Kvalifikacii za vtora liga mazi 2026
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91 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Skopje, North Macedonia. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2061, and top seed was Mirko Simeonov (🇲🇰 MKD, 2168).
Zvonimir Manasiev (🇲🇰 MKD, 0) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Vladimir Pavlov (5.0) and Lachezar Kolev (5.0). Manasiev clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ivan Petrovski (1724) beat Stojance Temelkoski (2110), a +386-point gap.
Location
🇲🇰Skopje, North Macedonia
Dates
10 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Team · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇲🇰North Macedonia×74
🇧🇬Bulgaria×2
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Manasiev, Zvonimir | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 5.5 | 1644 | 1664 | 0.0 |
| 1 | Pavlov, Vladimir | 🇧🇬BUL | 2048 | 5.0 | 1857 | 2130 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Kolev, Lachezar | 🇧🇬BUL | 2042 | 5.0 | 1917 | 2190 | +20.8 |
| 2 | Boshkovski, Nikola | 🇲🇰MKD | 1753 | 5.0 | 1871 | 2671 | +64.6 |
| 51 | Shumanov, Blagoj | 🇲🇰MKD | 1599 | 5.0 | 1695 | 1695 | +5.0 |
| 9 | Nikolov, Bogdan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1850 | 5.0 | 1729 | 1922 | +15.6 |
| 27 | Ismaili, Asip | 🇲🇰MKD | 1604 | 5.0 | 1746 | 1871 | +42.4 |
| 6 | Petrovski, Ivan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1724 | 4.5 | 1910 | 2059 | +84.8 |
| 52 | Gligorov, Dimitar | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 4.5 | 1617 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Janevski, Boris | 🇲🇰MKD | 1829 | 4.0 | 1670 | 1765 | -6.4 |
| 11 | Nedelkovski, Andrej | 🇲🇰MKD | 1767 | 4.0 | 1759 | 1831 | +9.0 |
| 22 | Kalin, Andrei | 🇲🇰MKD | 1672 | 4.0 | 1717 | 1990 | +47.6 |
| 7 | Selkovski, Zarko | 🇲🇰MKD | 1928 | 4.0 | 1862 | 1934 | +2.6 |
| 13 | Simonovski, Dimitar | 🇲🇰MKD | 1810 | 4.0 | 1977 | 2049 | +60.8 |
| 4 | Lazovski, Kristijan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1795 | 4.0 | 1830 | 2070 | +66.4 |
| 5 | Petreski, Leonid | 🇲🇰MKD | 2126 | 4.0 | 1974 | 2099 | -3.0 |
| 40 | Kostadinovski, Zoran | 🇲🇰MKD | 1855 | 3.5 | 1829 | 1742 | -13.0 |
| 15 | Angjelovski, Daniel | 🇲🇰MKD | 1983 | 3.5 | 1767 | 1839 | -13.8 |
| 50 | Lazarov, Krste | 🇲🇰MKD | 1588 | 3.5 | 1737 | 2537 | +14.0 |
| 26 | Mahmuti, Aziz | 🇲🇰MKD | 1709 | 3.5 | 1732 | 1732 | +6.4 |
| 21 | Jovanovski, Zoran B | 🇲🇰MKD | 1719 | 3.5 | 1626 | 1899 | +24.8 |
| 10 | Temelkoski, Stojance | 🇲🇰MKD | 2110 | 3.0 | 1828 | 1900 | -44.0 |
| 32 | Cakonchev, Hristijan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1830 | 3.0 | 1926 | 1854 | +2.4 |
| 45 | Fejzullahu, Jon | 🇲🇰MKD | 1623 | 3.0 | 1599 | 2399 | +18.8 |
| 8 | Gavrilov, Igor | 🇲🇰MKD | 2015 | 3.0 | 1943 | 2015 | +0.4 |
| 54 | Petrovski, Drage | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 3.0 | 1639 | 1639 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Arslanovic, Edin | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 3.0 | 1687 | 1707 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Petkashinov, Stojan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1861 | 3.0 | 1901 | 2701 | +66.8 |
| 34 | Todoroski, Darko | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 2.5 | 1530 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rajchovski, Lazar | 🇲🇰MKD | 1883 | 2.5 | 2004 | 1947 | +16.0 |
| 39 | Arsov, Filip | 🇲🇰MKD | 1834 | 2.5 | 1782 | 1782 | -4.0 |
| 20 | Milic, Goran | 🇲🇰MKD | 2151 | 2.5 | 1919 | 2014 | -12.4 |
| 37 | FIDE 15023508 | — | 0 | 2.5 | 1676 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Keckaroski, Filip | 🇲🇰MKD | 1615 | 2.5 | 1850 | 1850 | +57.2 |
| 61 | Ahmeti, Besnik | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 2.5 | 1604 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Todorovski, Aleksandar | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 2.5 | 1673 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Popovski, Mitko | 🇲🇰MKD | 1869 | 2.5 | 1736 | 1831 | -8.4 |
| 25 | Nedev, Trajche | 🇲🇰MKD | 1940 | 2.0 | 1894 | 1822 | -30.0 |
| 48 | Stankovic, Srdjan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1759 | 2.0 | 1911 | 1718 | -4.8 |
| 23 | Simeonov, Mirko | 🇲🇰MKD | 2168 | 2.0 | 2017 | 2142 | -1.4 |
| 79 | Velkovski, Zoran | 🇲🇰MKD | 1682 | 2.0 | 1731 | 931 | -26.0 |
| 30 | Zeca, Skrielj | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 2.0 | 1619 | 1619 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 15018016 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1825 | 1700 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Aleksovski, Josip | 🇲🇰MKD | 1616 | 2.0 | 1600 | 1600 | -3.6 |
