DOP Men Blitz 2025

SwissBlitz

112 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held on 14 Sept 2025 in Primorsko, Bulgaria. 23 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2419, and top seed was Vasil Spasov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2513).

Radoslav Dimitrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2445) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Boris Chatalbashev (6.0) and Spas Kozhuharov (6.0). Dimitrov clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Slavi Radev (1506) beat Georgi Kulinchev (2132), a +626-point gap.

Location

🇧🇬Primorsko, Bulgaria

Dates

14 Sept 2025

Time control

Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇬GMVasil Spasov2513

Avg top 10

2,419

Participants

112

Titled players · 23

GM×6

IM×7

FM×8

CM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇧🇬Bulgaria×106

🇲🇰North Macedonia×2

🇨🇿Czech Republic×1

🇬🇧England×1

🇩🇰Denmark×1

Top 3

🥇
GMRadoslav Dimitrov
🇧🇬BUL·2445
6.5pts·2624perf+9.8
🥈
GMBoris Chatalbashev
🇩🇰DEN·2413
6.0pts·2355perf-2.7
🥉
IMSpas Kozhuharov
🇧🇬BUL·2373
6.0pts·2407perf+2.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

GM Radoslav Dimitrov 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

Dimitrov6.5Kozhuharov6Iordanov6Ivanov6Chatalbashev6Petkov5.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE14 Sept

