LXI festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF
16 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1784, and top seed was Stoyan Or Stoyanov (🇧🇬 BUL, FM, 2329).
Stoyan Or Stoyanov (🇧🇬 BUL, FM, 2329) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Svetoslav Lozanov (4.0) and Vladko Merdzhanov (4.0). Stoyanov won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Georgi Nenchev (1408) beat Cveta Vasileva (1654), a +246-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Stoyan Or Stoyanov led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Stoyan Or Stoyanov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Stoyan Or Stoyanov beat Svetoslav Lozanov (White).
FM Stoyan Or Stoyanov 5 wins (R1–R5)Vladko Merdzhanov 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMStoyan Or Stoyanov | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Svetoslav Lozanov | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Vladko Merdzhanov | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Stefan Tomislavov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoyanov, Stoyan OrFM | 2329 | BUL | +3B | +4N | +6B | +5N | +2B | F | 5.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 18.00 | 2729 | +8.0 |
| 2 | Lozanov, Svetoslav | 1849 | BUL | +13N | +7B | −5N | +8B | −1N | +6B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 1940 | +12.4 |
| 3 | Merdzhanov, Vladko | 1666 | BUL | −1N | +14B | +9N | +7B | +8N | −5B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 8.50 | 1842 | +26.4 |
| 4 | Tomislavov, Stefan | 1707 | BUL | +14N | −1B | =8N | =9B | +15N | +7B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1790 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Merdinyan, Bozhidar | 1753 | BUL | F | F | +2B | −1B | +6N | +3N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 2033 | +53.6 |
| 6 | Valchev, Martin V | 1690 | BUL | +10N | +13B | −1N | +11B | −5B | −2N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1727 | +4.4 |
| 7 | Filipov, Kotse | 1700 | BUL | +12B | −2N | +16B | −3N | +10B | −4N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1582 | -15.4 |
| 8 | Ivanov, Ljubomir | 1844 | BUL | +11B | +16N | =4B | −2N | −3B | F | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1702 | -18.2 |
| 9 | Vishev, Nikolay | 1515 | BUL | F | +12N | −3B | =4N | +16B | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1701 | +19.4 |
| 10 | Pacheliev, Vasil | 0 | BUL | −6B | −11N | =14N | +13B | −7N | +12B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Panov, Stanislav T. | 1650 | BUL | −8N | +10B | F | −6N | +12B | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1522 | -19.6 |
| 12 | Nenchev, Georgi | 1408 | BUL | −7N | −9B | +13N | +14B | −11N | −10N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1516 | +12.6 |
| 13 | Vasileva, Cveta | 1654 | BUL | −2B | −6N | −12B | −10N | +14N | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 1399 | -26.0 |
| 14 | Vakrilov, Blagovest | 1422 | BUL | −4B | −3N | =10B | −12N | −13B | F | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 809 | -21.8 |
| 15 | FIDE 545024243 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | −4B | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 908 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mehmed, Fikret | 1640 | BUL | F | −8B | −7N | F | −9N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 887 | -53.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Merdinyan, BozhidarBUL+53.63.0 pts · #5
- 2Merdzhanov, VladkoBUL+26.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Vishev, NikolayBUL+19.42.5 pts · #6
- 1Mehmed, FikretBUL-53.20.0 pts · #15
- 2Vasileva, CvetaBUL-26.01.0 pts · #12
- 3Vakrilov, BlagovestBUL-21.80.5 pts · #16
- R3+246 Elo gap
- R5+178 Elo gap
- R5+125 Elo gap