Victory Cup, Under the aegis of BSCF

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54 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1801, and top seed was Denislav Blagoev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1895).

Iliyan Manov (🇧🇬 BUL, 1828) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Boyan Mihaylov (5.0) and Adrian Mitushev (5.0). Manov took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Ilon Velichkov (1430) beat David Lukic (1805), a +375-point gap.

Location

🇧🇬Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Dates

18 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇬Denislav Blagoev1895

Avg top 10

1,801

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇧🇬Bulgaria×33

🇲🇰North Macedonia×14

🇷🇸Serbia×4

Top 3

🥇
Iliyan Manov
🇧🇬BUL·1828
5.5pts·2061perf+24.8
🥈
Boyan Mihaylov
🇧🇬BUL·1783
5.0pts·1929perf+41.6
🥉
Adrian Mitushev
🇧🇬BUL·1716
5.0pts·1929perf+43.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Iliyan Manov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Manov5.5Mihaylov5Mitushev5Zlatkov4.5Veleva4.5Blagoev4

R5 · LEADER CHANGE19 Jul

Iliyan Manov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Iliyan Manov beat Boyan Mihaylov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Iliyan Manov 3 wins (R4–R6)Boyan Mihaylov 4 wins (R1–R4)Adrian Mitushev 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Iliyan Manov	*	1	—	1
2Boyan Mihaylov	0	*	—	—
3Adrian Mitushev	—	—	*	—
4Nikolay Zlatkov	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Manov, Iliyan	1828	BUL	+28N	+33B	=9N	+4B	+2N	+8B	5.5	20.5	23.0	21.00	2061	+24.8
2	Mihaylov, Boyan	1783	BUL	+26B	+20N	+11B	+8N	−1B	+6B	5.0	21.0	24.0	18.50	1929	+41.6
3	Mitushev, Adrian	1716	BUL	+37N	−32B	+43N	+19B	+12N	+7B	5.0	16.5	18.5	16.00	1929	+43.6
4	Zlatkov, Nikolay	1701	BUL	+54B	+38N	=6B	−1N	+33B	+18N	4.5	17.5	17.5	10.00	1751	+15.2
5	Veleva, Ilijana	1634	MKD	+35B	−10N	+39B	+21N	=14B	+23N	4.5	16.0	18.0	12.25	1789	+37.2
6	Simonski, Atanas	1605	BUL	+41N	+14B	=4N	=7B	+10B	−2N	4.0	21.0	23.0	13.75	1860	+66.4
7	Blagoev, Denislav	1895	BUL	+22B	=16N	+17B	=6N	+15B	−3N	4.0	19.5	22.5	13.75	1811	-21.2
8	Abdurahman, Ahmet Selim	1740	MKD	+51B	+42N	+21B	−2B	+9N	−1N	4.0	19.5	20.5	10.00	1766	+6.0
9	Shopov, Vladimir	1577	BUL	+48B	+45N	=1B	=10N	−8B	+22N	4.0	18.5	19.5	10.75	1802	+56.0
10	Simeonov, Mario	1788	BUL	+36N	+5B	=32N	=9B	−6N	+27B	4.0	18.0	20.5	13.25	1675	-15.0
11	Koralov, Lyubomir	1691	BUL	+31N	+18B	−2N	=33B	+32N	=13B	4.0	18.0	20.5	12.25	1705	-3.6
12	Stefanoski, Daniel	1817	MKD	+30B	−21N	+22B	+23N	−3B	+25N	4.0	17.0	20.0	12.00	1685	-32.0
13	Milanov, Vasil	1649	BUL	+40N	=24B	−15B	+38N	+17B	=11N	4.0	16.0	18.0	11.00	1775	+35.2
14	Stankovic, Srdjan	1765	MKD	+25B	−6N	F	+32B	=5N	+16B	3.5	18.0	20.5	11.25	1728	-6.4
15	Bednikov, Georgi	1810	BUL	=27N	+29B	+13N	+16B	−7N	F	3.5	17.5	17.5	12.00	1776	-0.8
16	Petrovski, Stojanche	1683	MKD	+50B	=7B	+24N	−15N	+34B	−14N	3.5	16.5	17.5	8.50	1732	+4.4
17	Taskov, Atanas	1766	BUL	=29N	+34B	−7N	+40B	−13N	+32B	3.5	16.0	18.0	8.50	1549	-45.2
18	Lazarova, Nikol	1532	BUL	+49B	−11N	=38B	+35N	+21B	−4B	3.5	16.0	17.0	7.50	1542	0.0
19	Milovanovic, David B	1669	SRB	−38B	+50N	+26B	−3N	=36B	+34N	3.5	15.0	16.0	7.75	1409	-54.0
20	Kichukova, Eva	1635	BUL	+44N	−2B	=37N	−34B	+39N	+35B	3.5	14.5	16.5	7.75	990	-11.6
21	Dudaklieva, Daria	1682	BUL	+39N	+12B	−8N	−5B	−18N	+43B	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.00	1484	-41.2
22	Sokolov, Martin	1532	BUL	−7N	+31B	−12N	+52B	+40N	−9B	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.00	968	-27.2
23	Petrov, Andrey	1541	BUL	=34N	=27B	+46N	−12B	+43N	−5B	3.0	16.0	17.5	6.25	1361	-26.8
