Ropotamo Cup B tournament
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71 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Jun 2025 to 14 Jun 2025 in Primorsko, Bulgaria. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1783, and top seed was Stefani Chuchukova (🇧🇬 BUL, 1891).
Stoyko Botev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1767) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ksenia Velikoglo (5.5) and Aydan Kamber (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Ivan Nicologlo (1533) beat Mitko Parvanov (1842), a +309-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Primorsko, Bulgaria
Dates
08 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,783
Participants
71
Federations · 5 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×43
🇲🇩Moldova×20
🇺🇦Ukraine×3
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇵🇭Philippines×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCo-leaders
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16
7
2
1
2
1
R7 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jun
Nikola Neshev takes the sole lead (6.5/7).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Stoyko Botev beat Ksenia Velikoglo (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Stoyko Botev 3 wins (R1–R3)Ksenia Velikoglo 5 wins (R1–R5)Aydan Kamber 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stoyko Botev | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Ksenia Velikoglo | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Aydan Kamber | — | — | * | — |
| 4Krassimir Petrov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botev, Stoyko | 1767 | BUL | +38N | +65B | +?N | =?B | +25N | +2B | =?N | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 2461 | +14.8 |
| 2 | Velikoglo, Ksenia | 1786 | MDA | +51B | +15N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −1N | =?N | 5.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1744 | -4.4 |
| 3 | Kamber, Aydan | 1747 | BUL | +48B | −?B | F | +43N | +34N | +25B | +20N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2420 | +26.8 |
| 4 | Ivanov, Hristiyan | 1765 | BUL | +41B | =?N | +?N | =?B | −?B | =12N | +29B | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.50 | 1777 | +2.0 |
| 5 | Petrov, Krassimir | 1754 | BUL | +26N | +?B | =?N | +28B | −?N | +63B | −?N | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2503 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Shalamanov, Vladimir | 1768 | BUL | =9B | =49N | +30B | −15N | =29B | +40N | =10B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 13.50 | 1621 | -17.6 |
| 7 | Petrov, Petar G. | 1791 | BUL | =49B | =30N | =43B | =16N | +42B | =28N | =12B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 13.25 | 1662 | -43.6 |
| 8 | Mocanu, Andrian | 1793 | MDA | +27N | +52B | −25N | =11B | −28N | +54B | =13N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 12.50 | 1643 | -52.8 |
| 9 | Kirilov, Valentin | 0 | BUL | =6N | −18B | =58N | +56B | =45N | +34B | =24N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1729 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Khasin, Konstantin | 0 | BUL | −12B | +46N | +50B | −?N | =16B | +45B | =6N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Stancev, Victor | 1670 | MDA | +64B | −37N | +51B | =8N | =24B | −14B | +39N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1722 | +18.4 |
| 12 | Russieva, Svitlana | 1682 | UKR | +10N | −?B | +26N | +14B | −?N | =4B | =7N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.75 | 1900 | +38.8 |
| 13 | Kaparashev, Ivaylo | 1477 | BUL | −17B | +67N | −39B | +69N | +33B | =37N | =8B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1692 | +47.6 |
| 14 | Dragiev, Drago | 1769 | BUL | +55B | +68N | −?B | −12N | +46B | +11N | F | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1768 | +0.8 |
| 15 | Ivanov, Galin | 1635 | BUL | +69N | −2B | +66N | +6B | −?N | −21B | +58N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1756 | +13.0 |
| 16 | Merdzhanov, Vladko | 1693 | BUL | F | −?B | +65N | =7B | =10N | +27B | +26N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 1858 | +8.4 |
