| 2025-11-23 | Radmil Georgiev (1604) Asenovgrad Rapid Tournament 2025 · rapid | L |
| 2025-11-23 | Plamen Gochev (2053) Asenovgrad Rapid Tournament 2025 · rapid | W |
| 2025-11-22 | Nikolay Valeriev Hristov (2159) Asenovgrad Rapid Tournament 2025 · rapid | L |
| 2025-11-21 | Stojan Emilov Ivanov (2152) Asenovgrad Rapid Tournament 2025 · rapid | L |
| 2025-10-26 | Simeon Andreev (2037) Kardzhali International Chess Festival Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2025-10-26 | Liubomir Mishev (2127) Kardzhali International Chess Festival Rapid · rapid | L |
| 2025-10-25 | Simeon Todev (2150) Kardzhali International Chess Festival Rapid · rapid | W |
| 2025-10-25 | Momchil Zhelev (1843) Kardzhali International Chess Festival Rapid · rapid | ½ |
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