International chess tournament for kids "Cup Pleven 2025"B, under the aegis of BSCF
Open SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Pleven, Bulgaria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1601, and top seed was Daniel P Todorov (🇧🇬 BUL, 1695).
Daniel P Todorov (🇧🇬 BUL, 1695) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Eva Kichukova (6.0) and Veselin Angelov (5.5). Todorov won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Aleksandra Burova (1453) beat Pavel Lozanov (1680), a +227-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Pleven, Bulgaria
Dates
14 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×24
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDaniel P Todorov 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
26
12
4
2
1
1
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Daniel P Todorov held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daniel P Todorov beat Eva Kichukova (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Daniel P Todorov 6 wins (R1–R6)Eva Kichukova 4 wins (R4–R7)Georgi Karadzhov 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel P Todorov | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Eva Kichukova | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Georgi Karadzhov | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Veselin Angelov | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Todorov, Daniel P | 1695 | BUL | +24B | +8N | +2B | +15N | +6B | +16N | =3B | 6.5 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 30.25 | 1967 | +59.6 |
| 2 | Kichukova, Eva | 1567 | BUL | +33N | +13B | −1N | +19B | +20N | +9B | +6B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 25.50 | 1757 | +30.4 |
| 3 | Angelov, Veselin | 1614 | BUL | +45N | +26B | =4N | +14B | =5N | +17B | =1N | 5.5 | 29.0 | 30.0 | 21.50 | 1706 | +25.2 |
| 4 | Karadzhov, Georgi | 1476 | BUL | +44B | +20N | =3B | −5N | +27B | +14B | +7B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 21.75 | 1670 | +49.2 |
| 5 | Burova, Aleksandra | 1453 | BUL | +38B | +11N | =10N | +4B | =3B | −6N | +16B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 22.75 | 1662 | +51.2 |
| 6 | Danev, Tsvetan | 1585 | BUL | +29N | +32B | +7N | +17B | −1N | +5B | −2N | 5.0 | 30.0 | 33.0 | 20.50 | 1618 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Vancheva, Yana | 0 | BUL | +43B | +31N | −6B | +21N | +15B | +10B | −4N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1600 | +44.4 |
| 8 | Yolov, Kaloyan | 1433 | BUL | +19N | −1B | −12N | +34B | +33B | +24N | +15B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 17.50 | 1604 | +17.2 |
| 9 | Ekimov, Ivan | 1615 | BUL | +47B | +41N | −15B | +12N | +18B | −2N | +22B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 15.50 | 1377 | -38.0 |
| 10 | Angelova, Katrin | 1610 | BUL | +40B | +36N | =5B | =25N | +24B | −7N | +18B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 17.75 | 1446 | -22.4 |
| 11 | Zhechkov, Mykola | 0 | BUL | +?N | −5B | +13N | −24B | +34N | +26B | +17N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 15.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gulbaz, Poyraz | 0 | TUR | −16B | +42N | +8B | −9B | +?N | +30N | +25B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 2957434 | 0 | — | +28B | −2N | −11B | +23N | +38B | =25N | +27B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 15.75 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Vasileva, Avigeya | 1571 | BUL | =25B | +30N | +27B | −3N | +36B | −4N | +31B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 14.25 | 1593 | +4.8 |
| 15 | Doykov, Ivan | 1512 | BUL | +23B | +21N | +9N | −1B | −7N | +19B | −8N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 33.5 | 17.00 | 1353 | -33.2 |
| 16 | Lozanov, Pavel | 1680 | BUL | +12N | +18B | −17N | +29B | +26N | −1B | −5N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 16.00 | 1345 | -70.4 |
| 17 | Pasheva, Magdalena | 1555 | BUL | +22B | +39N | +16B | −6N | +25B | −3N | −11B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 14.50 | 1502 | -8.0 |
| 18 | Dimitrov, Aleksandar M. | 1426 | BUL | +42B | −16N | +22B | +33N | −9N | +20B | −10N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 829 | -29.2 |
| 19 | Ratsova, Vayana | 0 | BUL | −8B | +47N | +43B | −2N | +39B | −15N | +30B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1317 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Semkov, Yoan | 0 | BUL | +?B | −4B | +32N | +39N | −2B | −18N | +?B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 9236516 | 0 | — | +?N | −15B | +?N | −7B | −28N | +37B | +35N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 2973162 | 0 | — | −17N | +?B | −18N | +32B | +41N | +?B | −9N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 2973715 | 0 | — | −15N | +?B | −26N | −13B | +?N | +41B | +32N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Gospodinov, Konstantin | 0 | BUL | −1N | +35B | +31B | +11N | −10N | −8B | =28N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 12.75 | 1354 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ivanov, Simon E. | 0 | BUL | =14N | +?B | +34N | =10B | −17N | =13B | −12N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 10.00 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Boneva, Ema | 0 | BUL | +?B | −3N | +23B | +28N | −16B | −11N | =29B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.25 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Drenchev, Mihail | 1508 | BUL | +46N | =34B | −14N | +31B | −4N | +28B | −13N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 1387 | -19.2 |
| 28 | FIDE 2977001 | 0 | — | −13N | +46B | +?N | −26B | +21B | −27N | =24B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.75 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 2974886 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | +41B | −16N | −30B | +?N | =26N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.75 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Stoyadinov, Bogdan | 1519 | BUL | −34N | −14B | +35N | +37B | +29N | −12B | −19N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 776 | -17.2 |
| 31 | Yordanov, Kaloyan V | 1470 | BUL | +35N | −7B | −24N | −27N | +44B | +33B | −14N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 707 | -54.4 |
| 32 | FIDE 2977036 | 0 | — | +?B | −6N | −20B | −22N | +42B | +38N | −23B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 2954680 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | +36B | −18B | −8N | −31N | +?B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 2962950 | 0 | — | +30B | =27N | −25B | −8N | −11B | +?N | =?N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.75 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 2976943 | 0 | — | −31B | −24N | −30B | +?N | +43B | +36N | −21B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 2976889 | 0 | — | +?N | −10B | −33N | +?B | −14N | −35B | +42N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 2967766 | 0 | — | −41N | +45B | −39B | −30N | +40B | −21N | +44B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2976951 | 0 | — | −5N | −?B | +?N | +45B | −13N | −32B | +41N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 2967740 | 0 | — | +?N | −17B | +37N | −20B | −19N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 2976927 | 0 | — | −10N | −?B | +?N | −41B | −37N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 2976870 | 0 | — | +37B | −9B | −29N | +40N | −22B | −23N | −38B | 2.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 6.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 2976960 | 0 | — | −18N | −12B | −45N | +46B | −32N | +43N | −36B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 2976897 | 0 | — | −7N | +44B | −19N | −?B | −35N | −42B | +45N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 2974363 | 0 | — | −4N | −43N | −?B | +?B | −31N | +45B | −37N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 2976919 | 0 | — | −3B | −37N | +42B | −38N | −?B | −44N | −43B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 2976935 | 0 | — | −27B | −28N | −?B | −42N | +?B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 2976900 | 0 | — | −9N | −19B | −?N | −?N | −?B | =?N | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Todorov, Daniel PBUL+59.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Burova, AleksandraBUL+51.25.0 pts · #5
- 3Karadzhov, GeorgiBUL+49.25.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Lozanov, PavelBUL-70.44.0 pts · #13
- 2Yordanov, Kaloyan VBUL-54.43.0 pts · #40
- 3Ekimov, IvanBUL-38.05.0 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R7+227 Elo gap
- R3+125 Elo gap
- R3+103 Elo gap