Bulgaria Chess Championships 2014 begins
Hello chess lovers, it's soon going to be the Chess Olympiad season so plenty of national chess championships happening. The most recent is the Bulgarian Individual Chess Championships for men and women being held from May 10-18 in the city of Kozloduy, according to a FIDE update.
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The tournaments are 10 player round robin with time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 second per move starting from move 1.
The top three players in the 78th Bulgarian Chess Championship for men will be awarded 3000 BGN, 2300 BGN, 1800 BGN, while the best women will receive 1800 BGN, 1300 BGN, 1000 BGN, respectively. Of course, the the Olympiad teams would also be selected.
Men:
1. GM Ivan Cheparinov 2686
2. GM Kiril Georgiev 2632
3. GM Atanas Kolev 2579
4. GM Momchil Nikolov 2523
5. GM Petar Drenchev 2487
6. GM Petar Arnaudov 2464
7. IM Radoslav Dimitrov 2445
8. IM Ivajlo Enchev 2437
9. IM Dimitar Marholev 2348
10. Lyubomir Danov 2257
Women:
1. WIM Elitsa Raeva 2352
2. WGM Iva Videnova 2323
3. WGM Adriana Nikolova 2319
4. WGM Margarita Voiska 2292
5. WIM Svetla Yordanova 2084
6. Simoneta Ivanova 2079
7. Tsveta Galunova 2030
8. WFM Tanja Baninska 2029
9. Maria Vasova 1978
10. WCM Viktorija Radeva 1906
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Gibraltar Chess Festival 2014: Ivan Cheparinov wins Title beating Ivanchuk, Vitiugov in Tiebreak
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GM Ivan Cheparinov receives the winner's cheque for £20,000 from Tradewise Chairman James Humphreys. Ivan scored 8/10 (+6,=4) and then won a play-off 1½-½ to take the title.
The latest chess tournament news update via FIDE: GM Ivan Cheparinov has won the Tradewise Gibraltar Masters 2014. GM Vassily Ivanchuk led for much of the tournament, but after 10 rounds there were three players with same number of points. Grandmasters Vassily Ivanchuk, Ivan Cheparinov and defending champion Nikita Vitiugov all had scored 8.0 points.
The traditional Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival took place from Monday 27th January to Thursday 6th February at Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. The Festival consisted of five events: Masters, Challengers Wk1 (U2250), Challengers Wk2 (U2250), Amateurs Wk1 (U1900) and Amateurs Wk2 (U1900).
The Masters section attracted 256 players from 48 countries, including 76 Grandmasters and 10 players rated above 2700 FIDE.
According to the tournament regulations, a tie-break had to settle the overall winner. After drawing of lots, Cheparinov was seeded into the final, while Ivanchuk and Vitiugov played the first match.
The two rapid games were drawn, but Vitiugov won both blitz games to progress to the final.
In the final of the tiebreak, Cheparinov won 1.5-0.5 to win the tournament and the top prize of 20,000£.
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Politiken Chess Cup: Ivan Cheparinov Wins on Tiebreak
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Here is some latest chess news for all those wondering where are the Bulgarians. GM Ivan Cheparinov has just won the Politiken Chess Cup that took place from July 28 to August 5 at the Konventum Lo-Skolen in Helsingør, Denmark, according to a press release. More than 25 Grandmasters and eight International Masters made up the 280 registered chess players for the event. There were 20 prizes and the winner takes home 20.000 DKK (2700 EUR). In addition, 4,700 EUR was allocated for the special elo prizes. The official website also states that they have confirmation of the sponsorship for the event until 2014. The defending champion was GM Igor Kurnosov.
Top-10 Standings
1 GM Malakhov Vladimir RUS 2712
2 GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2677
3 GM Dreev Aleksey RUS 2677
4 GM Sokolov Ivan NED 2676
5 GM Salgado Lopez Ivan ESP 2635
6 GM Romanov Evgeny RUS 2623
7 GM L’ami Erwin NED 2615
8 GM Markus Robert SRB 2599
9 GM Burmakin Vladimir RUS 2590
10 GM Popovic Dusan SRB 2579
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Vladimir Akopian Wins Albena Open Chess 2012
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Hi everyone,
Vladimir Akopian
The International Open Chess Tournament Albena 2012 was held from 26th May to 3rd June at the Albena Sports Hall, in Albena, Bulgaria. The 9-round Swiss open is organized by the Bulgarian Chess Federation, Chess Club “Dobrich – Albena” and Albena JSCo.
