Chess tournament for kids "Cup Sofia"2026, under the aegis of BSCF

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114 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Sofia, Bulgaria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1614, and top seed was Rada Georgieva (🇧🇬 BUL, 1683).

Nikolay Tasev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1476) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Krastinsh Daniels (6.0) and Rada Georgieva (6.0).

The biggest upset came in round 3: Valentin Mladenov (1409) beat Stanislav Krastev (1665), a +256-point gap.

Location

🇧🇬Sofia, Bulgaria

Dates

03 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇬Rada Georgieva1683

Avg top 10

1,614

Participants

114

Federations · 2 represented

🇧🇬Bulgaria×78

🇲🇰North Macedonia×1

Top 3

🥇
Nikolay Tasev
🇧🇬BUL·1476
6.0pts·1798perf+87.2
🥈
Krastinsh Daniels
🇧🇬BUL·1554
6.0pts·1735perf+43.6
🥉
Rada Georgieva
🇧🇬BUL·1683
6.0pts·1739perf+11.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Tasev6Stefanov6Daniels6Georgieva6Yordanov5.5Genov5.5— ex-leaders:Danielsled R6, #7Ivanovaled R5, #9

R6 · LEADER CHANGE04 Jan

Krastinsh Daniels takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 6.0/7. Tasev takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (31.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nikolay Tasev drew with Jordan Stefanov (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nikolay Tasev	*	½	—	—
2Jordan Stefanov	½	*	—	—
3Krastinsh Daniels	—	—	*	—
4Rada Georgieva	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tasev, Nikolay	1476	BUL	+78N	+10B	+16N	=5B	+18N	=4B	+11N	6.0	31.5	34.5	28.75	1798	+87.2
2	Krastinsh Daniels	1554	BUL	+85B	=9N	+53B	+27N	+23B	+12N	=6B	6.0	28.0	30.5	25.25	1735	+43.6
3	Georgieva, Rada	1683	BUL	+75N	=32B	+24N	+25B	=22N	+5B	+23N	6.0	27.5	30.5	26.25	1739	+11.6
4	Stefanov, Jordan	1510	BUL	+106B	=53N	+39B	+13N	+54B	=1N	+12B	6.0	27.0	28.0	23.25	1850	+73.2
5	Genov, Samuil	1525	BUL	+107B	+66N	+15B	=1N	+9B	−3N	+22B	5.5	29.5	30.5	21.50	1656	+34.8
6	Kichukova, Eva	1518	BUL	+69B	+88N	−11B	+72N	+26B	+10B	=2N	5.5	26.5	28.5	20.50	1643	+25.2
7	Yordanov, Kristiyan	1595	BUL	+37N	−25B	+90N	+55B	+32N	=22B	+27N	5.5	25.0	27.0	20.25	1636	+7.6
8	Chalakov, Nikola N.	1495	BUL	+77B	−26N	+71B	+67N	=14B	+58N	+57B	5.5	22.5	25.5	18.50	1658	+35.2
9	Uruchev, Valentin	1414	BUL	+97N	=2B	+45N	+35B	−5N	=16B	+32N	5.0	28.5	30.5	19.50	1643	+74.0
10	Burvanova, Niya	1604	BUL	+49B	−1N	+37B	+28N	+40B	−6N	+43B	5.0	28.0	32.0	20.50	1564	-10.8
11	Iliev, Pavel Il.	1418	BUL	+95B	+57N	+6N	+33B	−12B	+41N	−1B	5.0	28.0	30.0	19.00	1631	+69.2
