The 111th edition of the traditional MGU Open took place on 14-15th June, 2014, at Chess Club MGU, in the Bulgarian capital and most populous city Sofia.
The event was a 6 round Swiss Open with a time control 50 minutes per player plus 10 seconds increment starting from move 1, organized in honor of Angel Tsenukov, born on 17th June, 75 years ago.
First place was shared in a four-way tie by NM Dobrotich Andreev, NM Yane Gelemerov, Andrey Mladenov and Nikolay Kostov on 4,5/6 points. However, National Master Dobrotich Andreev emerged a winner on his superior tie-break score.
National Master Yane Gelemerov remained second, while Andrey Mladenov took the bronze.
A 12-player round robin Blitz tournament was organized in the end of the second day. Hristo Hristo lifted the trophy with 10/11 points, leaving the runner-up a full point behind.
National Master Dimitar Iliev was second with 9/11 points, while Alexander Stoilov became third with 8,5/9 points.
Enjoy the photo report below, kindly provided by the tournament director FA Dimitar Iliev!
Playing Hall
NM Yane Gelemerov vs. NM Dobrotich Andreev
IM Petar Orev was the first seed in the tournament
Clash of generations
Final standings:
1 NM Andreev Dobrotich BUL 2049 4,5
2 NM Gelemerov Yane BUL 2090 4,5
3 Mladenov Andrey BUL 1886 4,5
4 Kostov Nikolay BUL 1934 4,5
5 IM Orev Petar BUL 2129 4
6 Kosturkov Hristo BUL 0 4
7 Ivanov Oleg BUL 1833 4
8 Koleva Alexandrina BUL 1642 3,5
9 Ginev Nikola BUL 0 3,5
10 Georgiev Nikolay BUL 0 3
11 Pavlov Vladimir BUL 0 3
12 Stoyanov Georgi BUL 0 3
13 Ivanov Daniel BUL 1800 2,5
14 Petrov Anton BUL 1551 2,5
15 Simov Zahari BUL 1629 2,5
16 Tashev Alexander BUL 0 2,5
17 Iliev Alexander BUL 1763 2
18 Nikolov Anton BUL 0 2
19 Mehmed Elif BUL 0 1,5
20 Pavlov Georgi Вл. BUL 0 1,5
21 Kolev Lachezar BUL 0 1
22 Genov Emanuil BUL 0 0
23 Angelov Nikola BUL 0 0
Blitz Tournament final standings:
1 Hristov Hristo М. BUL 1944 10
2 NM Iliev Dimitar BUL 2145 9
3 Stoilov Alexander BUL 0 8,5
4 Stanoichev Jordan BUL 0 7
5 Mehmed Elif BUL 0 6
6 Kalchev Sava BUL 1789 5,5
7 Ivanov Daniel BUL 1800 5
8 Kosturkov Hristo BUL 0 4,5
9 Tashev Alexander BUL 0 4,5
10 Milanov Petar BUL 0 3
11 Nikolov Anton BUL 0 3
12 Georgiev Nikolay BUL 0 0
