Pavel Lozanov from Ruse became the European chess champion
Friday, 08 August 2025
Eight-year-old Pavel Lozanov from Ruse is the new European champion in solving chess problems. The graduate of the Pristis Chess Club at the Municipal Youth Center in Ruse participated from August 5 to 7 in the European Championships in rapid chess, blitz and solving chess problems. Representatives of the age groups from 8 to 18 years old took part in the competition, which was held in Thessaloniki.
The chess players also competed in the discipline of "solving problems" - a special test of speed and accuracy of thought. Pavel is a vice-state champion and gold medalist in the qualifications for European and world championships. In the rapid chess discipline, he collected 5 points and took 16th place out of 50 participants - more than 10 positions higher than his starting number. In the fastest control, Pavel finished in 14th place.
The Pristis Chess Club was represented by another talent - 8-year-old Yana Lozanova. She placed 11th in rapid chess and 10th in blitz among 16 competitors in her group.
Both young chess players are debutants in such a prestigious international forum. Pavel faces a new challenge in September when he will represent Bulgaria at the World Classical Chess Championship in Kazakhstan.
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