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First International Chess Festival "Kardzali" U16 - Under the aegis of BSCF

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19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Kardzali, Bulgaria. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1529, and top seed was Vlad Petroff (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, FM, 2041).

Vlad Petroff (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, FM, 2041) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Aleksandar Atanasov (6.0) and Demir Hadzhaismail (5.0). Petroff won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Kayra Yuksel (1510) beat Atanas Taskov (1774), a +264-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬Kardzali, Bulgaria
Dates
24 Oct 2025 β†’ 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄FMVlad Petroff2041
Avg top 10
1,529
Participants
19
Titled players Β· 1
FMΓ—1
Federations Β· 3 represented
πŸ‡§πŸ‡¬BulgariaΓ—8
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡·TurkiyeΓ—6
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

FM Vlad Petroff led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
5
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Petroff7Atanasov6Hadzhaismail5Taskov4.5Duru4Ochkova4
R4–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

FM Vlad Petroff never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

FM Vlad Petroff beat Aleksandar Atanasov (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

FM Vlad Petroff 7 wins (R1–R7)Aleksandar Atanasov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMVlad Petroff*
1
1
1
2Aleksandar Atanasov
0
*
1
β€”
3Demir Hadzhaismail
0
0
*β€”
4Atanas Taskov
0
β€”β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Petroff, VladFM2041ROU+12B+5N+4B+2N+3B+13N+11B7.026.530.030.002589+32.8
2Atanasov, Aleksandar1940BUL+8N+14B+3Nβˆ’1B+9N+10B+5N6.027.030.023.001967+16.0
3Hadzhaismail, Demir1803BUL+11B+10Nβˆ’2B+12Nβˆ’1N+14B+9N5.027.030.017.001816+6.4
4Taskov, Atanas1774BUL+17N+7Bβˆ’1N=9Bβˆ’14N+15B+13N4.524.026.014.251596-38.0
5Ochkova, Maria1533BUL+19Nβˆ’1B=9N=14B+15N+7Bβˆ’2B4.026.526.510.251640+18.4
6Duru, Ahmet Omer0TURβˆ’9N+16B+7Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’8N+18B+14N4.020.022.011.0015560.0
7Saygi, Mehmet Tuna1482TUR+18Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’6B+11N+16Bβˆ’5N+17B4.020.022.09.50854-23.2
8Aleksandrov, Atanas0BULβˆ’2B+?Nβˆ’10B+19N+6Bβˆ’11N+16B4.019.019.06.009350.0
9Ochkova, Vasilena1701BUL+6B+13N=5B=4Nβˆ’2B=12Nβˆ’3B3.527.030.513.501570-27.2
10Petrov, Ognyan1508BULFβˆ’3B+8N+6N=13Bβˆ’2N+12B3.526.026.013.251067-10.0
11Atilgan, Demir0TURβˆ’3N+?B=14Nβˆ’7B+17N+8Bβˆ’1N3.525.025.07.5013870.0
12Acar, Tuna0TURβˆ’1N+19B+15Nβˆ’3B+18N=9Bβˆ’10N3.524.024.06.7514460.0
13Acar, Arda0TUR+16Nβˆ’9B+17N+18B=10Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’4B3.522.524.57.7514390.0
14Yuksel, Kayra1510TUR+15Bβˆ’2N=11B=5N+4Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’6B3.027.030.011.251668+24.8
15FIDE 29690410β€”βˆ’14N+?Bβˆ’12B+?Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’4N+19B3.015.015.00.008060.0
16Todorova, Aleksandra T.0BULβˆ’13Bβˆ’6NF+17Bβˆ’7N+?Bβˆ’8N2.017.517.52.006830.0
17FIDE 29764200β€”βˆ’4B+?Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’11B+19Nβˆ’7N2.017.517.50.008290.0
18FIDE 29764390β€”βˆ’7N+?BFβˆ’13Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’6N+?B2.015.015.00.006830.0
19FIDE 29733160β€”βˆ’5Bβˆ’12NFβˆ’8Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’15N0.016.516.50.007340.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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