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On 26 and 27 October 2013, Ivanov participated in the rapid chess Nayden Voynov Memorial Tournament in [[Vidin]], scoring 6½/9 points and finishing 7th out of 61 players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bcvidin.org/new/?p=473|title=Мемориал "Найден Войнов" - победа за гросмайсторите|publisher=bcvidin.org|accessdate=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr114711.aspx?lan=1|title=XV Tradicionen Shahmaten memorial "Naiden Voinov" 26-27.10.2013 Zala na Obshtinski savet grad Vidin|publisher=chess-results.com|accessdate=2013-11-04}}</ref>
On 26 and 27 October 2013, Ivanov participated in the rapid chess Nayden Voynov Memorial Tournament in [[Vidin]], scoring 6½/9 points and finishing 7th out of 61 players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bcvidin.org/new/?p=473|title=Мемориал "Найден Войнов" - победа за гросмайсторите|publisher=bcvidin.org|accessdate=2013-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chess-results.com/tnr114711.aspx?lan=1|title=XV Tradicionen Shahmaten memorial "Naiden Voinov" 26-27.10.2013 Zala na Obshtinski savet grad Vidin|publisher=chess-results.com|accessdate=2013-11-04}}</ref>


In early December 2013, Ivanov played in the classical chess tournament XIX OPEN INT. NAVALMORAL DE LA MATA in [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]], Spain. After five rounds, he had scored 4½/5 points and was tied for the lead, ahead of 19 grandmasters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr118189.aspx?lan=1|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Tournament-Database}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr118189.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=BUL&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=821&snr=23|title=Borislav Ivanov chess-results.com profilen|publisher=chess-results.com|accessdate=2013-12-08}}</ref> Ivanov was then excluded from the tournament, amid conflicting reports about the circumstances.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chessvibes.com/borislav-ivanov-back-to-chess-and-back-to-being-banned | title=Borislav Ivanov is back&nbsp;– "device found" but still no evidence | publisher=ChessVibes | date=10 December 2013 | accessdate=10 December 2013 | author=Doggers, Peter}}</ref> The organisers subsequently issued a press release. According to the release, Ivanov had agreed to have his shoes searched after round 4, and no suspicious devices were found. However, suspicions were expressed about an apparent bulge in his back; one of the participants reported that he felt the bulge and concluded that it was an electronic device. Before his next scheduled game, his opponent, the [[Azerbaijan]]i Grandmaster [[Namig Guliyev]], asked that Ivanov be searched. While he was being frisked, Ivanov became agitated and refused to allow the search to continue. He then withdrew from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/ivanov-in-navalmoral-the-real-deal | title=Ivanov in Navalmoral – the real deal | publisher=ChessBase | date=12 December 2013 | accessdate=13 December 2013 | author=Club Moralo de Ajedrez}}</ref> Prior to that, he had not been granted permission to compete in a tournament in [[Milan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1126675103|title=Спряха с доноси Иванов от турнир в Милано, ФИДЕ-майсторът напразно би път до Италия|publisher=topsport.bg|accessdate=2013-12-11}}</ref> On 8 December 2013, the Bulgarian Chess Federation banned Ivanov permanently.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2013/12/24/2209570_seriiniiat_izmamnik_borislav_ivanov_e_izkljuchen_ot/ |title=Ivanov Suspended by Bulgarian Chess Federation | publisher=Chess.com | date=22 December 2013 | accessdate=23 December 2013 | author=DDnevnik.bg}}</ref>
In early December 2013, Ivanov played in the classical chess tournament XIX OPEN INT. NAVALMORAL DE LA MATA in [[Cáceres, Spain|Cáceres]], Spain. After five rounds, he had scored 4½/5 points and was tied for the lead, ahead of 19 grandmasters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr118189.aspx?lan=1|title=Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Tournament-Database}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr118189.aspx?lan=1&art=9&fed=BUL&turdet=YES&flag=30&wi=821&snr=23|title=Borislav Ivanov chess-results.com profilen|publisher=chess-results.com|accessdate=2013-12-08}}</ref> Ivanov was then excluded from the tournament, amid conflicting reports about the circumstances.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chessvibes.com/borislav-ivanov-back-to-chess-and-back-to-being-banned | title=Borislav Ivanov is back&nbsp;– "device found" but still no evidence | publisher=ChessVibes | date=10 December 2013 | accessdate=10 December 2013 | author=Doggers, Peter}}</ref> The organisers subsequently issued a press release. According to the release, Ivanov had agreed to have his shoes searched after round 4, and no suspicious devices were found. However, suspicions were expressed about an apparent bulge in his back; one of the participants reported that he felt the bulge and concluded that it was an electronic device. Before his next scheduled game, his opponent, the [[Azerbaijan]]i Grandmaster [[Namig Guliyev]], asked that Ivanov be searched. While he was being frisked, Ivanov became agitated and refused to allow the search to continue. He then withdrew from the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/ivanov-in-navalmoral-the-real-deal | title=Ivanov in Navalmoral – the real deal | publisher=ChessBase | date=12 December 2013 | accessdate=13 December 2013 | author=Club Moralo de Ajedrez}}</ref> Prior to that, he had not been granted permission to compete in a tournament in [[Milan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1126675103|title=Спряха с доноси Иванов от турнир в Милано, ФИДЕ-майсторът напразно би път до Италия|publisher=topsport.bg|accessdate=2013-12-11}}</ref> On 8 December 2013, the Bulgarian Chess Federation banned Ivanov permanently.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnevnik.bg/sport/2013/12/24/2209570_seriiniiat_izmamnik_borislav_ivanov_e_izkljuchen_ot/ |title=Ivanov Suspended by Bulgarian Chess Federation | publisher=Dnevnik.bg | date=22 December 2013 | accessdate=23 December 2013 | author=Dnevnik.bg}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 10:03, 7 January 2014

