Ropotamo Cup A tournament
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50 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Primorsko, Bulgaria. 7 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2181, and top seed was Vasile Sanduleac (🇲🇩 MDA, GM, 2340).
Goran Krastev (🇧🇬 BUL, 2143) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Vasile Sanduleac (7.0) and Sergiu Bargan (6.5). Krastev won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Stanislav Botev (1875) beat Momchil Todorov (2271), a +396-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Primorsko, Bulgaria
Dates
07 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 7
GM×1
IM×5
WCM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×35
🇲🇩Moldova×8
🇹🇷Turkiye×4
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇰🇿Kazakhstan×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jun
GM Vasile Sanduleac takes the sole lead (6.5/8).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/9. Krastev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).
R7–R9 · WIN STREAK
Goran Krastev won 3 in a row (R7–R9).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goran Krastev | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2GMVasile Sanduleac | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Ilker Ozcan | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4IMSergiu Bargan | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krastev, Goran | 2143 | BUL | +23N | +37B | =4N | −7B | +25B | =8N | +5B | +3N | +6N | 7.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 35.50 | 2220 | +18.6 |
| 2 | Sanduleac, VasileGM | 2340 | MDA | =24N | +32B | +28N | =8B | +39B | +9N | =3B | +7N | =4N | 7.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 32.25 | 2230 | -7.8 |
| 3 | Bargan, SergiuIM | 2194 | MDA | +26N | +5B | =6N | +35B | =7N | +4B | =2N | −1B | +9N | 6.5 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 34.75 | 2185 | +1.3 |
| 4 | Ozcan, Ilker | 2047 | TUR | +10B | +18N | =1B | =39N | +5B | −3N | +17B | +16N | =2B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 33.25 | 2194 | +35.2 |
| 5 | Metiner, Yekta Efe | 1979 | TUR | +46N | −3N | +10B | +22B | −4N | +33B | −1N | +24B | +12N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 43.5 | 23.50 | 2066 | +46.8 |
| 6 | Novac, Vadim | 2062 | MDA | +34N | +16B | =3B | −17N | =31B | +29N | +11B | +13N | −1B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 27.00 | 2092 | +16.4 |
| 7 | Sholpanbek, ZhansayaWCM | 1750 | KAZ | =25N | +19B | +14B | +1N | =3B | =17N | +8B | −2B | F | 5.5 | 44.0 | 44.0 | 29.50 | 2233 | +181.2 |
| 8 | Todorov, OgnjanIM | 2143 | BUL | +29B | +11N | +9B | =2N | =17B | =1B | −7N | +27N | F | 5.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 27.75 | 2132 | +0.3 |
| 9 | Botev, Stanislav | 1875 | BUL | +45N | +27B | −8N | +20B | +15N | −2B | =14B | +17N | −3B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 22.50 | 2219 | +75.2 |
| 10 | Ivanov, Hristiyan | 1765 | BUL | −4N | +47B | −5N | +26B | −12N | +40B | +39N | +33B | =16B | 5.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 15.75 | 1980 | +99.6 |
| 11 | Bejan, Sergiu | 1928 | MDA | +47N | −8B | −22N | +40B | +20N | +19B | −6N | −12B | +23N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 16.50 | 1976 | +12.8 |
| 12 | Stancev, Semion | 1973 | MDA | =43B | −48N | +36B | =18N | +10B | −35N | +29B | +11N | −5B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 20.75 | 1858 | -46.4 |
| 13 | Bochev, Krasimir | 1988 | BUL | =36N | =22B | =16N | +23B | F | =31N | +28B | −6B | +27N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 19.50 | 1961 | -3.6 |
| 14 | Smolin, SergeyIM | 1984 | UKR | F | +36B | −7N | +41B | =33N | +22B | =9N | −15B | +31N | 5.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 17.00 | 1935 | -3.3 |
| 15 | Nikolov, SashoIM | 2254 | BUL | F | F | +34N | +28B | −9B | +18N | +31B | +14N | F | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 20.50 | 2167 | -3.7 |
| 16 | Lozanov, Svetoslav | 1906 | BUL | +41N | −6N | =13B | +32B | =19N | +39B | F | −4B | =10N | 4.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 15.50 | 1975 | +12.8 |
| 17 | Stojanov, Alexandar | 2026 | BUL | +40N | +50B | F | +6B | =8N | =7B | −4N | −9B | =28N | 4.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 16.00 | 1925 | -16.6 |
| 18 | Chuchukova, Stefani | 1891 | BUL | +20N | −4B | =45N | =12B | =44N | −15B | +30N | =22B | =25N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 17.00 | 2016 | +26.8 |
| 19 | Glavchev, Stanislav | 2106 | BUL | =31B | −7N | +21B | +48N | =16B | −11N | =24N | =23B | =22N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 15.50 | 1818 | -60.2 |
| 20 | Todorov, Momchil | 2271 | BUL | −18B | +43N | +37B | −9N | −11B | F | =22N | +36N | +24B | 4.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 14.00 | 1933 | -55.6 |
| 21 | Larionov, Serghei | 1678 | MDA | −39N | =26B | −19N | +49B | −24N | +41B | −23N | +46B | +32N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1782 | +27.2 |
| 22 | Shvenk, Denis | 1743 | BUL | F | =13N | +11B | −5N | +37B | −14N | =20B | =18N | =19B | 4.0 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 17.25 | 1991 | +95.2 |
