International chess tournament for kids "Cup Pleven 2025"A, under the aegis of BSCF
Open SwissStandard
38 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Pleven, Bulgaria. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1659, and top seed was Aleksandar Atanasov (🇧🇬 BUL, 1956).
Yavor Tsonev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1850) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Ali Umut Kirmizigul (5.0) and Nikolay Ivanov (5.0). Tsonev broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ali Umut Kirmizigul (1565) beat Aleksandar Atanasov (1956), a +391-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 · 4 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×24
🇹🇷Turkiye×4
🇷🇸Serbia×4
🇲🇰North Macedonia×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsYavor Tsonev 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
16
6
2
4
2
2
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
Yavor Tsonev held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yavor Tsonev drew with Nikolay Ivanov (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Yavor Tsonev won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yavor Tsonev | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Nikolay Ivanov | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Todor P Petrov | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Ali Umut Kirmizigul | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsonev, Yavor | 1850 | BUL | +26N | +27B | +9N | =5B | +2N | =4N | =3B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 22.75 | 1837 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Kirmizigul, Ali Umut | 1565 | TUR | +6B | =17N | +7B | +18N | −1B | =13N | +5N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 20.75 | 1753 | +53.6 |
| 3 | Ivanov, Nikolay | 1665 | BUL | =12N | =19B | +8N | =13B | +17N | +22B | =1N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.5 | 20.00 | 1713 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Petrov, Todor P | 1609 | BUL | +34B | +25N | =18B | +17N | +5N | =1B | F | 5.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 2023 | +88.8 |
| 5 | Atanasov, Aleksandar | 1956 | BUL | +20B | +13N | +14B | =1N | −4B | +6N | −2B | 4.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 18.75 | 1709 | -65.2 |
| 6 | Gumus, Kerem | 1430 | TUR | −2N | +31B | +19N | +10B | +12N | −5B | =8N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 16.25 | 1631 | +62.0 |
| 7 | Stoimenov, Jana | 1501 | SRB | +38N | =8B | −2N | +11B | +29B | +15N | F | 4.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1741 | +64.4 |
| 8 | Stoychev, Erik | 1548 | BUL | +21B | =7N | −3B | =23N | +24B | +16N | =6B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 16.50 | 1518 | -8.4 |
| 9 | Saygi, Mehmet Tuna | 1457 | TUR | +15B | +29N | −1B | −25N | +14B | =10B | +17N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 16.25 | 1689 | +83.6 |
| 10 | Kaparashev, Ivaylo | 1535 | BUL | +33B | −18N | +20B | −6N | +23B | =9N | +21B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 13.75 | 1552 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Gigov, Mario | 1712 | SRB | =23B | +24N | −17B | −7N | +27B | +20N | +22B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 14.50 | 1551 | -46.0 |
| 12 | Krastev, Kristiyan | 1460 | BUL | =3B | =23N | +16B | +14N | −6B | +29N | F | 4.0 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 14.50 | 1657 | +65.6 |
| 13 | Yordanov, Viktor | 1523 | BUL | +35B | −5B | +30N | =3N | +18B | =2B | F | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1594 | +6.8 |
| 14 | Kerinski, Kristiyan | 1555 | BUL | +30N | +22B | −5N | −12B | −9N | +28B | +18N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1400 | -36.8 |
| 15 | Mladenovikj Kmetovikj, Marko | 1592 | MKD | −9N | =21B | +28N | =32B | +26N | −7B | +23N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1479 | -24.0 |
| 16 | Stefanov, Stefan S | 1526 | BUL | −18N | +28B | −12N | +30B | +32N | −8B | +26N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1370 | -24.8 |
| 17 | Stoyadinov, Viktor | 1510 | BUL | +31N | =2B | +11N | −4B | −3B | +24N | −9B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 12.00 | 1453 | -15.2 |
| 18 | Burvanova, Niya | 0 | BUL | +16B | +10B | =4N | −2B | −13N | +25N | −14B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 14.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Komitski, Viktor | 1500 | BUL | =24B | =3N | −6B | +34N | =20B | −21N | +29B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1587 | +24.0 |
| 20 | Petrov, Yulian | 1498 | BUL | −5N | +33B | −10N | +31B | =19N | −11B | +32N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 6.75 | 1336 | -25.2 |
| 21 | Arabadzhiev, Victor | 0 | BUL | −8N | =15N | −24B | +35N | +34B | +19B | −10N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Zhelev, Stefan | 1502 | BUL | +32B | −14N | +34B | =29N | +25B | −3N | −11N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.75 | 1518 | +2.0 |
| 23 | Nankov, Aleksandar | 1466 | BUL | =11N | =12B | =27N | =8B | −10N | +30B | −15B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 10.00 | 1435 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Yordanov, Radoslav | 0 | BUL | =19N | −11B | +21N | +27B | −8N | −17B | =25B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1423 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Ivanova, Darina | 1514 | BUL | +37N | −4B | =32N | +9B | −22N | −18B | =24N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 1399 | -18.0 |
| 26 | Todorova, Miroslava | 1486 | BUL | −1B | +35N | −29B | +33N | −15B | +31N | −16B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 828 | -53.2 |
| 27 | Ivanova, Gabriela | 1511 | BUL | +36B | −1N | =23B | −24N | −11N | =32B | +35N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1402 | -16.8 |
| 28 | Bobochev, Kristian | 0 | BUL | −29B | −16N | −15B | +36N | +37B | −14N | +34N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1295 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Stoychev, Georgi | 1542 | BUL | +28N | −9B | +26N | =22B | −7N | −12B | −19N | 2.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 7.75 | 1291 | -80.8 |
| 30 | Kazakov, Kaloyan | 1430 | BUL | −14B | +36N | −13B | −16N | +35B | −23N | −31B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 2977044 | 0 | — | −17B | −6N | F | −20N | +33B | −26B | +30N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Sav, Ege | 0 | TUR | −22N | F | =25B | =15N | −16B | =27N | −20B | 1.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Bojanic, Ivan | 0 | SRB | −10N | −20N | +36B | −26B | −31N | =37B | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.25 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Petrov, Nikolina | 1460 | SRB | −4N | +37B | −22N | −19B | −21N | F | −28B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.50 | 737 | -47.6 |
| 35 | FIDE 525033735 | 0 | — | −13N | −26B | +37N | −21B | −30N | F | −27B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 0.50 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 2958406 | 0 | — | −27N | −30B | −33N | −28B | F | F | +37N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 9233789 | 0 | — | −25B | −34N | −35B | F | −28N | =33N | −36B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2977052 | 0 | — | −7B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Petrov, Todor PBUL+88.85.0 pts · #3
- 2Saygi, Mehmet TunaTUR+83.64.5 pts · #5
- 3Krastev, KristiyanBUL+65.64.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Stoychev, GeorgiBUL-80.82.5 pts · #20
- 2Atanasov, AleksandarBUL-65.24.5 pts · #4
- 3Todorova, MiroslavaBUL-53.23.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R7+391 Elo gap
- R5+347 Elo gap
- R4+211 Elo gap