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ID: 2911027

Veselin Metodiev

FIDE ratings

1,992Classical
2,053Rapid
1,991Blitz

Performance

50 games
16% Win
42% Draw
42% Loss

Veselin Metodiev's playing style

Overall score:37%8W 21D 21L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:35%in 20 games
Strongest in classical:41%in 43 games
Out of form:23%2W 5D 13L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:42%of games are draws

Openings as White

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

French Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations, Main Line
100%
2g
Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Queen's Gambit Declined has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Queen's Gambit Declined
50%
50%
4g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation, Main Line
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

23 games in this line · White to move

Results for Metodiev, Veselin as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
9%
48%
43%
Move
20 · 87%
10%
50%
40%
2 · 9%
100%
1 · 4%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Sep 11, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSpasov, Vasil(2355)
L—
Sep 11, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Pavlov, Vladimir
D—
Sep 11, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Pavlov, Vladimir(2080)
D—
Sep 9, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMMladenov, Plamen(2362)
L—
Sep 9, 2025
OTB - TWIC
IMMladenov, Plamen(2362)
L—
Sep 8, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMPetrov, Martin(2533)
L—
Sep 8, 2025
OTB - TWIC
GMPetrov, Martin(2538)
L—
Jun 26, 2021
OTB - PGN-Mentor
CMKochiev, Ivan(2190)
W—
Jun 26, 2021
OTB - PGNMentor
CMKochiev, Ivan(2190)
W—
Jun 22, 2021
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Tashev, Alexander(2251)
L—

Research Veselin Metodiev’s games and opening repertoire

Veselin Metodiev is rated 1992 in standard, 2053 in rapid, 1991 in blitz by FIDE. Veselin Metodiev plays for Bulgaria.

Veselin Metodiev has FIDE ID 2911027.

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