Kvalitet 2026 - U20
Open SwissStandard
53 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in Skopje, North Macedonia. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1736, and top seed was Boyan Mihaylov (🇧🇬 BUL, 2039).
Kristijan Lazovski (🇲🇰 MKD, 1795) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Denislav Blagoev (5.0) and Andrej Bozhinovski (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 5: Stilijan Stojkovski (1508) beat Nikola Petrovski (1893), a +385-point gap.
Location
🇲🇰Skopje, North Macedonia
Dates
22 May 2026 → 25 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
1,736
Participants
53
Federations · 2 represented
🇲🇰North Macedonia×42
🇧🇬Bulgaria×3
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
24
11
3
1
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 5.0/7. Lazovski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (25.0).
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Denislav Blagoev won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Denislav Blagoev | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Kristijan Lazovski | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3David Atanasovski | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Andrej Bozhinovski | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazovski, Kristijan | 1795 | MKD | +32B | +6N | =26B | =3N | =4B | =?N | +14B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 18.25 | 1799 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Blagoev, Denislav | 1795 | BUL | +29N | −5B | +14N | +28B | +3B | −?N | +12B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 1877 | +24.4 |
| 3 | Bozhinovski, Andrej | 1739 | MKD | +43B | +18N | =?B | =1B | −2N | +30N | +6B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.50 | 1806 | +19.6 |
| 4 | Atanasovski, David | 1689 | MKD | +37N | −?B | +20N | +17B | =1N | +5B | =?B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 16.50 | 1909 | +36.8 |
| 5 | Puroski, Jovan | 1609 | MKD | +44B | +2N | +8B | −?N | =9B | −4N | +18B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 17.25 | 1875 | +71.2 |
| 6 | Jakimov, Dragi | 1598 | MKD | +49N | −1B | +29N | =10B | +7N | +?B | −3N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 10.75 | 1675 | +20.0 |
| 7 | Jordanovski, Kristijan | 1751 | MKD | +22B | +23N | −?B | =11N | −6B | +33N | +27B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.75 | 1763 | +5.2 |
| 8 | Stojanovikj, Marko | 1762 | MKD | +42N | +13B | −5N | +40B | =27N | +26B | −?B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 13.75 | 1758 | +0.8 |
| 9 | Minovski, Blagoja | 1747 | MKD | +17N | +21B | −?N | +12B | =5N | −?B | +19N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 16.75 | 1932 | +30.4 |
| 10 | Naskov, Malachi | 1650 | MKD | +38B | −?N | +30B | =6N | =18B | +42N | =?B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 11.50 | 1723 | +14.8 |
| 11 | Fejzullahu, Jon | 1623 | MKD | +50N | =?N | =40B | =7B | −?N | +43B | +34N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.50 | 1731 | +16.8 |
| 12 | Stojcheski, Aleksandar | 1759 | MKD | =33B | =35N | +15B | −9N | +28N | +16B | −2N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 14.00 | 1666 | -31.2 |
| 13 | Blazhevski, Slaven | 1606 | MKD | +24B | −8N | =42B | +22N | =25N | =20B | =?N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1550 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Rusevski, Oleg | 1540 | MKD | −?B | +48N | −2B | +44N | +39N | +17B | −1N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1545 | -1.6 |
| 15 | Lazevski, Damjan | 1540 | MKD | −?N | +53B | −12N | +24B | −17N | +44B | +29N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1415 | -20.8 |
| 16 | Smilevski, Nikola | 1627 | MKD | +48B | −?N | +32B | =18N | =?B | −12N | +35B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1675 | +10.4 |
| 17 | Ivanovski, Jovan | 1421 | MKD | −9B | +19B | +45N | −4N | +15B | −14N | =23B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1607 | +66.0 |
| 18 | Nikolovski, Damjan | 1638 | MKD | +31N | −3B | +37N | =16B | =10N | =34B | −5N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 11.25 | 1572 | -23.2 |
| 19 | Burns, Elisaveta | 1594 | MKD | −21B | −17N | +50B | +36N | =35B | +22N | −9B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1433 | -36.0 |
| 20 | Velichkov, Ilon | 1466 | MKD | −?B | +50N | −4B | +21N | +23B | =13N | −26N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1544 | +14.4 |
| 21 | Shekjeroski, Vladimir | 0 | MKD | +19N | −9N | −23B | −20B | +48N | =28B | +45N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Belovska, Sofija | 1423 | MKD | −7N | +51B | =31N | −13B | +32N | −19B | +47N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1446 | +2.8 |
| 23 | Mladenovikj Kmetovikj, Marko | 1593 | MKD | +51N | −7B | +21N | −?B | −20N | +37B | =17N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1273 | -47.6 |
