47th Chess Memorial "Georgi Tringov"
SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 16 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2379, and top seed was Martin Petrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2538).
Martin Petrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2538) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Radoslav Dimitrov (6.5) and Viacheslav Tilicheev (6.0). Petrov shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Daniel Stoyanov (1972) beat Nikolaos Koutlas (FM, 2327), a +355-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Dates
03 Aug 2025 → 10 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 16
GM×6
IM×3
FM×3
CM×2
WCM×2
Federations · 6 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×30
🇹🇷Turkiye×3
🇬🇷Greece×2
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇲🇰North Macedonia×1
🇷🇸Serbia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
7
2
3
5
1
2
2
2
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Martin Petrov held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Petrov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Martin Petrov beat GM Radoslav Dimitrov (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMartin Petrov | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2GMRadoslav Dimitrov | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Esat Tuna Turker | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMNikolaos Koutlas | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrov, MartinGM | 2538 | BUL | +11N | +8B | −3N | +16B | +2N | +7B | =4N | =5B | =10N | 6.5 | 47.5 | 52.0 | 37.25 | 2464 | -5.0 |
| 2 | Dimitrov, RadoslavGM | 2494 | BUL | +6B | +18N | +9B | =3N | −1B | +13N | +19B | =4B | =7N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 34.00 | 2469 | +0.1 |
| 3 | Tilicheev, ViacheslavGM | 2424 | SRB | +27B | +22N | +1B | =2B | =7N | =9N | =5B | =12N | =4B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 31.50 | 2430 | +3.5 |
| 4 | Koutlas, NikolaosFM | 2327 | GRE | −22B | +37N | +15N | +11B | +17B | =5N | =1B | =2N | =3N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 45.0 | 28.50 | 2360 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Nikolov, MomchilGM | 2430 | BUL | +20N | +30B | =7N | =19B | +14N | =4B | =3N | =1N | =9B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 29.50 | 2433 | +2.1 |
| 6 | Dimitrov, Martin | 2050 | BUL | −2N | =24B | +28N | =8B | =16N | +15B | +13B | =9N | +17B | 6.0 | 40.5 | 44.0 | 27.50 | 2277 | +101.2 |
| 7 | Spasov, VasilGM | 2358 | BUL | +37B | +38N | =5B | +17N | =3B | −1N | =12B | +21N | =2B | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.5 | 22.25 | 2387 | +5.7 |
| 8 | Turker, Esat Tuna | 2148 | TUR | +33B | −1N | =27B | =6N | −13B | +25N | +20B | +19N | +12B | 6.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 24.75 | 2238 | +38.4 |
| 9 | Enchev, IvajloGM | 2409 | BUL | +28N | +16B | −2N | +23B | =19N | =3B | =10N | =6B | =5N | 5.5 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 25.75 | 2323 | -7.0 |
| 10 | Iliev, Hristiyan | 2222 | BUL | −15N | +34B | =20N | +26B | =21N | +23B | =9B | =11N | =1B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 23.25 | 2193 | -4.2 |
| 11 | Gunebakan, Yunus Emre | 2078 | TUR | −1B | +33N | +38B | −4N | −12B | +35N | +14N | =10B | +21B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 17.75 | 2194 | +52.1 |
| 12 | Kalinichenko, YuryFM | 2140 | FID | =29N | −26B | =24N | +32B | +11N | +14B | =7N | =3B | −8N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 23.25 | 2135 | -0.6 |
| 13 | Stoinev, Metodi | 2130 | BUL | F | −14B | +29N | +20B | +8N | −2B | −6N | +26B | +18N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 21.50 | 2195 | +6.5 |
| 14 | Yordanov, Nikolay PlamenovFM | 2222 | BUL | =31B | +13N | =19B | +18N | −5B | −12N | −11B | +27N | +20B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 20.75 | 2174 | -10.6 |
| 15 | Aynaoglu, EfeCM | 1899 | TUR | +10B | =17N | −4B | =30N | =18B | −6N | −28N | +25B | +26N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 19.25 | 2089 | +76.4 |
| 16 | Ardenski, Dimitar | 2105 | BUL | +25B | −9N | +31B | −1N | =6B | =27N | =24B | =23N | =22B | 4.5 | 37.5 | 41.0 | 18.25 | 2090 | -6.6 |
