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Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Rapid

29 Aug 2026 · Sofia, Bulgaria · 9-round Swiss · 10'+5" Finished

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Top 100 players in this event

GM Alireza Firouzja ★: No. 1, 7½/9, performance 2706 (-1)
GM Rauf Mamedov ★: No. 3, 6½/9, performance 2653 (+7)
GM Ediz Gurel ★: No. 10, 6/9, performance 2536 (+1)
GM Ivan Cheparinov ★: No. 11, 5½/8, performance 2557 (-5)
GM Nikolas Theodorou ★: No. 17, 4½/7, performance 2480 (-8)
GM Brandon Jacobson ★: No. 19, 4½/6, performance 2664 (+14)
GM Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli ★: No. 30, 2/6, performance 2253 (-27)
IM Stavroula Tsolakidou ★: No. 44, 1/3, performance 2408 (+2)
IM Teodora Injac ★: No. 49, ½/3, performance 2275 (-6)
IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya ★: No. 60, 0/1, performance 1788 (-4)
GM Bella Khotenashvili ★: No. 62, 0/1, performance 1641 (-4)
IM Irina Bulmaga ★: No. 64, 0/1, performance 1738 (-2)
IM Nurgyul Salimova ★: No. 67, 0/2, performance 1763 (-8)
IM Lela Javakhishvili ★: No. 69, 0/2, performance 1720 (-5)
IM Laura Unuk ★: No. 70, 0/3, performance 1736 (-12)
IM Oliwia Kiolbasa ★: No. 71, 0/2, performance 1703 (-9)
WGM Nadya Toncheva ★: No. 76, 0/1, performance 1697 (-4)
WGM Yelyzaveta Hrebenshchykova ★: No. 82, 0/1, performance 1815 (-2)
WGM Liya Kurmangaliyeva ★: No. 89, 0/2, performance 1693 (-6)
IM Inna Gaponenko ★: No. 100