The Armenian players enjoy a notable success as three of them, GM Vladimir Akopian, GM Tigran Petrosian and IM Karen Grigoryan, are among the joint winners, together with GM Ivan Cheparinov and GM Tamir Nabaty. They collected 7 points each, according to the latest chess news by Chessdom.
Vladimir Akopian took the winner’s trophy on best tiebreak score. Full standings bellow.
Nabaty continues with strong performances on the Bulgarian soil, having earlier achieved three GM norms there (Albena, Plovdiv, Bansko Open). Nabaty also spoiled the Armenian celebration a bit as he defeated the European blitz champion Hrant Melkumyan in the final round.
Albena is one of the most popular resorts on the Bulgarian Black Sea. It is located 11 km south of Balchik and 30 km north of Varna – the sea capital of Bulgaria. Albena holds a “Blue Flag” certificate for its ecologically clean sea, beach and area. The soft sandy beach of Albena is more than 3.5 km long and up to 150 m wide. Official Chess Tournament website.
Top final standings:
1. GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2697 – 7
2. GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2673 – 7
3. GM Petrosian Tigran L ARM 2657 – 7
4. GM Nabaty Tamir ISR 2553 – 7
5. IM Grigoryan Karen H ARM 2517 – 7
6. GM Tikkanen Hans SWE 2566 – 6.5
7. IM Gabuzyan Hovhannes ARM 2457 – 6.5
8. GM Nikolov Momchil BUL 2553 – 6.5
9. IM Das Arghyadip IND 2482 – 6.5
10. IM Thejkumar M S IND 2450 – 6.5
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Ivan Cheparinov wins the Georgi Tringov Chess Memorial
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Hi everyone,
The 34th Bulgarian Open Chess Championship 2012 – Georgi Tringov Memorial, organised by the Bulgarian Chess Federation, the Chess Club Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Plovdiv Municipality, was held from 29th January to 5th February in Novotel Hotel, Plovdiv.
About 267 players took part in the event.
While most of the top games of the last round were drawn, top seed GM Ivan Cheparinov scored an all-important victory against GM Petar Drenchev to finish in a group of players on the shared first place. Moreover, Cheparinov was declared winner on the best tie-break score. Plovdiv will also host the Bulgarian Championships Semifinal, starting on Monday.
Final top standings:
1. GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2659 – 7.5
2. IM Benidze Davit GEO 2516 – 7.5
3. GM Georgiev Kiril BUL 2658 – 7.5
4. GM Tadic Branko SRB 2487 – 7.5
5. GM Antic Dejan SRB 2504 – 7
6. GM Stanojoski Zvonko MKD 2455 – 7
7. FM Lilov Valeri BUL 2411 – 7
8. GM Petrov Marijan BUL 2521 – 7
9. Vlashki Nino BUL 2235 – 7
10. GM Spasov Vasil BUL 2570 – 6.5
11. GM Nikolov Momchil BUL 2560 – 6.5
12. GM Grigorov Grigor BUL 2491 – 6.5
13. FM Filev Georgi BUL 2349 – 6.5
14. GM Drenchev Petar BUL 2493 – 6.5
15. IM Arsovic Goran SRB 2422 – 6.5
16. IM Bukal Vladimir Jr CRO 2434 – 6.5
17. Indjic Aleksandar SRB 2427 – 6.5
18. GM Petkov Vladimir BUL 2519 – 6.5
19. IM Nikolov Sasho BUL 2407 – 6.5
20. IM Mladenov Plamen BUL 2384 – 6.5
21. IM Kukov Velislav BUL 2414 – 6.5
22. IM Todorovic Goran N SRB 2397 – 6.5
23. Nenkov Ljudmil BUL 2297 – 6.5
24. IM Milchev Nikolay BUL 2434 – 6.5
25. Sofranov Velizar BUL 2168 – 6.5
26. IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2439 – 6
27. IM Arsovic Zoran SRB 2441 – 6