GM Radoslav Dimitrov takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

GM Radoslav Dimitrov 5 wins (R1–R5)IM Spas Kozhuharov 6 wins (R1–R6)Nikolay Iordanov 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMRadoslav Dimitrov	*	—	—	1
2IMSpas Kozhuharov	—	*	—	—
3Nikolay Iordanov	—	—	*	—
4Bogidar Ivanov	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dimitrov, RadoslavGM	2445	BUL	+4B	+56N	+27B	+12N	+41B	=28N	+31B	6.5	26.5	29.5	27.50	2624	+9.8
2	Chatalbashev, BorisGM	2413	DEN	+50B	+43N	+75B	=7N	+14B	+23N	=20N	6.0	26.5	28.5	23.50	2355	-2.7
3	Kozhuharov, SpasIM	2373	BUL	+47N	+20B	+45N	+33B	+30N	+64B	−10N	6.0	24.5	27.0	22.00	2407	+2.8
4	Ivanov, Bogidar	2142	BUL	−1N	+73B	+89B	+79N	+27B	+93N	+28B	6.0	20.0	21.0	14.50	2390	+42.0
5	Iordanov, Nikolay	2219	BUL	+110B	+105N	+34B	+66N	−21B	+73N	+11B	6.0	18.0	18.0	13.50	2333	+19.6
6	Spasov, VasilGM	2513	BUL	=8N	+11B	=22N	+105B	+40N	+42B	=9N	5.5	27.0	27.0	19.50	2480	-1.5
7	Petkov, Rostislav	1897	BUL	F	+65N	+49B	=2B	+43N	+20N	+26B	5.5	24.5	24.5	21.50	2355	+56.4
8	Valev, Valentin	2034	BUL	=6B	+107N	=52N	+37B	+22N	=46B	+42N	5.5	24.5	24.5	18.25	2479	+74.0
9	Vutov, Mario	2339	BUL	+59N	=21N	=40B	=28N	+16B	+12B	=6B	5.0	27.5	30.5	21.75	2406	+17.0
10	Hristov, Nikolay Valeriev	2092	BUL	+98N	+45B	−20N	=57B	=15B	+32N	+3B	5.0	26.0	27.0	18.50	2311	+39.8
11	Mitev, ValentinFM	2228	BUL	+81B	−6N	+58B	+24N	+105N	+40B	−5N	5.0	24.5	24.5	13.00	2249	+10.0
12	Kolev, Lachezar	1980	BUL	+57B	+35N	+70B	−1B	+56N	−9N	+69B	5.0	24.0	26.5	15.00	2384	+56.8
13	Nikolov, MomchilGM	2409	BUL	+62B	−31N	−16B	+27N	+35B	+57N	+41B	5.0	23.5	26.0	17.00	2323	-4.9
14	Todev, SimeonCM	2075	BUL	+102B	−17N	+91B	+64N	−2N	+43B	+63N	5.0	21.0	21.5	10.50	2139	+32.8
15	Petrov, MartinGM	2439	BUL	+55N	+32B	+33N	=44B	=10N	+88B	F	5.0	21.0	21.0	16.75	2367	-2.7
16	Pavlov, Vladimir	2022	BUL	+73N	−41B	+13N	+82B	−9N	+62B	+68N	5.0	20.5	22.5	14.00	2230	+38.4
17	Veleski, RobertFM	2129	MKD	+111N	+14B	+63N	+78B	−20N	−29B	+74N	5.0	20.0	20.0	11.50	2070	-6.6
18	Todorov, Victor	1861	BUL	+83B	−48N	+109B	+67N	+96B	−55N	+33B	5.0	16.0	16.0	9.50	1865	0.0
19	Ivanov, SvetlenCM	2028	BUL	=103N	+80B	+50N	F	+109N	+63B	=29N	5.0	12.5	12.5	10.25	2199	+58.4
20	Mihaylov, Boyan	1821	BUL	+51N	−3N	+10B	+23N	+17B	−7B	=2B	4.5	32.0	35.5	21.00	2228	+135.6
21	Enchev, IvajloGM	2439	BUL	+34N	=9B	+36N	−22B	+5N	=89B	=40N	4.5	27.0	28.5	19.00	2329	-7.3
22	Yordanov, LachezarFM	2375	BUL	+37N	=42B	=6B	+21N	−8B	=58N	+46N	4.5	26.5	29.5	18.00	2342	-0.4
23	Kostadinov, Anton	2189	BUL	=60B	+75B	+74N	−20B	+29N	−2B	+55B	4.5	22.5	24.5	12.50	2159	-1.4
24	Dimitrov, Martin	1909	BUL	−42N	+72B	+46N	−11B	=52N	+87B	+71N	4.5	20.5	22.5	12.25	2253	+118.8
25	Atanasov, Aleksandar	1769	BUL	=30N	−47B	F	+76N	+48B	+84N	+44B	4.5	18.5	18.5	13.00	2249	+138.0
26	Angelov, Ivaylo	1848	BUL	=65B	+29N	F	+86B	+74N	+95B	−7N	4.5	17.0	17.0	10.25	2127	+45.6
27	Panbukchian, ValentinIM	2119	BUL	+79B	+28N	−1N	−13B	−4N	+59B	+93B	4.0	26.5	27.5	10.00	2177	+12.2
28	Yanev, TihomirIM	2404	BUL	+101N	−27B	+68N	=9B	+62N	=1B	−4N	4.0	26.5	27.0	11.25	2247	-11.9
