International chess tournament for kids"Shumen 2025", Chess Summer B, Under the aegis of Bscf
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24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Shumen, Chess club Shumen, Bulgaria. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1099, and top seed was Stoyan Iliev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1713).
Nikolay T. Todorov (🇧🇬 BUL, 1556) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Nikola Neychev (5.0) and Velin Simeonov (4.5). Todorov shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Nikolay T. Todorov (1556) beat Stoyan Iliev (1713), a +157-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Shumen, Chess club Shumen, Bulgaria
Dates
14 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×22
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsNikolay T. Todorov led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jun
Nikolay T. Todorov takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nikolay T. Todorov 3 wins (R4–R6)Stoyan Iliev 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikolay T. Todorov | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Nikola Neychev | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Stoyan Iliev | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Velin Simeonov | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todorov, Nikolay T. | 1556 | BUL | +8N | +7B | =3N | +14B | +11N | +5N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 21.25 | 1871 | +46.8 |
| 2 | Neychev, Nikola | 1505 | BUL | +19B | +23N | =4B | +12N | =5B | +8N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 15.50 | 1657 | +16.0 |
| 3 | Simeonov, Velin | 1563 | BUL | +16B | +18N | =1B | −5N | +12B | +11N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 1442 | -12.4 |
| 4 | Shahbazyan, Norayr | 1620 | BUL | +10N | +24B | =2N | −11B | +13N | +7B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 14.00 | 1505 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Iliev, Stoyan | 1713 | BUL | +21N | +20B | +14N | +3B | =2N | −1B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1630 | -17.2 |
| 6 | Kabaivanov, Aleks | 1514 | BUL | +17N | +22B | −11N | +10B | −7N | +14B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 2318 | +20.4 |
| 7 | Sirekbasan, Yigit | 0 | TUR | +?B | −1N | +?B | +15N | +6B | −4N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Osmanov, Samer | 0 | BUL | −1B | +?N | +?B | +18N | +9B | −2B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Panaiotova, Gabriela | 0 | BUL | −14N | +?B | +22N | +20B | −8N | +15B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nemychenkov, Artem | 0 | UKR | −4B | +?N | +23B | −6N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Baynabiev, Eren | 0 | BUL | =12B | +?N | +6B | +4N | −1B | −3B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Pisev, Ivan | 0 | BUL | =11N | +13B | +?N | −2B | −3N | +18B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Petkov, Alexsandar | 0 | BUL | =?B | −12N | +?B | +19N | −4B | +?N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dimitrov, Miroslav | 1517 | BUL | +9B | +15N | −5B | −1N | +16B | −6N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 794 | -48.4 |
| 15 | Mehmed, Denis | 0 | BUL | +?N | −14B | +24N | −7B | +?B | −9N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Nikolov, Aleksandar D. | 0 | BUL | −3N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −14N | +21B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 767 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Panayotov, Mario | 0 | BUL | −6B | +?N | −18B | =?N | =?B | +?N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Kaloyanov, Zhivko | 0 | BUL | +?N | −3B | +17N | −8B | =?B | −12N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Paraskevov, Pavel | 0 | BUL | −2N | +21B | =20N | −13B | −?N | +?B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Georgiev, Nikolay | 0 | BUL | +?B | −5N | =19B | −9N | F | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Lungarov, Atanas | 0 | BUL | −5B | −19N | −?B | F | +22N | −16N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Zlatanov, Georgi | 0 | BUL | F | −6N | −9B | −?N | −21B | +24N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Stanev, Denis | 0 | BUL | +?N | −2B | −10N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Shentatar, Nihir | 0 | BUL | −?B | −4N | −15B | −?N | −?N | −22B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Todorov, Nikolay T.BUL+46.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Kabaivanov, AleksBUL+20.44.0 pts · #6
- 3Neychev, NikolaBUL+16.05.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Dimitrov, MiroslavBUL-48.43.0 pts · #23
- 2Iliev, StoyanBUL-17.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Simeonov, VelinBUL-12.44.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R6+157 Elo gap