3-rd Childrens Tournament"Dimitar Karapchanski"
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44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Sliven, Bulgaria. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1788, and top seed was Aleksandar Atanasov (🇧🇬 BUL, 1940).
Aleksandra Pehlivanova (🇧🇬 BUL, WCM, 1846) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Stoyan Iliev (5.5) and Aleksandar Atanasov (5.0). Pehlivanova shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Maria Ochkova (1534) beat Daniel P Todorov (1696), a +162-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Sliven, Bulgaria
Dates
08 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 3 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×35
🇺🇸United States of America×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWCM Aleksandra Pehlivanova led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
21
10
4
6
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
WCM Aleksandra Pehlivanova never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
WCM Aleksandra Pehlivanova 4 wins (R4–R7)Stoyan Iliev 3 wins (R1–R3)Nikola Malchev 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMAleksandra Pehlivanova | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Stoyan Iliev | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Nikola Malchev | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Aleksandar Atanasov | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pehlivanova, AleksandraWCM | 1846 | BUL | +31B | +8N | =6B | +14N | +5B | +4B | +3N | 6.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 29.00 | 2136 | +74.4 |
| 2 | Iliev, Stoyan | 1812 | BUL | +23B | +20N | +21B | =5N | =3B | +9N | =4B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 23.00 | 1926 | +42.4 |
| 3 | Atanasov, Aleksandar | 1940 | BUL | +22N | +10B | +15N | =4B | =2N | +8B | −1B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 33.5 | 21.75 | 1878 | -19.6 |
| 4 | Koev, Georgi | 1714 | BUL | +28N | +39B | +9B | =3N | +6B | −1N | =2N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 19.75 | 1914 | +63.6 |
| 5 | Malchev, Nikola | 1780 | BUL | +32N | +12B | +18N | =2B | −1N | =10B | +16N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 20.00 | 1808 | +15.6 |
| 6 | Velchev, Yoan | 1772 | BUL | +34N | +13B | =1N | +15B | −4N | =17B | +18N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 20.25 | 1804 | +11.2 |
| 7 | Todorov, Daniel P | 1696 | BUL | +35B | −21N | =11N | +32B | =14B | +19N | +17N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 16.75 | 1699 | +2.0 |
| 8 | Ochkova, Vasilena | 1694 | BUL | +29N | −1B | +19N | +13B | +16N | −3N | =12B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 17.75 | 1752 | +25.2 |
| 9 | Malcheva, NiyaWCM | 1812 | BUL | +19N | +16B | −4N | +12B | +11N | −2B | =10N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 19.25 | 1774 | -9.6 |
| 10 | Ivanov, Nikolay | 1665 | BUL | +30B | −3N | +23B | =21N | +39B | =5N | =9B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 15.00 | 1737 | +22.4 |
| 11 | Bakalski, Martin | 1732 | BUL | +41B | =14N | =7B | =17N | −9B | +24N | +22B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 15.00 | 1665 | -16.0 |
| 12 | Tokmachov, Daniel | 1616 | USA | +42B | −5N | +28B | −9N | +21B | +15B | =8N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.75 | 1718 | +21.2 |
| 13 | Danev, Tsvetan | 1591 | BUL | +43B | −6N | +35B | −8N | =24B | +21N | +32B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 1567 | -4.4 |
| 14 | Kaloyanov, Kaloyan | 1590 | BUL | +25N | =11B | +33N | −1B | =7N | −16B | +30B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 13.25 | 1533 | -12.8 |
| 15 | Taskov, Atanas | 1774 | BUL | +24B | +17N | −3B | −6N | +23B | −12N | +28B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 14.00 | 1640 | -36.8 |
| 16 | Russieva, Svitlana | 1635 | UKR | +37B | −9N | +24B | +18N | −8B | +14N | −5B | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 13.50 | 1632 | +0.8 |
| 17 | Marinov, Dimitar D | 1627 | BUL | +27N | −15B | +34N | =11B | +22N | =6N | −7B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 13.75 | 1625 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Rusev, Daniel | 1527 | BUL | +36B | +26N | −5B | −16B | +25N | +20N | −6B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.00 | 1602 | +16.8 |
