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Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Blitz

30 Aug 2026 · Sofia, Bulgaria · 11-round Swiss · 3' + 2" Finished

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Top 100 players in this event

Standings

Standings, Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Blitz
#NameFedRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3TB4
1GM Firouzja, Alireza ★FRA27939.579249285
2GM Gurel, Ediz ★TUR2578977247776
3GM Mamedov, Rauf ★AZE2636974.5245986
4GM Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo ★ESP26228.574.5238485
5GM Alexakis, DimitrisGRE24428.573241786
6GM Sanal, VahapTUR25528.571236075
7GM Gokerkan, Cem KaanTUR24468.569.5233886
8GM Jacobson, Brandon ★USA2493870.5239885
9GM Van Foreest, LucasNED2555870.5237976
10IM Salimova, Nurgyul ★BUL2350870236676
11IM Aakash Sharadchandra, DalviIND2248869.5232085
12GM Beerdsen, ThomasNED2552867234175
13GM Salgado Lopez, IvanESP2540864232885
14GM Bernadskiy, VitaliyUKR25177.577243365
15GM Piorun, KacperPOL25397.572238376
16GM Delchev, AleksanderSRB24697.570.5237866
17IM Tsolakidou, Stavroula ★GRE24037.570235475
18GM Lodici, LorenzoITA25167.569237976
19GM Petkov, MomchilBUL23837.569237755
20IM Stoyanov, TsvetanBUL24047.566.5236076
21GM Plat, VojtechSVK25987.565.5234476
22GM Tilicheev, ViacheslavSRB24307.562230476
23Iliev, HristiyanBUL23377.560.5222075
24GM Theodorou, Nikolas ★GRE2567773.5234965
25IM Injac, Teodora ★SRB2301770.5235266
26FM Yordanov, LachezarBUL2372767237265
27GM Mastrovasilis, DimitriosGRE2531767230865
28GM Milanovic, DaniloSRB2433766230865
29GM Sjugirov, SananHUN2586765.5232476
30IM Nikolovski, NikolaMKD2406765235165
31GM Drazic, SinisaSRB2285765227365
32GM Kourkoulos-Arditis, StamatisGRE2464764219966
33IM Saraci, NderimKOS2498762.5230265
34GM Glek, IgorBEL2363762.5217376
35FM Oliinyk, SerafymSRB2302761.5229475
36FM Mitev, ValentinBUL2238760225366
37IM Stankovic, MilosSRB2427759.5221076
38Vutov, MarioBUL2356759218766
39FM Besedes, DaniloSRB2379758216465
40GM Enchev, IvajloBUL2432757.5218165
41IM Sarenac, IvanSRB2282757.5213076
42WGM Kurmangaliyeva, Liya ★KAZ2233757213775
43GM Halkias, SteliosGRE24656.571.5237055
44IM Kalezic, BlazoMNE24436.571.5231665
45GM Livaic, LeonCRO25896.566.5230765
46IM Tadic, StefanSRB23196.565225165
47GM Spasov, VasilBUL25076.564230556
48IM Risteski, EmilMKD23376.563.5223065
49AIM Georgiev, KonstantinBUL20436.563223865
50Danov, LyubomirBUL24176.562221146
51IM Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra ★POL23696.562213466
52GM Rusev, KrasimirBUL25016.560214855
53WGM Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta ★UKR23006.559.5218656
54Kolev, LachezarBUL20396.559224465
55WGM Nikolova, Adriana ★BUL22156.559224365
