Teteven Hills, Under the aegis of BSCF
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Teteven, Bulgaria. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2115, and top seed was Sasho Nikolov (🇧🇬 BUL, IM, 2248).
Sasho Nikolov (🇧🇬 BUL, IM, 2248) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Pavel Yanev (5.5) and Rumen Tashkov (5.5). Nikolov won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Bogdana Dikova (1442) beat Yordan Yanev (1930), a +488-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Teteven, Bulgaria
Dates
13 Aug 2025 → 17 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×42
🇮🇹Italy×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Sasho Nikolov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
17
7
3
3
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Sasho Nikolov held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Sasho Nikolov drew with Rumen Tashkov (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
IM Sasho Nikolov 3 wins (R1–R3)Rumen Tashkov 3 wins (R1–R3)Pavel Yanev 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSasho Nikolov | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Rumen Tashkov | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Pavel Yanev | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Stefani Chuchukova | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolov, SashoIM | 2248 | BUL | +15B | +17N | +4B | =3N | +7B | +24N | =2B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 25.00 | 2326 | +5.9 |
| 2 | Yanev, Pavel | 2159 | BUL | +13B | +8N | +10B | =9N | =3B | +16N | =1N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 23.75 | 2260 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Tashkov, Rumen | 2119 | BUL | +25N | +28B | +29N | =1B | =2N | +9B | =4N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 21.25 | 2247 | +23.8 |
| 4 | Sotirov, Nikolaj | 2082 | BUL | +33N | +27B | −1N | +25B | =16B | +17N | =3B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17.00 | 2110 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Chuchukova, Stefani | 1913 | BUL | +38B | +18N | =16B | =7N | −9B | +12N | +17B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 17.00 | 2101 | +35.4 |
| 6 | Badev, KirilFM | 2117 | BUL | −34B | +39N | =15B | +26N | +19B | =11N | +10B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 15.75 | 1983 | -17.0 |
| 7 | Angelov, Zvetomir | 1986 | BUL | F | +30N | +34B | =5B | −1N | +25N | +24B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 14.00 | 2091 | +17.8 |
| 8 | Popov, Georgi | 1860 | BUL | +40N | −2B | =20N | −31B | +34N | +21B | +15N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 12.25 | 1858 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Ardenski, Dimitar | 2105 | BUL | +39B | =26N | +35B | =2B | +5N | −3N | −11B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1992 | -17.0 |
| 10 | Nikolov, Petko | 1919 | BUL | +23N | +20B | −2N | −24B | +28N | +27B | −6N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 1908 | -1.6 |
| 11 | Bochev, Krasimir | 1984 | BUL | F | =34N | =26B | =19N | +18B | =6B | +9N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 14.50 | 1995 | +3.4 |
| 12 | Ivanov, Stojan Emilov | 2117 | BUL | −28N | +33B | +36N | +14B | −24N | −5B | +31N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 1894 | -33.6 |
| 13 | Hadzhaismail, Demir | 1785 | BUL | −2N | +41B | −24B | =30N | =32B | +33N | +18B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1856 | +17.2 |
| 14 | Burdarev, Evgeni | 1930 | BUL | −27N | +23B | +28N | −12N | =26B | =15N | +30B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 12.75 | 1828 | -15.8 |
| 15 | Ribarov, Valerij | 1819 | BUL | −1N | +40B | =6N | +20B | =27N | =14B | −8B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 10.50 | 1830 | -1.2 |
| 16 | Kazakov, Dobrin | 2169 | BUL | =36N | +22B | =5N | +29B | =4N | −2B | −20N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 12.50 | 2016 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Mladenov, Emil | 1870 | BUL | +42N | −1B | =27N | +34B | +31N | −4B | −5N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1848 | -4.8 |
| 18 | Stoyanov, Ognyan | 1690 | BUL | +32N | −5B | =22N | +36B | −11N | +37B | −13N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.75 | 1878 | +33.4 |
