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IV-th International Chess Festival"Georgi Rakovski", under the aegis of BSCF

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110 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Kotel, Bulgaria. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2229, and top seed was Spas Kozhuharov (🇧🇬 BUL, IM, 2350).

Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi (🇺🇦 UKR, CM, 2289) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Spas Kozhuharov (7.0) and Sasho Nikolov (7.0). Kuzhylnyi shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Kristiyan Ignatov (1846) beat Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi (CM, 2289), a +443-point gap.

Location
🇧🇬Kotel, Bulgaria
Dates
02 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇬IMSpas Kozhuharov2350
Avg top 10
2,229
Participants
110
Titled players · 8
GM×1
IM×4
CM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×93
🇹🇷Turkiye×6
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
🇸🇪Sweden×1
🇺🇸United States of America×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders
52
23
7
2
1
1
2
3
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Kuzhylnyi takes lead
R9 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jul

CM Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi takes the sole lead (7.5/9).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi drew with IM Sasho Nikolov (Black).

2× WIN STREAK · 3+3 wins

CM Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi posted 3 in a row (R3–R5) and 3 in a row (R7–R9) — total 6 wins.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMOleksandr Kuzhylnyi*
½
2IMSasho Nikolov
½
*
½
3IMSpas Kozhuharov
½
*
1
4Hristiyan Iliev
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kuzhylnyi, OleksandrCM2289UKR+36B13N+60B+64N+24B=3N+11B+6N+20B7.546.050.040.502284+4.4
2Kozhuharov, SpasIM2350BUL+46N+28B=12N+37B=8N+14B+5N=4B=3N7.049.554.541.502295-2.7
3Nikolov, SashoIM2242BUL+50N+38B=22N+12B+10N=1B=20N+8B=2B7.048.553.040.252275+6.1
4Drenchev, PetarGM2325BUL+60B+34N9B+15N+35B=11N+21B=2N+8B7.046.551.038.502262-3.6
5Iliev, Hristiyan2212BUL+84B+55N+26B+21N6B+9N2B+23N+10B7.046.550.036.502242+9.8
6Stoinev, Metodi2112BUL+49B+61N+35B+9N+5N=20B8N1B+26N6.547.051.535.252178+10.0
7Marzakov, Mihail1967BUL+82B=42N=65B=45N+41B=25N+28B=9N+21B6.541.545.032.252001+24.8
8Ardenski, Dimitar2083BUL=27N+43B+13B+39N=2B+16N+6B3N4N6.050.055.034.752160+22.6
9Andreev, Simeon2007BUL+69N+32B+4N6B+34N5B+63N=7B=13N6.047.551.531.752073+17.2
10Danov, Valentin2080BUL+56B+29N+24B=11N3B=21N+22B+39N5N6.047.051.531.752105+18.8
11Ivelinov, Hristo2135BUL+59N+64B+48N=10B=40N=4B1N+24B=12N6.046.050.030.502146+8.2