56FM Dumbelovic, NovakSRB24836.559221365
57GM Motylev, AlexanderROU25066.559219965
58GM Petrov, MartinBUL24226.558.5219465
59GM Tadic, BrankoSRB23936.550.5208766
60FM Sydoryka, VladyslavUKR2425674.5238466
61FM Veljanoski, AndrejMKD2300665.5233266
62FM Ristic, LukaSRB2265665.5230755
63Bayatov, MarioBUL1780665.5224865
64GM Chatalbashev, BorisDEN2410664225565
65FM Papakonstantinou, DimitriosGRE2271662228565
66Zaiarski, StepanMDA2215662219056
67GM Georgiev, KirilBUL2512661.5229455
68IM Kalogridis, AntoniosGRE2248661224465
69FM Garcia Molina, JoseESP2195660.5229065
70Ivelinov, HristoBUL2092660.5218466
71FM Kochavi, DanaISR2080660222165
72WIM Raeva, ElitsaBUL2074658224765
73GM Gagunashvili, MerabGEO2493658221945
74GM Draskovic, LukaMNE2432658216656
75Delchev, PetarBUL2231656208256
76CM Todev, SimeonBUL2117655.5211855
77GM Khotenashvili, Bella ★GEO2339655.5209965
78FM Filev, GeorgiBUL2238655216655
79FM Jun, RudolfCZE2208655204755
80Raev, RostislavBUL2113654208466
81IM Javakhishvili, Lela ★GEO2280654204265
82FM Milovic, JovanMNE2318653.5206866
83Hristov, Nikolay ValerievBUL2122652.5206955
84GM Kadric, DenisMNE24965.571.5238655
85WGM Mehmed, ElifSRB20895.570240155
86IM Kanov, NikolaBUL22595.565234056
87FM Djokic, MihailoSRB22555.563223655
88IM Bulmaga, Irina ★ROU22605.561.5229055
89Dimitrov, MartinBUL20285.561227455
90IM Unuk, Laura ★SLO22625.560220056
91FM Yordanov, Nikolay PlamenovBUL21955.559213956
92FM Nikolov, RumenBUL21405.558210555
93Popzafirov, DanailBUL18135.556226455
94WIM Velikic, AdelaSRB20835.555.5216255
95Ivanov, BogidarBUL21555.554.5217945
96Vichev, IvayloBUL18795.553212755
97WGM Papp, PetraHUN22665.552207856
98IM Gaponenko, Inna ★UKR22755.551.5201246
99Andreev, SimeonBUL18745.551211455
100Misini, BurhanudinKOS20305.551203756
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Standings, Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Blitz
#NameFedRtgPtsTB1TB2TB3TB4
101WGM Zaksaite, SalomejaLTU20755.550.5201056
102IM Nikolov, SashoBUL22415.549.5187245
103CM Tisma, IvanSRB20735.547.5193655
104Ismail, TamerBEL2148567235456
105FM Tonkov, BoyanBUL2267564212146
106FM Djurovic, PekoMNE2383562222045
107IM Blanco Acevedo, Cristobal JoseVEN2355561217245
108WGM Toncheva, Nadya ★BUL2222559216746
109CM Stoimenidis, DimitriosGRE2158558.5222235
110GM Vasilev, MilenBUL2291558.5219746
111Stoinev, MetodiBUL2101558217455
112Vasilev, AleksandarBUL1618557.5215855
113Marzakov, MihailBUL2050557.5213455
114Pavlov, VladimirBUL2058557.5206756
115Daskalov, DimitarBUL2198556.5216156
116GM Lukov, ValentinBUL2404556.5212756
117Genov, RadoslavBUL1935555205756
118Trendafilov, SimeonBUL2047554.5218736
119Danov, ValentinBUL1803554212556
120Tutekov, TeodorBUL1686553210056
121Kalnins, TomsLAT1963553207856
