DOP Men Rapid 2025

SwissRapid

114 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Sept 2025 to 13 Sept 2025 in Primorsko, Bulgaria. 25 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2435, and top seed was Martin Petrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2526).

Vasil Spasov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2447) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Radoslav Dimitrov (6.5) and Valentin Mitev (6.5). Spasov broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Boyan Mihaylov (1826) beat Stanislav Stojanov (FM, 2270), a +444-point gap.

Location

🇧🇬Primorsko, Bulgaria

Dates

12 Sept 2025 → 13 Sept 2025

Time control

Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇬GMMartin Petrov2526

Avg top 10

2,435

Participants

114

Titled players · 25

GM×6

IM×8

FM×8

CM×3

Federations · 5 represented

🇧🇬Bulgaria×108

🇲🇰North Macedonia×2

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇩🇰Denmark×1

Top 3

🥇
GMVasil Spasov
🇧🇬BUL·2447
7.0pts·2888perf+7.6
🥈
GMRadoslav Dimitrov
🇧🇬BUL·2458
6.5pts·2579perf+6.7
🥉
FMValentin Mitev
🇧🇬BUL·2204
6.5pts·2723perf+77.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Vasil Spasov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Spasov7Dimitrov6.5Mitev6.5Stoyanov6Chatalbashev5.5Kozhuharov5.5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

