DOP Women Classic 2025
15 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Sept 2025 to 11 Sept 2025 in Primorsko, Bulgaria. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1952, and top seed was Rozalina Vitanova (🇧🇬 BUL, 2082).
Plamena Andreeva (🇧🇬 BUL, WFM, 2049) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Irina Petkova (4.0) and Ralitsa Ilieva (3.5). Andreeva won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Niya Malcheva (WCM, 1691) beat Slaveja Shtereva (2027), a +336-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 14 · 6 roundsWFM Plamena Andreeva led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
WFM Plamena Andreeva held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
WFM Plamena Andreeva drew with Irina Petkova (Black).
WFM Plamena Andreeva went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreeva, PlamenaWFM | 2049 | BUL | +6N | =11N | +12N | =2N | +15N | =4N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 1983 | -4.8 |
| 2 | Petkova, Irina | 1750 | BUL | +13N | =4N | +11B | =1B | −4B | +11N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 2062 | +91.2 |
| 3 | Ilieva, Ralitsa | 1868 | BUL | =7B | +10B | −5N | −7N | +10N | +5B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1991 | +20.4 |
| 4 | Malcheva, NiyaWCM | 1691 | BUL | −11N | =2B | +13N | F | +2N | =1B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 2004 | +74.4 |
| 5 | Zlatanova, EmiliaWIM | 1921 | BUL | −10N | +13N | +3B | =10B | =7B | −3N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1918 | -0.6 |
| 6 | Velikova, Gabriela | 1686 | BUL | −1B | +12B | −8N | −9N | +14N | +8B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1810 | +17.4 |
| 7 | Dimitrova, ElenaWFM | 2019 | FID | =3N | F | +10N | +3B | =5N | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.75 | 2073 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Parvanova, Desislava | 1882 | BUL | +14N | −9N | +6B | −12N | =13N | −6N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1684 | -29.2 |
| 9 | Andreeva, Veronika | 1929 | BUL | F | +8B | F | +6B | F | =12B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.25 | 2005 | +5.6 |
| 10 | Pehlivanova, AleksandraWCM | 1862 | BUL | +5B | −3N | −7B | =5N | −3B | =13N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1812 | -15.6 |
| 11 | Vitanova, Rozalina | 2082 | BUL | +4B | =1B | −2N | F | F | −2B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1723 | -34.6 |
| 12 | Ochkova, Vasilena | 1627 | BUL | F | −6N | −1B | +8B | F | =9N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1794 | +26.4 |
| 13 | Shtereva, Slaveja | 2027 | BUL | −2B | −5B | −4B | F | =8B | =10B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1581 | -55.2 |
| 14 | Ochkova, Maria | 1490 | BUL | −8B | F | F | =15N | −6B | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1543 | +2.8 |
| 15 | Nestorova, Lozanka | 1881 | BUL | F | F | F | =14B | −1B | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.25 | 1578 | -13.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Petkova, IrinaBUL+91.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Malcheva, NiyaWCMBUL+74.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Ochkova, VasilenaBUL+26.41.5 pts · #12
- 1Shtereva, SlavejaBUL-55.21.0 pts · #13
- 2Vitanova, RozalinaBUL-34.61.5 pts · #11
- 3Parvanova, DesislavaBUL-29.22.5 pts · #9
- R3+336 Elo gap
- R6+332 Elo gap
- R3+332 Elo gap