12	Ivanova, Gabriela	1493	BUL	+93N	+110B	+44N	+41B	+11N	−2B	−4N	5.0	27.0	28.0	16.00	1668	+56.4
13	Dimitrov, Aleksandar M.	1410	BUL	+103N	+18B	=35N	−4B	=45N	+33B	+61N	5.0	26.5	28.5	18.50	1627	+70.4
14	Vasileva, Avigeya	1586	BUL	+90N	−22B	+51N	+64B	=8N	=35B	+24N	5.0	26.0	28.0	18.75	1490	-20.4
15	Pidakev, Vladimir	1448	BUL	+79N	+89B	−5N	+44B	=16N	=26B	+35N	5.0	26.0	28.0	17.75	1678	+68.0
16	Tsvetkov, Boril	1541	BUL	+94B	+72N	−1B	+74N	=15B	=9N	+40B	5.0	26.0	28.0	17.00	1463	-13.6
17	Minchev, Alexander	0	BUL	+?B	=23N	=46B	+38N	=29B	=30N	+41B	5.0	25.5	25.5	16.75	1626	0.0
18	Ivanov, Kaloyan Iv.	1550	BUL	+71B	−13N	+68B	+48N	−1B	+74N	+47B	5.0	25.0	28.0	17.00	1448	-25.6
19	Petrov, Valeri P.	1553	BUL	+68N	−55B	+82N	+20B	−24N	+36B	+39N	5.0	24.0	26.5	18.50	1584	-2.0
20	Bozhkov, Rangel	1412	BUL	F	+106N	+66B	−19N	+70B	+46N	+38B	5.0	21.0	22.0	15.00	1722	+50.0
21	Petrov, Ognyan	1493	BUL	+67B	−54N	+100B	−88N	+68B	+37N	+34B	5.0	19.5	21.5	16.00	1553	+4.8
22	Vladimirov, Simeon	1467	BUL	+113B	+14N	=54B	+34N	=3B	=7N	−5N	4.5	29.5	29.5	16.50	1641	+58.0
23	Mitev, Atila	1524	BUL	+31N	=17B	+81N	+59B	−2N	+54N	−3B	4.5	28.5	31.0	16.50	1460	-10.4
24	Petrov, Andrey Vas.	0	BUL	+43B	+38N	−3B	+46N	+19B	=57N	−14B	4.5	28.0	31.5	18.75	1625	0.0
25	Burvanov, Yulian	1484	BUL	+60B	+7N	=26B	−3N	=34B	+69N	=30B	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.50	1625	+30.0
26	Angelov, Veselin	1616	BUL	+104N	+8B	=25N	=32B	−6N	=15N	+53B	4.5	28.0	30.0	17.75	1493	-34.0
27	Stefanov, Georgi S	1505	BUL	+101N	+36B	=33N	−2B	+56N	+29N	−7B	4.5	27.5	29.5	16.00	1531	+3.2
28	Stoychev, Georgi	1462	BUL	+42N	−33B	+36N	−10B	=31N	+59B	+55N	4.5	25.0	28.5	17.25	1379	-13.6
29	Statkov, Kaloyan	1567	BUL	=86N	=81B	+92N	+50B	=17N	−27B	+56N	4.5	22.0	24.0	14.50	1593	-3.2
30	Yordanova, Yoana K.	0	BUL	=82N	+86B	−56N	+87B	+59N	=17B	=25N	4.5	21.5	24.0	14.50	1274	0.0
31	Markov, Vihren	0	BUL	−23B	−47N	+98B	+102N	=28B	+?N	+58B	4.5	20.5	20.5	9.75	1494	0.0
32	Ivanova, Darina	1497	BUL	+109B	=3N	+58B	=26N	−7B	+49N	−9B	4.0	28.5	29.5	13.75	1496	-0.4
33	Ivanova, Nikol	1594	BUL	+108B	+28N	=27B	−11N	=39B	−13N	+71B	4.0	26.0	27.0	12.75	1390	-12.0
34	Danev, Tsvetan	1578	BUL	+51N	+61B	=55N	−22B	=25N	+50B	−21N	4.0	25.5	29.0	15.50	1478	-36.4
35	Totev, Vladislav	1507	BUL	+112B	+102N	=13B	−9N	+53B	=14N	−15B	4.0	25.5	26.0	11.00	1275	-49.2
36	Stefanov, Boyan	0	BUL	+47B	−27N	−28B	+96N	+48B	−19N	+72B	4.0	25.0	27.0	13.00	1419	0.0
37	Dobreva, Dariya	0	BUL	−7B	+60N	−10N	+101B	+44N	−21B	+88N	4.0	25.0	27.0	11.50	1380	0.0
38	Belicheva, Sofiya	0	BUL	+87N	−24B	+93N	−17B	+62N	+42B	−20N	4.0	24.5	26.5	12.00	604	-32.4
