Cheparinov Wins 2012 Bulgarian Open
Top seed Ivan Cheparinov (pictured) won the 34th Bulgarian Open Championships on superior tie-breaks after finishing level with three others on a score of 7½/9 points.
While many of his closest rivals took quick draws in the final round Cheparinov fought for a win to take the title and €2,000 of the €10,000 prize fund.
The competition (also known as the Georgi Tringov Memorial) took place in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from 29 January - 5 February. The format was a 9-round Swiss at the relatively fast time control of 90 minutes plus 30 second increment. The field numbered 267 players in total.
The top players in the final standings (TB1=Buchholz Median,TB2=Buchholz,TB3=No. of Wins):
| Name | Nat | Elo | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | Cheparinov Ivan | BUL | 2659 | 7.5 | 45 | 57 | 7 |
| 2 | Benidze Davit | GEO | 2516 | 7.5 | 45 | 55 | 6 |
| 3 | Georgiev Kiril | BUL | 2658 | 7.5 | 44 | 56 | 6 |
| 4 | Tadic Branko | SRB | 2487 | 7.5 | 44 | 56 | 6 |
| 5 | Antic Dejan | SRB | 2504 | 7.0 | 44 | 56 | 6 |
| 6 | Stanojoski Zvonko | MKD | 2455 | 7.0 | 42 | 54 | 6 |
| 7 | Lilov Valeri | BUL | 2411 | 7.0 | 41 | 52 | 6 |
| 8 | Petrov Marijan | BUL | 2521 | 7.0 | 40 | 51 | 5 |
| 9 | Vlashki Nino | BUL | 2235 | 7.0 | 34 | 44 | 6 |
| 10 | Spasov Vasil | BUL | 2570 | 6.5 | 44 | 56 | 5 |
| 11 | Nikolov Momchil | BUL | 2560 | 6.5 | 43 | 55 | 4 |
| 12 | Grigorov Grigor | BUL | 2491 | 6.5 | 42 | 54 | 4 |
All the games and more information is available at the official website.
