Grand Open Blagoevgrad 2013, organized by the Blagoevgrad Municipality, Foundation Moral I Pravo and Victory Blagoevgrad Chess Club, will be held from 28th September to 5th October at the 22-ri Septemvri Hall in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
The tournament will be played over nine rounds of Swiss system and is valid for FIDE/BG elo and GM/IM Norms.
The total prize fund is 43,700 BGN (approx 22,300 EUR), with 5000 EUR reserved for the winner.
Registration is with the chief arbiter Dimitar Iliev (phone: +359888955542).
The organizers have insisted on participation of Borislav Ivanov, member of the local Victory Chess Club.
A number of anti-cheating measures will take place: two jamming devices, restricted player area, metal detectors, random searches, guards for personal possessions left outside the playing hall (keys, pens, watches, phones, sunglasses etc)
Participants:
1. GM Delchev Aleksander BUL 2637
2. GM Saric Ivan CRO 2627
3. GM Sedlak Nikola SRB 2581
4. GM Popovic Dusan SRB 2568
5. GM Adhiban B. IND 2567
6. GM Petkov Vladimir BUL 2564
7. GM Palac Mladen CRO 2562
8. GM Vasilev Milen BUL 2487
9. GM Drazic Sinisa SRB 2461
10. GM Janev Evgeni BUL 2459
11. IM Berbatov Kiprian BUL 2456
12. IM Kukov Velislav BUL 2410
13. GM Manik Mikulas SVK 2403
14. IM Mladenov Plamen BUL 2390
15. NM Tsvetkov Ilia BUL 2373
16. FM Badev Kiril BUL 2343
17. GM Spassov Liuben BUL 2327
18. IM Marholev Dimitar BUL 2325
19. NM Vutov Mario BUL 2324
20. FM Ivanov Borislav BUL 2324
21. FM Tonkov Bojan BUL 2323
22. NM Kanakaris Georgios GRE 2305
23. IM Skurygin Anton KAZ 2300
24. WGM Nikolova Adriana BUL 2274
25. Janev Pavel BUL 2222
26. NM Stoinev Metodi BUL 2221
27. NM Iliev Mitko BUL 2196
28. Banov Boil BUL 2189
29. Milchev Miroslav BUL 2173
30. Danov Lyubomir BUL 2169
31. FM Kralevski Aleksander MKD 2156
32. FM Vachev Vladimir BUL 2155
33. IM Orev Petar BUL 2152
34. Vaklinov Vasil FRA 2144
35. NM Angelov Georgi BUL 2141
36. Samu Sorin-Mihai ROU 2141
37. Kolev Atanas Tonchev BUL 2132
38. Gavriilidis Georgios GRE 2126
39. Angelov Zvetomir BUL 2108
40. Asparuhov Parvan BUL 2104
41. NM Gelemerov Yane BUL 2084
42. Tetimov Ivan BUL 2066
43. NM Andreev Dobrotich BUL 2064
44. NM Ljangov Petar BUL 2054
45. Spirliadis Achileas GRE 2044
46. NM Chuklev Mihail BUL 2043
47. Valkov Vladimir BUL 2039
48. Arandjelovic Aleksandar Z SRB 2021
49. Lalev Ivan BUL 2016
50. WFM Grapsa Georgia GRE 2013
51. Dyulgerov Dimitar BUL 1996
52. Kostov Nikolay BUL 1934
53. Slavov Vasil BUL 1919
54. Tsekova Viktoria BUL 1901
55. Pingov Krasen BUL 1898
56. Borisov Lubomir BUL 1893
57. NM Mahlev Atanas BUL 1877
58. Konstantinidis Lazaros GRE 1857
59. Ivanov Docho BUL 1854
60. Kazakov Danail BUL 1852
61. Metodiev Veselin BUL 1851
62. Sotirov Ilia BUL 1824
63. Yanev Bogdan BUL 1768
64. Spasova Tsvetelina BUL 1765
65. Ivanov Igor RUS 1744
66. Georgieva Marina BUL 1739
67. Tsekov Georgi BUL 1725
68. Antoniadou Paraskevi GRE 1700
69. Slavejkov Kristian BUL 1682
70. Portokalski Yordan BUL 1664
71. Charpidou Anna GRE 1663
72. Slavejkov Anton BUL 1653
73. Dyulgerov Volen BUL 1648
74. Zashev Ivan BUL 1644
75. Strugov Stojan BUL 1635
76. Stoyanov Yordan BUL 1566
77. Vasileva Cveta BUL 1564
78. Dzhalev Kostadin BUL 1552
79. Topalov Emanoel BUL 1537
80. Metodieva Simona BUL 1442
81. Kushev Krasimir BUL 0
82. Pisukliiski Vasil BUL 0
83. Vlahov Vladimir BUL 0
84. Kotselov Ivan BUL 0
85. Chepandov Georgi BUL 0
86. Bozov Dimitar BUL 0
87. Mandzhukov Stoyan BUL 0
88. Doklyov Ivan BUL 0
89. Pandurski Georgi BUL 0
90. Kirjakov Atanas BUL 0
91. Ananiev Kiril BUL 0
92. Dimitrov Ivan BUL 0
93. Stojanov Atanas BUL 0
94. Mitov Kiril BUL 0
95. Kotselov Hristo BUL 0
96. Malinov Boyan BUL 0
97. Sinabov Dimitar BUL 0
98. Papazov Ivan BUL 0
99. Kostev Alex BUL 0
100. Kosteva Stefani BUL 0
101. Milkov Nikola BUL 0
102. Slavov Vladimir BUL 0
103. Strendeva Viktoria BUL 0
