V-th Chess tournament"Memorial Yulian Radulski"-A

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103 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. 11 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2211, and top seed was Stoyan Or Stoyanov (🇧🇬 BUL, FM, 2341).

Mihail Marzakov (🇧🇬 BUL, 2041) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Stoyan Or Stoyanov (5.5) and Sasho Nikolov (5.5). Marzakov clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Demir Hadzhaismail (1805) beat Alexandros Leftheriotis (2204), a +399-point gap.

Location

🇧🇬Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Dates

29 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇬FMStoyan Or Stoyanov2341

Avg top 10

2,211

Participants

103

Titled players · 11

IM×4

FM×1

CM×3

WCM×3

Federations · 8 represented

🇧🇬Bulgaria×81

🇹🇷Turkiye×11

🇲🇰North Macedonia×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇬🇷Greece×2

🇫🇷France×1

🇧🇪Belgium×1

🇫🇮Finland×1

Top 3

🥇
Mihail Marzakov
🇧🇬BUL·2041
6.0pts·2286perf+79.2
🥈
FMStoyan Or Stoyanov
🇧🇬BUL·2341
5.5pts·2236perf-12.4
🥉
IMSasho Nikolov
🇧🇬BUL·2223
5.5pts·2259perf+4.5

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Mihail Marzakov led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Marzakov6Kozhuharov5.5Rasheva5.5Stoyanov5.5Todev5.5Nikolov5.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE01 Feb

Mihail Marzakov takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R2–R6 · WIN STREAK

WCM Nora Rasheva won 5 in a row (R2–R6).

