Former World Chess Champion Antoaneta Stefanova won the title at the prestigious International Women's Chess Open in the Chinese city of Shaoxing. The competition took place under the Swiss system in nine rounds. There were 34 contestants from 9 countries, including four former world champions. The Bulgarian won the title without a loss. In the last ninth round, the Grandmaster finished in a draw against Harika Dronavalli from India, which was enough to win the title. This has been Stefanova’s first title since she gave birth last year. She received a cheque for 40,000 US dollars for the success.
Andzhelika Nenova, the youngest Bulgarian player participating in the European Women's Individual Chess Championship in Greece, achieved a victory in the fourth round. The 15-year-old chess player of CSKA won against Aleksandra..
The second round of the European Women's Chess Championship on the island of Rhodes proved to be extremely successful for the Bulgarian competitors. Viktoria Radeva won against Slovakian Andrea Bochnickova with the white..
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnasts won a total of 16 medals (11 gold and 5 silver) at the Sofia Cup, which was a rehearsal for the World Cup this week in the capital city. In the finals on the last day of the competition, the..
Ivet Goranova won the gold medal in the 55kg kumite category at the Karate 1-Premier League tournament in Cairo , Egypt. This is Bulgaria's first ever..
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