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Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2026 U18

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13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Skopje, North Macedonia. Top 10 Elo average was 1812, and top seed was Michael Burns (🇲🇰 MKD, 2179).

Nikola Pavleski (🇲🇰 MKD, 1973) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Michael Burns (5.0) and Efe Ibraimov (4.5). Pavleski won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dragi Jakimov (1597) beat Ilija Velkov (1900), a +303-point gap.

Location
🇲🇰Skopje, North Macedonia
Dates
30 Apr 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇲🇰Michael Burns2179
Avg top 10
1,812
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇰North Macedonia×13
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 2 players tied at 5.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
5
1
1
2
3
2
2
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Krstev takes lead
Pavleski5Burns5Nikolovski4.5Ibraimov4.5Naskov4Stojcheski4— ex-leaders:Krstevled R3, #9
R3 · LEADER CHANGE01 May

Vlatko Krstev takes the sole lead (2.5/3).

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/7. Pavleski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nikola Pavleski lost to Michael Burns (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nikola Pavleski*
0
½
1
2Michael Burns
1
*
½
½
3Kiril Nikolovski
½
½
*
0
4Efe Ibraimov
0
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pavleski, Nikola1973MKD=6B+10N=4B+7N−2B+9N+3B5.024.025.516.251938-1.6
2Burns, Michael2179MKDF=3N+7B+9B+1N+5B=4N5.024.024.019.502110-10.0
3Ibraimov, Efe1715MKD+12N=2B−9N+10B+4B+8N−1N4.522.023.513.501941+68.0
4Nikolovski, Kiril1932MKD+13N=9B=1N+8B−3N+11B=2B4.522.023.012.251890-4.4
5Stojcheski, Aleksandar1759MKD+11B−7N+12B=6N+9B−2N=8B4.020.021.59.251720-14.0
6Naskov, Malachi1646MKD=1N−8B+13N=5B=7N=10B+11N4.019.020.09.501775+45.2
7Jakimov, Dragi1597MKD+8N+5B−2N−1B=6BF+13N3.522.522.510.501875+80.0
8Velkov, Ilija1900MKD−7B+6N+11B−4N+12N−3B=5N3.522.023.59.001636-78.8
9Krstev, Vlatko1590MKD+10B=4N+3B−2N−5N−1BF2.524.524.58.251804+54.4
10Lazovski, Kristijan1796MKD−9N−1BF−3N+13B=6N−12N1.518.518.53.001562-62.0
11Ivanovski, Jovan1421MKD−5N+13B−8N=12BF−4N−6B1.518.518.51.751496+10.8
12Saravinov, Darijan0MKD−3BF−5N=11N−8B−13N+10B1.516.016.02.2515100.0
13Smilevski, Nikola1627MKD−4B−11N−6BF−10N+12B−7B1.016.516.51.50879-87.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets