Qualifications for representatives of Bulgaria to the World and European championships-B8
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7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Golden Sands, Bulgaria. Top 10 Elo average was 211, and top seed was Yan Katsarski (🇧🇬 BUL, 1476).
Pavel Lozanov (🇧🇬 BUL, 0) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Yan Katsarski (5.5) and Nikolaj Dimitrov (4.5). Lozanov shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
Location
🇧🇬Golden Sands, Bulgaria
Dates
11 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsPavel Lozanov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE14 Jun
Pavel Lozanov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Pavel Lozanov drew with Yan Katsarski (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Pavel Lozanov 4 wins (R3–R6)Nikolaj Dimitrov 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pavel Lozanov | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Yan Katsarski | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Nikolaj Dimitrov | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Valentin S. Todorov | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lozanov, Pavel | 0 | BUL | +7B | =2N | +?B | +5N | +?B | +6N | =3B | 6.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Katsarski, Yan | 1476 | BUL | +?N | =1B | +3N | +?B | −6N | +5B | +?N | 5.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dimitrov, Nikolaj | 0 | BUL | −5N | +?B | −2B | +?N | +4B | +?N | =1N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Todorov, Valentin S. | 0 | BUL | +?N | −?B | −6N | +?B | −3N | +7B | +?B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Todorov, Petar T. | 0 | BUL | +3B | +?N | −?N | −1B | +?B | −2N | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Stoyanov, Samuil | 0 | BUL | −?N | F | +4B | =?N | +2B | −1B | −?N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 2973707 | 0 | — | −1N | =?B | −?N | F | −?B | −4N | −?B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dimitrov, NikolajBUL0.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Katsarski, YanBUL0.05.5 pts · #2
- 3Lozanov, PavelBUL0.06.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Dimitrov, NikolajBUL0.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Katsarski, YanBUL0.05.5 pts · #2
- 3Lozanov, PavelBUL0.06.0 pts · #3