R4 · LATE SURGE

IM Spas Kozhuharov was #11 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mihail Marzakov	*	—	—	1
2IMSpas Kozhuharov	—	*	—	—
3WCMNora Rasheva	—	—	*	—
4FMStoyan Or Stoyanov	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Marzakov, Mihail	2041	BUL	+67B	=29N	+18B	+42N	=4B	+19N	+2B	6.0	27.5	30.5	25.75	2286	+79.2
2	Stoyanov, Stoyan OrFM	2341	BUL	+48N	+62B	+14N	+32B	+5N	=8B	−1N	5.5	29.5	32.5	23.75	2236	-12.4
3	Nikolov, SashoIM	2223	BUL	+77B	+40N	+7B	=19N	+12N	=6B	=9B	5.5	29.5	32.0	24.25	2259	+4.5
4	Todev, SimeonCM	2144	BUL	+61N	=25B	+46N	+24B	=1N	=5B	+17N	5.5	28.5	31.5	23.50	2106	-8.0
5	Ersoy, Ahmet	1909	TUR	+76B	+98N	+20B	+11N	−2B	=4N	+22B	5.5	27.5	28.5	20.25	2211	+53.2
6	Kozhuharov, SpasIM	2337	BUL	+38B	+30N	=21B	=23N	+40B	=3N	+20B	5.5	26.5	30.0	22.75	2249	-5.0
7	Kolev, Lachezar	2000	BUL	+66N	+39B	−3N	+64B	+31N	+12B	=8N	5.5	26.5	29.5	21.25	2160	+28.4
8	Ivanov, SvetlenCM	2063	BUL	+44B	+73N	=42B	+21N	+29B	=2N	=7B	5.5	26.5	29.0	21.75	2174	+39.2
9	Rasheva, NoraWCM	1917	BUL	−86N	+59N	+72B	+33B	+39N	+32B	=3N	5.5	22.5	24.5	19.75	2070	+52.0
10	Leftheriotis, Alexandros	2204	GRE	+47B	=18N	−29B	+87N	+73B	+41N	+23B	5.5	22.5	24.5	18.25	2080	-14.0
11	Videnova-Kuljasevic, IvaIM	2274	BUL	+33N	=17B	+27N	−5B	+62N	=18B	+35N	5.0	27.0	30.0	20.00	2060	-13.0
12	Stoinev, Metodi	2156	BUL	+72B	+60N	+13B	+37N	−3B	−7N	+21B	5.0	27.0	29.5	18.50	2103	-2.2
13	Doychev, Ivan	1970	BUL	+53N	+54B	−12N	−31B	+74N	+65B	+33N	5.0	23.0	25.5	16.50	1963	+2.8
14	Ioannidis, Konstantinos I	1994	GRE	+75B	+41N	−2B	−38N	+51B	+58N	+29B	5.0	23.0	25.5	16.50	1993	+4.4
15	Ismail, Tamer	2219	BEL	=50N	+87B	−17N	+52B	+38B	=29N	+34B	5.0	23.0	25.0	16.75	2001	-26.4
16	Trendafilov, Simeon	2058	BUL	+51B	+58N	−37B	−29N	+61B	+60N	+30B	5.0	21.0	24.0	16.50	1955	-14.0
17	Fangarliev, Anil	1876	BUL	+82B	=11N	+15B	+22N	=19B	=20N	−4B	4.5	29.0	31.5	19.00	2156	+99.6
18	Atanasov, Aleksandar	1872	BUL	+78N	=10B	−1N	+50B	+28N	=11N	=19B	4.5	29.0	31.5	18.00	2091	+78.8
19	Ardenski, Dimitar	2087	BUL	+68N	+26B	+49N	=3B	=17N	−1B	=18N	4.5	28.5	31.5	18.25	2033	-6.6
20	Mihaylov, BozhidarCM	2045	BUL	+36N	+56B	−5N	+26B	+65N	=17B	−6N	4.5	27.5	30.5	17.25	2001	-10.8
21	Aker, Meric Zeynel	2019	TUR	+84N	+31B	=6N	−8B	+46N	+44B	−12N	4.5	27.0	29.5	16.25	2035	+12.4
22	Pavlov, Vladimir	2061	BUL	+52N	+64B	=24N	−17B	+25N	+37B	−5N	4.5	26.0	29.0	16.75	1941	-18.4
23	Tsolov, Aleksandar	2033	BUL	+80N	=46B	+25N	=6B	=37N	+48B	−10N	4.5	26.0	28.5	16.75	2020	+2.0
24	Zhelev, Momchil	1923	BUL	+55B	+43N	=22B	−4N	−41B	+47N	+38B	4.5	24.0	27.5	16.25	1910	+2.4
25	Ivanov, Lachezar	1832	BUL	+93B	=4N	−23B	+68N	−22B	+80N	+45B	4.5	23.5	25.0	13.25	1929	+36.4
