Qalifications for European Championships B-12, under the aegis of BSCF
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Zlatni piasaci, hotel Regina, Bulgaria. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1462, and top seed was Stoyan Iliev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1871).
Velislav Zahariev (🇧🇬 BUL, 1826) won with 4.5/5, ahead of German Yu Kalinichenko (4.0) and Nikola Malchev (3.5). Zahariev broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: German Yu Kalinichenko (1665) beat Stoyan Iliev (1871), a +206-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVelislav Zahariev led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Velislav Zahariev held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Velislav Zahariev drew with German Yu Kalinichenko (Black).
Velislav Zahariev 3 wins (R1–R3)German Yu Kalinichenko 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Velislav Zahariev | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2German Yu Kalinichenko | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Nikola Malchev | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Stoyan Iliev | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zahariev, Velislav | 1826 | BUL | +7B | +9N | +3B | =2N | +4B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 2049 | +38.4 |
| 2 | Kalinichenko, German Yu | 1665 | FID | +8B | +4N | +9B | =1B | =3N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 1942 | +57.2 |
| 3 | Malchev, Nikola | 1813 | BUL | +5N | +6B | −1N | +8B | =2B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1743 | -11.2 |
| 4 | Iliev, Stoyan | 1871 | BUL | +6N | −2B | =8N | +5B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1594 | -61.6 |
| 5 | Zlatev, Yavor | 1490 | BUL | −3B | +7N | =6B | −4N | +8N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.25 | 1636 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Bakardzhiev, Martin M. | 1506 | BUL | −4B | −3N | =5N | F | +9B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1452 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Dimitrov, Miroslav | 1503 | BUL | −1N | −5B | F | +9N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 858 | -26.0 |
| 8 | Nikolov, Lachezar | 1485 | BUL | −2N | F | =4B | −3N | −5B | 0.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1388 | -18.8 |
| 9 | FIDE 2983443 | 0 | — | F | −1B | −2N | −7B | −6N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 825 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Kalinichenko, German YuFID+57.24.0 pts · #3
- 2Zahariev, VelislavBUL+38.44.5 pts · #2
- 3Zlatev, YavorBUL+32.42.5 pts · #5
- 1Iliev, StoyanBUL-61.62.5 pts · #4
- 2Dimitrov, MiroslavBUL-26.01.0 pts · #8
- 3Nikolov, LachezarBUL-18.80.5 pts · #7
- R2+206 Elo gap