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ID: 2901129

Kiril Balev

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FIDE ratings

2,257Classical

Performance

50 games
44% Win
18% Draw
38% Loss

Kiril Balev's playing style

Overall score:53%22W 9D 19L over 50 games
Dominates e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:63%in 16 games
Out of form:28%2W 7D 11L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Leningrad Variation
50%
50%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack, Tal Gambit
100%
1g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Accepted
100%
1g
Caro-Kann Defense
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line
33%
67%
3g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined
100%
2g
Slav Defense
100%
2g
Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

21 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

21 games in this line · White to move

Results for Balev, Kiril as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
48%
24%
29%
Move
13 · 62%
54%
31%
15%
8 · 38%
38%
13%
50%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 27, 2012
OTB - PGNMentor
Vorobjov, Denis S.(2234)
L—
May 1, 2011
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
IMPaveliev, Alexey(2389)
L—
Mar 6, 2010
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
GMKonovalov, Nikolay(1947)
L—
Oct 18, 2009
OTB - LumbrasGigaBase
FMTurutin, Alexander(2381)
L—
Feb 10, 2007
OTB - Codekiddy
Dimitrov, Pavel(2468)
L—
Feb 10, 2007
OTB - Codekiddy
IMDimitrov, Pavel(1537)
L—
Feb 6, 2007
OTB - Codekiddy
GMNikolov, Momchil(2423)
L—
Feb 6, 2007
OTB - Codekiddy
GMNikolov, Momchil(2425)
L—
Oct 26, 2000
OTB - Britbase
Kaczorowski, Piotr(2181)
L—
Oct 26, 2000
OTB - Britbase
Kaczorowski, Piotr(2181)
L—

Research Kiril Balev’s games and opening repertoire

Kiril Balev is rated 2257 in standard by FIDE. Kiril Balev plays for Bulgaria.

Kiril Balev has FIDE ID 2901129.

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