FirstI nternational Chess Festival "Kardzali" U10- Under the aegis of BSCF
20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Kardzali, Bulgaria. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1360, and top seed was Daniel Tokmachov (🇺🇸 USA, 1615).
Daniel Tokmachov (🇺🇸 USA, 1615) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vladimir Pidakev (5.5) and Valeri P. Petrov (4.5). Tokmachov won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Vladimir Pidakev (1463) beat Daniel Tokmachov (1615), a +152-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDaniel Tokmachov led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Daniel Tokmachov held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
Daniel Tokmachov lost to Vladimir Pidakev (White).
Daniel Tokmachov 4 wins (R1–R4)Vladimir Pidakev 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel Tokmachov | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Vladimir Pidakev | 1 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Valeri P. Petrov | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Georgi Argirov | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokmachov, Daniel | 1615 | USA | +15B | +5N | +3B | +7N | −2B | +11N | +8B | 6.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 23.00 | 1718 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Pidakev, Vladimir | 1463 | BUL | +11B | −7N | +9B | +8B | +1N | =4B | +3N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 24.25 | 1676 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Petrov, Valeri P. | 1551 | BUL | +17N | +12B | −1N | +6B | =4N | +5B | −2B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 16.75 | 1557 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Argirov, Georgi | 1555 | BUL | =9B | +10N | =5B | +13N | =3B | =2N | =7B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 18.25 | 1578 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Karadzhov, Georgi | 1484 | BUL | +18N | −1B | =4N | +16B | +7B | −3N | +11B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 13.75 | 1494 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Dutcovici, Sabina-Teodora | 1496 | ROU | +14B | +13N | =7B | −3N | −11B | +16N | +12B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 13.50 | 1592 | +23.6 |
| 7 | Kichukova, Eva | 1599 | BUL | +20N | +2B | =6N | −1B | −5N | +12B | =4N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1500 | -30.8 |
| 8 | Ozmen, Ata | 0 | TUR | −12N | +18B | +10B | −2N | +13B | +9B | −1N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 12.50 | 1286 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dursun, Oguzhan | 0 | TUR | =4N | +20B | −2N | =12B | +10B | −8N | +15B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 10.25 | 1348 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bashev, Aleksander | 0 | BUL | +16N | −4B | −8N | +17B | −9N | +13N | +14B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Kouvalakis, Andreas | 0 | GRE | −2N | +17B | =12N | +15B | +6N | −1B | −5N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 11.00 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dobreva, Dariya | 1403 | BUL | +8B | −3N | =11B | =9N | +14B | −7N | −6N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 10.75 | 743 | -38.0 |
| 13 | Ganev, Teodor | 1430 | BUL | +19N | −6B | +15N | −4B | −8N | −10B | +16N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 716 | -30.4 |
| 14 | Gospodinov, Konstantin | 0 | BUL | −6N | =16B | =17N | +19B | −12N | +18B | −10N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 525013700 | 0 | — | −1N | +19B | −13B | −11N | =18N | +17B | −9N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 4.25 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Saygi, Ege Batu | 0 | TUR | −10B | =14N | +18B | −5N | +19N | −6B | −13B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 4.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2973952 | 0 | — | −3B | −11N | =14B | −10N | +?B | −15N | +19N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Grancharova, Katerina | 0 | BUL | −5B | −8N | −16N | F | =15B | −14N | +?B | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 2969050 | 0 | — | −13B | −15N | F | −14N | −16B | +?N | −17B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 2976412 | 0 | — | −7B | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pidakev, VladimirBUL+45.25.5 pts · #5
- 2Dutcovici, Sabina-TeodoraROU+23.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Tokmachov, DanielUSA+19.66.0 pts · #4
- 1Dobreva, DariyaBUL-38.03.0 pts · #16
- 2Kichukova, EvaBUL-30.84.0 pts · #3
- 3Ganev, TeodorBUL-30.43.0 pts · #19
- R5+152 Elo gap
- R5+115 Elo gap