Standings

Standings, Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Rapid
#	Name	Fed	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4
1	GM Mamedov, Rauf ★	AZE	2611	7.5	52	2487	6	5
2	GM Firouzja, Alireza ★	FRA	2749	7.5	50.5	2433	6	4
3	GM Alexakis, Dimitris	GRE	2544	7.5	49	2426	7	5
4	GM Sjugirov, Sanan	HUN	2550	7	50	2469	6	5
5	GM Petkov, Momchil	BUL	2445	7	48	2419	6	5
6	GM Lodici, Lorenzo	ITA	2497	7	47.5	2392	6	5
7	IM Stankovic, Milos	SRB	2441	7	45.5	2389	6	4
8	GM Delchev, Aleksander	SRB	2468	7	43	2364	5	4
9	GM Plat, Vojtech	SVK	2546	6.5	49	2378	4	5
10	GM Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios	GRE	2515	6.5	48.5	2382	4	4
11	GM Drazic, Sinisa	SRB	2441	6.5	47	2448	6	4
12	IM Ben Ari, Yannay	ISR	2418	6.5	46	2379	4	4
13	GM Jacobson, Brandon ★	USA	2493	6.5	45.5	2383	6	4
14	GM Theodorou, Nikolas ★	GRE	2592	6.5	45.5	2351	5	4
15	GM Cheparinov, Ivan ★	BUL	2615	6.5	45	2404	5	5
16	GM Halkias, Stelios	GRE	2457	6.5	45	2340	4	4
17	GM Kourkoulos-Arditis, Stamatis	GRE	2469	6.5	44	2318	6	5
18	GM Sanal, Vahap	TUR	2541	6.5	42	2338	5	4
19	FM Dumbelovic, Novak	SRB	2351	6.5	37	2172	6	4
20	GM Van Foreest, Lucas	NED	2444	6	50.5	2472	5	4
21	GM Gurel, Ediz ★	TUR	2538	6	47	2412	5	5
22	GM Salgado Lopez, Ivan	ESP	2566	6	47	2406	4	4
23	IM Saraci, Nderim	KOS	2510	6	46.5	2362	5	5
24	GM Spasov, Vasil	BUL	2442	6	46	2349	5	5
25	GM Tilicheev, Viacheslav	SRB	2442	6	43.5	2347	6	4
26	GM Gokerkan, Cem Kaan	TUR	2427	6	43	2379	3	4
27	IM Tsolakidou, Stavroula ★	GRE	2355	6	42	2331	6	4
28	WGM Toncheva, Nadya ★	BUL	2267	6	41.5	2271	6	4
29	IM Ljepic, Andrej	SRB	2395	6	41	2239	6	4
30	IM Stoyanov, Tsvetan	BUL	2437	6	38.5	2303	5	4
31	GM Gagunashvili, Merab	GEO	2446	6	38	2206	5	4
32	FM Djurovic, Peko	MNE	2344	6	37	2231	5	4
33	GM Tadic, Branko	SRB	2423	6	37	2184	6	4
34	FM Sydoryka, Vladyslav	UKR	2361	6	36.5	2198	6	4
35	GM Motylev, Alexander	ROU	2588	5.5	48	2377	5	4
36	FM Yordanov, Lachezar	BUL	2393	5.5	46	2448	4	4
37	GM Bernadskiy, Vitaliy	UKR	2509	5.5	45.5	2370	3	4
38	IM Nikolovski, Nikola	MKD	2396	5.5	45	2310	4	4
39	IM Kanov, Nikola	BUL	2305	5.5	45	2290	5	4
40	WGM Kurmangaliyeva, Liya ★	KAZ	2177	5.5	44.5	2318	5	4
41	IM Kalezic, Blazo	MNE	2440	5.5	44.5	2316	5	4
42	GM Mitkov, Nikola	MKD	2459	5.5	44	2346	5	5
43	IM Risteski, Emil	MKD	2378	5.5	43	2273	5	4
44	FM Veljanoski, Andrej	MKD	2341	5.5	42.5	2350	5	5
45	WGM Mehmed, Elif	SRB	2089	5.5	42	2257	5	4
46	IM Blanco Acevedo, Cristobal Jose	VEN	2219	5.5	41.5	2233	5	4
47	IM Nikolov, Sasho	BUL	2266	5.5	40	2244	5	4
48	IM Javakhishvili, Lela ★	GEO	2317	5.5	39.5	2337	4	4
49	IM Salimova, Nurgyul ★	BUL	2320	5.5	39.5	2228	5	4
