National University Chess Teams Championship - May 2025
Team Round-RobinStandard
32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in Sofia - NSA, Bulgaria. 4 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2061, and top seed was Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi (πΊπ¦ UKR, CM, 2286).
Ivaylo Yordanov (π§π¬ BUL, 1810) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Lachezar Kolev (4.5) and Lazar Nasar (4.5). Yordanov shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Bozhidar Zhelyazkov (1443) beat Nikola Lazarov (1699), a +256-point gap.
Location
π§π¬Sofia - NSA, Bulgaria
Dates
10 May 2025 β 11 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin Β· 7 rounds
Titled players Β· 4
CMΓ2
WGMΓ1
WFMΓ1
Federations Β· 3 represented
π§π¬BulgariaΓ23
πΊπ¦UkraineΓ2
π·πΈSerbiaΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Ξ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yordanov, Ivaylo | π§π¬BUL | 1810 | 5.5 | 1752 | 2118 | +34.2 |
| 10 | Kolev, Lachezar | π§π¬BUL | 1992 | 4.5 | 1790 | 2063 | +4.8 |
| 9 | Nasar, Lazar | π§π¬BUL | 1922 | 4.5 | 1798 | 2071 | +10.0 |
| 8 | Yordanov, Ivan Y. | π§π¬BUL | 1872 | 4.5 | 1794 | 2067 | +13.8 |
| 6 | Ilieva, Ralitsa | π§π¬BUL | 1840 | 4.0 | 1934 | 2127 | +27.8 |
| 2 | CMKuzhylnyi, Oleksandr | πΊπ¦UKR | 2286 | 4.0 | 2034 | 2274 | -0.4 |
| 3 | WGMMehmed, Elif | π·πΈSRB | 2248 | 4.0 | 1897 | 2697 | +7.0 |
| 20 | Chitakova, Galya | π§π¬BUL | 1792 | 4.0 | 1848 | 1723 | -5.6 |
| 12 | Iliev, Mario | π§π¬BUL | 1764 | 3.5 | 1823 | 1823 | +12.8 |
| 17 | Zhelyazkov, Bozhidar | π§π¬BUL | 1443 | 3.0 | 1738 | 1613 | +21.2 |
| 11 | WFMKaraivanova, Petya | π§π¬BUL | 1994 | 3.0 | 1898 | 1898 | -20.0 |
| 5 | CMKochiev, Ivan | π§π¬BUL | 2138 | 3.0 | 2064 | 2136 | +0.2 |
| 4 | Pavlov, Vladimir | π§π¬BUL | 2069 | 3.0 | 2078 | 2150 | +11.0 |
| 7 | Stoyanov, Georgi | π§π¬BUL | 1955 | 2.5 | 2101 | 2101 | +18.2 |
| 18 | Lazarov, Nikola | π§π¬BUL | 1699 | 2.0 | 1774 | 1534 | -20.0 |
| 19 | Paraskevov, Emil | π§π¬BUL | 1705 | 2.0 | 1658 | 1658 | -2.0 |
| 25 | Stoyanov, Encho | π§π¬BUL | 1759 | 2.0 | 1838 | 1038 | -15.8 |
| 14 | Dimitrov, Dimitar Gen. | π§π¬BUL | 1754 | 2.0 | 1816 | 1816 | +3.4 |
| 13 | Slavejkov, Kristian | π§π¬BUL | 1933 | 1.5 | 2105 | 1956 | +1.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 2973030 | β | 0 | 1.0 | 1740 | 940 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kosteva, Stefani | π§π¬BUL | 1711 | 1.0 | 1934 | 1134 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Nikolov, Yavor | π§π¬BUL | 2076 | 1.0 | 2076 | 1836 | -30.0 |
| 15 | Todorov, Miroslav | π§π¬BUL | 0 | 1.0 | 1732 | 1607 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Andreev, Georgi B. | π§π¬BUL | 0 | 0.5 | 1809 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Dimov, Nikola | π§π¬BUL | 1863 | 0.0 | 1816 | 1016 | -45.4 |
| 27 | Kuklin, Kostiantyn | πΊπ¦UKR | 0 | 0.0 | 1853 | 1053 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 2972999 | β | 0 | 0.0 | 1936 | 1136 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 2960184 | β | 0 | 0.0 | 1718 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 2973006 | β | 0 | 0.0 | 1768 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Anachkov, Lyuboslav | π§π¬BUL | 0 | 0.0 | 1922 | 1122 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 2933241 | β | 0 | 0.0 | 1792 | 992 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 2973014 | β | 0 | 0.0 | 1840 | 1040 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Yordanov, IvayloBUL+34.25.5 pts Β· #1
- 2Ilieva, RalitsaBUL+27.84.0 pts Β· #6
- 3Zhelyazkov, BozhidarBUL+21.23.0 pts Β· #17
Top rating losers
- 1Dimov, NikolaBUL-45.40.0 pts Β· #31
- 2Nikolov, YavorBUL-30.01.0 pts Β· #16
- 3Karaivanova, PetyaWFMBUL-20.03.0 pts Β· #11
Biggest upsets
- R7+256 Elo gap
- R3+183 Elo gap
- R6+164 Elo gap