Bulgarian Men Individual Rapid Chess Championship 2025
SwissRapid
27 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Aug 2025 to 24 Aug 2025 in Chelopech, Bulgaria. 10 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2413, and top seed was Kiril Georgiev (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2568).
Martin Petrov (🇧🇬 BUL, GM, 2507) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Kiril Georgiev (6.5) and Momchil Nikolov (6.5). Petrov won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Stanislav Kulinchev (1808) beat Stojan Emilov Ivanov (2165), a +357-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Chelopech, Bulgaria
Dates
23 Aug 2025 → 24 Aug 2025
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 10
GM×8
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsGM Martin Petrov led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
GM Martin Petrov held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
GM Martin Petrov drew with GM Kiril Georgiev (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
GM Martin Petrov 3 wins (R1–R3)GM Kiril Georgiev 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMMartin Petrov | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2GMKiril Georgiev | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3GMMomchil Nikolov | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4GMPetar Drenchev | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petrov, MartinGM | 2507 | BUL | +22N | +10B | +8N | =2B | +9N | =5B | =7N | +4B | =3N | 7.0 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 37.25 | 2598 | +11.0 |
| 2 | Georgiev, KirilGM | 2568 | BUL | +13B | +6N | +7B | =1N | =3B | −4N | +9B | +11N | =8B | 6.5 | 47.5 | 52.5 | 37.00 | 2522 | -2.2 |
| 3 | Nikolov, MomchilGM | 2485 | BUL | +20B | =4N | +6B | =7N | =2N | =8B | +12N | +10B | =1B | 6.5 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 34.75 | 2508 | +4.9 |
| 4 | Nikolov, SashoIM | 2250 | BUL | +17N | =3B | +15N | =9B | =8N | +2B | +5N | −1N | =6B | 6.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 32.25 | 2445 | +24.2 |
| 5 | Enchev, IvajloGM | 2428 | BUL | =15N | +22B | =9N | +13B | +16N | =1N | −4B | =8B | +12N | 6.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 27.50 | 2335 | -6.3 |
| 6 | Drenchev, PetarGM | 2326 | BUL | +14N | −2B | −3N | +23B | +21N | +16B | =8N | +7B | =4N | 6.0 | 41.5 | 44.0 | 25.25 | 2338 | +5.8 |
| 7 | Dimitrov, RadoslavGM | 2463 | BUL | +18N | +12B | −2N | =3B | +10N | +13B | =1B | −6N | =9B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 28.50 | 2394 | -5.0 |
| 8 | Spasov, VasilGM | 2451 | BUL | +16B | +26N | −1B | +19N | =4B | =3N | =6B | =5N | =2N | 5.5 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 24.00 | 2382 | -4.3 |
| 9 | Ninov, NikolaiGM | 2391 | BUL | +21B | +25N | =5B | =4N | −1B | +17N | −2N | +13B | =7N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 22.25 | 2327 | -3.0 |
| 10 | Filev, GeorgiFM | 2265 | BUL | +19B | −1N | +21B | =11N | −7B | +27N | +15B | −3N | +18B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 17.25 | 2197 | -6.6 |
| 11 | Trendafilov, Simeon | 2154 | BUL | +27N | −15B | +23N | =10B | −12N | +20B | +16N | −2B | +17N | 5.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 17.25 | 2085 | -21.2 |
| 12 | Ivanov, Stojan Emilov | 2165 | BUL | +23B | −7N | −19B | +27N | +11B | +14N | −3B | +17N | −5B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 17.50 | 2097 | -10.0 |
| 13 | Angelov, Zvetomir | 2039 | BUL | −2N | +24B | +26B | −5N | +19B | −7N | +20B | −9N | +15B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 14.00 | 2143 | +18.2 |
| 14 | Ivanov, Lachezar | 1821 | BUL | −6B | =20N | +24N | −16B | +23N | −12B | −18B | +25N | +22B | 4.5 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 10.50 | 1945 | +51.2 |
| 15 | Petrov, Asen | 1875 | BUL | =5B | +11N | −4B | =20N | −17B | +24N | −10N | +19B | −13N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.5 | 15.50 | 2001 | +23.8 |
| 16 | Stoimenov, Plamen | 1887 | BUL | −8N | +17B | +25B | +14N | −5B | −6N | −11B | −18N | +27B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 11.00 | 1954 | +9.4 |
| 17 | Kamenov, Valentin | 1788 | BUL | −4B | −16N | +22N | +25B | +15N | −9B | +19N | −12B | −11B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.0 | 11.00 | 1950 | +30.8 |
| 18 | Marzakov, Mihail | 1971 | BUL | −7B | −19N | =20B | −24N | F | +21B | +14N | +16B | −10N | 3.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 13.00 | 1935 | -23.6 |
| 19 | Kulinchev, Stanislav | 1808 | BUL | −10N | +18B | +12N | −8B | −13N | F | −17B | −15N | +25B | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.00 | 1902 | +24.0 |
| 20 | Stoyanov, Svetlomir | 1983 | BUL | −3N | =14B | =18N | =15B | +22B | −11N | −13N | =23B | F | 3.0 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.75 | 1917 | -17.6 |
| 21 | Atanasov, Viktor Atanasov | 1854 | BUL | −9N | +27B | −10N | +26B | −6B | −18N | −22B | F | +24N | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 5.00 | 1914 | +4.8 |
| 22 | Stefanov, Plamen | 2013 | BUL | −1B | −5N | −17B | F | −20N | +26B | +21N | =24B | −14N | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 5.75 | 1836 | -40.6 |
| 23 | Hristov, Krasimir Iv. | 1774 | BUL | −12N | F | −11B | −6N | −14B | =25N | +27B | =20N | =26N | 2.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 4.00 | 1782 | -4.8 |
| 24 | Enev, Enio | 1837 | BUL | F | −13N | −14B | +18B | +26N | −15B | F | =22N | −21B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.25 | 1794 | -9.2 |
| 25 | Ivanov, Oleg | 1657 | BUL | F | −9B | −16N | −17N | −27B | =23B | +26N | −14B | −19N | 1.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 2.75 | 1569 | -17.6 |
| 26 | Dragiev, Drago | 1703 | BUL | F | −8B | −13N | −21N | −24B | −22N | −25B | +27N | =23B | 1.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 2.25 | 1624 | -17.8 |
| 27 | Pavlov, Ivaylo | 1725 | BUL | −11B | −21N | F | −12B | +25N | −10B | −23N | −26B | −16N | 1.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1.50 | 1584 | -28.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ivanov, LachezarBUL+51.24.5 pts · #14
- 2Kamenov, ValentinBUL+30.84.0 pts · #15
- 3Nikolov, SashoIMBUL+24.26.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Stefanov, PlamenBUL-40.62.5 pts · #22
- 2Pavlov, IvayloBUL-28.21.0 pts · #27
- 3Marzakov, MihailBUL-23.63.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R3+357 Elo gap
- R6+318 Elo gap
- R2+279 Elo gap