Teams from the Academician Nikola Obreshkov Mathematics High School won three of the four age groups at the Burgas municipal chess championship.
In all, 28 teams from Burgas schools played at the Neftohimik sports hall on 6 November. The event was the municipal stage of the Student Games for the 2026/2027 school year.
The Obreshkov school came first in grades 5 to 7, 8 to 10 and 11 to 12. In grades 5 to 7, Vasil Aprilov Primary School took second place and P. R. Slaveykov Primary School third.
The same two schools filled the places behind the Obreshkov school in grades 8 to 10 and among boys in grades 11 to 12. Kolyo Ficheto Vocational School of Construction, Architecture and Geodesy was second, and PGKPI vocational school third.
Vasil Aprilov Primary School won grades 1 to 4, followed by Konstantin Petkanov Secondary School and Bishop Konstantin Preslavski Secondary School.
Teams played either round-robin or Swiss-system, depending on their age group. The top three in each group received cups.
Referees from the Burgas Chess Referees' Board officiated the games.