| 17 | Toshkov, Angel | 1787 | BUL | +13N | +22B | −?N | +52B | +23N | F | F | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2409 | +21.6 |
| 18 | Shvenk, Denis | 1743 | BUL | F | +9N | −?B | +35B | +27N | −?B | +25N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2333 | +27.6 |
| 19 | Stoykov, Jordan | 1591 | BUL | −?B | =48N | +44B | =?N | −39B | +41N | +37B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.25 | 1770 | +9.4 |
| 20 | Belev, Ivaylo | 1778 | BUL | +53N | +34B | −?B | +33N | +?B | −?N | −3B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 9.50 | 1809 | +4.6 |
| 21 | Baban, Boris | 1739 | BUL | +44B | −?N | +40B | −?N | +49B | +15N | −?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2350 | +15.4 |
| 22 | Tonev, Slavcho | 1648 | BUL | +66B | −17N | +68B | +39N | −?B | +24N | −?B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1891 | +19.8 |
| 23 | Denov, Georgi | 1649 | BUL | +70N | +62B | +37B | −?N | −17B | +39N | −?B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1973 | +68.4 |
| 24 | Djakova, Diana | 1769 | BUL | +31N | −25B | =27N | +54B | =11N | −22B | =9B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 11.75 | 1580 | -29.0 |
| 25 | Nicologlo, Ivan | 1533 | MDA | +?B | +24N | +8B | =?N | −1B | −3N | −18B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1694 | +38.0 |
| 26 | Kaloyanov, Kaloyan | 0 | BUL | −5B | +42N | −12B | =40N | +43B | +46N | −16B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Burlaca, Daniil | 1497 | MDA | −8B | +64N | =24B | +50N | −18B | −16N | +52N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 8.25 | 1664 | +36.4 |
| 28 | Kostenchuk, Oleksandra | 1697 | UKR | F | +60B | +?N | −5N | +8B | =7B | F | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1782 | +7.0 |
| 29 | Birincioglu, Poyraz | 1510 | TUR | −62N | +70B | −45N | +65B | =6N | +32B | −4N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1582 | +15.2 |
| 30 | Abdula, Adrian | 1585 | BUL | =?N | =7B | −6N | =38B | +35N | −?B | +53N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1718 | +27.6 |
| 31 | Codrean, Gloria | 1407 | MDA | −24B | −50N | +64B | −42N | +66N | +56B | =36N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1525 | +1.6 |
| 32 | Popa, Decebal | 1623 | MDA | −?N | +38B | −62N | +53B | =37B | −29N | +49B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1598 | -3.6 |
| 33 | Uzunov, Yanko | 1694 | BUL | +61N | =?B | F | −20B | −13N | +51N | +42B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1582 | -22.4 |
| 34 | Georgiev, Radmil | 1616 | BUL | +?B | −20N | =?N | +?B | −3B | −9N | +55B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1537 | -12.8 |
| 35 | Shivachev, Rosen | 1525 | BUL | −?B | +59N | =?B | −18N | −30B | +48N | +50B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1538 | +1.6 |
| 36 | Georgiev, Dimitar | 1693 | BUL | +57B | −?N | +49B | +37N | −?B | −?N | =31B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 1871 | +12.8 |
| 37 | Dimov, Danail | 1798 | BUL | +47N | +11B | −23N | −36B | =32N | =13B | −19N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 10.75 | 1553 | -44.4 |
| 38 | Nachev, Atanas Petrov | 0 | BUL | −1B | −32N | +67B | =30N | −40B | +64N | =43N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Stefanov, Krasen | 1742 | BUL | +71N | −?B | +13N | −22B | +19N | −23B | −11B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1536 | -27.6 |
| 40 | Borisov, Boris | 1532 | BUL | −?N | +61B | −21N | =26B | +38N | −6B | =45N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1465 | -8.0 |
| 41 | Stoyanov, Kaloyan | 0 | BUL | −4N | +56B | −52N | +47B | −54N | −19B | +66N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Ivanov, Oleg | 1613 | BUL | −?N | −26B | +61N | +31B | −7N | +60B | −33N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1541 | -6.0 |
| 43 | Tarko, Mykhailo | 1552 | UKR | −?N | +71B | =7N | −3B | −26N | +59N | =38B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1576 | +2.0 |
| 44 | Cunio, Daria | 0 | MDA | −21N | =54B | −19N | −48N | +71B | =47B | +68N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Osman, Erkin | 1706 | TUR | +59B | −?N | +29B | −?N | =9B | −10N | =40B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1714 | +0.8 |
