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III Chess Rapid"Memorial GM Krum Georgiev"- Under the aegis of BSCF

SwissRapid

110 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held on 27 Sept 2025 in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. 19 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2433, and top seed was Kiril Georgiev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2566).

Vasil Spasov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2447) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Lachezar Yordanov (7.0) and Boris Chatalbashev (7.0).

The biggest upset came in round 2: Vladimir Pavlov (2032) beat Kiril Georgiev (GM, 2566), a +534-point gap.

Location
🇧🇬Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Dates
27 Sept 2025
Time control
Rapid: 10 minutes for game with 5 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇬GMKiril Georgiev2566
Avg top 10
2,433
Participants
110
Titled players · 19
GM×8
IM×6
FM×1
CM×1
WGM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 4 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×93
🇬🇷Greece×6
🇷🇸Serbia×2
🇩🇰Denmark×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 6 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 6 at the finish.

Co-leaders
52
21
10
3
4
9
3
5
6
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 7.0/9. Spasov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (51.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Momchil Nikolov drew with FM Lachezar Yordanov (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Momchil Nikolov 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Lachezar Yordanov 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Boris Chatalbashev 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMMomchil Nikolov*
½
½
½
2FMLachezar Yordanov
½
*
½
3GMBoris Chatalbashev
½
*
½
4GMIvajlo Enchev
½
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Spasov, VasilGM2447BUL+46N+35B+10N+12B=5N=4B=7N+9B=6N7.051.556.542.752492+7.4
2Yordanov, LachezarFM2349BUL+56N+25B+22N=4B+8N=5B+18N=6B=7N7.051.055.541.752490+37.2
3Chatalbashev, BorisGM2493DEN+69N+41B+13N=8B=7N+21B=5N=4B+12B7.050.054.040.502485+1.4
4Nikolov, MomchilGM2490BUL+81B+34N+45B=2N+14B=1N+12B=3N=5B7.050.053.539.502524+5.7
5Enchev, IvajloGM2422BUL+37B+39N+24B+33N=1B=2N=3B+17N=4N7.049.554.540.502451+6.5
6Georgiev, KirilGM2566BUL+62B33N+59B+39N+97B+19N+14B=2N=1B7.044.047.035.002475-5.7
7Drenchev, PetarGM2313BUL+48B=23N+51B+50N=3B+35N=1B=14N=2B6.547.051.535.252323+6.0
8Bratanov, ZsivkoIM2356BUL+42B+26N+38B=3N2B+34N=13B=27N+24B6.546.551.535.252322-1.2
9Georgiev, Todor2144BUL+68B+61N33B+26N=34B+23N+24B1N+13B6.543.547.533.002201+15.8
10Todev, SimeonCM2128BUL+77B+40N1B+61N+62B14N=26B+51N+27B6.541.545.029.252186+36.4
11Shvenk, Denis1906BUL+102B=27N15B+59N29B+44N+54B+28N+38B6.541.043.028.752126+78.4
12Videnova-Kuljasevic, IvaIM2296BUL+47N+31B+43N1N+38B+22B4N+35B3N6.047.052.031.002265+0.2
13Georgiev, Biser2138BUL+30B+53N3B+36N=23B+16N=8N+37B9N6.047.051.532.002192+16.0
14Petrov, MarianGM2410BUL+65N+60B+97N+19B4N+10B6N=7B=20N6.047.050.029.752342-4.3
15Todorov, OgnjanIM2121BUL+74N=50B+11N=18B22N+20B=25N=16B+37N6.045.049.032.502120+2.0
16Kozhuharov, SpasIM2397BUL+57N22B+46N+25B=17N13B+30B=15N+36B6.044.549.031.502162-20.3
17Dzangov, Aleksandar2093BUL+67B52N+42B+105N=16B+29N+19B5B=18N6.044.046.028.502193+27.2
18Lukov, ValentinGM2404BUL=59B+98N+52B=15N+28B=24N2B+34N=17B6.043.546.528.752230-15.6
19Nikolov, SashoIM2274BUL+44B+36N+91B14N+33B6B17N+64B+35N6.043.046.027.002220-3.4
20Kolev, Lachezar2050BUL+82B=78N23B+40N+50B15N+52B+26N=14B6.040.544.027.752027-0.8
21Simeonov, Stefan2186SRB+63B=51N+78B=23N+91B3N35B+50N+40B6.039.042.025.002080-17.0
22Dyulgerov, Dimitar1981BUL+99B+16N2B+27N+15B12N=28B=29N=34B5.546.549.028.002220+54.2
23Bozilov, Dragan1949SRB+79N=7B+20N=21B=13N9B=59N=57B+55N5.544.047.527.502026+20.6
24Trendafilov, Simeon2133BUL+76N+64B5N+70B+60N=18B9N+25B8N5.543.547.524.502164+19.0
25Naymanova, PatricieWFM1951BUL+90B2N+30B16N+42B+63N=15B24N+52B5.543.546.525.002006+13.6
26Dimov, Kiril1972BUL+89N8B+56N9B+65N+49B=10N20B+57N5.543.546.524.251984+6.0
27Panbukchian, ValentinIM2270BUL+49N=11B=70N22B+66N+36B+60N=8B10N5.543.047.026.502075-35.0
28Hristov, Nikolay Valeriev2094BUL+88N43B+37N+64B18N+32B=22N11B+50B5.542.045.024.751974-22.4
29Ivanov, Stojan Emilov2157BUL+58N=70B50N+55B+11N17B+53N=22B=32N5.541.545.527.501960-37.6
30Vangelov, Atanas1661BUL13N+95B25N+100B+71N+31B16N=41B+51B5.539.542.022.001963+95.6
31Abdula, Mustafa1947BUL+85B12N+77B45N+48B30N=42B+78N+54B5.538.041.022.001834-18.8
32Dimitrov, Krasen1871BUL+72B45N=80B+44N=98B28N+63B+62N=29B5.536.539.523.001951+16.4
33Pavlov, Vladimir2032BUL+101N+6B+9N5B19N=56B50N+47B=43N5.045.547.525.252036+0.8
34Glavchev, Stanislav2008BUL+73N4B+65N+58B=9N8B+43N18B=22N5.045.049.023.502057+9.8
35Skodras, Marios Konstantinos2028GRE+93B1N+63B+81N+45B7B+21N12N19B5.044.047.021.502123+45.6
36Georgiev, Zhivko1939BUL+87N19B+47N13B+57N27N+49B+59B16N5.042.045.021.501987+6.6
37Nikolakov, Strahil1743BUL5N+73B28B+93N+39B+91N+38B13N15B5.041.544.520.001996+101.6
38Hristov, Atanas2084BUL+75N+71B8N+43B12N+64B37N+65B11N5.041.045.021.001948-26.4
39Krustev, Krasimir S.1989BUL+86N5B+57N6B37N+76B47N+74B+59N5.040.543.519.501876-47.2
40Georgieva, Emilia1803BUL+96N10B=55N20B+79N+66B=41N+60B21N5.039.542.519.251893+17.2
41Georgiev, Georgi Al.2040BUL+104B3N+48B62N+81B=53N=40B=30N=42B5.039.541.520.501858-37.6
42Vladimirov, Nikola1717BUL8N+86B17N+88B25N+101B=31N+73B=41N5.038.540.517.251840+20.4
43Belchev, Valeri1802BUL+108B+28N12B38N=54B+80N34B+77N=33B5.038.039.018.251945+45.6
44Ivanov, Nikolay1708BUL19N=79B+83N32B+78N11B=75N+89B+64N5.036.539.517.751720+2.3
45Voyska, MargaritaWGM2142BUL+55N+32B4N+31B35NFF+66B+65N5.035.535.523.502096-2.2
46Nachev, Atanas Petrov1755BUL1B+93N16B=67N80B=72N+85B+101N+63B5.034.536.516.001736-4.8
47Yurukova, Ginka1708BUL12B+85N36B+102N53B+103N+39B33N+61B5.034.536.516.001838+20.0
48Velchev, Yoan1708BUL7N+89B41N+101B31N84B+86N+75B+60N5.034.036.016.001851+53.2
49Krastev, Stanislav1706BUL27B+102N61B+103N+105B26N36N+84B+71N5.031.033.013.001786+19.2
50Karteri, Dimitra1806GRE+107B=15N+29B7B20N+77N+33B21B28N4.544.045.018.002015+35.4
51Ioannidis, Konstantinos I1905GRE+84N=21B7N66B+76N+58B+56N10B30N4.541.544.519.001827-36.4
52Malchev, Nikola1761BUL+83N+17B18N97B=58N+55B20N+56B25N4.540.543.520.751887+38.8
53Enev, Aleks1846BUL+100N13B58N+74B+47N=41B29B54N+68B4.538.541.018.001855+0.4
54Petrov, Angel P.0BUL71N+75B+69N60B=43N+70B11N+53B31N4.537.541.519.0018310.0
55Velikova, Gabriela1666BUL45B+72N=40B29N+67B52N+80B+69N23B4.537.541.018.001776+17.2
56Malcheva, NiyaWCM1714BUL2B+90N26B+87N+61B=33N51B52N+77B4.537.040.016.001797+27.2
57Koev, Georgi1730BUL16B+99N39B+90N36B+92N+91B=23N26B4.536.038.514.251819+38.0
58Dragiev, Drago1683BUL29B+106N+53B34N=52B51N77B+99N+82B4.533.535.014.251731+5.8
59Kaloyanov, Kaloyan1734BUL=18N+66B6N11B+83N+69B=23B36N39B4.043.046.517.251846+33.2
60Botev, Stanislav2004BUL+92B14N+68B+54N24B+62N27B40N48B4.039.542.515.501834-35.8
61Nikolov, Stojan1889BUL+95N9B+49N10B56N74B+79N+76B47N4.039.042.015.501675-44.0
62Abdula, Adrian1760BUL6N+94B+88N+41B10N60B+74N32BF4.039.042.015.001857+22.9
63Lazarov, Lachezar1693BUL21N+87B35N+86B+70N25B32N+72B46N4.038.041.014.001708-1.4
64Stanchev, Plamen1841BUL+103B24N+67B28N+68B38N+88B19N44B4.038.040.013.001798-13.4
65Nikolov, Nikolay1736BUL14B+92N34B+99N26B+94N+68B38N45B4.036.539.012.501784+6.6
66Vasileva, Cveta1654BUL=98B59N+82B+51N27B40N=67B45N+92B4.034.537.514.501751+16.6
67Taskov, Atanas1567BUL17N+110B64N=46B55N+83B=66N+81BF4.034.534.511.501648+20.0
68Manev, Evgenij1683BUL9N+84B60N+89B64N+71B65N+70B53N4.034.037.014.001742+8.0
69Gechev, Ljulin1759BUL3B+104N54B+80N=77B59N+84N55B=73N4.034.036.012.251628-26.2
70Tsonev, Kiril1900BUL+106B=29N=27B24N63B54N+92B68N+101B4.034.035.512.001798-17.6
71Merdinyan, Bozhidar1777BUL+54B38N+103B91N30B68N+90B+88N49B4.033.035.012.501581-74.4
72Gechev, Veselin0BUL32N55B=73N79B+95N=46B+104B63N+94N4.032.534.512.5015250.0
73Skodras, Dionysios Eleftherios1477GRE34B37N=72B82N+107B+99N+81B42N=69B4.032.533.511.001588+27.6
74Stoyanov, Gabriel1579BUL15B+107N105B53N+82B+61N62B39N+87B4.032.033.011.501663+17.2
75Muserov, Maksim1536BUL38B54N87B+107N+85B=81N=44B48N+84B4.032.033.011.251632+19.6