39	Iliev, Iliya Iliev	1489	BUL	+80N	=45B	−4N	+81B	=33N	+88B	−19B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1316	-38.0
40	Yolov, Kaloyan	1450	BUL	+83N	+63B	−41N	+89B	−10N	+45B	−16N	4.0	24.0	26.0	12.00	1555	+29.6
41	Burova, Aleksandra	1533	BUL	+100B	+70N	+40B	−12N	+88B	−11B	−17N	4.0	24.0	26.0	11.00	1333	-34.0
42	Stoyanov,Nicola	0	BUL	−28B	+62N	+47B	+43N	−57B	−38N	+74B	4.0	23.5	26.5	14.50	1449	0.0
43	Boneva, Ema	1495	BUL	−24N	+76B	+78N	−42B	+51N	+73B	−10N	4.0	23.5	26.5	13.00	805	-14.4
44	Genov, Krum	1564	BUL	+96B	+48N	−12B	−15N	−37B	+82N	+69B	4.0	23.5	25.5	11.50	1339	-36.8
45	Vancheva, Yana	1609	BUL	+111B	=39N	−9B	+84N	=13B	−40N	+68B	4.0	23.5	24.5	11.00	1370	-36.0
46	Lozanov, Pavel	1527	BUL	+76N	=59B	=17N	−24B	+90N	−20B	+101B	4.0	23.0	25.0	11.25	604	-27.6
47	Petrov, Yulian	1470	BUL	−36N	+31B	−42N	+106B	+67N	+91B	−18N	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.50	766	-13.6
48	Ibryamov, Deniz	1427	BUL	+73N	−44B	+83N	−18B	−36N	+76B	+70N	4.0	22.0	24.5	11.50	767	-25.6
49	Dimitrov, Vladislav Iv.	0	BUL	−10N	+80B	=63N	=61B	+89N	−32B	+73N	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.50	1478	0.0
50	Tasheva, Iva	1436	BUL	−66B	+69N	+70B	−29N	+60B	−34N	+95B	4.0	21.0	23.0	11.50	801	-22.8
51	Gospodinov, Konstantin	0	BUL	−34B	+114N	−14B	+77N	−43B	+98N	+66B	4.0	21.0	21.0	8.00	757	0.0
52	Govedarov, Georgi	0	BUL	−89N	−83B	+113N	=78B	=81N	+67B	+91N	4.0	15.0	15.0	7.75	772	0.0
53	Zhechkov, Mykola	0	BUL	+?N	=4B	−2N	+63B	−35N	+89B	−26N	3.5	26.0	26.0	8.50	1500	0.0
54	Petkov, Yavor	1608	BUL	+99N	+21B	=22N	+56B	−4N	−23B	F	3.5	25.5	25.5	12.75	1492	-6.8
55	Ivanov, Simon E.	1445	BUL	+98B	+19N	=34B	−7N	−58B	+83N	−28B	3.5	25.0	27.0	11.50	1405	-17.6
56	Vasilev, Kristiyan	1449	BUL	+65B	=58N	+30B	−54N	−27B	+66N	−29B	3.5	24.0	27.0	12.75	1218	-40.0
57	Angelov, Denislav	1540	BUL	F	−11B	+94N	+75B	+42N	=24B	−8N	3.5	24.0	24.0	11.25	656	-49.2
58	Angelova, Katrin	1560	BUL	+92N	=56B	−32N	+86B	+55N	−8B	−31N	3.5	23.5	25.5	9.75	1391	-28.4
59	Mladenov, Valentin	1409	BUL	+91B	=46N	+110B	−23N	−30B	−28N	+83B	3.5	22.0	23.0	7.50	1463	0.0
60	FIDE 2978113	0	—	−25N	−37B	+99N	+92B	−50N	+75B	=64N	3.5	21.0	23.0	8.75	1197	0.0
61	Tonov, Alexander	1452	BUL	+114B	−34N	−67B	=49N	+85B	+84N	−13B	3.5	21.0	21.0	7.00	1348	-23.6
62	Glazunov, Alexandr	0	BUL	−63N	−42B	+80N	+93B	−38B	=65N	+84B	3.5	20.5	22.5	9.25	1426	0.0
63	Minchev, Stefan	1579	BUL	+62B	−40N	=49B	−53N	−91B	+85N	+87B	3.5	20.0	22.0	10.50	665	-26.4
64	Todorov, Momchil Kaloyan	1476	BUL	−70B	+107N	+77B	−14N	−69B	+94N	=60B	3.5	19.5	20.5	7.75	781	-14.8
