Qualifications for representatives of Bulgaria to the World and European championships-G10
Open Round-RobinStandard
8 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 574, and top seed was Magdalena Pasheva (🇧🇬 BUL, 1626).
Aleksandra Burova (🇧🇬 BUL, 1506) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ivona Ruseva (5.0) and Niya Burvanova (5.0). Burova took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇧🇬Golden Sands, Bulgaria
Dates
11 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAleksandra Burova led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE13 Jun
Aleksandra Burova takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aleksandra Burova beat Niya Burvanova (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Aleksandra Burova 4 wins (R4–R7)Niya Burvanova 3 wins (R1–R3)Ivona Ruseva 5 wins (R3–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aleksandra Burova | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Niya Burvanova | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Ivona Ruseva | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Magdalena Pasheva | ½ | 0 | 1 | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇬Burova, Aleksandra | 1506 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 19.25 | 21.5 | +22.0 | 1728 |
| 7 | 🇧🇬Ruseva, Ivona | 1459 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 12.00 | 23.0 | -26.4 | 771 |
| 4 | 🇧🇬Burvanova, Niya | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 11.50 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 1403 |
| 2 | 🇧🇬Pasheva, Magdalena | 1626 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.25 | 23.5 | +4.4 | 1673 |
| 3 | 🇧🇬Boneva, Ema | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.50 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1403 |
| 5 | 🇧🇬Grancharova, Katerina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.00 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 728 |
| 6 | 🇧🇬Yordanova, Veronika | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 728 |
| 8 | FIDE 2965100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 728 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Burova, AleksandraBUL+22.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Pasheva, MagdalenaBUL+4.44.5 pts · #2
- 3Burvanova, NiyaBUL0.05.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Ruseva, IvonaBUL-26.45.0 pts · #7
- 2Burvanova, NiyaBUL0.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Boneva, EmaBUL0.03.0 pts · #3