28. FM Pavlidis Anastasios GRE 2359 – 6
29. GM Janev Evgeni BUL 2503 – 6
30. IM Smith Bryan G USA 2460 – 6
31. GM Georgiev Krum BUL 2424 – 6
32. Dobrev Nayden BUL 2256 – 6
33. FM Pantev Veselin BUL 2389 – 6
34. GM Radulski Julian BUL 2570 – 6
35. IM Enchev Ivajlo BUL 2430 – 6
36. GM Ristic Nenad SRB 2427 – 6
37. IM Todorov Ognjan BUL 2294 – 6
38. IM Marholev Dimitar BUL 2370 – 6
39. FM Hadzimanolis Antonios GRE 2332 – 6
40. Lomsadze Davit GEO 2341 – 6
41. Janchev Petar BUL 2119 – 6
42. IM Bratanov Zsivko BUL 2459 – 6
43. GM Radulov Ivan BUL 2308 – 6
44. Ninov Dayan BUL 2117 – 6
45. WGM Voiska Margarita BUL 2325 – 6
46. Skoko Milan SRB 2189 – 6
47. Ibryamov Ilhan BUL 2115 – 6
48. IM Miljkovic Miroslav D SRB 2491 – 6
49. IM Mrdja Milan CRO 2389 – 6
50. Talmaci Alexandru MDA 1943 – 6
51. IM Angelov Kosta BUL 2223 – 6
52. IM Stamenkov Vanco MKD 2334 – 6
53. Koroglou Viktor GRE 1976 – 6
54. Danov Radi BUL 1896 – 6
55. Klasan Vladimir SRB 2389 – 6
56. Krumova Ani BUL 1980 – 6
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GM Ivan Cheparinov top seed at Georgi Tringov Chess Memorial 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hello everyone,The 34th Bulgarian Open Chess Championship 2012 – Georgi Tringov Memorial is organized by the Bulgarian Chess Federation, the Chess Club Lokomotiv Plovdiv and Plovdiv Municipality from 29th January to 5th February in Novotel Hotel, Plovdiv.
The tournament will be played over 9 rounds of Swiss system and is valid for FIDE elo and GM/IM norms. Total prize fund is 10000 EUR, with 2000 EUR reserved for the winner. About 147 players have already registered with GM Ivan Cheparinov being top seed.
Here is the list of top-30 participants:
1. GM Cheparinov Ivan BUL 2659
2. GM Spasov Vasil BUL 2570
3. GM Radulski Julian BUL 2570
4. GM Nikolov Momchil BUL 2560
5. GM Georgiev Vladimir MKD 2533
6. GM Petkov Vladimir BUL 2519
7. IM Benidze Davit GEO 2516
8. GM Antic Dejan SRB 2504
9. GM Drenchev Petar BUL 2493
10. GM Grigorov Grigor BUL 2491
11. IM Miljkovic Miroslav D SRB 2491
12. IM Smith Bryan G USA 2460
13. IM Bozic Milan SRB 2443
14. IM Arsovic Zoran SRB 2441
15. IM Bruno Fabio ITA 2439
16. IM Dimitrov Radoslav BUL 2437
17. IM Milchev Nikolay BUL 2434
18. IM Enchev Ivajlo BUL 2430
19. GM Ristic Nenad SRB 2427
20. GM Georgiev Krum BUL 2424
21. GM Sanduleac Vasile MDA 2423
22. IM Arsovic Goran SRB 2422
23. IM Kukov Velislav BUL 2414
24. FM Djokic Nenad SRB 2393
25. IM Mrdja Milan CRO 2389
26. FM Pantev Veselin BUL 2389
27. Klasan Vladimir SRB 2389
28. IM Piscopo Pierluigi ITA 2386
29. IM Mladenov Plamen BUL 2384
30. WGM Videnova Iva BUL 2360
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Ivan Cheparinov wins Albena Chess Open 2011
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Congratulations to Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov for winning the Albena Chess Open 2011. The tournament was held in the Bulgarian town of Albena with more than 270 players and a prize fund of Euros 40,000. Through the tournament, it was GM Maxim Rodshtein from Israel who was leading but his loss to GM Atanas Kolev in the last round pulled him down. Kolev eventually shared the first spot with Cheparinov but the latter won on better tiebreak. GM Avetik Grigoryan, GM Ivan Radulov (72 years old) and IM Petar G Arnaudov shared the third spot.
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