| 19 | Velchev, Yoan | 1724 | BUL | +24N | −29B | +37N | =11B | −6N | −20B | +35N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 2028 | +90.4 |
| 20 | Tenekev, Alexander | 0 | BUL | F | −10N | =8B | −15N | +43B | +19N | +16B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1893 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Dikova, Bogdana | 1442 | BUL | =35N | −36B | +32N | =37B | =22N | −8N | +34B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1824 | +114.8 |
| 22 | Dimitrov, Dimitar Al. | 1850 | BUL | F | −16N | =18B | +39N | =21B | =30N | +26B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1798 | -11.2 |
| 23 | Bocheva, Margarita | 1677 | BUL | −10B | −14N | =42B | =43N | +41B | +32N | =37N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1770 | +12.4 |
| 24 | Kostov, Galin | 2052 | BUL | −19B | F | +13N | +10N | +12B | −1B | −7N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 1964 | -12.4 |
| 25 | Tutekov, Teodor | 1829 | BUL | −3B | +42N | +30B | −4N | +29N | −7B | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1875 | +14.4 |
| 26 | Tsonev, Yavor | 1826 | BUL | +41N | =9B | =11N | −6B | =14N | =31B | −22N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 8.50 | 1821 | -5.2 |
| 27 | Abdula, Adrian | 1691 | BUL | +14B | −4N | =17B | +35N | =15B | −10N | F | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1913 | +66.0 |
| 28 | Kamenov, Valentin | 1754 | BUL | +12B | −3N | −14B | +41N | −10B | −29B | +40N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1798 | +3.8 |
| 29 | Velev, Josif | 1941 | BUL | +31B | +19N | −3B | −16N | −25B | +28N | F | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1881 | -9.2 |
| 30 | Zhelyazkov, Preslav | 1567 | BUL | +37N | −7B | −25N | =13B | +36N | =22B | −14N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 7.75 | 1814 | +76.8 |
| 31 | Merdzhanov, Vladko | 1692 | BUL | −29N | =32B | +43B | +8N | −17B | =26N | −12B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1845 | +24.8 |
| 32 | Yanev, Yordan | 1930 | BUL | −18B | =31N | −21B | +33B | =13N | −23B | +38N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1632 | -51.8 |
| 33 | Dimov, Danail | 1738 | BUL | −4B | −12N | +38B | −32N | +40B | −13B | +36N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1792 | +6.6 |
| 34 | Nonchev, Yavor | 1758 | BUL | +6N | =11B | −7N | −17N | −8B | +38B | −21N | 2.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1744 | -9.2 |
| 35 | Dimchevski, Valeri | 1853 | BUL | =21B | +43N | −9N | −27B | F | +42N | −19B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 2.75 | 1655 | -30.0 |
| 36 | Cataldo, Antonio | 1807 | ITA | =16B | +21N | −12B | −18N | −30B | =39N | −33B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1622 | -35.8 |
| 37 | Krastev, Krasimir | 1876 | BUL | −30B | +38N | −19B | =21N | F | −18N | =23B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 1508 | -55.0 |
| 38 | Mladenov, Andrey | 1662 | BUL | −5N | −37B | −33N | +42B | +39B | −34N | −32B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1629 | -8.0 |
| 39 | Arsov, Metodi | 1740 | BUL | −9N | −6B | +40N | −22B | −38N | =36B | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 1649 | -34.0 |
| 40 | Stoyanov, Yordan | 1511 | BUL | −8B | −15N | −39B | F | −33N | +41B | −28B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 982 | -17.4 |
| 41 | Doychev, Nikola | 0 | BUL | −26B | −13N | F | −28B | −23N | −40N | +42B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.50 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Nikolov, Jordan G. | 1556 | BUL | −17B | −25B | =23N | −38N | F | −35B | −41N | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.75 | 1413 | -13.2 |
| 43 | Strugov, Stojan | 1746 | BUL | F | −35B | −31N | =23B | −20N | F | F | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.75 | 1468 | -20.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dikova, BogdanaBUL+114.83.5 pts · #19
- 2Velchev, YoanBUL+90.43.5 pts · #15
- 3Zhelyazkov, PreslavBUL+76.83.0 pts · #23
Top rating losers
- 1Krastev, KrasimirBUL-55.02.0 pts · #36
- 2Yanev, YordanBUL-51.83.0 pts · #21
- 3Cataldo, AntonioITA-35.82.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R3+488 Elo gap
- R1+363 Elo gap
- R1+359 Elo gap