The 1st edition Kardzhali International Chess Festival Rapid will take place from October 25 to October 26 in Kardzhali, Bulgaria. The tournament has 2 categories – Rapid and Blitz. The Rapid section is an 11-round Swiss system tournament with a time control of 15 min + 6 sec/move. For more events from Bulgaria, check out The European Chess Calendar, which is part of The Chess Calendar.
The top-seeded players are GM Martin Petrov (2529), GM Momchil Nikolov (2488), GM Aleksander Delchev (2476), GM Radoslav Dimitrov (2465), GM Vasil Spasov (2462), IM Eray Kilic (2453), GM Viacheslav Tilicheev (2443), IM Deniz Ozen (2333), Hristiyan Iliev (2311), Stoyan Or Stoyanov (2281), IM Sasho Nikolov (2257), FM Konstantinos Markidis (2238), Simeon Trendafilov (2170), Petar Delchev (2158), CM Simeon Todev (2150), Bogidar Ivanov (2140), Liubomir Mishev (2127), Tamer Ismail (2111), WFM Viktoria Bukhteeva (2099). Scroll down for the full participants list.
Kardzhali International Chess Festival Rapid Participants
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Petrov, Martin
BUL
2529
2
GM
Nikolov, Momchil
BUL
2488
3
GM
Delchev, Aleksander
SRB
2476
4
GM
Dimitrov, Radoslav
BUL
2465
5
GM
Spasov, Vasil
BUL
2462
6
IM
Kilic, Eray
TUR
2453
7
GM
Tilicheev, Viacheslav
SRB
2443
8
IM
Ozen, Deniz
TUR
2333
9
Iliev, Hristiyan
BUL
2311
10
Stoyanov, Stoyan Or
BUL
2281
11
IM
Nikolov, Sasho
BUL
2257
12
FM
Markidis, Konstantinos
GRE
2238
13
Trendafilov, Simeon
BUL
2170
14
Delchev, Petar
BUL
2158
15
CM
Todev, Simeon
BUL
2150
16
Ivanov, Bogidar
BUL
2140
17
Mishev, Liubomir
BUL
2127
18
Ismail, Tamer
BEL
2111
19
WFM
Bukhteeva, Viktoria
SRB
2099
20
Velikov, Nikola
BUL
2042
21
Andreev, Simeon
BUL
2037
22
CM
Ivanov, Svetlen
BUL
2010
23
Bayatov, Mario
BUL
1992
24
Shvenk, Denis
BUL
1986
25
WFM
Dimitrova, Elena
FID
1962
26
Baldzhiev, Plamen
BUL
1952
27
AFM
Tsolov, Aleksandar
BUL
1947
28
Marzakov, Mihail
BUL
1931
29
Petkov, Rostislav
BUL
1917
30
Elci, Eren
TUR
1906
31
Elci, Yigit
TUR
1894
32
AFM
Marinov, Petyo
BUL
1879
33
Georgiev, Georgi J
BUL
1875
34
Simeonov, Velin
BUL
1873
35
Kamenov, Valentin
BUL
1869
36
Kamperidis, Charalampos
GRE
1863
37
Mihailidou, Magdalini
GRE
1851
38
AFM
Zhelev, Momchil
BUL
1843
39
Yanev, Yordan
BUL
1841
40
Ozen, Medeni
TUR
1834
41
Salif, Eminali
BUL
1825
42
WCM
Rasheva, Nora
BUL
1822
43
Kalaydzhiev, Yasen
BUL
1795
44
Shahbazyan, Norayr
BUL
1792
45
Keshev, Alper
BUL
1783
46
AFM
Velchev, Yoan
BUL
1761
47
Vangelov, Atanas
BUL
1757
48
Carraro, Luciano
BUL
1754
49
Sadula, Sevim
BUL
1741
50
Mutlu, Burak Alp
TUR
1734
51
Krastev, Stanislav
BUL
1725
52
Fangarliev, Anil
BUL
1711
53
Karadzhov, Hristo
BUL
1707
54
Margkarian, Alexandros
GRE
1692
55
Georgiev, Marin J.
BUL
1687
56
Shterev, Ivaylo
BUL
1686
57
Kamber, Aydan
BUL
1679
58
Osman, Erkin
TUR
1673
59
Ismailov, Nedim
BUL
1669
60
Srebrev, Biser
BUL
1641
61
Koroglu, Huseyin
TUR
1620
62
Gyulestan, Fikri
BUL
1617
63
Sulyman, Ilyaz
BUL
1594
64
Tiakoudis, Zaharias
GRE
1594
65
Mestan, Kazim
BUL
1571
66
Yanchev, Manol
BUL
1557
67
Theodorou, Marios
GRE
1549
68
Panagiotopoulos, Christos Mich
GRE
1526
69
Ozturk, Necmi
TUR
1498
70
Bachkarov, Gancho
BUL
1476
71
Paschos, Grigorios
GRE
1432
72
Ademov, Semih
BUL
0
73
Chaushev, Stanimir
BUL
0
74
Emin, Gyursel
BUL
0
75
Evgin, Mehmed
BUL
0
76
Faik, Ferdun
BUL
0
77
Ismail, Yuksel
BUL
0
78
Kapsazov, Kristian
BUL
0
79
Mahmud, Yumer
BUL
0
80
Mehmed, Evgin
BUL
0
81
Muradov, Aksel
BUL
0
82
Musa, Myumyun
BUL
0
83
Mustafa, Mehmed
BUL
0
84
Neichev, Kyrylo
UKR
0
85
Sadulov, Mert
BUL
0
86
Sali, Aral
BUL
0
87
Solakov, Ervin
BUL
0
88
Topal, Sinan
BUL
0
89
Bilyal, Kyamran
BUL
1757