| 17 | Panbukchian, ValentinIM | 2239 | BUL | +24N | =15B | +26N | −7B | −4N | +29B | −21N | +32B | −6N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 16.25 | 2038 | -20.4 |
| 18 | Marholev, DimitarIM | 2104 | BUL | +32N | −2B | +35N | −14B | =15N | =24B | =26N | +28B | −13B | 4.5 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 15.00 | 2035 | -8.6 |
| 19 | Kozhuharov, SpasIM | 2347 | BUL | +34N | +23B | =14N | =5N | =9B | =21B | −2N | −8B | F | 4.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 17.25 | 2238 | -10.3 |
| 20 | Marzakov, Mihail | 2026 | BUL | −5B | +36N | =10B | −13N | +35N | =30B | −8N | +29B | −14N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 39.0 | 12.50 | 2054 | +9.6 |
| 21 | Valev, Valentin | 2115 | BUL | =26N | F | =22B | +27N | =10B | =19N | +17B | −7B | −11N | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 16.50 | 2140 | +5.0 |
| 22 | Stoyanov, Daniel | 1972 | BUL | +4N | −3B | =21N | =24B | −23N | −26B | =29N | +31B | =16N | 4.0 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 17.50 | 2030 | +10.2 |
| 23 | Danov, Valentin | 2100 | BUL | +35B | −19N | +25B | −9N | +22B | −10N | =32N | =16B | F | 4.0 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 14.25 | 2080 | -8.4 |
| 24 | Mihaylov, BozhidarCM | 1969 | BUL | −17B | =6N | =12B | =22N | +38B | =18N | =16N | =30B | F | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 14.25 | 2067 | +40.0 |
| 25 | Ivanov, Andrey | 1875 | MKD | −16N | +28B | −23N | −29B | +33N | −8B | +35B | −15N | +34B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1941 | +29.6 |
| 26 | Rasheva, NoraWCM | 1876 | BUL | =21B | +12N | −17B | −10N | =37B | +22N | =18B | −13N | −15B | 3.5 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 14.00 | 2013 | +54.4 |
| 27 | Andreev, Simeon | 2024 | BUL | −3N | +32B | =8N | −21B | +36N | =16B | =30N | −14B | F | 3.5 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.00 | 2068 | +6.2 |
| 28 | Doychev, Ivan | 2017 | BUL | −9B | −25N | −6B | +33N | =34B | +37N | +15B | −18N | F | 3.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 10.50 | 1984 | -19.6 |
| 29 | Popzafirov, Danail | 1884 | BUL | =12B | =31N | −13B | +25N | =30B | −17N | =22B | −20N | =32N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 13.50 | 1951 | +24.8 |
| 30 | Avramov, Anton | 2121 | BUL | +36B | −5N | F | =15B | =29N | =20N | =27B | =24N | F | 3.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 11.75 | 2016 | -19.6 |
| 31 | Ignatov, Kristiyan | 1905 | BUL | =14N | =29B | −16N | −35B | −32N | =33B | +34B | −22N | +37B | 3.5 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 10.25 | 1895 | -8.8 |
| 32 | Belchev, Valeri | 1867 | BUL | −18B | −27N | F | −12N | +31B | +38N | =23B | −17N | =29B | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 7.75 | 1938 | +20.4 |
| 33 | Pehlivanova, AleksandraWCM | 1885 | BUL | −8N | −11B | =34N | −28B | −25B | =31N | +38B | =37N | =36N | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.5 | 5.50 | 1842 | -21.6 |
| 34 | Vichev, Ivaylo | 1982 | BUL | −19B | −10N | =33B | F | =28N | +36B | −31N | +38B | −25N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 5.75 | 1905 | -40.8 |
| 35 | Karteri, Dimitra | 1838 | GRE | −23N | F | −18B | +31N | −20B | −11B | −25N | =36B | +38N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.00 | 1830 | -3.4 |
| 36 | Uzunov, Stefan | 1882 | BUL | −30N | −20B | F | =38N | −27B | −34N | =37B | =35N | =33B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.75 | 1768 | -46.8 |
| 37 | Dolmadjan, Arshak | 2016 | BUL | −7N | −4B | F | F | =26N | −28B | =36N | =33B | −31N | 1.5 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 4.25 | 1805 | -39.2 |
| 38 | Ivanov, Hristiyan | 1801 | BUL | F | −7B | −11N | =36B | −24N | −32B | −33N | −34N | −35B | 0.5 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 1.00 | 1519 | -76.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dimitrov, MartinBUL+101.26.0 pts · #6
- 2Aynaoglu, EfeCMTUR+76.44.5 pts · #15
- 3Rasheva, NoraWCMBUL+54.43.5 pts · #31
Top rating losers
- 1Ivanov, HristiyanBUL-76.80.5 pts · #38
- 2Uzunov, StefanBUL-46.82.0 pts · #36
- 3Vichev, IvayloBUL-40.83.0 pts · #32
Biggest upsets
- R1+355 Elo gap
- R1+323 Elo gap
- R2+264 Elo gap