Prvenstvo na Makedonija za mladi 2026 U18
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight 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.
Vlatko Krstev takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
2 players finish on 5.0/7. Pavleski takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (24.0).
Nikola Pavleski lost to Michael Burns (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavleski, Nikola | 1973 | MKD | =6B | +10N | =4B | +7N | −2B | +9N | +3B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 16.25 | 1938 | -1.6 |
| 2 | Burns, Michael | 2179 | MKD | F | =3N | +7B | +9B | +1N | +5B | =4N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 19.50 | 2110 | -10.0 |
| 3 | Ibraimov, Efe | 1715 | MKD | +12N | =2B | −9N | +10B | +4B | +8N | −1N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 13.50 | 1941 | +68.0 |
| 4 | Nikolovski, Kiril | 1932 | MKD | +13N | =9B | =1N | +8B | −3N | +11B | =2B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 12.25 | 1890 | -4.4 |
| 5 | Stojcheski, Aleksandar | 1759 | MKD | +11B | −7N | +12B | =6N | +9B | −2N | =8B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 9.25 | 1720 | -14.0 |
| 6 | Naskov, Malachi | 1646 | MKD | =1N | −8B | +13N | =5B | =7N | =10B | +11N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1775 | +45.2 |
| 7 | Jakimov, Dragi | 1597 | MKD | +8N | +5B | −2N | −1B | =6B | F | +13N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1875 | +80.0 |
| 8 | Velkov, Ilija | 1900 | MKD | −7B | +6N | +11B | −4N | +12N | −3B | =5N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 1636 | -78.8 |
| 9 | Krstev, Vlatko | 1590 | MKD | +10B | =4N | +3B | −2N | −5N | −1B | F | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1804 | +54.4 |
| 10 | Lazovski, Kristijan | 1796 | MKD | −9N | −1B | F | −3N | +13B | =6N | −12N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1562 | -62.0 |
| 11 | Ivanovski, Jovan | 1421 | MKD | −5N | +13B | −8N | =12B | F | −4N | −6B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.75 | 1496 | +10.8 |
| 12 | Saravinov, Darijan | 0 | MKD | −3B | F | −5N | =11N | −8B | −13N | +10B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Smilevski, Nikola | 1627 | MKD | −4B | −11N | −6B | F | −10N | +12B | −7B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.50 | 879 | -87.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Jakimov, DragiMKD+80.03.5 pts · #6
- 2Ibraimov, EfeMKD+68.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Krstev, VlatkoMKD+54.42.5 pts · #9
- 1Smilevski, NikolaMKD-87.61.0 pts · #13
- 2Velkov, IlijaMKD-78.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Lazovski, KristijanMKD-62.01.5 pts · #11
- R1+303 Elo gap
- R5+217 Elo gap
- R1+206 Elo gap