GM Vasil Spasov held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Vasil Spasov 7 wins (R1–R7)GM Radoslav Dimitrov 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)FM Valentin Mitev 6 wins (R1–R6)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Spasov, VasilGM	2447	BUL	+66N	+58B	+38N	+108B	+74N	+30B	+41N	7.0	18.5	19.0	19.00	2888	+7.6
2	Dimitrov, RadoslavGM	2458	BUL	+79B	+62N	+18B	=8N	+87B	+37N	+27B	6.5	22.0	23.5	20.75	2579	+6.7
3	Mitev, ValentinFM	2204	BUL	+75B	+59N	+60B	+39N	+13B	+50B	=48N	6.5	19.5	21.5	20.00	2723	+77.8
4	Stoyanov, Stoyan OrFM	2232	BUL	+73B	+51N	+5B	+40N	=19N	+20B	=36N	6.0	24.5	26.5	22.50	2536	+49.2
5	Chatalbashev, BorisGM	2493	DEN	+28N	+52B	−4N	=19B	+21N	+36B	+42N	5.5	26.0	29.0	20.75	2485	+0.1
6	Petrov, MartinGM	2526	BUL	−13B	=14N	+50B	+48N	+26B	+39N	+60B	5.5	23.5	26.0	18.50	2567	+3.3
7	Botev, Stanislav	2004	BUL	+97B	+76N	=62N	+38B	+29B	−15N	+10B	5.5	22.5	23.5	17.25	2179	+30.2
8	Kozhuharov, SpasIM	2397	BUL	+63N	+92B	=37N	=2B	+18N	+91B	=49B	5.5	21.5	23.0	16.50	2410	+2.3
9	Boev, Viktor	2105	BUL	=48B	+70N	=26B	+67N	+25B	+59N	=13B	5.5	21.0	23.5	17.50	2404	+51.6
10	Mihaylov, Boyan	1826	BUL	=31N	+108B	+61N	+82N	+37B	+73B	−7N	5.5	19.5	20.0	12.50	2240	+143.6
11	Chakov, PlamenFM	2182	BUL	=36B	+43N	+89B	+73N	+67B	=56N	=52B	5.5	17.5	19.0	14.25	2201	+6.6
12	Trifonov, Dimitar	2373	BUL	=59B	=75N	+70B	+112N	+77B	=13N	+101N	5.5	15.0	15.0	10.25	2284	-4.1
13	Valev, Valentin	2197	BUL	+6N	+77B	+25N	+90B	−3N	=12B	=9N	5.0	29.0	30.5	18.50	2350	+29.8
14	Stavrev, Nikolai	2330	BUL	+35B	=6B	+59N	+77N	=60B	=48N	=54B	5.0	20.5	22.5	15.50	2427	+20.6
15	Bayatov, Mario	1924	BUL	+84N	=31B	+74N	+114B	−24N	+7B	=66N	5.0	20.5	20.5	12.75	2104	+68.4
16	Kralevski, AleksanderFM	2143	MKD	−18B	+81N	−82B	+55N	+63N	+80B	+87N	5.0	16.0	17.5	11.00	2092	-4.8
17	Mihalev, Daniil	1867	BUL	+51B	−25B	+53B	F	+113N	+77N	+64N	5.0	14.5	14.5	10.50	2171	+45.6
18	Hristov, Nikolay Valeriev	2094	BUL	+16N	+23B	−2N	+33B	−8B	=49N	+37B	4.5	29.0	32.0	18.50	2370	+50.2
19	Nikolov, MomchilGM	2490	BUL	+22B	+78N	+36B	=5N	=4B	−52N	=20N	4.5	27.0	29.0	18.00	2388	-7.7
20	Mladenov, PlamenIM	2359	ENG	+61N	+40B	+42N	=36B	=28N	−4N	=19B	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.50	2295	-4.0
21	Panbukchian, ValentinIM	2270	BUL	+43B	−36N	+22B	+89N	−5B	+42B	=73N	4.5	22.5	24.0	14.00	2210	-5.4
22	Kochiev, IvanCM	2200	BUL	−19N	+57B	−21N	+88B	+73N	=40B	+28N	4.5	21.5	23.0	12.25	2222	+5.8
23	Kirjakov, Toma	2202	BUL	+94B	−18N	=88B	+27N	−33B	+32N	+53B	4.5	21.0	22.5	13.25	2164	-4.0
24	Ardenski, Dimitar	1990	BUL	=38N	F	+66N	+103B	+15B	−95N	+74B	4.5	15.5	15.5	12.25	2127	+21.2
25	Kolev, Lachezar	2050	BUL	=50B	+17N	−13B	+54N	−9N	+78B	=26N	4.0	25.5	27.5	13.50	2245	+35.0
26	Yordanov, LachezarFM	2349	BUL	+69N	=39B	=9N	+46B	−6N	=60N	=25B	4.0	24.5	27.0	13.75	2253	-13.0
27	Iordanov, Nikolay	2163	BUL	=56N	=44B	+49N	−23B	+62N	+87B	−2N	4.0	23.0	24.5	10.25	2134	-3.2
28	Ivanov, Bogidar	2131	BUL	−5B	+98N	=73B	+78N	=20B	+64N	−22B	4.0	21.0	22.0	8.75	2164	+8.6
29	Dimitrov, Dejan	2032	BUL	+81N	=38B	+114N	−41B	−7N	=45B	+65N	4.0	20.5	20.5	8.00	2005	-3.4
