Balgarianovinite.com Antoaneta Stefanova finished sixth in the women’s event at the World Blitz Chess Championship in Doha, while Nurgyul Salimova placed 11th.
Both Bulgarian players performed exceptionally strongly over the two competition days of the tournament, and only sporting luck kept them from finishing among the top four, who will determine the new champion through direct knockout matches.
Stefanova, who spent the entire 15-round tournament within the top ten of the standings, finished with 10.5 points. The five players ahead of her all finished with 11 points. In the final round, she had the opportunity to knock two-time world blitz champion Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan off the top, but the game ended in a draw.
Salimova finished with 10 points, which placed her tied for positions seven through fifteen. Based on tie-break criteria, she was ranked 11th. The former finalist in the Women’s World Cup made significant progress in the standings on the final day, when she recorded two wins and three draws in five games.
Stefanova will earn EUR 9,500 from the total prize fund of EUR 150,000, while Salimova will receive EUR 2,500.
With 7.5 points, Nadia Toncheva finished in 66th place, while Beloslava Krasteva ended the tournament in 105th position with 6.5 points.
In the men’s event, which was played over 19 rounds, Arkadij Naiditsch finished in 43rd place. The grandmaster, who was born in Riga but represents Bulgaria, scored 11.5 points.
As in the women’s competition, the men’s champions will also be decided through playoffs among the top four players in the final standings. These will include Arjun Erigaisi (India), Fabiano Caruana (USA), Magnus Carlsen (Norway), and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan). Antoaneta Stefanova Finishes 6th and Nurgyul Salimova 11th at World Blitz Chess Championship in Doha 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-30 18:23:00 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