| 19 | Doykov, Ivan | 1465 | BUL | −9B | +37N | −8B | +26N | +36N | −7B | +25N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.00 | 1494 | -4.8 |
| 20 | Ekimov, Ivan | 1641 | BUL | +38N | −2B | =32N | =22B | +27N | −18B | +29N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1377 | -50.0 |
| 21 | Ochkova, Maria | 1534 | BUL | +44N | +7B | −2N | =10B | −12N | −13B | +33N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 9.75 | 1530 | -6.8 |
| 22 | Krastinsh Daniels | 1513 | BUL | −3B | +30N | +29B | =20N | −17B | +26N | −11N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 1542 | +2.0 |
| 23 | Muserov, Maksim | 1439 | BUL | −2N | +38B | −10N | +30B | −15N | +33B | =26N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.00 | 1382 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Ivanov, Daniel K. | 1408 | BUL | −15N | +27B | −16N | +42B | =13N | −11B | +35N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 8.25 | 1358 | -8.8 |
| 25 | Pavlova, Maria | 0 | BUL | −14B | +41N | −26B | +29N | −18B | +31N | −19B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kichukova, Eva | 1595 | BUL | =33N | −18B | +25N | −19B | +34N | −22B | =23B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 8.50 | 1177 | -74.8 |
| 27 | Kayryakova, Presiana | 0 | BUL | −17B | −24N | +31B | +28N | −20B | −29N | +38N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Gospodinov, Konstantin | 0 | BUL | −4B | +40N | −12N | −27B | +42N | +36B | −15N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Hristov, Boyan I. | 0 | BUL | −8B | +36N | −22N | −25B | +43N | +27B | −20B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Hristov, Ivan I. | 0 | BUL | −10N | −22B | +43N | −23N | +41B | +34B | −14N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Andonyan, Mikaela | 1505 | BUL | −1N | −33B | −27N | +38B | +35N | −25B | +40N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1046 | -4.8 |
| 32 | Dimitrov, Aleksandar M. | 1426 | BUL | −5B | +42N | =20B | −7N | +40B | F | −13N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 1347 | -13.2 |
| 33 | Nikolov, Svetlomir | 0 | BUL | =26B | +31N | −14B | −39N | +37B | −23N | −21B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Dobreva, Dariya | 1403 | BUL | −6B | +43N | −17B | =37N | −26B | −30N | +42B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Grancharova, Katerina | 0 | BUL | −7N | +44B | −13N | −36B | −31B | +42N | −24B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 2969858 | 0 | — | −18N | −29B | F | +35N | −19B | −28N | +37B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 2966816 | 0 | — | −16N | −19B | +44N | =34B | −33N | =40B | −36N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.25 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 2976641 | 0 | — | −20B | −23N | −40B | −31N | +44B | +41N | −27B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Ivanov, Ivan | 1543 | BUL | +40B | −4N | F | +33B | −10N | F | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 892 | -12.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 2969823 | 0 | — | −39N | −28B | +38N | =43B | −32N | =37N | −31B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 2976633 | 0 | — | −11N | −25B | −42N | +44B | −30N | −38B | =43B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 930 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Krastinsh, Krists | 0 | BUL | −12N | −32B | +41B | −24N | −28B | −35B | −34N | 1.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 2976625 | 0 | — | −13N | −34B | −30B | =40N | −29B | F | =41N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.75 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 2968789 | 0 | — | −21B | −35N | −37B | −41N | −38N | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pehlivanova, AleksandraWCMBUL+74.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Koev, GeorgiBUL+63.65.0 pts · #6
- 3Iliev, StoyanBUL+42.45.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Kichukova, EvaBUL-74.83.0 pts · #29
- 2Ekimov, IvanBUL-50.04.0 pts · #21
- 3Taskov, AtanasBUL-36.84.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R2+162 Elo gap
- R6+158 Elo gap
- R4+130 Elo gap