29	Dimitrov, Dejan	2016	BUL	=63N	−26B	+65B	+49N	−23B	+17N	=19B	4.0	25.0	27.5	14.75	2070	+10.8
30	Rusev, Jeliazko	2129	BUL	=25B	−44N	+47B	=48N	−3B	+86N	+32B	4.0	25.0	27.0	13.50	2129	+2.4
31	Bonev, Todor	2196	BUL	+67B	+13B	−41N	=88B	=45N	+44N	−1N	4.0	24.5	26.0	13.50	2279	+15.6
32	Angelov, Zvetomir	2044	BUL	+61B	−15N	+67B	+60N	+44N	−10B	−30N	4.0	23.5	26.0	12.00	2184	+24.4
33	Marzakov, Mihail	1914	BUL	+94N	+88B	−15B	−3N	+55B	+67N	−18N	4.0	23.0	24.0	8.00	2213	+85.6
34	Hristova, Ivelina	1880	BUL	−21B	+110N	−5N	+71B	+42N	−36B	+89N	4.0	22.0	22.0	7.50	2089	+70.0
35	Vasilev, Vasil Aleksandrov	2369	BUL	+69N	−12B	−62N	+68B	−13N	+76B	+56N	4.0	20.5	22.5	10.00	2148	-30.8
36	Botev, Stanislav	1870	BUL	+107B	−40N	−21B	+39N	−85B	+34N	+66B	4.0	20.5	20.5	10.50	2049	+29.8
37	Trifonov, Dimitar	2377	BUL	−22B	+58N	+81B	−8N	+73B	F	+106B	4.0	17.0	17.0	7.00	2177	-10.7
38	Radev, Slavi	1506	BUL	+53N	−74B	−95N	+51B	=78N	=50B	+75N	4.0	16.5	17.5	11.75	1769	+74.8
39	Kosturkov, Hristo	1718	BUL	F	+71B	+106N	−36B	−46N	+72B	+90N	4.0	14.0	14.0	6.50	2021	+44.0
40	Bratanov, ZsivkoIM	2367	BUL	+72N	+36B	=9N	=52B	−6B	−11N	=21B	3.5	27.5	30.0	13.00	2287	-12.8
41	Stoyanov, Stoyan OrFM	2199	BUL	−54B	+16N	+31B	=89N	−1N	+56B	−13N	3.5	27.0	28.5	12.75	2225	+5.0
42	Yanev, Pavel	2220	BUL	+24B	=22N	+66B	+85N	−34B	−6N	−8B	3.5	26.5	28.5	11.25	2093	-21.0
43	Tsvetanov, Teodor	1818	BUL	+80N	−2B	=51N	+95B	−7B	−14N	+65B	3.5	24.5	25.5	7.25	2046	+74.0
44	Kralevski, AleksanderFM	2098	MKD	+64N	+30B	+77N	=15N	−32B	−31B	−25N	3.5	24.0	26.0	11.00	2072	-5.0
45	Nikolov, SashoIM	2216	BUL	+76B	−10N	−3B	+96N	=31B	−47N	+48B	3.5	24.0	25.0	8.50	2113	-8.1
46	Ivelinov, Hristo	2123	BUL	+106B	−66N	−24B	+58N	+39B	=8N	−22B	3.5	24.0	24.0	9.75	1933	-30.0
47	Kirjakov, Toma	2253	BUL	−3B	+25N	−30N	+77B	=88N	+45B	−64N	3.5	22.5	24.0	10.75	2108	-23.0
48	Tashkov, Rumen	2155	BUL	=77N	+18B	=88N	=30B	−25N	+61B	−45N	3.5	22.0	23.5	11.75	1965	-27.2
49	Tsanov, Miroslav	1892	BUL	=74N	+78B	−7N	−29B	−51N	+53B	+95N	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.50	1832	-9.0
50	Shvenk, Denis	1675	BUL	−2N	+111B	−19B	+97N	+75B	=38N	−92B	3.5	19.5	19.5	5.00	1846	+40.0
51	Kulinchev, Georgi	2132	BUL	−20B	+97N	=43B	−38N	+49B	−75N	+99B	3.5	18.5	19.5	7.25	1829	-48.8
52	Stavrev, Nikolai	2309	BUL	+105B	+81N	=8B	=40N	=24B	F	F	3.5	15.5	15.5	8.75	2188	-9.4
53	Hristov, Ivaylo	1623	BUL	−38B	F	+78N	=80B	+99N	−49N	+97B	3.5	13.5	13.5	5.00	1805	0.0
54	Bozov, Ahmet	1978	BUL	+41N	=101B	−73N	F	+108B	+82B	−59N	3.5	11.0	11.0	5.75	1973	+3.8
55	Zhelev, Nikolay	1858	BUL	−15B	+76N	−57N	+94B	−33N	+18B	−23N	3.0	23.5	24.5	8.00	1930	+12.4
56	Mladenov, PlamenIM	2306	ENG	+90N	−1B	+59N	+101B	−12B	−41N	−35B	3.0	23.5	24.0	5.00	2116	-31.8
57	Delchev, Petar	2240	BUL	−12N	F	+55B	=10N	=60N	−13B	+62N	3.0	23.5	23.5	9.50	2105	-18.6
58	Kulinchev, Stanislav	1822	BUL	+85N	−37B	−11N	−46B	+71N	=22B	=72N	3.0	22.0	24.0	8.00	2083	+38.2
59	Andreev, Martin	2010	BUL	−9B	+79N	−56B	+93N	−70B	−27N	+54B	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.50	2018	+2.0