122Esmer, EgeBUL1853552206036
123Petkov, RostislavBUL2004551216945
124IM Kiolbasa, OliwiaPOL2322550201456
125Nenova, AndzhelikaBUL1839549.5210056
126IM Ljepic, AndrejSRB23594.561221745
127CM Ivanov, SvetlenBUL20154.558227136
128Valev, ValentinBUL21084.557.5216246
129Georgiev, BiserBUL21214.557.5216046
130CM Andreev, StanislavBUL19504.555.5209045
131CM Kochiev, IvanBUL22964.555209046
132Djukanovic, MitarMNE20354.554.5208745
133WGM Zawadzka, JolantaPOL21584.554.5199346
134Tsvetanov, TeodorBUL18844.553.5213745
135WFM Tadic, KatarinaSRB20294.553212335
136Kostadinov, KaloyanBUL20694.553200245
137AFM Tsolov, AleksandarBUL20014.551202446
138Shvenk, DenisBUL17594.549.5206646
139Hristova, IvelinaBUL18224.549.5205536
140Asenov, YordanBUL19654.549.5196736
141Nikolovska, DraganaMKD19274.547.5192946
142Ilieva, RalitsaBUL17854.546.5203535
143Dyakov, MartinBUL18754.544.5193346
144Dimitrov, AlexanderBUL2003463227735
145Alexandri, DimitraGRE1874454.5219235
146AIM Zhelev, MomchilBUL1637454209146
147Stavrev, NikolaiBUL2300453203036
148Belchev, ValeriBUL1920452203045
149Stoychev, ErikBUL1540451.5205845
150Atanassov, RadislavBUL2023451.5204046
151GM Mitkov, NikolaMKD2448451209333
152Ivanov, NikolayBUL1769450203136
153Zahariev, VelislavBUL1459449.5203735
154Zhelev, ZhelchoBUL1999449201646
155WFM Naymanova, PatricieBUL1854449201335
156WCM Rasheva, NoraBUL1897446.5195746
157WGM Krasteva, Beloslava ★BUL2137445.5187236
158Stoimenov, PlamenBUL1887445185936
159Stoychev, OgnianBUL2020443195345
160Velitchkov, MartinGER1758443189735
161Stoyanov, GabrielBUL1570438.5183845
162Malchev, NikolaBUL16713.553.5204235
163AFM Velchev, YoanBUL17693.552208636
164Hadzhaismail, DemirBUL18453.551205226
165Simeonov, VelinBUL18143.548.5198035
166Tadic, AnaSRB18783.548206135
167Zlatkov, NikolayBUL15753.548197035
168Botev, StanislavBUL19003.545.5187135
169AFM Ivanov, HristiyanBUL18223.545199136
170WCM Malcheva, NiyaBUL17833.541186836
171Velikov, NikolaBUL1867350.5197936
172Petrov, KrassimirBUL1781345193935
173Ivanov, LachezarBUL1811343.5199635
174Beldiman, Ciprian-DumitruROU1803343.5194835
175Georgiev, RadmilBUL1726342.5189726
176Georgieva, EmiliaBUL1784342194136
177AIM Tomislavov, StefanBUL1848341.5185925
178Krasteva, YoanaBUL1672339.5191526
179Kamenov, ValentinBUL16942.543.5190425
180Genov, SamuilBUL14922.540.5185125
181Ivanova, NikolBUL1660241.5190825
182IM Ben Ari, YannayISR2428235.5220422
183Cimbaljevic, MiroslavMNE16411.542183915
184Popov, IlianBUL20261.541.5225613
185GM Cheparinov, Ivan ★BUL25751.527.5203512
186GM Mastrovasilis, AthanasiosGRE2523000.000
187IM Krallis, ChristosGRE2427000.000
188IM Weber, TomLUX2385000.000
189FM Paragua, Megan AltheaUSA2366000.000
190IM Galopoulos, NikolaosGRE2300000.000
191Olander, AleksiFIN2076000.000