65	FIDE 2969475	0	—	−56N	−92B	−76N	+99B	+104N	=62B	+?N	3.5	16.0	16.0	5.75	648	0.0
66	Velikov, Pavel	0	BUL	+50N	−5B	−20N	+94B	+75N	−56B	−51N	3.0	25.0	27.0	9.00	1261	0.0
67	FIDE 2978253	0	—	−21N	+99B	+61N	−8B	−47B	−52N	+104N	3.0	24.0	26.0	7.50	1294	0.0
68	FIDE 2977206	0	—	−19B	+98N	−18N	+79B	−21N	+97B	−45N	3.0	24.0	26.0	7.00	743	0.0
69	Miloshev, Roberto	0	BUL	−6N	−50B	+97N	+?B	+64N	−25B	−44N	3.0	23.5	23.5	5.50	1260	0.0
70	Stankovic, Sergej	0	MKD	+64N	−41B	−50N	+82B	−20N	+90B	−48B	3.0	23.0	25.0	8.00	1221	0.0
71	FIDE 2973197	0	—	−18N	+97B	−8N	−73B	+79N	+81B	−33N	3.0	23.0	25.0	7.50	698	0.0
72	FIDE 2945096	0	—	+105N	−16B	+95N	−6B	−73N	+93B	−36N	3.0	21.5	23.0	5.50	725	0.0
73	Vladimirova, Maria Hr.	0	BUL	−48B	+85N	−84B	+71N	+72B	−43N	−49B	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.50	651	0.0
74	FIDE 2969416	0	—	−110N	+101B	+91N	−16B	+95N	−18B	−42N	3.0	20.0	21.0	6.00	785	0.0
75	FIDE 2965615	0	—	−3B	+109N	+102B	−57N	−66B	−60N	+93B	3.0	20.0	21.0	5.00	812	0.0
76	FIDE 2962950	0	—	−46B	−43N	+65B	−91N	+102B	−48N	+103N	3.0	19.5	21.5	7.50	693	0.0
77	Petrov, Vladimir M.	0	BUL	−8N	+104B	−64N	−51B	−82N	+99B	+89N	3.0	19.5	21.5	6.00	1393	0.0
78	Shapkov, Boris	0	BUL	−1B	+108N	−43B	=52N	−84B	+96N	=?B	3.0	19.5	19.5	5.00	1165	0.0
79	FIDE 2975726	0	—	−15B	−96N	+107B	−68N	−71B	+100N	+92N	3.0	17.0	18.0	5.00	667	0.0
80	FIDE 2973278	0	—	−39B	−49N	−62B	−103N	+113B	+108N	+90N	3.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	699	0.0
81	Vasilev, Kaloyan K.	0	BUL	+84B	=29N	−23B	−39N	=52B	−71N	=82B	2.5	22.5	25.0	8.00	1427	0.0
82	Kirilov, Boris	0	BUL	=30B	=?N	−19B	−70N	+77B	−44B	=81N	2.5	22.0	22.0	6.50	1288	0.0
83	FIDE 2975106	0	—	−40B	+52N	−48B	=85N	+86N	−55B	−59N	2.5	21.5	24.0	7.75	657	0.0
84	Yordanov, Kaloyan V	1438	BUL	−81N	=87B	+73N	−45B	+78N	−61B	−62N	2.5	19.5	22.0	7.25	697	-31.6
85	FIDE 2964627	0	—	−2N	−73B	+114N	=83B	−61N	−63B	+112N	2.5	19.0	19.0	1.75	743	0.0
86	Govedarov, Yoan	0	BUL	=29B	−30N	+?B	−58N	−83B	−87N	+108B	2.5	18.5	18.5	3.25	1549	0.0
87	FIDE 2978202	0	—	−38B	=84N	+111B	−30N	−?B	+86B	−63N	2.5	18.0	18.0	4.75	1222	0.0
88	Yankov, Nikola D.	0	BUL	F	−6B	+?N	+21B	−41N	−39N	−37B	2.0	27.5	27.5	5.00	1327	0.0
89	Aleksandrov, Atanas	1571	BUL	+52B	−15N	+96B	−40N	−49B	−53N	−77B	2.0	23.5	25.5	6.00	666	-51.6
90	FIDE 2978261	0	—	−14B	+113N	−7B	+109N	−46B	−70N	−80B	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	778	0.0
91	Yovcheva, Andreana	0	BUL	−59N	F	−74B	+76B	+63N	−47N	−52B	2.0	21.0	21.0	6.50	1514	0.0
92	FIDE 2975734	0	—	−58B	+65N	−29B	−60N	+109B	−95N	−79B	2.0	20.0	21.0	4.50	763	0.0
93	FIDE 2978180	0	—	−12B	+111N	−38B	−62N	+108B	−72N	−75N	2.0	19.5	20.5	2.00	771	0.0