50	IM Injac, Teodora ★	SRB	2364	5.5	39	2284	5	4
51	FM Milovic, Jovan	MNE	2267	5.5	39	2204	5	4
52	WGM Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2258	5.5	39	2131	5	4
53	IM Bulmaga, Irina ★	ROU	2349	5.5	38	2195	5	4
54	WIM Velikic, Adela	SRB	2258	5.5	38	2146	5	5
55	FM Besedes, Danilo	SRB	2425	5.5	37.5	2186	5	5
56	GM Enchev, Ivajlo	BUL	2431	5.5	37	2185	4	5
57	IM Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra ★	POL	2377	5.5	37	2175	5	5
58	GM Drenchev, Petar	BUL	2319	5.5	36	2130	5	5
59	GM Piorun, Kacper	POL	2516	5	49	2385	5	5
60	IM Unuk, Laura ★	SLO	2300	5	48	2369	5	5
61	GM Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo ★	ESP	2612	5	43.5	2349	5	4
62	GM Ninov, Nikolai	BUL	2384	5	43.5	2295	4	5
63	GM Glek, Igor	BEL	2420	5	42	2302	5	5
64	IM Gaponenko, Inna ★	UKR	2291	5	41	2298	4	4
65	IM Kalogridis, Antonios	GRE	2321	5	40.5	2328	4	4
66	Iliev, Hristiyan	BUL	2326	5	40.5	2216	5	5
67	FM Oliinyk, Serafym	SRB	2269	5	40	2270	5	5
68	GM Arnaudov, G. Petar	BUL	2327	5	39.5	2240	4	4
69	CM Todev, Simeon	BUL	2133	5	39.5	2228	3	5
70	GM Khotenashvili, Bella ★	GEO	2359	5	39.5	2176	4	5
71	Daskalov, Dimitar	BUL	2211	5	37	2186	5	5
72	Ivanov, Stojan Lubomirov	BUL	2209	5	37	2156	4	4
73	Ivelinov, Hristo	BUL	2099	5	35	2113	5	4
74	Dimitrov, Alexander	BUL	2023	5	32	2129	5	5
75	GM Lukov, Valentin	BUL	2388	5	31	2071	5	4
76	GM Georgiev, Kiril	BUL	2578	4.5	46	2364	4	5
77	FM Jun, Rudolf	CZE	2231	4.5	44.5	2296	3	5
78	Popzafirov, Danail	BUL	2103	4.5	44	2279	4	4
79	FM Papakonstantinou, Dimitrios	GRE	2241	4.5	44	2266	3	5
80	IM Aakash Sharadchandra, Dalvi	IND	2198	4.5	43.5	2309	4	4
81	GM Kadric, Denis	MNE	2545	4.5	41.5	2360	4	4
82	AIM Georgiev, Konstantin	BUL	1970	4.5	40	2273	4	5
83	GM Vasilev, Milen	BUL	2418	4.5	40	2263	3	4
84	CM Kochiev, Ivan	BUL	2228	4.5	40	2218	4	4
85	IM Kiolbasa, Oliwia ★	POL	2297	4.5	40	2191	3	4
86	Olander, Aleksi	FIN	2110	4.5	40	2185	4	5
87	Valev, Valentin	BUL	2181	4.5	39.5	2236	4	5
88	Dimitrov, Martin	BUL	2024	4.5	39.5	2215	3	5
89	FM Filev, Georgi	BUL	2245	4.5	38.5	2141	3	4
90	IM Sarenac, Ivan	SRB	2404	4.5	37.5	2269	4	5
91	Modler, Andreas Dr.	GER	2098	4.5	37.5	2153	4	5
92	FM Kochavi, Dana	ISR	2058	4.5	37	2222	4	5
93	FM Djokic, Mihailo	SRB	2418	4.5	37	2178	4	4
94	FM Mitev, Valentin	BUL	2296	4.5	36.5	2178	4	5
95	CM Ivanov, Svetlen	BUL	2054	4.5	36.5	2165	4	4
96	FM Garcia Molina, Jose	ESP	2157	4.5	36.5	2120	4	4
97	Milchev, Miroslav	BUL	2185	4.5	36	2195	3	4
98	Vichev, Ivaylo	BUL	1945	4.5	35.5	2205	4	5
99	IM Weber, Tom	LUX	2362	4.5	35.5	2170	4	5
100	Danov, Valentin	BUL	2033	4.5	34.5	2159	4	4

