European and World qualifications B-U12, Under the aegis of BSCF
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11 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Sevlievo, Bulgaria. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 857, and top seed was Ivan Kukushkin (🇧🇬 BUL, FM, 2008).
Stoyan Iliev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1749) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Ivan Kukushkin (4.5) and Nikolay Zlatkov (4.0). Iliev won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Stoyan Iliev (1749) beat Ivan Kukushkin (FM, 2008), a +259-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Sevlievo, Bulgaria
Dates
09 Jul 2025 → 13 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 10 sec increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsStoyan Iliev led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Stoyan Iliev never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Stoyan Iliev beat FM Ivan Kukushkin (White).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Stoyan Iliev won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stoyan Iliev | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMIvan Kukushkin | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Nikolay Zlatkov | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Samuil Genov | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliev, Stoyan | 1749 | BUL | +8B | +4N | +2B | +3N | +7N | +5B | 6.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 2503 | +71.2 |
| 2 | Kukushkin, IvanFM | 2008 | BUL | +11N | +5B | −1N | +7B | +4N | =3B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1766 | -33.3 |
| 3 | Zlatkov, Nikolay | 1701 | BUL | +9N | +6B | =5N | −1B | +8N | =2N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1669 | -7.2 |
| 4 | Genov, Samuil | 1473 | BUL | +7N | −1B | +6N | =5B | −2B | +9N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1475 | -1.6 |
| 5 | Ekimov, Ivan | 1638 | BUL | +10B | −2N | =3B | =4N | +11B | −1N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1538 | -22.0 |
| 6 | Yordanov, Radoslav | 0 | BUL | F | −3N | −4B | +11N | +9B | +10N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Vasilev, Kristiyan | 0 | BUL | −4B | F | +8N | −2N | −1B | +11N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 940 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Genov, Krum | 0 | BUL | −1N | +9B | −7B | +10N | −3B | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 921 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 2974258 | 0 | — | −3B | −8N | +10B | F | −6N | −4B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Petrishki, Boris | 0 | BUL | −5N | +11B | −9N | −8B | F | −6B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Delchev Boris | 0 | BUL | −2B | −10N | F | −6B | −5N | −7B | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1020 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Iliev, StoyanBUL+71.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Vasilev, KristiyanBUL0.02.0 pts · #7
- 3Yordanov, RadoslavBUL0.03.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Kukushkin, IvanFMBUL-33.34.5 pts · #2
- 2Ekimov, IvanBUL-22.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Zlatkov, NikolayBUL-7.24.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R3+259 Elo gap