National University Team Chess Championship 2026,Under the auspices of BSCF
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 09 May 2026 to 10 May 2026 in Sofia (SOF), NSA Canteen, Bulgaria. Top 10 Elo average was 808, and top seed was Oleksandr Kuzhylnyi (🇺🇦 UKR, CM, 2293).
Kristian Georgiev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1733) won with 5.0/7.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Kristian Georgiev (1733) beat Alexander Tashev (2072), a +339-point gap.
Location
🇧🇬Sofia (SOF), NSA Canteen, Bulgaria
Dates
09 May 2026 → 10 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
808
Participants
10
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇬Bulgaria×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCo-leaders
11
6
3
3
1
1
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R2–R7 · WIN STREAK
Kristian Georgiev won 5 in a row (R2–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kristian Georgiev | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Valentina Dimitrova | — | * | — | — |
| 3Danail Donkov | — | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 2981904 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgiev, Kristian | 1733 | BUL | −?N | +?B | +2N | F | +9N | +6B | +?N | 5.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2248 | +3.2 |
| 2 | FIDE 2981904 | 0 | — | −?N | F | −1B | −?N | +?B | +7N | −?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 933 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Dimitrova, Valentina | 1593 | BUL | F | −?N | +4B | −?N | F | −?N | +10B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2589 | +30.0 |
| 4 | Chitakova, Galya | 1789 | BUL | −?N | +10B | −3N | +?B | F | −?N | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 793 | -15.0 |
| 5 | Donkov, Danail | 1516 | BUL | −?B | F | −?N | +9B | =6N | =?B | −?N | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1448 | -3.6 |
| 6 | Zhelyazkov, Bozhidar | 1448 | BUL | F | −?N | −?B | −?N | =5B | −1N | +9B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1432 | -2.8 |
| 7 | FIDE 2981912 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | F | −?B | −?N | −2B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 2981963 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | F | F | −?B | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 2981920 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −?B | −5N | −1B | F | −6N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 2981947 | 0 | — | −?B | −4N | −?B | F | −?B | F | −3N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 891 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dimitrova, ValentinaBUL+30.02.0 pts · #2
- 2Georgiev, KristianBUL+3.25.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 29819040.02.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Chitakova, GalyaBUL-15.02.0 pts · #8
- 2Donkov, DanailBUL-3.62.0 pts · #4
- 3Zhelyazkov, BozhidarBUL-2.81.5 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+339 Elo gap
- R6+328 Elo gap
- R3+196 Elo gap