Valentin Iotov
Iotov in 2007
Full nameValentin Lyubomirov Iotov
Country Bulgaria
Born (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988
Pleven, Bulgaria
TitleGrandmaster (2008)
FIDE rating2485 (December 2023)
Peak rating2603 (July 2009)

Valentin Lyubomirov Iotov (Bulgarian: Валентин Любомиров Йотов, also transliterated Yotov;[1] born 6 September 1988 in Pleven) is a Bulgarian chess player received the FIDE title of Grandmaster in 2008.[2] He has represented his country in Chess Olympiads and was the Bulgarian chess champion for 2006.[3] In August 2014, Yotov played on Board 3 for Bulgaria at the Chess Olympiad in Tromsø, scoring 8/11 points for a performance rating of 2741, narrowly missing out on an individual bronze medal.[4][5]

There is also a different Bulgarian chess player also known as Valentin Iotov (full name: Valentin Dimitrov Iotov) who received the ICCF title of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster in 2012.[6]

References

  1. "Valentin Lyubomirov Yotov". uschess.org. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. "Iotov, Valentin". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. "Валентин Йотов" [Valentin Yotov]. chessbgnet.org (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. "Team composition for federation BUL - Open". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014. Iotov, Valentin
  5. "Board-prizes (Final Ranking after 11 Rounds) - Open". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 15 August 2014. Iotov, Valentin
  6. "Player Details: BUL GM Iotov, Valentin Dimitrov". ICCF.com. Retrieved 23 December 2021.


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