LXIII festival"FIRST WEEKEND"- under the aegis of BSCF
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11 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1272, and top seed was Georgi Koev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1934).
Fikret Mehmed (🇧🇬 BUL, 1619) won with 3.5/8, ahead of Kotse Filipov (3.5) and Momchil Kotsev (3.5).
The biggest upset came in round 2: Georgi Nenchev (1432) beat Fikret Mehmed (1619), a +187-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Dates
02 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Avg top 10
1,272
Participants
11
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×9
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 4 players tied at 3.5/8, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
7
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 3.5/8. Mehmed takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Momchil Kotsev drew with Kotse Filipov (Black).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Momchil Kotsev won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Momchil Kotsev | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Kotse Filipov | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Cveta Vasileva | — | — | * | — |
| 4Fikret Mehmed | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehmed, Fikret | 1619 | BUL | −?B | −6N | =11N | −3B | +9N | −2B | +5N | +8B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1370 | -51.6 |
| 2 | Filipov, Kotse | 1658 | BUL | −5N | +7B | −?N | −?B | +11B | +1N | −?N | =3B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.75 | 1826 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Kotsev, Momchil | 1518 | BUL | F | F | F | +1N | +6B | +7N | −?B | =2N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 11.25 | 1894 | +68.4 |
| 4 | Vasileva, Cveta | 1654 | BUL | +11B | −?B | +5N | −?N | =10B | +8N | −?N | −?B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.75 | 1800 | +7.4 |
| 5 | Tihov, Ivan | 0 | BUL | +2B | −8N | −4B | +6N | −7B | −9N | −1B | +11N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Nenchev, Georgi | 1432 | BUL | −?N | +1B | −7N | −5B | −3N | +11B | +9B | −?N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1428 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Krastev, Valentin | 1521 | FRA | −?B | −2N | +6B | −8N | +5N | −3B | +11N | −?B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1370 | -15.4 |
| 8 | Panov, Stanislav T. | 1645 | BUL | −?N | +5B | −10N | +7B | =?N | −4B | =?B | −1N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1398 | -52.4 |
| 9 | Kotsev, Kalin | 100 | BUL | F | F | F | +11N | −1B | +5B | −6N | +10B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Vishev, Nikolay | 1568 | BUL | −?N | +11B | +8B | −?N | =4N | −?B | −?B | −9N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.25 | 1843 | +14.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 2980762 | 0 | — | −4N | −10N | =1B | −9B | −2N | −6N | −7B | −5B | 0.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 1.75 | 1174 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kotsev, MomchilBUL+68.43.5 pts · #1
- 2Vishev, NikolayBUL+14.62.5 pts · #5
- 3Filipov, KotseBUL+11.63.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Panov, Stanislav T.BUL-52.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Mehmed, FikretBUL-51.63.5 pts · #8
- 3Krastev, ValentinFRA-15.43.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R2+187 Elo gap
- R4+101 Elo gap