30	Kostadinov, Anton	2219	BUL	=47N	+74B	=108N	+76N	=80B	−1N	=38B	4.0	20.0	20.5	8.75	2107	-17.8
31	Hristov, Dimitar	1947	BUL	=10B	=15N	−97B	+34N	F	+102B	+45N	4.0	20.0	20.0	13.75	1965	+3.8
32	Ignatov, Georgi	1987	BUL	−49N	+99B	=80N	=53B	+44N	−23B	+83N	4.0	18.0	19.0	9.00	2050	+12.0
33	Veleski, RobertFM	2187	MKD	=99N	+49B	=91B	−18N	+23N	=63B	=92N	4.0	17.5	18.5	10.75	2095	-12.0
34	Angelov, Ivaylo	1879	BUL	=41N	+88N	F	−31B	+65N	=55N	+71B	4.0	17.0	17.0	9.75	2051	+27.2
35	Ninov, Ventsislav	2184	BUL	−14N	+96B	+68N	F	+54B	F	+112N	4.0	11.5	11.5	6.50	2293	+15.8
36	Yanev, Pavel	2234	BUL	=11N	+21B	−19N	=20N	+92B	−5N	=4B	3.5	30.5	32.0	14.00	2297	+10.8
37	Stojanov, StanislavFM	2270	BUL	+55B	+87N	=8B	+49B	−10N	−2B	−18N	3.5	28.0	29.5	10.25	2142	-19.8
38	Todev, SimeonCM	2128	BUL	=24B	=29N	−1B	−7N	+84N	+76B	=30N	3.5	27.0	29.0	10.25	2095	-15.2
39	Yanev, TihomirIM	2383	BUL	=54B	=26N	=48B	−3B	+90N	−6B	+50N	3.5	25.0	26.5	9.50	2339	-4.2
40	Pavlov, Vladimir	2032	BUL	+64B	−20N	+52N	−4B	=51B	=22N	=78B	3.5	23.5	25.5	10.25	2167	+23.4
41	Hristov, Atanas	2084	BUL	=34B	+93N	−76B	+29N	−58B	+74N	−1B	3.5	22.0	23.5	9.50	1996	-15.8
42	Rusev, Jeliazko	2206	BUL	+96B	+89N	−20B	+51N	=52B	−21N	−5B	3.5	22.0	23.0	7.00	2164	-5.6
43	Stamenov, Boycho	0	BUL	−21N	−11B	+101B	=61B	+96B	=89N	=51B	3.5	18.0	19.0	5.50	1937	0.0
44	Todorov, Victor	1861	BUL	+85B	=27N	+47B	+87N	−32B	−53N	F	3.5	18.0	18.0	9.00	2047	+58.8
45	Stefanov, Plamen	1972	BUL	−76B	+97N	=95B	=65N	+93B	=29N	−31B	3.5	15.5	16.5	6.50	1888	-14.8
46	Ivelinov, Hristo	2084	BUL	+112B	−60N	+54B	−26N	+75B	=69N	F	3.5	14.0	14.0	6.25	2163	+15.0
47	Dimitrov, Martin	2021	BUL	=30B	+65N	−44N	F	+105B	+106N	F	3.5	12.0	12.0	6.50	2001	+3.2
48	Enchev, IvajloGM	2422	BUL	=9N	+90B	=39N	−6B	−50N	=14B	=3B	3.0	29.0	30.5	11.75	2263	-14.6
49	Mladenov, Ilian	2220	BUL	+32B	−33N	−27B	−37N	+82B	=18B	=8N	3.0	25.5	27.5	11.00	2108	-21.2
50	Bratanov, ZsivkoIM	2356	BUL	=25N	+68B	−6N	=59B	+48B	−3N	−39B	3.0	25.0	27.5	8.75	2214	-24.4
51	Nikolov, Yavor	2062	BUL	−17N	−4B	+67N	−42B	=40N	+61B	=43N	3.0	24.0	26.5	8.50	2013	-8.8
52	Trickov, VasilIM	2220	CZE	F	−5N	−40B	+98B	=42N	+19B	=11N	3.0	23.5	23.5	10.00	2204	-1.4
53	Petrov, Ivan	2196	BUL	=87B	−55N	−17N	=32N	+56N	+44B	−23N	3.0	23.0	24.5	9.25	1908	-49.2
54	Dimov, DianFM	2226	BUL	=39N	+69B	−46N	−25B	−35N	+96B	=14N	3.0	22.5	23.5	7.75	2074	-27.0
55	Stoyanov, Daniel	1915	BUL	−37N	+53B	F	−16B	+88N	=34B	=91N	3.0	18.5	18.5	7.25	2096	+25.6
56	Atanasov, Aleksandar	1840	BUL	=27B	−67B	F	+83N	−53B	=11B	+98N	3.0	18.0	18.0	7.75	1983	+40.0
57	Salimov, Salim	2089	BUL	=78B	−22N	+64B	−96N	F	+113B	=61N	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.75	1993	-12.6
58	Ivanov, SvetlenCM	2009	BUL	+114N	−1N	F	+100B	+41N	F	−103N	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.50	2003	+0.8
59	Nikolov, SashoIM	2274	BUL	=12N	−3B	−14B	=50N	+68N	−9B	=90N	2.5	28.0	29.5	7.50	2133	-13.1
60	Vasilev, Vasil Aleksandrov	2321	BUL	=104N	+46B	−3N	−68B	=14N	=26B	−6N	2.5	27.0	28.0	8.50	2111	-37.8
61	Bochev, Krasimir	2028	BUL	−20B	=64N	−10B	=43N	+89B	−51N	=57B	2.5	22.0	23.5	6.00	1842	-28.4
