Round 1 v Liechtenstein LIE
3½–½
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
- Open section
- Standings
- BUL
- Seeded 28, category A
- 6 won, 2 drawn, 3 lost
- Also in the Women section
- Bulgaria as a nation
Bulgaria
In numbers
34
place of 206 after round 11
14
match points from 11 matches
26
game points; TB1 304½, TB3 142
2528
average rating
Roster
| Board | Player | Games | Score | Perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Arkadij Naiditsch | 10 | 6 | 2629 |
| 2 | GM Momchil Petkov | 10 | 6 | 2559 |
| 3 | GM Martin Petrov | 9 | 5 | 2484 |
| 4 | GM Kiril Georgiev | 5 | 1½ | 2308 |
| 5 | GM Radoslav Dimitrov | 10 | 7½ | 2581 |
Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.
Who carries the team
Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.
Matches
Round 2 v Venezuela VEN
3½–½
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 3 v China CHN
½–3½
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 4 v Paraguay PAR
3–1
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 5 v North Macedonia MKD
3½–½
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 6 v Ukraine UKR
2½–1½
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 7 v Netherlands NED
½–3½
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 8 v Turkmenistan TKM
3½–½
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 9 v Turkiye TUR
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointWhite on board 1
Round 10 v Azerbaijan AZE
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 11 v Belgium BEL
2–2
Drawn, 1 match pointBlack on board 1
Team awards
Theory Match
63½opening moves
Round 3
The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.
Theory Match
56½opening moves
Round 6
The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.
Bloodiest Match
98captures
Round 7
The match with the most captures over its four boards.
Treaty of Samarkand
Round 9
A 2–2 match of four draws, peace signed on every board.
Marathon Match
307moves
Round 11, 84 + 38 + 122 + 63
The match whose four boards ran longest, in moves added together.
Endgame Match
174endgame moves
Round 11
The match with the most endgame moves over its four boards.
Bloodiest Nation
10.61captures per game
467 captures in 44 games
Most captures per game across the team's finished games.