Borislav Krastev Ivanov
CountryBulgaria
Born (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 36)
Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
TitleFIDE Master
FIDE rating2324
Peak rating2342 (January 2013)

Borislav Krastev Ivanov (Template:Lang-bg; born 21 December 1987)[1] was a Bulgarian chess FIDE Master.[2] During 2012 and 2013 his results improved significantly, and he beat several grandmasters. This led to cheating accusations against him, which escalated in his title and ratings being revoked.[3]

Chess career

Ivanov currently mainly resides in Blagoevgrad, where he was born.[4] He is enrolled as a pedagogy student at the South-West University.[5] In August 2012, Ivanov won the Balkan chess festival for non-professionals held in Belogradchik.[6] His major breakthrough came at the strong 2012 Zadar Open chess tournament, during which he finished in fourth place after defeating a number of higher-ranked players. It was alleged that he had been using outside help, but no evidence was uncovered and Ivanov received an apology from the organizers.[7][8] On 14 April 2013, Ivanov defeated grandmaster Kiril Georgiev in a tournament held in Kyustendil, eventually winning the competition after finishing joint first with Grigor Grigorov, scoring 7½/9 points (but having a better head-to-head record than his opponent).[9]

In April 2013 more than twenty Bulgarian Grandmasters and International Masters signed a petition that they will not participate in chess tournaments together with Ivanov unless special anti-cheating measures are taken.[10] Shortly after that the Bulgarian Chess Federation banned him for four months on ethics grounds—due to comments made about other chess players rather than the suspicions of cheating.[11] In response to the controversy, Grandmaster Veselin Topalov, ranked No. 1 in Bulgaria, stated in an interview on 21 May 2013 that there is no evidence that Ivanov is cheating, and that "it's mindboggling to blame a chess player for simply performing well on the board".[12] The validity of the chess federation's decision was disputed in court[13] and Ivanov received support from Blagoevgrad city councillors (who sent out a protest note to the chess federation)[14] as well as public figures from other cities. In June 2013, the administrative court of Sofia stated that the sanction imposed on Ivanov by the chess federation had violated proper legal procedures, essentially confirming that Ivanov is free to participate in tournaments.[15]

On 19 June 2013 the Bulgarian Chess Federation organized an event (including a lie detector) that was supposed to clear Ivanov from the cheating accusations, but Ivanov did not appear.[16][17] In a letter addressed to the chess federation, Ivanov said that he had been unable to make it to Sofia on the chosen date due to his participation in the Varna Open chess tournament (enabled by the recent lifting of the four-month ban by the administrative court) in particular and his tight schedule in general. He also expressed a willingness to undergo all the necessary tests, but under the condition that he is notified of the next such possibility at least 15 days in advance and is accompanied by his lawyer Mihail Ekimdzhiev.[18] In June 2013, he discussed his situation on the popular Slavi's Show, during which the host Slavi Trifonov also engaged in a telephone conversation with the vice-president of the chess federation Plamen Mollov in an attempt to shed further light on the case.[19]

Ivanov is presently also employed as a chess coach.[20]

Retirement from competitive chess

On 4 October 2013, Ivanov announced his retirement from competitive chess.[21] Ivanov's retirement came shortly after a controversial performance in a tournament in Blagoevgrad, in which Ivanov, among other things, voluntarily forfeited his games after refusing to be searched for suspected cheating devices, was observed walking in a "gangsta" fashion with a limp, and referred to one of his opponents, Grandmaster Maxim Dlugy, as a "clown".[22]

