IV Balkan amateur chess festival Belogradchik 2013
19-25 August 2013

For the fourth time Belogradchik will host the biggest amateur event on the Balkans!

Players with international rating up to 2250 will fight for the prize fund of 7500euro.

Belogradchik is famous for its rocks and fortress. Millions of years ago it used to be the bottom of a sea and due to certain sediment processes now over a surface of 30 sq.km you can see rocks in amazing forms and shapes, that people gave different names: the Schoolgirl, the Monk, the Bear, etc.

The four star venue spa hotel “Skalite” offers perfect conditions for play and stay - top quality at reasonable prices. It is placed right in the center of the town with magnificent view towards the Belogradchik rocks.

The top Bulgarian Grandmaster Aleksander Delchev will give free evening during the festival and will be available to train and prepare participants during the whole tournament for a small fee.

Along with the main tournament you can try your chess power at two blitz tournaments: blitz for teams with total rating up to 4100 and individual blitz for players up to 2250 elo points.

Friday night will be the queen of the festival night at the disco of the venue hotel.

You can also sign up for one of the 3 daily excursions around Belogradchik. The Magura cave, the Baba Vida fortress, mountain biking around the cliffs.

It’s chess, fun and tourism – all in one.

See more at: www.belchess.com or sign up for the festival at chess_vidin@abv.bg

Amateurs from the Balkans and the world are welcome to join and never forget the third
Balkan Amateur Chess Festival!!

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download the official brochure for 2013 in English and German

Take a look at some of the moments from 2012:

What happened in 2012:

At the team blitz tournament winners are Lyubomir and Radi Danov!
results | detailed team results

The individual blitz tournament was won by the Serbian player FM Djordje Popovic. Second and third ranked the Romanian Rodel Rujan and the Bulgarian Toma Kirjakov
list | ranking | table

The participants in the festival voted for festival queen on Friday night! The new queen of the Festival is Maria Manelidou from Greece

The Bulgarian GM Alexander Delchev made 4 lectures devoted on funny and very instructive moments from the games of the participants in the tournament.

The final round was a remarkable example of fair play and chess fight. The winner of the tournament is Borislav Ivanov from Blagoevgrad with 8 points, followed by Boil Banov and Angel Janachkov with 7,5 points.

First among the players with international ranking up to 2000 ranked Miroslav Kostov from Chess Club "Naiden Voinov" - Vidin.

final ranking | pictures