26	Koev, Georgi	1828	BUL	+79B	−19N	+51B	−20N	=45B	+59N	+43B	4.5	22.5	25.0	14.25	1840	+8.8
27	Mutlu, Burak Alp	2009	TUR	=59B	+99N	−11B	+47N	=58B	=38N	+37B	4.5	21.5	22.5	12.75	1913	-25.2
28	Andreev, Simeon	2030	BUL	+74B	−37N	+69B	=58N	−18B	+63N	+41B	4.5	20.5	23.0	13.50	1862	-24.8
29	Hadzhaismail, Demir	1805	BUL	+101N	=1B	+10N	+16B	−8N	=15B	−14N	4.0	32.0	32.5	16.50	2095	+79.6
30	Belchev, Emil	1887	FRA	+63N	−6B	+50N	+74B	−32N	+39B	−16N	4.0	24.5	27.0	12.50	1940	+8.8
31	Tsvetanov, Teodor	1793	BUL	+100B	−21N	+75B	+13N	−7B	−34N	+63B	4.0	24.5	25.5	11.50	1850	+17.2
32	Todorov, OgnjanIM	2121	BUL	+81B	+65N	+34B	−2N	+30B	−9N	F	4.0	24.5	24.5	13.50	2064	-2.8
33	Ochkova, Vasilena	1759	BUL	−11B	+88N	+94B	−9N	+78B	+40N	−13B	4.0	23.5	25.0	9.50	1835	+26.8
34	Pehlivanova, AleksandraWCM	1929	BUL	+85N	+86B	−32N	−39B	+66N	+31B	−15N	4.0	22.0	24.0	11.50	1878	-14.4
35	Sirin, Ahmet	1885	TUR	−43B	+45N	−44B	+75N	+67B	+69N	−11B	4.0	21.5	24.0	12.00	1793	-16.0
36	Merdzhanov, Vladko	1690	BUL	−20B	−94N	+79B	−43N	+88B	+78N	+58B	4.0	18.0	19.5	10.00	1688	-1.2
37	Esmer, Ege	1798	BUL	+71N	+28B	+16N	−12B	=23B	−22N	−27N	3.5	28.0	31.0	14.75	2001	+55.6
38	Zlatkov, Nikolay	1768	BUL	−6N	+76B	+83N	+14B	−15N	=27B	−24N	3.5	27.0	29.5	12.25	1893	+30.4
39	Bektas, Arda	1773	TUR	+95B	−7N	+43B	+34N	−9B	−30N	=40B	3.5	26.0	27.5	10.75	1805	+4.4
40	Tutekov, Teodor	1884	BUL	+57N	−3B	+61N	+63B	−6N	−33B	=39N	3.5	25.0	28.0	11.25	1838	-19.6
41	Velchev, Yoan	1783	BUL	+96N	−14B	+86N	=49B	+24N	−10B	−28N	3.5	25.0	26.5	9.75	1892	+27.6
42	Ivanov, Andrey	1904	MKD	F	+83B	=8N	−1B	−48N	+52B	+44N	3.5	24.5	24.5	12.25	1856	-12.0
43	Russieva, Svitlana	1547	UKR	+35N	−24B	−39N	+36B	=54N	+46B	−26N	3.5	24.0	27.5	13.25	1811	+87.2
44	Ivanov, Nikolay	1705	BUL	−8N	+90B	+35N	=62B	+49N	−21N	−42B	3.5	24.0	26.0	11.00	1889	+60.8
45	Yurukova, Ginka	1625	BUL	−49N	−35B	+90N	+56B	=26N	+54B	−25N	3.5	23.5	25.5	11.25	1800	+30.0
46	Merdinyan, Bozhidar	1805	BUL	+102B	=23N	−4B	+59N	−21B	−43N	+75B	3.5	23.5	24.0	8.25	1783	-11.2
47	Taskov, Atanas	1738	BUL	−10N	+57B	=92N	−27B	+85N	−24B	+84N	3.5	23.0	24.5	9.25	1817	+19.6
48	Kazakov, Nikolay	1768	BUL	−2B	=55N	+99B	+92N	+42B	−23N	F	3.5	22.0	23.0	7.75	1857	+9.0
49	Shvenk, Denis	1964	BUL	+45B	+69N	−19B	=41N	−44B	+77N	F	3.5	21.5	24.0	10.75	1839	-33.2
50	Dimitrov, Georgi Y	1750	BUL	=15B	+91N	−30B	−18N	−59B	+93N	+76B	3.5	21.0	22.5	8.50	1709	-14.8
51	Vranyashki, Viktor	1697	BUL	−16N	+103B	−26N	+96B	−14N	+98B	=56N	3.5	20.5	20.5	4.25	1721	+2.0
52	Velikova, Gabriela	1703	BUL	−22B	+79N	=60B	−15N	+93B	−42N	+92B	3.5	20.0	21.5	7.00	1766	+5.6
53	Radev, Slavi	1627	BUL	−13B	+95N	−58B	+70N	−60B	=61N	+72B	3.5	19.5	21.0	8.50	1753	+32.4
