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The Black Sea Countries final tournament took place in Burgas, Bulgaria from September 12-19, 2012. It brought representatives from the nations surrounding the Black Sea namely Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, and Turkey.
The respective players by order of rating were Baadur Jobava (2738), Alexander Areschenko (2702), Vladimir Malakhov (2700), Ivan Cheparinov (2689), Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (2648), and Suat Atalik (2603). Held in his native Bulgaria, Ivan Cheparinov, only fourth rated among the six participants, scored a resounding victory, one of the best of his career, if not the best.
The first move is played between Vladimir Malakhov and Baadur Jobava
Undefeated and beating every player except Romanian Nisipeanu, he scored 7.0/10, a full point ahead of Malakhov and Nisipeanu on 6.0/10, with a 2824 performance. The result was also good enough to push him once more into the 2700 club.
Here is his victory over top-seed Baadur Jobava:
The tournament hall
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