94	Krastinsh, Krists	0	BUL	−16N	F	−57B	−66N	+103B	−64B	+97N	2.0	19.0	21.0	4.00	717	0.0
95	FIDE 2972697	0	—	−11N	F	−72B	+100N	−74B	+92B	−50N	2.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	628	0.0
96	FIDE 2973286	0	—	−44N	+79B	−89N	−36B	−98N	−78B	+106N	2.0	18.0	19.0	4.00	770	0.0
97	FIDE 2978172	0	—	−9B	−71N	−69B	+107N	+100B	−68N	−94B	2.0	18.0	19.0	3.00	615	0.0
98	FIDE 2962357	0	—	−55N	−68B	−31N	F	+96B	−51B	+109N	2.0	18.0	18.0	3.00	673	0.0
99	FIDE 2972638	0	—	−54B	−67N	−60B	−65N	+112B	−77N	+107B	2.0	17.5	18.0	1.50	716	0.0
100	FIDE 2972662	0	—	−41N	+105B	−21N	−95B	−97N	−79B	+114B	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	728	0.0
101	FIDE 2959429	0	—	−27B	−74N	+108B	−37N	F	+?B	−46N	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.00	731	0.0
102	FIDE 2973707	0	—	F	−35B	−75N	−31B	−76N	+106N	+105B	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.50	710	0.0
103	FIDE 2978270	0	—	−13B	F	−106N	+80B	−94N	+107N	−76B	2.0	16.0	17.0	4.00	610	0.0
104	Choranov, Borislav	0	BUL	−26B	−77N	−109B	+112N	−65B	+114N	−67B	2.0	15.5	15.5	0.50	817	0.0
105	FIDE 2978288	0	—	−72B	−100N	=112B	−?N	−107B	+113N	−102N	1.5	8.5	8.5	0.25	722	0.0
106	FIDE 2973545	0	—	−4N	−20B	+103B	−47N	−?N	−102B	−96B	1.0	21.0	21.0	2.00	653	0.0
107	FIDE 2978148	0	—	−5N	−64B	−79N	−97B	+105N	−103B	−99N	1.0	18.0	19.5	1.50	706	0.0
108	FIDE 2974312	0	—	−33N	−78B	−101N	+114B	−93N	−80B	−86N	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	633	0.0
109	FIDE 2971054	0	—	−32N	−75B	+104N	−90B	−92N	F	−98B	1.0	15.0	16.0	2.00	695	0.0
110	Krastev, Stanislav	1665	BUL	+74B	−12N	−59N	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	3.00	692	-29.2
111	FIDE 2978245	0	—	−45N	−93B	−87N	+113B	F	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	700	0.0
112	FIDE 2978121	0	—	−35N	−?B	=105N	−104B	−99N	F	−85B	0.5	12.0	12.0	0.75	710	0.0
113	FIDE 2978130	0	—	−22N	−90B	−52B	−111N	−80N	−105B	F	0.0	16.0	16.0	0.00	667	0.0
114	FIDE 2978300	0	—	−61N	−51B	−85B	−108N	F	−104B	−100N	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	694	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tasev, NikolayBUL
+87.2
6.0 pts · #1
2Uruchev, ValentinBUL
+74.0
5.0 pts · #8
3Stefanov, JordanBUL
+73.2
6.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Aleksandrov, AtanasBUL
-51.6
2.0 pts · #98
2Totev, VladislavBUL
-49.2
4.0 pts · #45
3Angelov, DenislavBUL
-49.2
3.5 pts · #87

Biggest upsets

R3+256 Elo gap
Mladenov, Valentin1409 beat Krastev, Stanislav1665
R3+195 Elo gap
Uruchev, Valentin1414 beat Vancheva, Yana1609
R6+184 Elo gap
Dimitrov, Aleksandar M.1410 beat Ivanova, Nikol1594