Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria’s female chess players with only one victory at 9th round of chess championship in Prague

Nurgyul Salimova
Photo: wycc2015.org

Bulgaria’s female competitors ended the 9th round of the European chess championship in Prague with one win, two draws and three losses.

Gabriela Antova was the only competitor with a prestigious victory versus Salome Melia, Georgia. Nurgyul Salimova ended her match versus Govhar Beydullayeva, Azerbaijan in a draw and was left out of the top rankings. The longest match of the day between Beloslava Krasteva and Julia Antolak, Poland also ended in a draw. All other Bulgarian competitors lost.

Two rounds before the end, the highest ranking in the Bulgarian team is Nurgyul Salimova’s 16th position in the temporary standings with 6 points. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Ludogorets Razgrad loses 2–3 to Young Boys in Europa League

Bulgarian football champion Ludogorets Razgrad lost 2–3 to Young Boys in an away match from the third round of the Europa League group stage. Petar Stanić gave Ludogorets the lead in the 26th minute. The hosts equalized in the final minute of the..

published on 10/24/25 9:40 AM

Malena Zamfirova wins Virtual Snowboard Alpine World Cup

Snowboarder Malena Zamfirova, who recently won the award for best young athlete in Europe, has received yet another international recognition, BGNES reports. With the votes of alpine snowboard fans from all over the world, the..

published on 10/20/25 3:28 PM

Bulgarian sailors win the title in the IRC2 division at the Bonifacio IRC European Championship 2025

The Bulgarian crew of the yacht "Ivana & Alex" won the title in the IRC2 division at the Bonifacio IRC European Championship 2025 in Corsica, held between October 7 and 12. This is Bulgaria’s first European title and a historic achievement for..

published on 10/15/25 11:08 AM