4th INTERNATIONAL STANDARD OPEN CARIBROD - PAMETNIK 2026. B TOURNAMENT
51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Dimitrovgrad, Serbia. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1609, and top seed was Ivica Markov (🇷🇸 SRB, 1792).
Vladimir Pidakev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1593) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ivica Markov (5.0) and Can Muhammet Edebale (5.0). Pidakev won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Aleksandar M. Dimitrov (1485) beat Stefan Tomislavov (1707), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsVladimir Pidakev led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Vladimir Pidakev held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
Vladimir Pidakev beat Ivica Markov (White).
Vladimir Pidakev 5 wins (R1–R5)Ivica Markov 4 wins (R1–R4)Can Muhammet Edebale 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vladimir Pidakev | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Ivica Markov | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Can Muhammet Edebale | — | — | * | — |
| 4Ivaylo Kaparashev | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pidakev, Vladimir | 1593 | BUL | +46N | +37B | +9N | +6B | +2B | =4N | 5.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 19.00 | 1933 | +73.2 |
| 2 | Markov, Ivica | 1792 | SRB | +42N | +19B | +31N | +7B | −1N | +6B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 16.00 | 1789 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Edebale, Can Muhammet | 1564 | TUR | −8N | +28B | +27N | +17B | +14N | +7B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 17.50 | 2290 | +54.0 |
| 4 | Kaparashev, Ivaylo | 1538 | BUL | +47B | =23N | +16B | +30N | +10B | =1B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 15.25 | 1696 | +30.4 |
| 5 | Janjic, Djordje M | 1518 | SRB | +28B | −8N | +29B | =13N | +30B | +16N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 14.00 | 2273 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Angelov, Veselin | 1540 | BUL | +27N | +17B | +8B | −1N | +12B | −2N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 14.50 | 1610 | +13.6 |
| 7 | Sarin, Demir | 1555 | TUR | +49B | +13N | +26B | −2N | +8B | −3N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1474 | -13.6 |
| 8 | Elenkov, Petar | 0 | BUL | +3B | +5B | −6N | +31B | −7N | +35N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 14.50 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kochev, Kristiyan | 1502 | BUL | +43N | +24B | −1B | +25N | =11B | =10N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 12.00 | 1439 | -10.0 |
| 10 | Burova, Aleksandra | 1503 | BUL | +40B | +39N | +12B | =11N | −4N | =9B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 12.00 | 1563 | +11.6 |
| 11 | Mladenovic, Aleksandar M | 1590 | SRB | +29B | =16N | +23B | =10B | =9N | =13N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 13.75 | 1576 | -1.8 |
| 12 | Ekimov, Ivan | 1610 | BUL | +18N | +14B | −10N | +37B | −6N | +25B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.50 | 1495 | -25.6 |
| 13 | Katsarski, Yan | 1448 | BUL | +25N | −7B | +32N | =5B | +34N | =11B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Zivkovic, Branislav D | 1470 | SRB | +38B | −12N | +36B | +22N | −3B | +39N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 769 | -29.2 |
| 15 | Tomislavov, Stefan | 1707 | BUL | +20B | −26N | −30B | +28N | +23B | +24N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 12.50 | 1565 | -10.2 |
| 16 | Koroglu, Yagizhan Zafer | 1474 | TUR | +50N | =11B | −4N | +40B | +24N | −5B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1279 | -26.8 |
| 17 | Slavchev, Hristo | 1444 | BUL | +32B | −6N | +39B | −3N | =35B | +30N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 1267 | -24.0 |
| 18 | Goren, Turan Yildirim | 1401 | TUR | −12B | +45N | =21N | =19B | =31N | +33B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.25 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Gumus, Kerem | 1492 | TUR | +36B | −2N | =41B | =18N | +38B | =32N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 992 | -6.0 |
| 20 | Ganev, Teodor | 1418 | BUL | −15N | +43B | −22N | +50B | =21N | +31B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.25 | 1599 | +29.6 |
| 21 | Yordanova, Yoana K. | 1599 | BUL | =30B | =33N | =18B | =23N | =20B | +34N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 1542 | -11.2 |