62	Georgiev, Konstantin	1972	BUL	+88B	−2B	=7B	+71N	−27B	−84B	F	2.5	22.0	22.0	6.75	1984	-2.4
63	Zhelev, Momchil	1741	BUL	−8B	−83N	−87B	+105N	−16B	=33N	+79B	2.5	20.0	21.0	5.00	1877	+33.6
64	Salif, Eminali	1837	BUL	−40N	=61B	−57N	+113B	+98N	−28B	−17B	2.5	19.0	19.0	2.25	1764	-12.4
65	Mladenov, Emil	1929	BUL	−74N	−47B	+94B	=45B	−34B	+93N	−29B	2.5	18.5	20.0	4.75	1815	-21.2
66	Shvenk, Denis	1906	BUL	−1B	+100N	−24B	F	F	+97N	=15B	2.5	18.5	18.5	4.50	1912	+1.6
67	Bozov, Ahmet	2056	BUL	=91B	+56N	−51B	−9B	−11N	F	+113B	2.5	18.5	18.5	3.75	1946	-15.8
68	Hristova, Ivelina	1989	BUL	+101B	−50N	−35B	+60N	−59B	−75N	=69B	2.5	16.5	17.5	4.75	2005	-1.2
69	Parvanov, Mitko	1897	BUL	−26B	−54N	F	=75N	+104N	=46B	=68N	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.00	2070	+22.6
70	Ivanov, Lachezar	1872	BUL	−90N	−9B	−12N	=104B	F	+112N	+75B	2.5	15.5	15.5	2.50	1991	+29.2
71	Ivanov, Georgi	1764	BUL	F	−79N	+85B	−62B	+107N	=81B	−34N	2.5	13.5	13.5	4.00	1743	-4.2
72	Pilev, Kiril	1864	BUL	F	=109N	F	F	+102N	+100B	F	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.25	1910	+3.6
73	Petkov, Rostislav	1916	BUL	−4N	+94B	=28N	−11B	−22B	−10N	=21B	2.0	30.0	31.5	5.75	1946	+0.8
74	Marzakov, Mihail	1975	BUL	+65B	−30N	−15B	+93N	−1B	−41B	−24N	2.0	26.5	28.0	4.00	1867	-44.4
75	Tashkov, Rumen	2157	BUL	−3N	=12B	−78N	=69B	−46N	+68B	−70N	2.0	23.0	25.0	6.50	1939	-39.8
76	Tsvetanov, Teodor	1945	BUL	+45N	−7B	+41N	−30B	−79N	−38N	−84B	2.0	22.0	24.0	7.00	1895	-20.8
77	Kosturkov, Hristo	1773	BUL	F	−13N	+112B	−14B	−12N	−17B	+96N	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	1839	+5.0
78	Bonev, Todor	2262	BUL	=57N	−19B	+75B	−28B	F	−25N	=40N	2.0	21.0	21.0	5.25	2033	-36.4
79	Zhelev, Nikolay	1940	BUL	−2N	+71B	F	−80N	+76B	F	−63N	2.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	1876	-22.0
80	Manov, Iliyan	1949	BUL	F	F	=32B	+79B	=30N	−16N	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	6.00	2072	+12.4
81	Aleksandrov, Georgi Valentinov	1791	BUL	−29B	−16B	=110B	F	−85B	=71N	+97N	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1724	-12.2
82	Sotirov, Nikolaj	2011	BUL	F	F	+16N	−10B	−49N	+99B	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	6.00	1984	-2.2
83	Bekirov, Adem	1827	BUL	−92N	+63B	+99N	−56B	F	−85N	−32B	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.50	1693	-21.0
84	Mutafov, Krasimir	2026	BUL	−15B	F	F	F	−38B	+62N	+76N	2.0	13.0	13.0	4.50	1992	-3.8
85	Aleksandrov, Kristiyan	1538	BUL	−44N	F	−71N	−107B	+81N	+83B	−88B	2.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1682	+36.4
86	Srebrev, Biser	1624	BUL	F	F	F	+102B	+100N	F	F	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2374	+17.2
87	Janakiev, IvanIM	2037	BUL	=53N	−37B	+63N	−44B	−2N	−27N	−16B	1.5	25.5	28.0	4.00	1886	-27.0
88	Vasilev, Vergil	1916	BUL	−62N	−34B	=23N	−22N	−55B	F	+85N	1.5	20.5	20.5	4.25	1758	-24.0
89	Manev, Miroslav	1481	BUL	+113N	−42B	−11N	−21B	−61N	=43B	F	1.5	19.5	19.5	1.75	1547	+3.2
90	Vutov, Mario	2287	BUL	+70B	−48N	F	−13N	−39B	F	=59B	1.5	16.5	16.5	3.75	2084	-25.0
91	Delchev, Petar	2171	BUL	=67N	F	=33N	F	F	−8N	=55B	1.5	15.0	15.0	4.75	2052	-13.2
