Arda Amateur Chess Tournament, Under the aegis of BSCF
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63 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Kardzhali, Bulgaria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1744, and top seed was Anil Fangarliev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1809).
Denis Shvenk (🇧🇬 BUL, 1743) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Demir Hadzhaismail (5.5) and Anil Fangarliev (5.0). Shvenk won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Evgeni Ganchev (1414) beat Valentin Kamenov (1781), a +367-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Kardzhali, Bulgaria
Dates
28 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×25
🇹🇷Turkiye×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
33
15
6
3
1
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/6. Shvenk takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Denis Shvenk 4 wins (R1–R4)Demir Hadzhaismail 5 wins (R1–R5)Anil Fangarliev 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denis Shvenk | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Demir Hadzhaismail | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Anil Fangarliev | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Luciano Carraro | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shvenk, Denis | 1743 | BUL | +17N | +29B | +6N | +4B | =3N | +7B | 5.5 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 22.50 | 2016 | +54.3 |
| 2 | Hadzhaismail, Demir | 1741 | BUL | +32B | +31N | +15B | +13N | +8B | =3N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 21.00 | 1995 | +42.8 |
| 3 | Fangarliev, Anil | 1809 | BUL | +34B | +10N | +37B | +5N | =1B | =2B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 20.50 | 1910 | +26.0 |
| 4 | Sadula, Sevim | 1683 | BUL | +55B | +42N | +14B | −1N | +13B | =9N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 15.25 | 1741 | +6.6 |
| 5 | Carraro, Luciano | 1731 | BUL | +27N | +22B | +18N | −3B | +16N | =6B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 16.75 | 1743 | +8.0 |
| 6 | Kulaoglu, Cihan | 1667 | TUR | +57N | +40B | −1B | +31N | +15B | =5N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 14.25 | 1669 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Salif, Eminali | 1666 | BUL | +50B | =21N | +26B | +28B | +14N | −1N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.25 | 1876 | +44.8 |
| 8 | Karadzhov, Hristo | 1676 | BUL | +53N | +19B | =28N | +20B | −2N | +17B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 14.00 | 1551 | -6.2 |
| 9 | Ganchev, Evgeni | 1414 | BUL | +23N | −28B | +57N | +30B | +25N | =4B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 14.25 | 1774 | +69.2 |
| 10 | Dundar, Nail Cinar | 1446 | TUR | +61N | −3B | +54N | +23B | =18N | +24B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 11.75 | 1713 | +38.4 |
| 11 | Osman, Erkin | 1706 | TUR | +58N | +49B | −13N | +22B | =17N | +20B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 12.25 | 1512 | -19.2 |
| 12 | Chaushev, Stanimir | 0 | BUL | −30N | +61B | =19N | +48B | +28N | +18B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 11.75 | 1748 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Velkov, Samuil | 1628 | BUL | +47B | +36N | +11B | −2B | −4N | +35N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1585 | -5.2 |
| 14 | Vangelov, Atanas | 1807 | BUL | +43N | +25B | −4N | +29B | −7B | +31N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1570 | -44.8 |
| 15 | Yuksel, Kayra | 1532 | TUR | +63N | +38B | −2N | +51B | −6N | +19B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 904 | -22.0 |
| 16 | Gumus, Kerem | 1436 | TUR | −21B | +46N | +50B | +35N | −5B | +36N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 931 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Chavdarov, Victor | 0 | BUL | −1B | +44N | +?B | +37N | =11B | −8N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.25 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Syuleyman, Iliyaz | 1656 | BUL | +60B | +35N | −5B | +39N | =10B | −12N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1396 | -26.8 |
| 19 | Myumyun, Myumyun Yusein | 0 | BUL | +59B | −8N | =12B | +42N | +33B | −15N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Yanchev, Manol | 0 | BUL | +?B | =33N | +21B | −8N | +37B | −11N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1594 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Koseoglu, Emir Tuna | 0 | TUR | +16N | =7B | −20N | +49B | −24N | +48B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Armagan, Arif | 1403 | TUR | +41B | −5N | +47B | −11N | +56B | =26N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.25 | 1351 | -9.2 |
| 23 | FIDE 2973367 | 0 | — | −9B | +55N | +34B | −10N | +?B | =33N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1231 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Marinov, Dimitar D | 1676 | BUL | =46B | −45N | +59B | +36N | +21B | −10N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 760 | -51.6 |
| 25 | Gencheva, Alexandra | 1531 | BUL | +62B | −14N | =32B | +46N | −9B | +47N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 811 | -30.8 |
| 26 | Armagan, Adil | 1435 | TUR | +52N | +30B | −7N | −45B | +53N | =22B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1544 | +17.6 |
