Balgarianovinite.com Sofia will host the Open Balkan Rapid and Blitz Chess Championship – Sofia Cup 2026 on August 29 and 30, the Bulgarian Sports Chess Federation said on Friday.
The tournament, featuring a EUR 60,000 prize fund, will consist of a rapid event on August 29 of nine rounds with a 10+5 time control, while the blitz tournament on August 30 will be played over 11 rounds with a 3+2 time control.
The rapid champion will receive EUR 5,500, while the blitz winner will earn EUR 3,000. Prize money will be awarded to the top 15 finishers in both events. Additional prizes will be presented to the best-performing women, players over 50, under-20 competitors, and the top three players from the Balkans in each category. Sofia to Host Balkan Rapid, Blitz Chess Championships on August 29, 30 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-07-31 09:37:42 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law