| 46 | Topal, Emir | 1519 | MDA | −?N | −10B | +70N | +60B | −14N | −26B | +61N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 968 | -7.6 |
| 47 | Avram, Valentina | 1510 | MDA | −37B | +57N | −?B | −41N | =64B | =44N | +59B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.75 | 998 | -6.4 |
| 48 | Alcantara, Sheena | 0 | PHI | −3N | =19B | −54N | +44B | −56N | −35B | +64N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.50 | 1249 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Dikova, Bogdana | 1482 | BUL | =7N | =6B | −36N | +66B | −21N | =?B | −32N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.00 | 1483 | -0.8 |
| 50 | Vatkovski, Mitko | 1661 | BUL | −65N | +31B | −10N | −27B | +57N | =53B | −35N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1409 | -27.2 |
| 51 | Revenco, Damir | 1455 | MDA | −2N | +69B | −11N | +68B | −58N | −33B | =60N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 920 | -28.8 |
| 52 | Gyulestan, Fikri | 1656 | BUL | +67B | −8N | +41B | −17N | −?B | =55N | −27B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1325 | -30.6 |
| 53 | Slavova, Anna | 1439 | MDA | −20B | −?N | +59B | −32N | +65B | =50N | −30B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.25 | 1340 | -11.2 |
| 54 | Georgiev, Kristian | 1577 | BUL | −?B | =44N | +48B | −24N | +41B | −8N | F | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 986 | -9.4 |
| 55 | Stancev, Vlad | 1439 | MDA | −14N | −?N | +57B | −58B | +67N | =52B | −34N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1370 | -14.0 |
| 56 | Nikolov, Zdravko | 1633 | BUL | −?B | −41N | +71B | −9N | +48B | −31N | =57B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.75 | 714 | -13.2 |
| 57 | Karadzhov, Daniel | 0 | BUL | −36N | −47B | −55N | +71N | −50B | +67B | =56N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1226 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Mladenov, Angel | 1728 | BUL | F | F | =9B | +55N | +51B | −?N | −15B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1642 | -11.6 |
| 59 | Hudoba, Polina | 0 | MDA | −45N | −35B | −53N | +70B | +68N | −43B | −47N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Grigorov, Nikolay | 0 | BUL | =63B | −28N | F | −46N | +69B | −42N | =51B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.25 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Ivanov, Georgi Iv. | 0 | BUL | −33B | −40N | −42B | −64N | +70B | +69N | −46B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Vasilev, Svetoslav | 1794 | BUL | +29B | −23N | +32B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1719 | -10.0 |
| 63 | Srebrev, Biser | 1709 | BUL | =60N | F | F | =?B | +?B | −5N | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 954 | -8.8 |
| 64 | Padureac, Andrei | 0 | MDA | −11N | −27B | −31N | +61B | =47N | −38B | −48B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 3.50 | 1237 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Peev, Chiril | 0 | MDA | +50B | −1N | −16B | −29N | −53N | −66B | −67N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 2.50 | 1367 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Stancev, Macar | 0 | MDA | −22N | F | −15B | −49N | −31B | +65N | −41B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Peev, Nikita | 0 | MDA | −52N | −13B | −38N | F | −55B | −57N | +65B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Velikoglo, Daria | 0 | MDA | F | −14B | −22N | −51N | −59B | +70N | −44B | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Teleuca, Naomi | 0 | MDA | −15B | −51N | F | −13B | −60N | −61B | +71N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 2958058 | 0 | — | −23B | −29N | −46B | −59N | −61N | −68B | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 71 | FIDE 13917706 | 0 | — | −39B | −43N | −56N | −57B | −44N | F | −69B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 842 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Denov, GeorgiBUL+68.44.0 pts · #10
- 2Kaparashev, IvayloBUL+47.64.0 pts · #31
- 3Russieva, SvitlanaUKR+38.84.0 pts · #25
Top rating losers
- 1Mocanu, AndrianMDA-52.84.0 pts · #5
- 2Dimov, DanailBUL-44.43.0 pts · #16
- 3Petrov, Petar G.BUL-43.64.0 pts · #1
Biggest upsets
- R1+309 Elo gap
- R1+265 Elo gap
- R3+260 Elo gap