| 22 | Todorova, Aleksandra T. | 0 | BUL | −23B | +47N | +20B | −14B | =33N | +42N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.75 | 1440 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sav, Ege | 1438 | TUR | +22N | =4B | −11N | =21B | −15N | +43B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.75 | 1419 | -4.0 |
| 24 | Madic, Nikola | 0 | SRB | +34B | −9N | +35B | +26N | −16B | −15B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Stojanovic, Cedomir | 0 | SRB | −13B | +49N | +33B | −9B | +46N | −12N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1400 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Dimitrov, Aleksandar M. | 1485 | BUL | +45B | +15B | −7N | −24B | −32N | +41N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1637 | +16.0 |
| 27 | Georgiev, Stefan K. | 0 | BUL | −6B | +51N | −3B | −38N | +36B | +40N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Jovanovic, Damjan | 0 | SRB | −5N | −3N | +51B | −15B | +50N | +37B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Chavdarov, Mateo | 0 | BUL | −11N | +50B | −5N | −32B | +51N | +38B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Altinay, Melisa | 0 | TUR | =21N | +44B | +15N | −4B | −5N | −17B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Angelova, Katrin | 1517 | BUL | +48N | +41B | −2B | −8N | =18B | −20N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 797 | -30.4 |
| 32 | FIDE 2976382 | 0 | — | −17N | F | −13B | +29N | +26B | =19B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.75 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Iliev, Iliya Iliev | 1457 | BUL | =44N | =21B | −25N | +48B | =22B | −18N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1593 | +7.2 |
| 34 | Boneva, Ema | 1488 | BUL | −24N | =40B | +44N | +41N | −13B | −21B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 793 | -14.4 |
| 35 | Karadzhov, Georgi | 1535 | BUL | −41N | +48B | −24N | +43B | =17N | −8B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1443 | -6.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 525021982 | 0 | — | −19N | +42B | −14N | =46B | −27N | +48B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Ekimova, Diana | 1455 | BUL | +51B | −1N | +38B | −12N | −39B | −28N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 802 | -24.4 |
| 38 | Raycheva, Mihaela G. | 0 | BUL | −14N | +46B | −37N | +27B | −19N | −29N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Zlatkov, Boris | 0 | BUL | F | −10B | −17N | +44B | +37N | −14B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 525046497 | 0 | — | −10N | =34N | +42B | −16N | =41B | −27B | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1388 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Grmusa, Marko | 0 | SRB | +35B | −31N | =19N | −34B | =40N | −26B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Dobreva, Dariya | 1427 | BUL | −2B | −36N | −40N | +47B | +48N | −22B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 992 | -4.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 525046500 | 0 | — | −9B | −20N | +47B | −35N | +49B | −23N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Saygi, Ege Batu | 0 | TUR | =33B | −30N | −34B | −39N | =45N | +50B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1282 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 9262878 | 0 | — | −26N | −18B | −46N | =49N | =44B | +51B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 525013700 | 0 | — | −1B | −38N | +45B | =36N | −25B | −47N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Grancharova, Katerina | 0 | BUL | −4N | −22B | −43N | −42N | F | +46B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.50 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 2980835 | 0 | — | −31B | −35N | +49B | −33N | −42B | −36N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0.50 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 9236516 | 0 | — | −7N | −25B | −48N | =45B | −43N | F | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 2977834 | 0 | — | −16B | −29N | F | −20N | −28B | −44N | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Stoimenov, Vanja | 0 | SRB | −37N | −27B | −28N | F | −29B | −45N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pidakev, VladimirBUL+73.25.5 pts · #2
- 2Edebale, Can MuhammetTUR+54.05.0 pts · #4
- 3Kaparashev, IvayloBUL+30.45.0 pts · #5
- 1Angelova, KatrinBUL-30.42.5 pts · #48
- 2Zivkovic, Branislav DSRB-29.24.0 pts · #50
- 3Koroglu, Yagizhan ZaferTUR-26.83.5 pts · #31
- R2+222 Elo gap
- R5+199 Elo gap
- R3+107 Elo gap