International Chess In School Festival - A
Team SwissStandard
72 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 01 Jul 2025 to 05 Jul 2025 in Iasi, Romania. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1637, and top seed was Iustin-Nicolas Cazacu (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 1967).
Rares-Andrei Stana (🇷🇴 ROU, 1457) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Irina Ruja (6.5) and Iustin Buznea (6.5). Stana won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Alexie Andrusca (1461) beat Lucas-Andrei Nitu (1599), a +138-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Iasi, Romania
Dates
01 Jul 2025 → 05 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇴Romania×27
🇲🇩Moldova×5
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Stana, Rares-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1457 | 7.0 | 1489 | 1489 | +2.0 |
| 1 | Ruja, Irina | 🇷🇴ROU | 1551 | 6.5 | 1555 | 1806 | +100.8 |
| 2 | Buznea, Iustin | 🇲🇩MDA | 1728 | 6.5 | 1566 | 1796 | +22.4 |
| 20 | Ion, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 6.5 | 1510 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Berbecel, Eric | 🇷🇴ROU | 1570 | 6.5 | 1572 | 1721 | +38.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 42239338 | — | 0 | 6.5 | 1466 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Barnusca, Tudor-Calin | 🇷🇴ROU | 1412 | 6.5 | 1471 | 671 | -16.0 |
| 7 | Dicu, Teodor-Florentin | 🇷🇴ROU | 1514 | 6.0 | 1474 | 1667 | +36.4 |
| 6 | Gorgos, Daniel | 🇲🇩MDA | 1450 | 6.0 | 1518 | 1667 | +52.0 |
| 25 | Viktorov, Teodor | 🇷🇴ROU | 1499 | 6.0 | 1489 | 1489 | -1.2 |
| 9 | Ciobanu, Luca-Gabriel | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 6.0 | 1472 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ciobanu, Andy-Gabriel | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 6.0 | 1475 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Munteanu, Adrian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1478 | 6.0 | 1537 | 1412 | -9.2 |
| 18 | FIDE 42256593 | — | 0 | 6.0 | 1523 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Stencau, Filip | 🇷🇴ROU | 1608 | 5.5 | 1552 | 1609 | +3.6 |
| 13 | Tesuica, Eduard-George | 🇷🇴ROU | 1528 | 5.5 | 1454 | 1454 | -6.4 |
| 5 | Nistor, Darius-Ionut | 🇷🇴ROU | 1662 | 5.5 | 1532 | 1589 | -20.0 |
| 19 | Ramureanu, Ioan-Vladimir | 🇷🇴ROU | 1470 | 5.5 | 1402 | 2202 | +16.0 |
| 45 | Cravciuc, Danil | 🇲🇩MDA | 1425 | 5.0 | 1500 | 700 | -30.8 |
| 33 | Muntean, Cristian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1632 | 5.0 | 1600 | 800 | -65.2 |
| 39 | Diaconu, Tudor-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1446 | 5.0 | 1516 | 716 | -48.8 |
| 57 | Nitu, Lucas-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1599 | 5.0 | 1490 | 690 | -51.6 |
| 14 | Grajdieru, Ion | 🇲🇩MDA | 0 | 5.0 | 1437 | 1437 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 42256380 | — | 0 | 5.0 | 1510 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 13917897 | — | 0 | 5.0 | 1471 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 529027241 | — | 0 | 5.0 | 1471 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Andrusca, Alexie | 🇷🇴ROU | 1461 | 4.5 | 1560 | 1411 | -12.4 |
| 8 | Salavastru, Ianis-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1523 | 4.5 | 1659 | 1602 | +18.8 |
| 68 | FIDE 42256186 | — | 0 | 4.5 | 1456 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 42244587 | — | 0 | 4.5 | 1539 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 42256445 | — | 0 | 4.5 | 1422 | 622 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 42256143 | — | 0 | 4.5 | 1402 | 602 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Gradinariu, Adrian | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 4.0 | 1554 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 42221005 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1453 | 1131 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 42239257 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1418 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 529027250 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1510 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Bodea, Stefan-Damian | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 4.0 | 1437 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 42248558 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1437 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 42256127 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1472 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 42256674 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1579 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 42239320 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1496 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 67 | FIDE 42256054 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1429 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 16 | CMCazacu, Iustin-Nicolas | 🇷🇴ROU | 1967 | 4.0 | 1567 | 2367 | +3.2 |
| 52 | FIDE 42256682 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1426 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Talpa, Artiom | 🇲🇩MDA | 0 | 3.5 | 1491 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Sarbu, Luca-Mihai | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 3.5 | 1576 | 1383 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 42256534 | — | 0 | 3.5 | 1500 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 42247950 | — | 0 | 3.5 | 1464 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Bratu, Vlad-Adrian | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 3.5 | 1471 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 42256542 | — | 0 | 3.5 | 1510 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 529027268 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1591 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Manole, Maria-Sofia | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 3.0 | 1444 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 42256321 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1456 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 42256364 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1402 | 602 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 42245680 | — | 0 | 2.5 | 1456 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Paltinus, Alexandru-Ioan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1415 | 2.0 | 1573 | 1300 | -32.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 42256178 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1670 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Enache, David-Fabian | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 2.0 | 1604 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 42225442 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1519 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 42256291 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1644 | 844 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 42251389 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1464 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 42256135 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1426 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 66 | FIDE 42256658 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1704 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 42256070 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1402 | 602 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 42251370 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1402 | 602 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 42256348 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1426 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 42256518 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1596 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 42245702 | — | 0 | 1.5 | 1606 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 42256453 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1488 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 42256267 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1548 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 42227100 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1535 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 42256496 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1402 | 602 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ruja, IrinaROU+100.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Gorgos, DanielMDA+52.06.0 pts · #6
- 3Berbecel, EricROU+38.46.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Muntean, CristianROU-65.25.0 pts · #33
- 2Nitu, Lucas-AndreiROU-51.65.0 pts · #57
- 3Diaconu, Tudor-AndreiROU-48.85.0 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R4+138 Elo gap
- R5+111 Elo gap
- R1+109 Elo gap