12Dimitrov, Martin1975BUL+66B+52N=2B3N+65B+30N=16B=25N=11B6.045.549.530.252101+62.4
13Ignatov, Kristiyan1846BUL+71N+1B8N=67B=27N+44B+37N=14B=9B6.045.049.032.251969+59.2
14Mikov, Simeon1990BUL+72B=65N=42B+52N+17B2N+19B=13N=16B6.044.548.531.001985+3.2
15Mihaylov, BozhidarCM1946BUL+47N+57B=20N4B=32N+48B=38N+27B=25B6.043.047.529.751985+23.2
16Ivanov, Bogidar2160BUL+67N48B+54N+29B+22N8B=12N+35B=14N6.043.047.030.502006-27.2
17Zhelev, Momchil1695BUL+100N22B+62N+38B14N34B+66N+80B+37N6.038.541.024.501878+76.4
18Ivanov, Lachezar1760BUL+78N25B47N+83B+59N36B+46N+69B+34N6.037.541.026.001769+3.2
19Shvenk, Denis1863BUL+75BF36N+98N+47B+70B14N+51B+43N6.036.539.024.501834-1.9
20Yanev, Pavel2154BUL+93B+30N=15B+23N+25B=6N=3BF1N5.548.551.529.252160+5.4
21Trendafilov, Simeon2080BUL+68N+31B+81N5B+63N=10B4N+38B7N5.545.048.525.002011-19.6
22Peev, Martin1881BUL+89B+17N=3B=40N16B+42N10N=32B+54N5.545.048.027.251975+21.6
23Smolin, SergeyIM1977UKR=43N+41B+27N20B+31N+80B=40N5B=28N5.544.047.527.251975+1.7
24Simeonov, Kamen1899BUL+83N+44B10N+70B1N+46B=27N11N+49B5.543.547.024.751884-0.4
25Kostov, Galin2052BUL+58B+18N+63BF20N=7B+34N=12B=15N5.543.543.528.7520370.0
26Stoyanov, Daniel1971BUL+73N+51B5N+57B=48N40B+29N+41N6B5.542.546.525.751967+1.6
27Velchev, Yoan1597BUL=8B+96N23B+61N=13B+64N=24B15N+63B5.541.544.023.751927+126.8
28Zhelev, Nikolay1848BUL+95B2N+84B=65N=45B+81N7N+44B=23B5.540.043.022.251871+12.4
29Malchev, Nikola1769BUL+91B10B+73N16N=49B+56N26B+58N+50B5.539.542.522.751816+15.6
30Tutekov, Teodor1778BUL+102N20B+59N=47B+67N12B=51N+36B=39B5.539.041.022.501817+15.2
31Avci, Ahmet Turhan1758TUR+53B21N=58B+72N23B+49N35B+56N+47B5.538.542.524.251775+7.2
32Merdinyan, Bozhidar1748BUL+99B9N=72B+66N=15B39N+82B=22N+55B5.538.541.022.251819+32.0
33Malcheva, NiyaWCM1698BUL+97N37B=77N+68B80N=66B+73N+63B=35N5.533.536.021.001754+25.2
34Belchev, Valeri1850BUL+74N4B+50N+36B9B+17N25B+81N18B5.044.047.523.001841-5.2
35Bayatov, Mario1910BUL+85N+70B6N+44B4N=51B+31N16N=33B5.044.047.523.001895-6.8
36Koev, Georgi1635BUL1N+71B+19B34N+55B+18N39B30N+65B5.043.547.524.501846+93.6
37Popzafirov, Danail1906BUL+98B+33N=40B2N=42B+52N13B+47N17B5.043.546.022.001862-21.6
38Dimitrov, Georgi Y1810BUL+79B3N+49B17N+54B+82N=15B21N=41B5.042.546.022.001808-1.6
39Chuchukova, Stefani1918BUL+76B+45NF8B=51N+32B+36N10B=30N5.041.541.524.501882-4.4
40Kukov, VelislavIM2315BUL+54N+80B=37N=22B=11B+26N=23BFF5.041.041.024.502121-11.8
41Nonchev, Yavor1753BUL=96B23N+53B+58N7N+68B+80N26B=38N5.039.041.520.251821+24.4
42Bulut, Kemal1735TUR+90N=7B=14N=80B=37N22B69N+74B+67N5.038.541.521.501782+16.9
43Radev, Slavi1553BUL=23B8N=96B53N+101B+86N+45B+52N19B5.037.539.519.001846+66.8