92	Metodiev, Veselin	2053	BUL	+83B	−8N	F	F	−36N	F	=33B	1.5	15.0	15.0	4.00	2074	+0.2
93	Radev, Slavi	1651	BUL	+102N	−41B	=111N	−74B	−45N	−65B	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.25	1682	+0.8
94	Janev, Ivan	1891	BUL	−23N	−73N	−65N	F	F	+98B	=99B	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	1708	-23.4
95	Vutov, Biser	1895	BUL	F	F	=45N	F	F	+24B	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	6.25	2174	+14.8
96	Georgiev, Zhivko	1939	BUL	−42N	−35N	F	+57B	−43N	−54N	−77B	1.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	1856	-11.2
97	Karnobatov, Tenyo	1816	BUL	−7N	−45B	+31N	F	F	−66B	−81B	1.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	1684	-15.6
98	Staykov, Stayko	1475	BUL	F	−28B	+113N	−52N	−64B	−94N	−56B	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1512	-1.2
99	Keshev, Alper	1747	BUL	=33B	−32N	−83B	F	F	−82N	=94N	1.0	13.5	13.5	2.75	1733	-3.2
100	Shishkov, Nikolay	1525	BUL	F	−66B	+102N	−58N	−86B	−72N	−106B	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	1468	-22.0
101	FIDE 2953587	0	—	−68N	F	−43N	F	+112B	F	−12B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	1815	0.0
102	Hristov, Ivaylo	1623	BUL	−93B	F	−100B	−86N	−72B	−31N	+114N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	1458	-48.4
103	Uzunov, Stefan	1777	BUL	F	F	F	−24N	F	F	+58B	1.0	7.5	7.5	3.00	2000	+22.4
104	Glavchev, Stanislav	2008	BUL	=60B	F	F	=70N	−69B	F	F	1.0	7.5	7.5	2.50	1905	-9.4
105	Vatkovski, Mitko	1628	BUL	F	+106N	F	−63B	−47N	F	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	1631	-2.0
106	Shivachev, Rosen	1505	BUL	F	−105B	F	F	F	−47B	+100N	1.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	1561	+2.4
107	Kamber, Aydan	1680	BUL	F	F	F	+85N	−71B	F	F	1.0	4.5	4.5	2.00	1651	-1.4
108	Rusev, Rosen	1936	BUL	F	−10N	=30B	−1N	F	F	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	2.00	1854	-7.8
109	Abdula, Adrian	1760	BUL	F	=72B	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	2.5	2.5	1.25	1864	+4.1
110	Tsanov, Miroslav	1803	BUL	F	F	=81N	F	F	F	F	0.5	2.0	2.0	1.00	1791	-0.4
111	Hristev, Kaloyan	1701	BUL	F	F	=93B	F	F	F	F	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1651	-2.8
112	Krumov, Hristo	1460	BUL	−46N	F	−77N	−12B	−101N	−70B	−35B	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	1041	-18.4
113	Petkov, Aleksander	1409	BUL	−89B	F	−98B	−64N	−17B	−57N	−67N	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	899	-45.2
114	Petrov, Krassimir	1777	BUL	−58B	F	−29B	−15N	F	F	−102B	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1097	-28.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mihaylov, BoyanBUL
+143.6
5.5 pts · #10
2Mitev, ValentinFMBUL
+77.8
6.5 pts · #3
3Bayatov, MarioBUL
+68.4
5.0 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Petrov, IvanBUL
-49.2
3.0 pts · #53
2Hristov, IvayloBUL
-48.4
1.0 pts · #101
3Petkov, AleksanderBUL
-45.2
0.0 pts · #114

Biggest upsets

R5+444 Elo gap
Mihaylov, Boyan1826 beat FMStojanov, Stanislav2270
R4+332 Elo gap
Hristova, Ivelina1989 beat Vasilev, Vasil Aleksandrov2321
R3+329 Elo gap
Mihalev, Daniil1867 beat Petrov, Ivan2196