Return to competitive chess

On 26 and 27 October 2013, Ivanov participated in the rapid chess Nayden Voynov Memorial Tournament in Vidin, scoring 6½/9 points and finishing 7th out of 61 players.[23][24]

In early December 2013, Ivanov played in the classical chess tournament XIX OPEN INT. NAVALMORAL DE LA MATA in Cáceres, Spain. After five rounds, he had scored 4½/5 points and was tied for the lead, ahead of 19 grandmasters.[25][26] Ivanov was then excluded from the tournament, amid conflicting reports about the circumstances.[27] The organisers subsequently issued a press release. According to the release, Ivanov had agreed to have his shoes searched after round 4, and no suspicious devices were found. However, suspicions were expressed about an apparent bulge in his back; one of the participants reported that he felt the bulge and concluded that it was an electronic device. Before his next scheduled game, his opponent, the Azerbaijani Grandmaster Namig Guliyev, asked that Ivanov be searched. While he was being frisked, Ivanov became agitated and refused to allow the search to continue. He then withdrew from the tournament.[28] Prior to that, he had not been granted permission to compete in a tournament in Milan.[29] On 8 December 2013, the Bulgarian Chess Federation banned Ivanov permanently.[30]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.chessbg.com/chessbg_files/downloads/us/us_20130521.pdf
  2. ^ Ivanov, Borislav FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers
  3. ^ Ivanov, Borislav FIDE Chess Profile - Players Arbiters Trainers
  4. ^ "Шахматистът Борислав Иванов: Не съм измамник, ще го докажа в съда". trud.bg. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  5. ^ "Благоевградският Фишер - Борислав Иванов: Ако искат да разберат дали имам чип, да ми направят аутопсия! Пребивам душманите ми с игра, а те искат да ме ликвидират". blitz.bg. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  6. ^ "Б.Иванов: шахът е наука, спорт и изкуство". vidin.tv.bg. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  7. ^ "Събличат гол наш шахматист в Задар, подозират "чудото" Боби Иванов в измама с чип". Standartnews.com. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  8. ^ "Борислав Иванов – любителят, победил гросмайстори на шахмата". mdl.bg. Retrieved 2013-08-02.
  9. ^ "България дава шахматист от бъдещето или убиец на шаха?". televizia.bg.info. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  10. ^ "Experts weigh in on Ivanov's performance".
  11. ^ "bTV Репортерите: Борислав Иванов - виновен до доказване на противното". btv.bg. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  12. ^ "Случаят Борислав Иванов" - обвинения без доказателства". tretavazrast.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  13. ^ "Шахмат с ходове в обувките". segabg.com. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  14. ^ "Съветници бранят с декларация наказан шахматист". standartnews.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  15. ^ "Съдът оневини благоевградския шахматист Борислав Иванов". e-79.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  16. ^ "БФ Шахмат смята случая с Борислав Иванов за приключен".
  17. ^ "The game of Borislav Ivanov vs. Kiril Georgiev, decision text of the Bulgarian Chess Federation that "case is closed"".
  18. ^ "Ситуацията с Борислав Иванов". cskaclub.com/форум. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  19. ^ "Борислав Иванов, 13 юни 2013 г., Шоуто на Слави". slavishow.com. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
  20. ^ "Нароченият за измамник Борислав Иванов става треньор по шахмат". blitz.bg. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
  21. ^ БЛИЦ Спорт - Други - Скандалният Борислав Иванов сложи край на кариерата си
  22. ^ ChessBase News | The shoe assistant – Ivanov forfeits at Blagoevgrad
  23. ^ "Мемориал "Найден Войнов" - победа за гросмайсторите". bcvidin.org. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  24. ^ "XV Tradicionen Shahmaten memorial "Naiden Voinov" 26-27.10.2013 Zala na Obshtinski savet grad Vidin". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2013-11-04.
  25. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Tournament-Database".
  26. ^ "Borislav Ivanov chess-results.com profilen". chess-results.com. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  27. ^ Doggers, Peter (10 December 2013). "Borislav Ivanov is back – "device found" but still no evidence". ChessVibes. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  28. ^ Club Moralo de Ajedrez (12 December 2013). "Ivanov in Navalmoral – the real deal". ChessBase. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  29. ^ "Спряха с доноси Иванов от турнир в Милано, ФИДЕ-майсторът напразно би път до Италия". topsport.bg. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  30. ^ Dnevnik.bg (22 December 2013). "Ivanov Suspended by Bulgarian Chess Federation". Dnevnik.bg. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

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