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LII Festival- under the aegis of BSCF

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21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Plovdiv, GPS(42.1476, 247319), Bulgaria. 4 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2068, and top seed was Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic (πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ BUL, IM, 2276).

Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic (πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬ BUL, IM, 2276) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ivan Karadzhov (5.0) and Viktor Boev (4.0). Videnova-Kuljasevic took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Valentin Kamenov (1781) beat Dimitar Ardenski (2122), a +341-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬Plovdiv, GPS(42.1476, 247319), Bulgaria
Dates
07 Jun 2025 β†’ 08 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬IMIva Videnova-Kuljasevic2276
Avg top 10
2,068
Participants
21
Titled players Β· 4
IMΓ—2
CMΓ—2
Federations Β· 4 represented
πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬BulgariaΓ—18
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—1
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·GreeceΓ—1
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦CanadaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

IM Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
6
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Videnova-Kuljasevic takes lead
Videnova-Kuljasevic5.5Karadzhov5Boev4Kamenov4Nikolov4Todev3.5
R5 Β· LEADER CHANGE08 Jun

IM Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

IM Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic beat Ivan Karadzhov (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

IM Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic 3 wins (R4–R6)Ivan Karadzhov 4 wins (R3–R6)Viktor Boev 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMIva Videnova-Kuljasevic*
1
1
1
2Ivan Karadzhov
0
*
1
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3Viktor Boev
0
0
*
1
4Valentin Kamenov
0
β€”
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Videnova-Kuljasevic, IvaIM2276BUL+8B+2N=6B+10N+3N+4B5.520.023.521.752418+7.4
2Karadzhov, Ivan2036BUL+18Nβˆ’1B+13N+15B+6B+3N5.017.518.513.002209+29.6
3Boev, Viktor2210BUL+14B+10N+4B+5Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’2B4.022.024.514.002147-4.8
4Kamenov, Valentin1781BUL+17N+19Bβˆ’3N+12B+7Nβˆ’1N4.017.518.59.001972+26.4
5Nikolov, SashoIM2254BUL+19N+11B=7Nβˆ’3B=9N+17B4.016.517.510.002115-8.0
6Todev, SimeonCM2163BUL+13N+9B=1N=7Bβˆ’2N=11B3.521.023.512.252073-22.0
7Ardenski, Dimitar2122BUL+12B+15N=5B=6Nβˆ’4B=9N3.517.519.510.001987-14.4
8Valchev, Martin V1656BULβˆ’1N+18B=9Nβˆ’11B+16N+12B3.517.018.07.251807+42.0
9Tsolov, Aleksandar1937BUL+20Bβˆ’6N=8B+14N=5B=7B3.517.017.58.501949+10.8
10Ouzounis, Konstantinos Kyr1943GRE+16Nβˆ’3B+20Nβˆ’1B=12N+14B3.516.517.06.251846-17.2
11Mihaylov, BozhidarCM1962BUL+21Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’15B+8N+13B=6N3.515.516.08.251881-15.6
12Panov, Stanislav T.1541BULβˆ’7N+17B+16Nβˆ’4N=10Bβˆ’8N2.516.518.55.751645+21.2
13Akkaynak, Teoman1614TURβˆ’6B+21Nβˆ’2B+19Nβˆ’11N=16B2.515.015.52.501711+17.2
14Vasileva, Cveta1620BULβˆ’3N=16B+18Nβˆ’9B+20Nβˆ’10N2.514.014.52.501671+2.8
15Merdzhanov, Vladko1693BULFβˆ’7B+11Nβˆ’2Nβˆ’17B+18N2.015.015.04.501737+1.6
16Muserov, Maksim1471BULβˆ’10B=14Nβˆ’12B+21Nβˆ’8B=13N2.014.515.03.001511+8.0
17Nenchev, Georgi1420BULβˆ’4Bβˆ’12NF+20B+15Nβˆ’5N2.013.013.02.501589+17.8
18Vishev, Nikolay1530BULβˆ’2Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’14BF+21Nβˆ’15B1.013.513.50.501442-12.0
19Stoyanova, Stela1620CANβˆ’5Bβˆ’4N=21Bβˆ’13BF=20N1.011.511.50.501441-52.0
20Vakrilov, Blagovest1459BULβˆ’9NFβˆ’10Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’14B=19B0.512.512.50.501315-16.2
21Georgiev, Martin T.1524BULβˆ’11Nβˆ’13B=19Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’18BF0.510.010.00.501267-51.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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