National University Individual Chess Championship 2025 Under the auspice
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21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Sofia, NSA Canteen, Bulgaria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 799, and top seed was Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi (🇺🇦 UKR, CM, 2293).
Bozhidar Zhelyazkov (🇧🇬 BUL, 1464) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Emil Paraskevov (4.0) and Galya Chitakova (4.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Georgi Stoyanov (1973) beat Ivan Kochiev (CM, 2171), a +198-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Sofia, NSA Canteen, Bulgaria
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
799
Participants
21
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×12
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 5 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
24
12
6
2
1
1
1
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
5 players finish on 4.0/7. Zhelyazkov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.5).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Georgi Chernev won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhelyazkov, Bozhidar | 1464 | BUL | −?N | +10B | −7N | +13B | −2N | +11B | +8N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 903 | -8.0 |
| 2 | Paraskevov, Emil | 1703 | BUL | +19B | −?N | +6B | −?N | +1B | +7N | −?B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2264 | +4.0 |
| 3 | Chitakova, Galya | 1786 | BUL | +21B | −?N | +18B | −?N | −?N | +15B | +6B | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2259 | +2.6 |
| 4 | Petrov, Kristofar | 0 | BUL | +?N | +9B | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1683 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Chernev, Georgi | 0 | BUL | −?B | +14N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Arnaudov, Manki | 0 | BUL | −?N | +12B | −2N | −9B | +20N | +?B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Pishtiyski, Ivan | 0 | BUL | −?B | +?N | +1B | −?N | +9N | −2B | −?B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mihalev, Georgi | 0 | BUL | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +9B | −1B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Iliev, Veselin | 1580 | BUL | −?B | −4N | +21B | +6N | −7B | −8N | =15N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1459 | -6.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 2977427 | 0 | — | −?B | −1N | +20B | −?N | −15B | =16N | +?B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Marti, Masri | 0 | BUL | −?B | +?N | −?B | +15N | −?B | −1N | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 2977451 | 0 | — | −?B | −6N | −?B | +19N | +18B | −?N | −?N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kuklin, Kostiantyn | 0 | UKR | −?B | +20N | −?B | −1N | +?B | F | −?N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1398 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Todorov, Miroslav | 0 | BUL | −?N | −5B | +?B | +18N | F | −?B | −?N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Yanusheva, Valeriya | 1459 | BUL | F | −?N | −?B | −11B | +10N | −3N | =9B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1490 | +0.6 |
| 16 | FIDE 2977443 | 0 | — | −?B | F | −?N | −?B | −17N | =10B | +?N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.25 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 2973006 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −?B | =?N | +16B | −?N | −19B | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 798 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 2977460 | 0 | — | −?B | +19N | −3N | −14B | −12N | −20B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 986 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 2977435 | 0 | — | −2N | −18B | −?N | −12B | F | −?B | +17N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 2977397 | 0 | — | −?N | −13B | −10N | F | −6B | +18N | −?B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 2967642 | 0 | — | −3N | −?B | −9N | F | +?B | F | −?B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 809 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Paraskevov, EmilBUL+4.04.0 pts · #8
- 2Chitakova, GalyaBUL+2.64.0 pts · #6
- 3Yanusheva, ValeriyaBUL+0.61.5 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Zhelyazkov, BozhidarBUL-8.04.0 pts · #15
- 2Iliev, VeselinBUL-6.42.5 pts · #10
- 3Petrov, KristofarBUL0.04.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R3+198 Elo gap
- R3+165 Elo gap
- R7+105 Elo gap