54	Shalamanov, Vladimir	1771	BUL	+92B	−13N	−98B	+76N	=43B	−45N	+79B	3.5	18.5	19.5	8.25	1542	-34.4
55	Tomov, Stoyan	1614	BUL	−24N	=48B	−87N	+91B	=72B	=81N	+80B	3.5	17.5	19.5	8.75	1711	+35.6
56	Belchev, Valeri	1819	BUL	+97B	−20N	−74B	−45N	+92B	+86N	=51B	3.5	17.5	19.0	6.75	1624	-59.6
57	Ochkova, Maria	1544	BUL	−40B	−47N	+100B	=72N	+87B	+73N	−60B	3.5	17.0	18.0	6.75	1735	+52.0
58	Hristova, Ivelina	1820	BUL	+103N	−16B	+53N	=28B	=27N	−14B	−36N	3.0	26.5	26.5	8.00	1787	-10.8
59	Marinov, Dimitar D	1667	BUL	=27N	−9B	+97N	−46B	+50N	−26B	=64N	3.0	24.5	26.0	8.75	1746	+24.4
60	Nikula, Mikko	1849	FIN	F	−12B	=52N	=66B	+53N	−16B	+57N	3.0	23.5	23.5	10.25	1795	-8.6
61	Krasteva, Yoana	1725	BUL	−4B	+82N	−40B	+88N	−16N	=53B	=66N	3.0	23.0	25.0	7.75	1733	-3.6
62	Ilieva, Ralitsa	1888	BUL	+88B	−2N	+81B	=44N	−11B	=68N	−69B	3.0	22.5	24.5	7.75	1808	-18.4
63	Vasileva, Cveta	1557	BUL	−30B	+77N	+70B	−40N	+64N	−28B	−31N	3.0	22.0	24.5	8.50	1790	+36.4
64	Malcheva, NiyaWCM	1821	BUL	+94B	−22N	+67B	−7N	−63B	=75N	=59B	3.0	21.5	23.0	7.25	1672	-54.8
65	Malchev, Nikola	1832	BUL	+89N	−32B	+84N	+98B	−20B	−13N	−68B	3.0	21.0	22.0	5.50	1744	-31.6
66	Kale, Tuna	1657	TUR	−7B	+100N	=73B	=60N	−34B	=72N	=61B	3.0	20.5	21.5	6.50	1717	+11.2
67	Georgieva, Rada	1683	BUL	−1N	+101B	−64N	+83B	−35N	+89B	F	3.0	20.0	20.5	5.00	1624	-15.2
68	Petrov, Valeriy	1714	BUL	−19B	=93N	F	−25B	+82N	=62B	+65N	3.0	19.5	21.0	7.75	1787	+9.8
69	Enev, Aleks	1735	BUL	F	−49B	−28N	+86B	+98N	−35B	+62N	3.0	18.0	18.0	6.00	1815	+23.2
70	Kamenov, Valentin	1772	BUL	−83N	+85B	−63N	−53B	−89N	+90B	+98N	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.50	1558	-32.2
71	Neshkov, Aleksandar	0	BUL	−37B	−74N	−82B	+103N	−75B	+102N	+88B	3.0	13.5	13.5	2.50	1486	0.0
72	Tkachenko, Kyrylo	1732	UKR	−12N	+78B	−9N	=57B	=55N	=66B	−53N	2.5	24.0	26.5	7.50	1620	-48.0
73	Nonchev, Yavor	1824	BUL	+90N	−8B	=66N	+80B	−10N	−57B	F	2.5	23.0	25.0	6.00	1720	-27.3
74	Petrov, Todor P	1681	BUL	−28N	+71B	+56N	−30N	−13B	=79N	F	2.5	22.5	25.0	7.75	1691	-3.2
75	Mavrodiev, Slav	1627	BUL	−14N	+96B	−31N	−35B	+71N	=64B	−46N	2.5	22.5	24.0	6.00	1496	-11.4
76	Ivanova, Nikol	1594	BUL	−5N	−38N	+102B	−54B	=95N	+83B	−50N	2.5	20.0	20.5	3.75	980	-18.0
77	Georgiev, Radmil	1754	BUL	−3N	−63B	+89N	=85B	+84N	−49B	F	2.5	19.5	21.5	5.75	1690	-26.4
78	Stoychev, Erik	1539	BUL	−18B	−72N	+95B	+81N	−33N	−36B	=96B	2.5	19.0	20.5	4.75	1517	-6.0
79	Gumus, Kerem	1490	TUR	−26N	−52B	−36N	+101B	+99N	=74B	−54N	2.5	19.0	19.5	2.75	1515	+4.0
80	Srebrev, Biser	1682	BUL	−23B	=97N	+93B	−73N	+94B	−25B	−55N	2.5	18.0	19.5	3.75	1573	-22.4
81	Abdula, Adrian	1723	BUL	−32N	+89B	−62N	−78B	+90N	=55B	F	2.5	17.5	19.5	5.75	1639	-33.2