60	Chakov, PlamenFM	2312	BUL	=23N	+98B	+93B	−32B	=57B	−69N	F	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.75	2040	-37.0
61	Hristov, Dimitar	1885	BUL	−32N	−64B	+94N	+83B	F	−48N	+82N	3.0	15.0	15.0	5.00	1863	-1.6
62	Nikolov, Yavor	1981	BUL	−13N	=69B	+35B	+70N	−28B	−16N	−57B	2.5	23.5	26.0	7.75	2026	+1.0
63	Rusev, Rosen	2022	BUL	=29B	−91N	−17B	+75N	+65B	−19N	−14B	2.5	23.5	25.0	6.50	1901	-23.0
64	Georgiev, Konstantin	2053	BUL	−44B	+61N	F	−14B	=84B	−3N	+47B	2.5	23.0	23.0	7.50	2035	-9.6
65	Hristov, Atanas	2066	BUL	=26N	−7B	−29N	+74B	−63N	+100B	−43N	2.5	22.0	23.0	5.25	1812	-46.8
66	Ignatov, Georgi	1954	BUL	=71N	+46B	−42N	−5B	+87N	−81B	−36N	2.5	21.5	23.5	6.75	1925	-6.6
67	Vutov, Biser	1980	BUL	−31N	+94B	−32N	−18B	=77N	−33B	+98N	2.5	20.0	21.0	3.00	1906	-12.8
68	Bochev, Krasimir	2076	BUL	=70B	+93N	−28B	−35N	−69B	+90N	−16B	2.5	19.5	20.5	3.75	1919	-25.0
69	Georgiev, Zhivko	1921	BUL	−35B	=62N	F	−73B	+68N	+60B	−12N	2.5	19.0	19.0	6.75	2035	+13.2
70	Stamenov, Boycho	0	BUL	=68N	+82B	−12N	−62B	+59N	F	F	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.25	1892	0.0
71	Parvanov, Mitko	1941	BUL	=66B	−39N	+105B	−34N	−58B	+106N	−24B	2.5	18.0	18.0	1.25	1725	-38.6
72	Ninov, Ventsislav	2211	BUL	−40B	−24N	+107B	F	+106N	−39N	=58B	2.5	15.0	15.0	1.50	1882	-44.8
73	Mihalev, Daniil	1882	BUL	−16B	−4N	+54B	+69N	−37N	−5B	F	2.0	27.0	27.0	6.00	1969	+9.8
74	Stefanov, Plamen	2014	BUL	=49B	+38N	−23B	−65N	−26B	=80N	−17B	2.0	24.0	26.0	6.75	1842	-31.0
75	Ivanov, Ivan Petkov	1965	BUL	+97B	−23N	−2N	−63B	−50N	+51B	−38B	2.0	24.0	25.0	4.50	1807	-29.4
76	Janev, Ivan	1912	BUL	−45N	−55B	+98N	−25B	+79B	−35N	F	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	1849	-13.4
77	Mladenov, Emil	1876	BUL	=48B	+96N	−44B	−47N	=67B	−83N	−84B	2.0	17.0	18.0	4.00	1794	-18.0
78	Shishkov, Nikolay	1531	BUL	F	−49N	−53B	−17N	=38B	=102N	+112B	2.0	16.5	16.5	2.25	1658	+25.2
79	Karnobatov, Tenyo	1756	BUL	−27N	−59B	+90N	−4B	−76N	F	+108N	2.0	16.5	16.5	1.50	1789	+2.4
80	Salimov, Salim	2281	BUL	−43B	−19N	−97B	=53N	F	=74B	+96B	2.0	16.0	16.0	3.75	1784	-58.2
81	Ivanov, Lachezar	1787	BUL	−11N	−52B	−37N	+106B	F	+66N	F	2.0	15.0	15.0	2.50	1922	+23.6
82	Luizov, Hristo	1415	BUL	F	−70N	+108B	−16N	+93B	−54N	−61B	2.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	1602	+35.6
83	Aleksandrov, Kristiyan	1624	BUL	−18N	F	−96B	−61N	+98B	+77B	−94N	2.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	1768	+32.8
84	Stoyanov, Daniel	1877	BUL	=92B	−99N	F	F	=64N	−25B	+77N	2.0	11.5	11.5	4.00	1871	-3.4
85	Metodiev, Veselin	1994	BUL	−58B	F	F	−42B	+36N	+105N	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	1972	-2.8
86	Aleksandrov, Georgi Valentinov	1869	BUL	F	F	+102B	−26N	+94N	−30B	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1859	-1.6
87	Glavchev, Stanislav	2027	BUL	F	F	F	+107N	−66B	−24N	+105B	2.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	1936	-10.0
88	Shishkov, Minko	2254	BUL	F	−33N	=48B	=31N	=47B	−15N	F	1.5	20.0	20.0	5.50	2041	-27.4
