First International Chess Festival "Kardzali" U16 - Under the aegis of BSCF
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 (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2041).
Vlad Petroff (🇷🇴 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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Vlad Petroff led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Vlad Petroff never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
FM Vlad Petroff beat Aleksandar Atanasov (Black).
FM Vlad Petroff 7 wins (R1–R7)Aleksandar Atanasov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMVlad Petroff | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Aleksandar Atanasov | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Demir Hadzhaismail | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Atanas Taskov | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroff, VladFM | 2041 | ROU | +12B | +5N | +4B | +2N | +3B | +13N | +11B | 7.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 30.00 | 2589 | +32.8 |
| 2 | Atanasov, Aleksandar | 1940 | BUL | +8N | +14B | +3N | −1B | +9N | +10B | +5N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 23.00 | 1967 | +16.0 |
| 3 | Hadzhaismail, Demir | 1803 | BUL | +11B | +10N | −2B | +12N | −1N | +14B | +9N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 17.00 | 1816 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Taskov, Atanas | 1774 | BUL | +17N | +7B | −1N | =9B | −14N | +15B | +13N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1596 | -38.0 |
| 5 | Ochkova, Maria | 1533 | BUL | +19N | −1B | =9N | =14B | +15N | +7B | −2B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.25 | 1640 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Duru, Ahmet Omer | 0 | TUR | −9N | +16B | +7N | −10B | −8N | +18B | +14N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 11.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Saygi, Mehmet Tuna | 1482 | TUR | +18B | −4N | −6B | +11N | +16B | −5N | +17B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 854 | -23.2 |
| 8 | Aleksandrov, Atanas | 0 | BUL | −2B | +?N | −10B | +19N | +6B | −11N | +16B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 935 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ochkova, Vasilena | 1701 | BUL | +6B | +13N | =5B | =4N | −2B | =12N | −3B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 13.50 | 1570 | -27.2 |
| 10 | Petrov, Ognyan | 1508 | BUL | F | −3B | +8N | +6N | =13B | −2N | +12B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1067 | -10.0 |
| 11 | Atilgan, Demir | 0 | TUR | −3N | +?B | =14N | −7B | +17N | +8B | −1N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 7.50 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Acar, Tuna | 0 | TUR | −1N | +19B | +15N | −3B | +18N | =9B | −10N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.75 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Acar, Arda | 0 | TUR | +16N | −9B | +17N | +18B | =10N | −1B | −4B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Yuksel, Kayra | 1510 | TUR | +15B | −2N | =11B | =5N | +4B | −3N | −6B | 3.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 11.25 | 1668 | +24.8 |
| 15 | FIDE 2969041 | 0 | — | −14N | +?B | −12B | +?N | −5B | −4N | +19B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Todorova, Aleksandra T. | 0 | BUL | −13B | −6N | F | +17B | −7N | +?B | −8N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2976420 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −13B | −16N | −11B | +19N | −7N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 2976439 | 0 | — | −7N | +?B | F | −13N | −12B | −6N | +?B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 2973316 | 0 | — | −5B | −12N | F | −8B | −?N | −17B | −15N | 0.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Petroff, VladFMROU+32.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Yuksel, KayraTUR+24.83.0 pts · #7
- 3Ochkova, MariaBUL+18.44.0 pts · #5
- 1Taskov, AtanasBUL-38.04.5 pts · #6
- 2Ochkova, VasilenaBUL-27.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Saygi, Mehmet TunaTUR-23.24.0 pts · #19
- R5+264 Elo gap