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Standings, Sofia Cup 2026 - Balkan Rapid & Blitz Championships | Rapid
#	Name	Fed	Rtg	Pts	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4
101	WGM Zawadzka, Jolanta	POL	2216	4.5	34	2062	4	4
102	Pavlov, Vladimir	BUL	2078	4.5	34	2053	4	5
103	Stavrev, Nikolai	BUL	2351	4.5	33.5	2134	4	5
104	Velikov, Nikola	BUL	2019	4.5	32.5	2126	4	5
105	WGM Nikolova, Adriana	BUL	2123	4	41.5	2273	3	5
106	FM Ristic, Luka	SRB	2324	4	40.5	2281	4	4
107	FM Nikolov, Rumen	BUL	2137	4	39.5	2267	2	4
108	WGM Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta ★	UKR	2212	4	39.5	2166	3	5
109	Ardenski, Dimitar	BUL	2011	4	39	2238	3	4
110	GM Petrov, Martin	BUL	2524	4	38.5	2328	4	3
111	CM Andreev, Stanislav	BUL	2037	4	37.5	2225	3	5
112	FM Tonkov, Boyan	BUL	2273	4	37.5	2161	4	5
113	Delchev, Petar	BUL	2122	4	37.5	2138	3	5
114	WGM Papp, Petra	HUN	2194	4	37	2208	4	4
115	Popov, Ilian	BUL	2007	4	36	2150	4	5
116	GM Rusev, Krasimir	BUL	2401	4	35	2252	4	3
117	Shvenk, Denis	BUL	2015	4	35	2165	3	5
118	AFM Tsolov, Aleksandar	BUL	2196	4	35	2163	2	5
119	Zhelev, Zhelcho	BUL	1952	4	34	2156	4	4
120	FM Yordanov, Nikolay Plamenov	BUL	2236	4	34	2123	4	4
121	Djukanovic, Mitar	MNE	2011	4	34	2110	3	4
122	Tsvetanov, Teodor	BUL	2037	4	34	2062	4	5
123	Stoinev, Metodi	BUL	2158	4	33.5	2074	4	5
124	CM Stoimenidis, Dimitrios	GRE	2037	4	33	2160	3	4
125	Kalnins, Toms	LAT	2104	4	32	2137	3	4
126	Hristov, Nikolay Valeriev	BUL	2170	4	31.5	2069	3	5
127	Misini, Burhanudin	KOS	2030	4	31.5	2064	4	4
128	Trendafilov, Simeon	BUL	2169	3.5	44	2314	3	4
129	Simeonov, Velin	BUL	2000	3.5	43	2296	3	5
130	Stoychev, Ognian	BUL	2063	3.5	39	2224	3	4
131	Ismail, Tamer	BEL	2145	3.5	37.5	2214	3	5
132	Petkov, Rostislav	BUL	1958	3.5	37	2179	2	4
133	Andreev, Simeon	BUL	2013	3.5	36	2252	2	4
134	Marzakov, Mihail	BUL	2005	3.5	35	2129	2	5
135	WFM Naymanova, Patricie	BUL	1967	3.5	34	2190	1	5
136	Todorov, Todor Spirov	BUL	2157	3.5	34	2077	2	5
137	Raev, Rostislav	BUL	2085	3.5	33	2066	3	5
138	AIM Zhelev, Momchil	BUL	1964	3.5	32.5	2138	3	5
139	Bayatov, Mario	BUL	1918	3.5	32.5	2095	3	4
140	Alexandri, Dimitra	GRE	2140	3.5	32.5	2024	3	5
141	WIM Raeva, Elitsa	BUL	2067	3.5	32	2007	3	4
142	Zahariev, Velislav	BUL	1715	3.5	31.5	2123	3	5
143	WCM Rasheva, Nora	BUL	1841	3.5	31.5	2058	3	4
144	Vutov, Mario	BUL	2269	3.5	31.5	2031	3	5
145	Vasilev, Aleksandar	BUL	1955	3.5	31	2044	3	4
146	Genov, Radoslav	BUL	2047	3.5	30.5	2050	3	5
147	Asenov, Yordan	BUL	1984	3.5	29	2050	3	5
148	WFM Tadic, Katarina	SRB	2005	3.5	29	2012	3	5
149	Todorov, Tsetsko	BUL	2079	3.5	28.5	1945	3	4
150	WGM Voyska, Margarita	BUL	2140	3.5	28	1944	3	4
151	CM Tisma, Ivan	SRB	2216	3	42	2236	3	5
152	Boev, Viktor	BUL	2193	3	37.5	2161	2	4
153	Hadzhaismail, Demir	BUL	1815	3	36.5	2139	3	5
154	Tutekov, Teodor	BUL	2022	3	36.5	2125	3	5
155	Zaiarski, Stepan	MDA	2033	3	36	2179	3	4
156	Nenova, Andzhelika	BUL	1926	3	35	2202	3	4
157	Nikolovska, Dragana	MKD	1848	3	28.5	2045	2	4
158	Dyakov, Martin	BUL	2021	3	28	1987	3	5
159	Hristova, Ivelina	BUL	1943	3	25.5	1970	2	4
160	Atanassov, Radislav	BUL	1968	3	25.5	1958	2	5
161	Esmer, Ege	BUL	2012	2.5	37	2127	1	5
162	Zlatkov, Nikolay	BUL	2018	2.5	35	2124	1	5
163	Botev, Stanislav	BUL	1998	2.5	35	2116	2	5
164	Georgiev, Biser	BUL	2154	2.5	32	2079	2	4
165	Velitchkov, Martin	GER	1760	2.5	32	2055	2	5
166	Belchev, Valeri	BUL	1913	2.5	32	2034	1	5
167	AFM Velchev, Yoan	BUL	1854	2.5	31.5	2035	2	5
168	Ilieva, Ralitsa	BUL	1810	2.5	30	2058	2	4
169	WCM Malcheva, Niya	BUL	1696	2.5	29.5	1964	2	4
170	Georgiev, Radmil	BUL	1843	2.5	27.5	2011	0	4
171	Stoyanov, Gabriel	BUL	1596	2.5	27	2003	2	4
172	Kamenov, Valentin	BUL	1780	2	31.5	2059	2	4
173	Tadic, Ana	SRB	2052	2	30.5	2007	2	5
174	Malchev, Nikola	BUL	1723	2	29.5	2096	1	4
175	Georgieva, Emilia	BUL	1750	2	28.5	1949	1	4
176	Genov, Samuil	BUL	1653	2	25.5	2034	1	4
177	Vutev, Yordan	BUL	1888	2	21	2116	2	2
178	Stoimenov, Plamen	BUL	1896	1.5	31.5	2052	1	4
179	Cimbaljevic, Miroslav	MNE	1678	1.5	28.5	1942	1	4
180	Stoychev, Erik	BUL	1658	1.5	24.5	1968	1	4
181	FM Vasilev, Nikolai	BUL	2119	1	18	2209	1	1
182	GM Chasin, Nico	USA	2451	0	0	0.0	0	0
183	IM Stefanov, Krasimir	BUL	2315	0	0	0.0	0	0
184	FM Ramaj, Ergit	ALB	2259	0	0	0.0	0	0
185	Dimitrov, Teodor	BUL	2072	0	0	0.0	0	0

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 9 Rounds. Official ranking from chess-results.com.

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
2.1	Andrej Veljanoski – Alireza Firouzja	0-1
2.2	Ivan Cheparinov – Teodora Injac	1-0
2.3	Antonios Kalogridis – Eduardo Iturrizaga Bonelli	1-0
2.4	Rauf Mamedov – Vladyslav Sydoryka	0-1
2.5	Alexander Motylev – Stavroula Tsolakidou	1-0
2.8	Laura Unuk – Sanan Sjugirov	0-1
2.13	Ediz Gurel – Nurgyul Salimova	1-0
2.15	Kacper Piorun – Lela Javakhishvili	1-0
2.19	Lorenzo Lodici – Oliwia Kiolbasa	1-0
2.20	Dimitrios Papakonstantinou – Brandon Jacobson	0-1

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.