TB1 Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2023) (Gamepoints, Cut1) · TB2 Average Rating of Opponents (ARO) (1400, Forfeits And Byes are ignored) · TB3 Number of wins including byes (WIN) (Gamepoints, Forfeited games count) · TB4 Number of games played with black (BPG) (Gamepoints)

Final Ranking after 11 Rounds. Official ranking from chess-results.com.

Games

Games
RoundGameResult
1.1Alireza Firouzja – Nadya Toncheva1-0
1.2Adriana Nikolova – Rauf Mamedov0-1
1.3Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli – Stepan Zaiarski1-0
1.7Ediz Gurel – Nikolay Plamenov Yordanov*
1.8Jolanta Zawadzka – Ivan Cheparinov1-0
1.9Nikolas Theodorou – Dimitrios Stoimenidis0-1
1.13Ivan Salgado Lopez – Beloslava Krasteva1-0
2.1Nurgyul Salimova – Alireza Firouzja0-1
2.2Rauf Mamedov – Cristobal Jose Blanco Acevedo1-0
2.3Emil Risteski – Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli1-0
2.4Vojtech Plat – Bella Khotenashvili1-0
2.6Yelyzaveta Hrebenshchykova – Ediz Gurel0-1
2.19Denis Kadric – Lela Javakhishvili1-0
3.1Alireza Firouzja – Luka Draskovic1-0
3.2Danilo Milanovic – Rauf Mamedov0-1
3.5Ediz Gurel – Lyubomir Danov1-0
3.8Stavroula Tsolakidou – Kacper Piorun0-1
3.13Nderim Saraci – Aleksandra Maltsevskaya0-1
3.15Emil Risteski – Brandon Jacobson0-1
3.20Thomas Beerdsen – Teodora Injac0-1
4.1Brandon Jacobson – Alireza Firouzja0-1
4.2Rauf Mamedov – Denis Kadric1-0
4.4Dimitris Alexakis – Ediz Gurel0-1
4.9Aleksandra Maltsevskaya – Vitaliy Bernadskiy0-1
4.14Teodora Injac – Nikola Mitkov1-0
4.16Hristiyan Iliev – Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli0-1
4.19Ivan Sarenac – Nikolas Theodorou0-1
4.20Lela Javakhishvili – Ivan Salgado Lopez0-1
5.1Alireza Firouzja – Kacper Piorun1-0
5.2Aleksander Delchev – Rauf Mamedov0-1
5.3Ediz Gurel – Lorenzo Lodici½-½
5.8Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli – Teodora Injac1-0
5.9Stavroula Tsolakidou – Vojtech Plat1-0
5.11Nikolas Theodorou – Momchil Petkov½-½
5.12Ivan Salgado Lopez – Aleksandra Maltsevskaya1-0
5.15Alexander Motylev – Nurgyul Salimova0-1
5.17Irina Bulmaga – Brandon Jacobson0-1
6.1Rauf Mamedov – Alireza Firouzja0-1
6.2Cem Kaan Gokerkan – Ediz Gurel0-1
6.5Dimitris Alexakis – Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli1-0
6.9Nurgyul Salimova – Denis Kadric½-½
6.10Brandon Jacobson – Stavroula Tsolakidou1-0
6.14Mario Vutov – Nikolas Theodorou0-1
6.16Teodora Injac – Dimitrios Mastrovasilis½-½
6.17Laura Unuk – Merab Gagunashvili1-0
7.1Alireza Firouzja – Ediz Gurel½-½
7.2Vitaliy Bernadskiy – Rauf Mamedov½-½
7.5Brandon Jacobson – Vladyslav Sydoryka0-1
7.7Nikolas Theodorou – Viacheslav Tilicheev1-0
7.11Denis Kadric – Laura Unuk1-0
7.13Blazo Kalezic – Nurgyul Salimova0-1
7.14Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli – Igor Glek1-0
7.17Ivan Salgado Lopez – Teodora Injac0-1
7.19Kiril Georgiev – Inna Gaponenko1-0
7.20Irina Bulmaga – Vasil Spasov0-1
8.1Vitaliy Bernadskiy – Alireza Firouzja0-1
8.2Ediz Gurel – Stelios Halkias1-0
8.4Rauf Mamedov – Nikola Nikolovski1-0
8.5Aleksander Delchev – Nikolas Theodorou0-1
8.6Nurgyul Salimova – Thomas Beerdsen½-½
8.9Andrej Veljanoski – Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli0-1
8.11Lucas Van Foreest – Stavroula Tsolakidou0-1
8.12Kacper Piorun – Teodora Injac1-0
8.18Lorenzo Lodici – Brandon Jacobson1-0
9.1Alireza Firouzja – Dimitris Alexakis½-½
9.2Nikolas Theodorou – Ediz Gurel½-½
9.3Vahap Sanal – Rauf Mamedov½-½
9.4Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli – Cem Kaan Gokerkan1-0
9.8Stavroula Tsolakidou – Vitaliy Bernadskiy½-½
9.9Brandon Jacobson – Nurgyul Salimova1-0
10.1Sanan Sjugirov – Alireza Firouzja0-1
10.2Ediz Gurel – Thomas Beerdsen1-0
10.4Rauf Mamedov – Nikolas Theodorou1-0
10.5Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli – Brandon Jacobson1-0
10.10Dimitrios Mastrovasilis – Stavroula Tsolakidou*
10.15Nurgyul Salimova – Stelios Halkias1-0
10.20Lyubomir Danov – Liya Kurmangaliyeva0-1
11.1Alireza Firouzja – Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli½-½
11.2Vahap Sanal – Ediz Gurel½-½
11.3Dalvi Aakash Sharadchandra – Rauf Mamedov0-1
11.5Stavroula Tsolakidou – Cem Kaan Gokerkan0-1
11.7Brandon Jacobson – Sanan Sjugirov1-0
11.8Nikolas Theodorou – Nurgyul Salimova0-1
11.12Liya Kurmangaliyeva – Aleksander Delchev0-1

Games involving a top-100 player. Click a game to replay it.

Standings and games from Lichess broadcasts. ★ marks a player on the FIDE top 100 lists.