82	Kaparashev, Ivaylo	1540	BUL	−17N	−61B	+71N	=84B	−68B	−92N	+94B	2.5	17.5	19.0	5.75	1538	-6.4
83	Savas, Ata	0	TUR	+70B	−42N	−38B	−67N	=91B	−76N	+93B	2.5	17.5	19.0	5.50	1543	0.0
84	Karadzhov, Hristo	1670	BUL	−21B	+102N	−65B	=82N	−77B	+94N	−47B	2.5	17.5	18.0	3.25	1532	-22.4
85	Angelov, Veselin	1616	BUL	−34B	−70N	+103B	=77N	−47B	+95N	F	2.5	17.0	17.0	2.75	1578	-12.8
86	Rusev, Daniel	1596	BUL	+9B	−34N	−41B	−69N	+96N	−56B	F	2.0	21.5	23.0	7.00	1597	-1.6
87	Strugov, Stojan	1725	BUL	F	−15N	+55B	−10B	−57N	+97B	F	2.0	19.0	19.0	5.00	1696	-8.0
88	Simeonov, Aleksandar	1561	BUL	−62N	−33B	+101N	−61B	−36N	+100B	−71N	2.0	18.0	18.5	1.50	965	-39.2
89	Krastev, Kristiyan	1502	BUL	−65B	−81N	−77B	+102N	+70B	−67N	F	2.0	16.0	16.5	3.50	1514	-1.6
90	Ivanov, Vasil A	1482	MKD	−73B	−44N	−45B	+100N	−81B	−70N	+101B	2.0	16.0	16.5	1.50	931	-42.8
91	Pavlova, Maria	1456	BUL	F	−50B	F	−55N	=83N	=99B	+97N	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.25	1505	+14.0
92	Soybilgin, Doruk	0	TUR	−54N	F	=47B	−48B	−56N	+82B	−52N	1.5	20.0	20.0	4.25	1532	0.0
93	Kale, Bora	1514	TUR	−25N	=68B	−80N	+97B	−52N	−50B	−83N	1.5	19.5	21.0	3.00	1493	-12.8
94	Muserov, Maksim	1455	BUL	−64N	+36B	−33N	=99B	−80N	−84B	−82N	1.5	18.5	19.5	4.50	1449	-4.4
95	Saratash, Naim	0	BUL	−39N	−53B	−78N	F	=76B	−85B	+99N	1.5	15.5	15.5	2.25	1402	0.0
96	Saritas, Baris	0	TUR	−41B	−75N	F	−51N	−86B	+101B	=78N	1.5	14.5	14.5	1.75	1283	0.0
97	Todorova, Miroslava	1435	BUL	−56N	=80B	−59B	−93N	+103B	−87N	−91B	1.5	14.5	14.5	1.25	1382	-20.8
98	Kichukova, Eva	1518	BUL	F	−5B	+54N	−65N	−69B	−51N	−70B	1.0	21.5	21.5	3.50	1513	-4.8
99	Kotsev, Momchil	1564	BUL	F	−27B	−48N	=94N	−79B	=91N	−95B	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.75	1381	-51.2
100	FIDE 2960273	0	—	−31N	−66B	−57N	−90B	F	−88N	+102B	1.0	15.0	15.0	0.50	814	0.0
101	Angelov, Neno	0	BUL	−29B	−67N	−88B	−79N	=102B	−96N	−90N	0.5	15.0	15.5	0.25	809	0.0
102	FIDE 2979241	0	—	−46N	−84B	−76N	−89B	=101N	−71B	−100N	0.5	14.5	15.0	0.25	806	0.0
103	Nenchev, Georgi	1440	BUL	−58B	−51N	−85N	−71B	−97N	F	F	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	842	-21.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Fangarliev, AnilBUL
+99.6
4.5 pts · #21
2Russieva, SvitlanaUKR
+87.2
3.5 pts · #37
3Hadzhaismail, DemirBUL
+79.6
4.0 pts · #47

Top rating losers

1Belchev, ValeriBUL
-59.6
3.5 pts · #69
2Malcheva, NiyaWCMBUL
-54.8
3.0 pts · #45
3Kotsev, MomchilBUL
-51.2
1.0 pts · #89

Biggest upsets

R3+399 Elo gap
Hadzhaismail, Demir1805 beat Leftheriotis, Alexandros2204
R4+365 Elo gap
Ersoy, Ahmet1909 beat IMVidenova-Kuljasevic, Iva2274
R3+343 Elo gap
Fangarliev, Anil1876 beat Ismail, Tamer2219