89	Trickov, VasilIM	2217	CZE	F	=90B	−4N	=41B	F	=21N	−34B	1.5	19.5	19.5	4.75	1957	-32.4
90	Bekirov, Adem	1870	BUL	−56B	=89N	−79B	+108N	F	−68B	−39B	1.5	13.0	13.0	0.75	1725	-24.2
91	Manov, Iliyan	1775	BUL	F	+63B	−14N	F	F	F	=104N	1.5	8.0	8.0	2.75	2030	+19.0
92	Stojanov, StanislavFM	2249	BUL	=84N	F	F	F	F	F	+50N	1.5	5.5	5.5	4.50	2056	-6.4
93	Manev, Miroslav	1497	BUL	+108N	−68B	−60N	−59B	−82N	−4B	−27N	1.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	1452	-24.0
94	Keshev, Alper	1821	BUL	−33B	−67N	−61B	−55N	−86B	F	+83B	1.0	16.5	16.5	2.00	1581	-34.2
95	Uzunov, Stefan	1747	BUL	F	F	+38B	−43N	F	−26N	−49B	1.0	15.5	15.5	4.00	1563	-35.2
96	Ivanov, Georgi	1683	BUL	F	−77B	+83N	−45B	−18N	−98B	−80N	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1680	-3.6
97	Salif, Eminali	1808	BUL	−75N	−51B	+80N	−50B	−100N	F	−53N	1.0	15.5	15.5	2.00	1718	-13.6
98	Vasilev, Vergil	1936	BUL	−10B	−60N	−76B	F	−83N	+96N	−67B	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	1661	-40.4
99	Petrov, Krassimir	1770	BUL	F	+84B	F	F	−53B	F	−51N	1.0	9.0	9.0	2.00	2005	+11.0
100	Pilev, Kiril	1808	BUL	F	F	F	F	+97B	−65N	F	1.0	3.5	3.5	1.00	1937	+6.4
101	Dimov, DianFM	2250	BUL	−28B	=54N	F	−56N	F	F	F	0.5	10.5	10.5	1.75	1956	-20.8
102	Vatkovski, Mitko	1654	BUL	−14N	F	−86N	F	F	=78B	F	0.5	9.0	9.0	1.00	1544	-9.2
103	Ardenski, Dimitar	1918	BUL	=19B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	5.0	5.0	2.50	2008	+2.4
104	Zhelev, Zhelcho	2005	BUL	F	F	F	F	F	F	=91B	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.75	1774	-5.8
105	Kirilov, Ivaylo	1975	BUL	−52N	−5B	−71N	−6N	−11B	−85B	−87N	0.0	24.5	26.5	0.00	1356	-40.8
106	Krumov, Hristo	1460	BUL	−46N	F	−39B	−81N	−72B	−71B	−37N	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	1023	-24.8
107	Stamatov, Georgi	1912	BUL	−36N	−8B	−72N	−87B	F	F	F	0.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1236	-55.2
108	Petkov, Aleksander	1531	BUL	−93B	F	−82N	−90B	−54N	F	−79B	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	866	-48.8
109	Hristev, Kaloyan	1655	BUL	F	F	−18N	F	−19B	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1208	-4.0
110	Shivachev, Rosen	1527	BUL	−5N	−34B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1103	-7.6
111	FIDE 2953587	0	—	−17B	−50N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	1102	0.0
112	Ivanova, Nikol	1688	BUL	F	F	F	F	F	F	−78N	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	731	-28.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Atanasov, AleksandarBUL
+138.0
4.5 pts · #20
2Mihaylov, BoyanBUL
+135.6
4.5 pts · #23
3Dimitrov, MartinBUL
+118.8
4.5 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Salimov, SalimBUL
-58.2
2.0 pts · #91
2Stamatov, GeorgiBUL
-55.2
0.0 pts · #111
3Kulinchev, GeorgiBUL
-48.8
3.5 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R4+626 Elo gap
Radev, Slavi1506 beat Kulinchev, Georgi2132
R6+493 Elo gap
Kosturkov, Hristo1718 beat Ninov, Ventsislav2211
R3+473 Elo gap
Salif, Eminali1808 beat Salimov, Salim2281