National team chess championship 2025 - Boys U14 Borovets, 01.09.25 - 04.09.25
Open SwissStandard
37 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Sept 2025 to 04 Sept 2025 in Borovets, Bulgaria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1716, and top seed was Nikola Malchev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1800).
Nikolay Velichkov (🇧🇬 BUL, 1525) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kaloyan Pantev (4.0) and Rayan Todorov (4.0). Velichkov shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Nikola Evg Nikolov (1492) beat Nikola Malchev (1800), a +308-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Borovets, Bulgaria
Dates
01 Sept 2025 → 04 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×35
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNikolay Velichkov 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
14
3
1
2
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE04 Sept
Nikolay Velichkov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nikolay Velichkov 3 wins (R3–R5)Rayan Todorov 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nikolay Velichkov | * | — | — | — |
| 2Rayan Todorov | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Kaloyan Pantev | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Radoslav Emanouilov | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Velichkov, Nikolay | 1525 | BUL | +17B | =18N | +20N | +12B | +19N | 4.5 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 10.00 | 2374 | +89.6 |
| 2 | Pantev, Kaloyan | 1791 | BUL | +3N | +27B | =14B | =5N | +22B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 1856 | +16.8 |
| 3 | Todorov, Rayan | 1713 | BUL | −2B | +30N | +28N | +14B | +5B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1880 | +42.0 |
| 4 | Emanouilov, Radoslav | 1747 | BUL | +11B | =26N | =16N | +10B | +15N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 10.25 | 1813 | +16.0 |
| 5 | Dimitrov, Georgi Y | 1738 | BUL | +30B | +14N | +27B | =2B | −3N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 1779 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Yordanov, Kristiyan | 1606 | BUL | +24N | +34B | =7B | =8N | =25B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1620 | +4.8 |
| 7 | Ivanov, Ivan | 1467 | BUL | +19B | F | =6N | +17B | +21B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 1791 | +48.0 |
| 8 | Angelov, Aleksandar | 1510 | BUL | +31B | =9N | +34B | =6B | =24N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.25 | 1624 | +30.8 |
| 9 | Rusev, Daniel | 1489 | BUL | +25N | =8B | F | +24N | +32N | 3.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.75 | 1760 | +39.6 |
| 10 | Khlusov, Kostiantyn | 1749 | UKR | +23N | −16B | +26N | −4N | +11B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1619 | -24.0 |
| 11 | Nikolov, Nikola Evg | 1492 | BUL | −4N | +23B | +35B | +16N | −10N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1640 | +19.2 |
| 12 | Kyosev, Martin | 1606 | BUL | +33N | −20B | +18N | −1N | +17B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1575 | -6.8 |
| 13 | Katsarski, Yan | 1430 | BUL | F | +21N | +24B | −25N | +31N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1581 | +12.0 |
| 14 | Ivanov, Nikolay | 1665 | BUL | +22N | −5B | =2N | −3N | +36B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1661 | -1.2 |
| 15 | Mirchev, Atanas | 0 | BUL | =16N | F | +32B | +35N | −4B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Malchev, Nikola | 1800 | BUL | =15B | +10N | =4B | −11B | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1663 | -20.0 |
| 17 | Iliev, Pavel Il. | 1498 | BUL | −1N | +33B | +37B | −7N | −12N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1341 | -31.6 |
| 18 | Stefanov, Jordan | 0 | BUL | =29N | =1B | −12B | +33N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Slavchev, Hristo | 1454 | BUL | −7N | F | +29B | +37N | −1B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1388 | -10.0 |
| 20 | Bakalski, Martin | 1740 | BUL | F | +12N | −1B | F | +29N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1683 | -8.0 |
| 21 | Aleksandrov, Atanas | 0 | BUL | +34N | −13B | +25B | F | −7N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Vasilev, Aleksandar | 1464 | BUL | −14B | F | +36N | +28B | −2N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 1647 | +36.4 |
| 23 | Yordanov, Radoslav | 0 | BUL | −10B | −11N | F | +26B | +35N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ispirski, Maxim | 1437 | BUL | −6B | +31N | −13N | −9B | =8B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1356 | -22.0 |
| 25 | Stefanov, Georgi S | 1515 | BUL | −9B | F | −21N | +13B | =6N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1532 | +3.2 |
| 26 | Bozhkov, Rangel | 1437 | BUL | +32N | =4B | −10B | −23N | F | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1555 | +8.8 |
| 27 | Burvanov, Yulian | 1496 | BUL | +36B | −2N | −5N | =30B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1565 | +10.4 |
| 28 | Krastinsh Daniels | 1527 | BUL | F | +36N | −3B | −22N | =30N | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1477 | -12.8 |
| 29 | Kamenov, Mihail | 1544 | BUL | =18B | +37N | −19N | F | −20B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 796 | -35.2 |
| 30 | Nankov, Aleksandar | 1477 | BUL | −5N | −3B | F | =27N | =28B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1426 | -11.6 |
| 31 | Ivanov, Tsvetan | 1418 | BUL | −8N | −24B | F | +34N | −13B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1276 | -28.8 |
| 32 | FIDE 2974649 | 0 | — | −26B | +35N | −15N | F | −9B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Komitski, Viktor | 1538 | BUL | −12B | −17N | F | −18B | +37N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 752 | -38.8 |
| 34 | Petrov, Andrey Vas. | 1426 | BUL | −21B | −6N | −8N | −31B | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 710 | -46.8 |
| 35 | Chilev, Georgi | 0 | BUL | F | −32B | −11N | −15B | −23B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Chalakov, Nikola N. | 1604 | BUL | −27N | −28B | −22B | F | −14N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 740 | -93.6 |
| 37 | Ivanov, Martin B. | 0 | BUL | F | −29B | −17N | −19B | −33B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Velichkov, NikolayBUL+89.64.5 pts · #3
- 2Ivanov, IvanBUL+48.03.5 pts · #9
- 3Todorov, RayanBUL+42.04.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Chalakov, Nikola N.BUL-93.60.0 pts · #34
- 2Petrov, Andrey Vas.BUL-46.80.0 pts · #32
- 3Komitski, ViktorBUL-38.81.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R4+308 Elo gap
- R3+215 Elo gap
- R3+140 Elo gap