76Bozhkov, Yovitsa1628BUL24B103N+85B+109N51B39N+102B61N+86B4.029.029.58.501656-0.2
77Tomov, Stoyan1621BUL10N+100B31N+84B=69N50B+58N43B56N3.537.540.012.001589-6.4
78Evtimov, Preslav1636BULF=20B21N98N44B+89B+100N31B+79N3.534.534.512.001702+7.6
79Tasev, Nikolay1416BUL23B=44N98B+72N40B+82N61B+80N78B3.534.037.013.501569+45.6
80Ganchev, Evgeni1577BUL97N+96B=32N69B+46N43B55N79B+85N3.533.536.513.751566-11.6
81Ivanov, Boncho Ivanov1758BUL4N+101B+109N35B41N=75B73N67N+99B3.533.534.07.001580-38.8
82Bozhkov, Rangel1512BUL20N=83B66N+73B74N79B+106N+100B58N3.532.033.59.751348-24.8
83FIDE 2966905052B=82N44B+104N59B67N99B+109N+100N3.528.028.56.7513760.0
84Barzakov, Anastas0BUL51B68N+104B77N+93B+48N69B49N75N3.033.035.010.0015310.0
85Zhivkov, Ventsislav1411BUL31N47B76N+96B75N+109B46N+104N80B3.032.032.55.501337-22.8
86Radkova, Aleksandra1465BUL39B42N+107B63N103B+87N48B+95N76N3.031.032.07.00922-39.2
87Aleksandrov, Iliyan B.0BUL36B63N+75N56B94N86B+96N+93B74N3.030.533.510.0014210.0
88Nikolov, Zdravko1570BUL28B+108N62B42N+90BF64N71B+89N3.030.531.57.001549-8.0
89Minchev, Istatko1448BUL26B48N+108B68N+109B78N+94B44N88B3.030.030.54.501356-12.8
90Totev, Vladislav1431BUL25N56B+110N57B88N+96B71N94B+102N3.029.529.55.00888-37.5
91Djonev, Svetozar2040BUL+94N+109B19N+71B21N37B57NFF3.029.029.07.501767-39.2
92Todorov, Valentin S.1466BUL60N65B100N+95B+106N57B70N+102B66N3.028.029.56.50970-30.8
93Yordanova, Veronika1483BUL35N46B+95N37B84N100B+109N87N+108B3.027.528.04.50994-17.2
94Dzhigolinov, Grigor1504BUL91B62N102B+108N+87B65B89N+90N72B3.026.027.07.001416-26.0
95FIDE 2971720061B30N93B92N72B+107N+108N86B+110B3.024.524.52.007930.0
96FIDE 2972085040B80N99B85N+108B90N87B+107N+104B3.023.024.04.0012580.0
97Tsarouhas, Vasilios2118GRE+80B+105N14B+52N6NFFFF3.023.023.010.002110+1.6
98Tsarouhas, Konstantinos2135GRE=66N18B+79N+78B=32NFFFF3.022.522.511.751968-15.0
99Argirov, Georgi1456BUL22N57B+96N65B=100N73B+83N58B81N2.532.535.07.75908-49.2
100Grigorova, Yordanka0BUL53B77N+92B30N=99B+93N78B82N83B2.530.032.57.2514440.0
101Dzhigolinov, Yoan1500BUL33B81N+106B48N+102B42NF46B70N2.031.533.03.50990-39.2
102Bachvarov, Georgi0BUL11N49B+94N47B101N+110B76N92N90B2.031.531.53.0012840.0
103Koynarov, Valentin0BUL64N+76B71N49B+86N47BFFF2.027.027.07.0015630.0
104Shopova, Denica1504BUL41N69B84N83B+110N+106B72N85B96N2.027.027.01.50892-35.6
105Kozlozhov, Ivan1784BUL+110N97B+74N17B49NFFFF2.021.021.04.001681-25.2
106FIDE 2971712070N58B101N+110B92B104N82B108N=109B1.520.520.50.257940.0
107FIDE 2972972050N74B86N75B73N95B+110N96BF1.025.525.50.007750.0
108FIDE 2974355043N88B89N94B96NF95B+106B93N1.024.524.51.507610.0
109FIDE 29759630F91N81B76B89N85N93B83B=106N0.524.524.50.758280.0
110FIDE 29759710105B67N90B106N104B102N107BF95N0.018.518.50.007720.0

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