| 27 | FIDE 2974142 | 0 | — | −5B | +41N | −45B | =47N | +46B | +?N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 902 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kamber, Aydan | 1747 | BUL | +39B | +9N | =8B | −7N | −12B | =42N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 11.25 | 1585 | -11.8 |
| 29 | Sezer, Selahattin | 1425 | TUR | +44B | −1N | +60B | −14N | +41B | −38N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 975 | -8.8 |
| 30 | Kamenov, Valentin | 1781 | BUL | +12B | −26N | +33B | −9N | +39B | F | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1375 | -29.2 |
| 31 | FIDE 525032950 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +53N | −6B | +52N | −14B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Dundar, Elif Su | 0 | TUR | −2N | +?B | =25N | −33N | =44B | +49B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Dere, Alp | 1650 | TUR | +48N | =20B | −30N | +32B | −19N | =23B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 981 | -13.2 |
| 34 | FIDE 525001973 | 0 | — | −3N | +63B | −23N | +40B | −38N | +52B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1008 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 525033239 | 0 | — | +?N | −18B | +49N | −16B | +43N | −13B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Sav, Ege | 0 | TUR | +?N | −13B | +43N | −24B | +51N | −16B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mestan, Kazim | 1689 | BUL | +54N | +51B | −3N | −17B | −20N | +53B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1008 | -13.6 |
| 38 | Yildiz, Nisa | 0 | TUR | F | −15N | −39B | +50N | +34B | +29B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 525021320 | 0 | — | −28N | +52B | +38N | −18B | −30N | +54B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 928 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 2969076 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | −46B | −34N | +50B | +55N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 2969041 | 0 | — | −22N | −27B | +?N | +54B | −29N | +51B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 525005855 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | =48N | −19B | +62N | =28B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 525033387 | 0 | — | −14B | +62N | −36B | +60N | −35B | +56N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1007 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 2973243 | 0 | — | −29N | −17B | +?N | =58B | =32N | +59B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Ismailov, Nedim | 1673 | BUL | F | +24B | +27N | +26N | F | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 2356 | +28.0 |
| 46 | Goren, Turan Yildirim | 0 | TUR | =24N | −16B | +40N | −25B | −27N | +62B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1266 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 51685132 | 0 | — | −13N | +?B | −22N | =27B | +58N | −25B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Istikbal, Kenan Ilhan | 0 | BUL | −33B | +?N | =42B | −12N | +?B | −21N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Altan, Zeynep | 0 | TUR | +56B | −11N | −35B | −21N | +60B | −32N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 906 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 2973316 | 0 | — | −7N | +?B | −16N | −38B | −40N | +58B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.50 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 525033476 | 0 | — | +?B | −37N | +56B | −15N | −36B | −41N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Krushkov, Anton | 0 | BUL | −26B | −39N | +55B | +?N | −31B | −34N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 2971607 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | −31B | +?N | −26B | −37N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 2973952 | 0 | — | −37B | +?N | −10B | −41N | +?B | −39N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 2974134 | 0 | — | −4N | −23B | −52N | +?B | +?N | −40B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Mustafa, Mehmed | 0 | BUL | −49N | +58B | −51N | +57B | −22N | −43B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 603 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 525025643 | 0 | — | −6B | +59N | −9B | −56N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Dimitrov, Plamen S. | 0 | BUL | −11B | −56N | +?B | =44N | −47B | −50N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 906 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 525032992 | 0 | — | −19N | −57B | −24N | F | +61B | −44N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 876 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 2961784 | 0 | — | −18N | +?B | −29N | −43B | −49N | −?B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 525033522 | 0 | — | −10B | −12N | −?B | F | −59N | +?N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 2973324 | 0 | — | −25N | −43B | =?N | F | −42B | −46N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 2973960 | 0 | — | −15B | −34N | −?B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ganchev, EvgeniBUL+69.24.5 pts · #6
- 2Shvenk, DenisBUL+54.35.5 pts · #1
- 3Salif, EminaliBUL+44.84.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Marinov, Dimitar DBUL-51.63.5 pts · #54
- 2Vangelov, AtanasBUL-44.84.0 pts · #9
- 3Gencheva, AlexandraBUL-30.83.5 pts · #47
Biggest upsets
- R4+367 Elo gap
- R2+346 Elo gap
- R6+230 Elo gap