| 29 | Ajradinoska, Indzi | 🇲🇰MKD | 1787 | 2.0 | 1784 | 1909 | +9.6 |
| 24 | Gjorgjevski, Janco | 🇲🇰MKD | 1787 | 2.0 | 1795 | 1920 | +10.6 |
| 28 | Stojcheski, Goran | 🇲🇰MKD | 1576 | 2.0 | 1673 | 1798 | +17.0 |
| 55 | Jovanovski, Jovan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1472 | 2.0 | 1526 | 1526 | +5.6 |
| 73 | Brzovski, Tomica | 🇲🇰MKD | 1737 | 2.0 | 1588 | 788 | -28.0 |
| 44 | Nedev, Ivan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1640 | 2.0 | 1671 | 1671 | +2.8 |
| 46 | FIDE 15003159 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1540 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Nolevski, Aleksandar | 🇲🇰MKD | 1963 | 2.0 | 1983 | 2783 | +21.2 |
| 60 | Shabani, Ibraim | 🇲🇰MKD | 1710 | 1.5 | 1882 | 1560 | -27.6 |
| 43 | Atanasov, Aco | 🇲🇰MKD | 1877 | 1.5 | 1778 | 1585 | -61.2 |
| 75 | Milanovski, Mihail | 🇲🇰MKD | 1507 | 1.5 | 1708 | 908 | -32.0 |
| 36 | WFMManova, Ivana | 🇲🇰MKD | 1960 | 1.5 | 1948 | 1799 | -21.8 |
| 33 | Ahmedi, Ismail | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 1.5 | 1896 | 1896 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Zhezhov, Emil | 🇲🇰MKD | 1719 | 1.5 | 1791 | 1791 | +3.8 |
| 41 | Risteski, Ljuben | 🇲🇰MKD | 1902 | 1.5 | 1649 | 1842 | -2.8 |
| 84 | FIDE 15018342 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1665 | 865 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 15013910 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1684 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Ramadani, Hajdar | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 1.0 | 1588 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Nikolovski, Martin | 🇲🇰MKD | 1927 | 1.0 | 2047 | 1922 | -0.4 |
| 78 | FIDE 15015904 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1719 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Pecev, Zvonko | 🇲🇰MKD | 1713 | 1.0 | 1668 | 1668 | -4.8 |
| 72 | Sait, Severdzan | 🇲🇰MKD | 1494 | 1.0 | 1616 | 816 | -13.2 |
| 57 | Spasov, Vancho | 🇲🇰MKD | 1786 | 1.0 | 1436 | 2236 | +2.2 |
| 91 | FIDE 15011780 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1435 | 635 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Maneski, David | 🇲🇰MKD | 1935 | 0.5 | 2006 | 1733 | -14.2 |
| 63 | Kadriov, Shukri | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 0.5 | 1636 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Veleski, Ljupco | 🇲🇰MKD | 1986 | 0.5 | 1943 | 1750 | -24.0 |
| 83 | Spasovski, Lazo | 🇲🇰MKD | 1814 | 0.5 | 1604 | 804 | -15.4 |
| 74 | Krstev, Vlatko | 🇲🇰MKD | 1590 | 0.5 | 1719 | 919 | -13.2 |
| 59 | Jancev, Valentin | 🇲🇰MKD | 1743 | 0.5 | 1749 | 1556 | -9.6 |
| 69 | FIDE 15022579 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1523 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 15013880 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1833 | 1033 | 0.0 |
| 85 | Stamenkovski, Lazo | 🇲🇰MKD | 1983 | 0.0 | 1893 | 1093 | -124.0 |
| 86 | Hajan Liu, Andrej | 🇲🇰MKD | 1436 | 0.0 | 1701 | 901 | -32.4 |
| 87 | FIDE 15023494 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1858 | 1058 | 0.0 |
| 77 | Gjorgjievski, Nikolche | 🇲🇰MKD | 1703 | 0.0 | 1840 | 1040 | -38.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 15023451 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1588 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 82 | FIDE 15023478 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1635 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Karatashov, Jovan | 🇲🇰MKD | 0 | 0.0 | 1599 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Pavlovski, Gligorij | 🇲🇰MKD | 1590 | 0.0 | 1850 | 1050 | -7.2 |
| 68 | Markovski, Gabriel | 🇲🇰MKD | 1497 | 0.0 | 1897 | 1097 | -6.4 |
| 76 | FIDE 15022889 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1540 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Maksuti, Blerim | 🇲🇰MKD | 1852 | 0.0 | 1871 | 1071 | -38.8 |
| 80 | Ibraimi, Ibrahim | 🇲🇰MKD | 1857 | 0.0 | 1991 | 1191 | -27.6 |
| 90 | FIDE 15023516 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1586 | 786 | 0.0 |
| 89 | Kalev, Boris | 🇲🇰MKD | 1751 | 0.0 | 1604 | 804 | -28.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 15023460 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1540 | 740 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Petrovski, IvanMKD+84.84.5 pts · #6
- 2Petkashinov, StojanMKD+66.83.0 pts · #12
- 3Lazovski, KristijanMKD+66.44.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Stamenkovski, LazoMKD-124.00.0 pts · #85
- 2Atanasov, AcoMKD-61.21.5 pts · #43
- 3Temelkoski, StojanceMKD-44.03.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R4+386 Elo gap
- R6+295 Elo gap
- R5+259 Elo gap