44Ochkova, Vasilena1688BUL+94B24N+89B35N+53B13N+97B28N+75B5.036.539.017.001619-22.4
45Krushichki, Theodor1719SWE+104N39B+83N=7B=28N63B43N+90B+69N5.036.538.018.001695-10.4
46Yurukova, Ginka1638BUL2B+95N+104B63N+96B24N18B+89N+64B5.035.036.514.001705+9.0
47Tokmachov, Daniel1534USA15B+86N+18B=30N19N+50B+48N37B31N4.543.046.521.251763+80.4
48Pantev, Kaloyan1804BUL+103B+16N11B+81N=26B15N47B50N+73N4.540.042.018.251783-14.4
49Velichkov, Nikolay1612BUL6N+108B38N+88B=29N31B+85N+70B24N4.539.040.014.751690+26.0
50Marinov, Dimitar D1635BUL3B+79N34B+75N=64B47N+76B+48B29N4.538.542.518.501687+17.6
51Tkachenko, Kyrylo1735UKR+86B26N=66B+77N=39B=35N=30B19N=81B4.538.542.019.001724-8.4
52Iliev, Stoyan1749BUL+106N12B+85N14B+69N37B+67N43B=59N4.538.039.515.251675-30.8
53Kale, Tuna0TUR31N+69B41N+43B44N=59B=68N+66B=57N4.537.541.519.5016420.0
54Ivanov, Nikolay1635BUL40B+87N16B+89N38N+74B+65B=55N22B4.537.540.516.751749+45.6
55Bakalski, Martin1805BUL+88N5B67N+85B36N+98B+57N=54B32N4.537.540.016.251662-63.6
56Shahbazyan, Norayr1595BUL10N+78B64N+104B=57N29B+62N31B+82N4.537.539.015.751605+2.4
57Merdzhanov, Vladko1702BUL+107B15N+76B26N=56B+58N55B=75N=53B4.537.538.516.001647-12.2
58Altun, Kadir Ata1592TUR25N+110B=31N41B+62N57B+71N29B+97N4.537.037.013.751593-6.4
59Tomov, Stoyan1612BUL11B+101N30B+95N18B=53N+96B=64N=52B4.536.038.014.001630+1.2
60Kichukova, Eva1635BUL4N+74B1N+71B82N89B+99N=97B+83N4.535.037.515.251595-25.6
61Petrov, Krassimir1771BUL+108N6B=68N27B66N=83B+101N=82B+85N4.532.533.512.001523-46.4
62Mladenov, Georgi1431BUL+109B63N17B=93N58B+87N56B+98N+89B4.531.032.011.501621+81.2
63Ivanov, Hristiyan1867BUL+77N+62B25N+46B21B+45N9B33N27N4.042.546.518.501706-66.8
64Hristev, Kaloyan1773BUL+101B11N+56B1B=50N27B+72N=59B46N4.041.543.515.001656-59.2
65Ivanov, Stefan V1756BUL+110N=14B=7N=28B12N=67B54N+76B36N4.041.541.515.001685-34.0
66Yordanov, Kristiyan1548BUL12N+90B=51N32B+61B=33N17B53N+92B4.039.542.515.501642+24.4
67Georgiev, Radmil1617BUL16B+103N+55B=13N30B=65N52B+79N42B4.039.541.515.501676+16.0
68Velkov, Samuil1593BUL21B+91N=61B33N+79B41N=53B=78N=71B4.037.040.015.501557-14.4
69Neychev, Nikola1579BUL9B53N+91B+101N52B+95N+42B18N45B4.037.039.013.001609+5.6
70Slavova, Lilyana1697BUL+92B35N+98B24N+76B19N=75B49N=78B4.036.038.513.501580-45.6
71Pidakev, Vladimir1462BUL13B36N+86B60N+92B=72N58B+84B=68N4.035.038.014.001483+3.2
72Naneva, Aleksandra1571BUL14N+106B=32N31B=97N=71B64B=91N+95B4.033.535.012.001571-5.2
73Iliev, Pavel Il.1544BUL26B+99N29B96N+91B+94N33B+92N48B4.032.535.011.501005-31.2
74Nikolov, Nikola Evg1473BUL34B60N+99B+84N81B54N+94B42N+93B4.032.034.512.001523+12.4
75Petrov, Todor P1478BUL19N109N+110B50B+100N+84B=70N=57B44N4.031.031.010.251561+21.6
76Manev, Miroslav1513BUL39N+97B57N+100B70N+90B50N65N+94B4.030.533.011.00942-44.8
77Muserov, Maksim1482BUL63B+94N=33B51B84N=79N92B+103N+91B4.030.532.512.751430-15.2
78Kale, Bora0TUR18B56N82N+107B85N+105B+93N=68B=70N4.030.031.09.5014550.0
79Kotsev, Momchil1423BUL38N50B=97N+103B68N=77B+107N67B+90N4.029.030.09.251262-30.0
80Ribarov, Valerij1845BUL+87B40N+93B=42N+33B23N41B17NF3.538.538.514.501731-25.4
81Mladenov, Andrey1669BUL+105NF21B48B+74N28B+89N34B=51N3.538.039.510.751650-6.4
82Komanov, Kiril1538BUL7NF+78B+92N+60B38B32N=61N56B3.537.539.013.7515540.0
83Altun, Oktay1488TUR24B+92N45B18N86B=61N+87B+96N60B3.535.538.011.251514+2.0
84Ochkova, Maria1622BUL5N+88B28N74B+77B75N=91B71N+96B3.535.037.511.501437-74.4
85Aleksandrov, Kristiyan1509BUL35B+107N52B55N+78B=96N49B+86N61B3.533.034.09.75967-39.2
86Petkov, Aleksander0BUL51N47B71N+108B+83N43B=98N85B+101N3.529.530.57.7513110.0
87Vancheva, Yana1445BUL80N54B=90N97B+102N62B83N+108B+104B3.525.026.06.00800-55.6
88Dobreva, Dariya1406BUL55B84N+107B49N94B92N+102B=104N+98B3.524.525.56.251441+3.6
89Zheleva, Eleonora1484BUL22N+105B44N54B+104N+60N81B46B62N3.034.035.57.501345-41.6
90Peev, Bogdan0BUL42B66N=87B+94N=93B76N+95B45N79B3.031.534.59.2513700.0
91Ivanova, Nikol0BUL29N68B69N+106B73N+100B=84N=72B77N3.031.533.07.7512840.0
92Tasheva, Iva0BUL70N83B+102N82B71N+88B+77N73B66N3.030.532.59.5013280.0
93Nikolov, Zdravko1617BUL20N+102B80N=62B=90NF78B+99B74N3.029.531.58.251370-25.0
94FIDE 2974304044N77B+108N90B+88N73B74N+101B76N3.029.530.56.5012450.0
95Kotsev, Kalin1470BUL28N46B+106N59B+105N69B90N+107B72N3.029.030.04.00849-56.4
96Krumov, Hristo0BUL=41N27B=43N+73B46N=85B59N83B84N2.536.039.510.7514250.0
97Tasev, Nikolay0BUL33B76N=79B+87N=72BF44N=60N58B2.535.038.09.7514330.0
98Dimitrov, Aleksandar M.1493BUL37N+100B70N19B+99N55N=86B62B88N2.533.536.06.75884-72.4
99Neycheva, Gabriela0BUL32N73B74N+102B98B+103N60B93N=100N2.528.030.05.257870.0
100Todorov, Valentin S.0BUL17B98N+103B76N75B91NF+102N=99B2.526.026.05.257460.0
101Di Ferdinando, Massimo0BUL64N59B+105N69B43N+104B61B94N86B2.030.031.53.008560.0
102FIDE 2974266030B93N92B99N87B+110N88N100B+105N2.025.025.01.507690.0
103Alexandrova, Simona0BUL48N67B100N79N+110B99B+108N77BF2.023.523.51.007820.0
104FIDE 2974290045BF46N56N89B101N+110B=88B87N1.530.030.01.7511480.0
105Zhivkov, Ventsislav0BUL81B89N101B+110N95B78NF=106N102B1.519.019.00.757420.0
106FIDE 2972085052B72N95B91N108NFF=105B+110N1.517.017.00.757950.0
107Stoyanchov, Yasen0BUL57N85B88N78NF+108B79B95NF1.025.525.51.007030.0
108FIDE 2974274061B49N94B86N+106B107N103B87NF1.023.523.51.508170.0
109Kamenov, Valentin1817BUL62N+75BFFFFFFF1.08.58.54.001454-15.8
110FIDE 2974282065B58N75N105B103N102B104NF106B0.021.021.00.008080.0

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