| 24 | Saravinov, Darijan | 0 | MKD | −13N | F | +38B | −15N | +41B | +45B | =31N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Veleva, Ilijana | 1675 | MKD | F | +52B | =28N | −27N | =13B | =35N | +30B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 1540 | -35.6 |
| 26 | Markusheski, David | 1634 | MKD | +53N | +?B | =1N | −?B | F | −8N | +20B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1674 | +6.4 |
| 27 | Gjorgiev, Luka | 1608 | MKD | +46N | +?B | −?N | +25B | =8B | −?N | −7N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.75 | 1729 | +19.6 |
| 28 | Gjorgjieska, Teodora | 1537 | MKD | F | +36N | =25B | −2N | −12B | =21N | +38B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1470 | -8.4 |
| 29 | Adzimitreski, Luka | 1440 | MKD | −2B | +44N | −6B | +51N | −34N | +39B | −15B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 823 | -44.0 |
| 30 | Kamberi, Belora | 1460 | MKD | −?N | +46B | −10N | +49B | +31N | −3B | −25N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1471 | +1.6 |
| 31 | Dudaklieva, Daria | 1590 | BUL | −18B | +43N | =22B | =42N | −30B | =38N | =24B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.75 | 1293 | -62.0 |
| 32 | Spasenoski, Filip | 1433 | MKD | −1N | +49B | −16N | −39B | −22B | +46N | +51B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 815 | -34.4 |
| 33 | Burns, Joshua Benjamin | 1575 | MKD | =12N | +47B | F | =?N | F | −7B | +37N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1562 | -1.2 |
| 34 | Lazarova, Nikol | 1559 | BUL | −?N | =37B | +47N | F | +29B | =18N | −11B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1567 | +1.6 |
| 35 | Burns, Kayla | 1488 | MKD | =?N | =12B | =?N | =?B | =19N | =25B | −16N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1577 | +16.0 |
| 36 | Panova, Dina | 0 | MKD | F | −28B | +52N | −19B | −37N | +48B | +43N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 766 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Bozhinovski, Dimitar | 0 | MKD | −4B | =34N | −18B | +52N | +36B | −23N | −33B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1245 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 15022560 | 0 | — | −10N | −45B | −24N | +50B | +49N | =31B | −28N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1259 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Slavkovski, David | 0 | MKD | F | −40N | =41B | +32N | −14B | −29N | +52B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.25 | 1318 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Stojkovski, Stilijan | 1508 | MKD | F | +39B | =11N | −8N | +?B | −?N | F | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1500 | -1.2 |
| 41 | Janchovska, Marija | 1415 | MKD | F | −?B | =39N | −45B | −24N | +49B | +44N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 748 | -12.8 |
| 42 | Angjelovski, Luka | 1423 | MKD | −8B | F | =13N | =31B | +45N | −10B | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 5.50 | 1559 | +32.0 |
| 43 | Bitikj, Arber | 0 | MKD | −3N | −31B | +46N | F | +47B | −11N | −36B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 15022609 | 0 | — | −5N | −29B | +53N | −14B | +51B | −15N | −41B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Runtevski, Marko | 1548 | MKD | −?B | +38N | −17B | +41N | −42B | −24N | −21B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1295 | -40.8 |
| 46 | Prenkovski, Itan | 0 | MKD | −27B | −30N | −43B | −48N | +53N | −32B | +49N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Panov, Bojan | 0 | MKD | F | −33N | −34B | +53B | −43N | +52N | −22B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 15021955 | 0 | — | −16N | −14B | −49N | +46B | −21B | −36N | −50B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 15021882 | 0 | — | −6B | −32N | +48B | −30N | −38B | −41N | −46B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 1.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 15020231 | 0 | — | −11B | −20B | −19N | −38N | −52B | F | +48N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 15023540 | 0 | — | −23B | −22N | F | −29B | −44N | +53B | −32N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 52 | FIDE 15018776 | 0 | — | F | −25N | −36B | −37B | +50N | −47B | −39N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 875 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 15022145 | 0 | — | −26B | −15N | −44B | −47N | −46B | −51N | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Puroski, JovanMKD+71.24.5 pts · #9
- 2Ivanovski, JovanMKD+66.03.5 pts · #10
- 3Atanasovski, DavidMKD+36.85.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Dudaklieva, DariaBUL-62.03.0 pts · #29
- 2Mladenovikj Kmetovikj, MarkoMKD-47.63.5 pts · #36
- 3Adzimitreski, LukaMKD-44.03.0 pts · #40
Biggest upsets
- R5+385 Elo gap
- R2+259 Elo gap
- R6+213 Elo gap