24	Lukic, David	1805	SRB	+47B	=13N	−16B	=36N	−25B	+38N	3.0	15.0	16.5	6.75	1518	-78.8
25	Velichkov, Ilon	1430	MKD	−14N	+41B	−33N	+46B	+24N	−12B	3.0	15.0	16.5	6.50	1563	+18.0
26	Cvetanovska, Andrea	1441	MKD	−2N	+44B	−19N	−41B	+46N	+39B	3.0	14.5	16.0	5.50	930	-10.4
27	Vladimirov, Simeon	1474	BUL	=15B	=23N	−45B	+48N	+42B	−10N	3.0	14.5	15.5	6.25	1623	+33.2
28	Vladimirov, Mario	1498	BUL	−1B	+52N	F	+44B	+41N	F	3.0	14.0	14.0	5.00	1028	-2.4
29	Fejzullahu, Jon	1438	MKD	=17B	−15N	−35B	+47N	=38B	+50N	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.25	1615	+31.6
30	Boric, Danijel	1474	SRB	−12N	−39B	−34N	+54B	+44N	+40B	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1018	-4.0
31	Belovska, Sofija	0	MKD	−11B	−22N	−48B	+51N	+49B	+42N	3.0	11.0	12.0	4.00	1487	0.0
32	Dimitrov, Dimitar D.	1556	BUL	+53B	+3N	=10B	−14N	−11B	−17N	2.5	20.0	21.0	8.00	1603	+9.2
33	Ivanov, Nikolay	1635	BUL	+52B	−1N	+25B	=11N	−4N	F	2.5	19.5	20.5	6.00	1585	-12.0
34	Velinov, Aleksandar	0	BUL	=23B	−17N	+30B	+20N	−16N	−19B	2.5	17.0	20.0	8.00	1568	0.0
35	Spadaro, Salvatore	0	BUL	−5N	=36B	+29N	−18B	+37N	−20N	2.5	17.0	19.5	6.75	1386	0.0
36	Mladenovikj Kmetovikj, Marko	1472	MKD	−10B	=35N	+49N	=24B	=19N	F	2.5	15.5	16.5	5.50	1629	+21.6
37	Arabadzhiev, Georgi	0	BUL	−3B	+53N	=20B	−42N	−35B	+41B	2.5	15.0	16.0	4.75	1371	0.0
38	Krumov, Jovan	0	MKD	+19N	−4B	=18N	−13B	=29N	−24B	2.0	18.5	21.5	6.75	1507	+24.0
39	Kotev, Stojko	0	BUL	−21B	+30N	−5N	+53B	−20B	−26N	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.00	1317	0.0
40	Krumova, Ina	0	MKD	−13B	+47N	+42B	−17N	−22B	−30N	2.0	15.5	17.0	3.50	1451	0.0
41	Stankovic, Sergej	0	MKD	−6B	−25N	+54B	+26N	−28B	−37N	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.00	1292	0.0
42	Marjanovic, Jaksa	1576	SRB	+46N	−8B	−40N	+37B	−27N	−31B	2.0	14.5	16.0	4.00	810	-37.2
43	Runtevski, Marko	1412	MKD	−45B	+48N	−3B	+49N	−23B	−21N	2.0	14.0	15.0	2.00	874	0.0
44	Rusev, Viktor	0	BUL	−20B	−26N	+51B	−28N	−30B	+49N	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.00	697	0.0
45	Baban, Boris	1754	BUL	+43N	−9B	+27N	F	F	F	2.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	1532	-11.2
46	FIDE 2966085	0	—	−42B	+51N	−23B	−25N	−26B	=47N	1.5	12.5	13.5	1.75	1120	0.0
47	Zlatkov, Boris	1473	BUL	−24N	−40B	−52N	−29B	+54N	=46B	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.75	822	-26.8
48	Stanoev, Iliya	0	BUL	−9N	−43B	+31N	−27B	−50N	F	1.0	13.0	14.0	3.00	732	0.0
49	Vladimirova, Maria Hr.	0	BUL	−18N	+54N	−36B	−43B	−31N	−44B	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	694	0.0
50	Dimitrachkov, Plamen	0	BUL	−16N	−19B	−53N	F	+48B	−29B	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	796	0.0
51	Andonov, Dimitar	0	BUL	−8N	−46B	−44N	−31B	+53N	F	1.0	11.5	12.5	1.00	946	0.0
52	Nikolov, Georgi Ros.	0	BUL	−33N	−28B	+47B	−22N	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	1.50	1341	0.0
53	FIDE 2966115	0	—	−32N	−37B	+50B	−39N	−51B	F	1.0	9.0	10.0	1.00	761	0.0
54	FIDE 2974240	0	—	−4N	−49B	−41N	−30N	−47B	F	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	743	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Simonski, AtanasBUL
+66.4
4.0 pts · #11
2Shopov, VladimirBUL
+56.0
4.0 pts · #15
3Mitushev, AdrianBUL
+43.6
5.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Lukic, DavidSRB
-78.8
3.0 pts · #9
2Milovanovic, David BSRB
-54.0
3.5 pts · #26
3Taskov, AtanasBUL
-45.2
3.5 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R5+375 Elo gap
Velichkov, Ilon1430 beat Lukic, David1805
R5+183 Elo gap
Simonski, Atanas1605 beat Simeonov, Mario1788
R6+179 Elo gap
Mitushev, Adrian1716 beat Blagoev, Denislav1895