Valentin Iotov Explained

Valentin Iotov
Full Name:	Valentin Lyubomirov Iotov
Birth Date:	6 September 1988
Birth Place:	Pleven, Bulgaria
Grandmaster (2008)
Fideid:	2906074
Peakrating:	2603 (July 2009)

Valentin Lyubomirov Iotov (bg|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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Valentin Lyubomirov Yotov . . 23 December 2021.
2. Web site: Iotov, Valentin . . https://web.archive.org/web/20121029161901/http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=2906074 . 29 October 2012 . 20 October 2013.
3. Web site: Валентин Йотов . Valentin Yotov . chessbgnet.org . bg . 20 October 2013.
4. Web site: Team composition for federation BUL - Open . Chess-Results.com . 15 August 2014 . Iotov, Valentin.
5. Web site: Board-prizes (Final Ranking after 11 Rounds) - Open . Chess-Results.com . 15 August 2014 . Iotov, Valentin.
6. Web site: Player Details: BUL GM Iotov, Valentin Dimitrov . . 23 December 2021.