| 23 | Neshev, Nikola | 1879 | BUL | −1B | =30N | +43B | −13N | +36B | −27N | +21B | =19N | −11B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 13.75 | 1794 | -17.2 |
| 24 | Carasiov, Artiom | 1902 | MDA | =2B | +44N | −39B | −33N | +21B | +25N | =19B | −5N | −20N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 16.25 | 2026 | +50.4 |
| 25 | Genov, Petko | 2034 | BUL | =7B | =31N | +29B | F | −1N | −24B | =36N | +26N | =18B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 16.25 | 1867 | -32.2 |
| 26 | Popov, Georgi | 1890 | BUL | −3B | =21N | =30B | −10N | +47N | +38B | −33N | −25B | +42N | 4.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 10.25 | 1747 | -29.6 |
| 27 | Stefanov, Plamen | 1982 | BUL | +30B | −9N | −31B | F | +41N | +23B | +32N | −8B | −13B | 4.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 13.50 | 1829 | -27.2 |
| 28 | Hristov, Petar | 1905 | BUL | +49B | =35N | −2B | −15N | +48B | F | −13N | +32B | =17B | 4.0 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 9.50 | 1968 | +7.6 |
| 29 | Krastev, Kalin | 1885 | BUL | −8N | +46B | −25N | +38B | +45N | −6B | −12N | +42B | F | 4.0 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 8.50 | 1895 | +4.2 |
| 30 | Abdula, Adrian | 1585 | BUL | −27N | =23B | =26N | −44B | =40N | +48B | −18B | =37N | +47N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 8.75 | 1776 | +75.6 |
| 31 | Sirin, Ahmet | 1837 | TUR | =19N | =25B | +27N | =45B | =6N | =13B | −15N | F | −14B | 3.5 | 36.0 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 2022 | +34.4 |
| 32 | Petkova, Irina | 1847 | BUL | =44B | −2N | +49B | −16N | +43B | +37N | −27B | −28N | −21B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 7.00 | 1766 | -36.8 |
| 33 | Ardenski, Dimitar | 2122 | BUL | F | F | +42N | +24B | =14B | −5N | +26B | −10N | F | 3.5 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.50 | 1936 | -24.6 |
| 34 | Dimov, Danail | 1798 | BUL | −6B | =38N | −15B | −36N | =42B | +43N | =37B | +48N | F | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 1731 | -16.2 |
| 35 | Nenkov, Ljudmil | 2044 | BUL | +42N | =28B | +48B | −3N | F | +12B | F | F | F | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 2046 | +3.0 |
| 36 | Georgiev, Radmil | 1616 | BUL | =13B | −14N | −12N | +34B | −23N | +49N | =25B | −20B | −38N | 3.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 9.00 | 1699 | +16.8 |
| 37 | Rahnev, Alexander | 1910 | BUL | +38B | −1N | −20N | +47B | −22N | −32B | =34N | =30B | F | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 7.75 | 1714 | -39.6 |
| 38 | Kaparashev, Ivaylo | 1477 | BUL | −37N | =34B | F | −29N | +46B | −26N | −42N | =47B | +36B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1647 | +50.8 |
| 39 | Angelov, Zvetomir | 2006 | BUL | +21B | F | +24N | =4B | −2N | −16N | −10B | F | F | 2.5 | 35.5 | 35.5 | 11.75 | 1884 | -20.2 |
| 40 | Georgiev, Dimitar | 1693 | BUL | −17B | −45B | +46N | −11N | =30B | −10N | +47N | −41B | F | 2.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.50 | 1677 | -7.8 |
| 41 | Stoyanov, Kaloyan | 0 | BUL | −16B | F | F | −14N | −27B | −21N | +46B | +40N | F | 2.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.00 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Chirpii, Alexandru | 1752 | MDA | −35B | =49N | −33B | −43N | =34N | F | +38B | −29N | −26B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.25 | 1588 | -29.2 |
| 43 | Birincioglu, Poyraz | 1510 | TUR | =12N | −20B | −23N | +42B | −32N | −34B | =49N | F | F | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 1656 | +30.4 |
| 44 | Marholev, DimitarIM | 2115 | BUL | =32N | −24B | F | +30N | =18B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1839 | -13.0 |
| 45 | Ilchov, Rosen | 2124 | BUL | −9B | +40N | =18B | =31N | −29B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1770 | -43.2 |
| 46 | Nikolov, Jordan G. | 1579 | BUL | −5B | −29N | −40B | F | −38N | =47B | −41N | −21N | +48B | 1.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.50 | 1464 | -21.4 |
| 47 | Dikova, Bogdana | 1482 | BUL | −11B | −10N | F | −37N | −26B | =46N | −40B | =38N | −30B | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 2.25 | 1397 | -34.4 |
| 48 | Russieva, Svitlana | 1682 | UKR | F | +12B | −35N | −19B | −28N | −30N | F | −34B | −46N | 1.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 5.00 | 1540 | -40.4 |
| 49 | Kaloyanov, Kaloyan | 0 | BUL | −28N | =42B | −32N | −21N | F | −36B | =43B | F | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Khasin, Konstantin | 0 | BUL | F | −17N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1226 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sholpanbek, ZhansayaWCMKAZ+181.25.5 pts · #8
- 2Ivanov, HristiyanBUL+99.65.5 pts · #10
- 3Shvenk, DenisBUL+95.24.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Glavchev, StanislavBUL-60.24.5 pts · #17
- 2Todorov, MomchilBUL-55.64.5 pts · #16
- 3Stancev, SemionMDA-46.45.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R4+396 Elo gap
- R4+393 Elo gap
- R7+393 Elo gap