Bucharest Chess Weekend 64th ed.
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64 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Dec 2025 to 28 Dec 2025 in Bucuresti, Romania. 9 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2087, and top seed was Lehel Vrencian (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2276).
Robert-Ionut Creanga (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2262) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Matei Vasile (5.0) and Roman Dubic (5.0). Creanga shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Marcel-Trestieni Ion (1607) beat Sergiu Martinenco (1932), a +325-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Bucuresti, Romania
Dates
26 Dec 2025 → 28 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 9
IM×2
FM×3
CM×1
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇴Romania×52
🇧🇬Bulgaria×3
🇲🇩Moldova×2
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Robert-Ionut Creanga led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
25
10
3
1
7
3
1
R7 · LEADER CHANGE28 Dec
FM Robert-Ionut Creanga takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Cosmin Tanasie 5 wins (R1–R7)Andrei-Augustin Raducanu 3 wins (R1–R3)
R4 · LATE SURGE
CM Cosmin Tanasie was #25 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMRobert-Ionut Creanga | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2CMCosmin Tanasie | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Andrei-Augustin Raducanu | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4FMCristian-Gabriel Voiteanu | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Creanga, Robert-IonutFM | 2262 | ROU | +34N | =12B | +31N | +22B | =3N | +8B | +2N | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 25.25 | 2284 | +3.0 |
| 2 | Vasile, Matei | 1991 | ROU | +29N | +21B | +19N | +4B | −8N | +14B | −1B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 20.50 | 2127 | +52.4 |
| 3 | Dubic, Roman | 2062 | ROU | +32B | +25N | =15B | +5N | =1B | −7N | +31B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 21.00 | 2099 | +8.6 |
| 4 | Vrencian, LehelFM | 2276 | ROU | +17B | +13N | +18B | −2N | =20B | =6N | +32B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 20.50 | 2085 | -24.0 |
| 5 | Raducanu, Andrei-Augustin | 1970 | ROU | +14N | +30B | +9N | −3B | +29N | −11B | +26N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 30.0 | 20.00 | 2015 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Angelov, Zvetomir | 2004 | BUL | +26B | −15N | +12N | =16B | +35N | =4B | +14N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 20.00 | 1997 | +2.2 |
| 7 | Mihaila, Marika-Nicolas | 1960 | ROU | +35N | −9B | +34N | +27B | +30N | +3B | −11N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.50 | 2026 | +27.6 |
| 8 | Voiteanu, Cristian-GabrielFM | 2056 | ROU | F | +33B | +40N | +15N | +2B | −1N | +20B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 19.50 | 2198 | +20.8 |
| 9 | Sariteanu, SabinaWFM | 1816 | ROU | +46B | +7N | −5B | −10N | +51B | +23N | +36B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 1984 | +33.2 |
| 10 | Vasilescu, Lucian-MihailIM | 2107 | ROU | =33N | +41B | F | +9B | =21N | +16B | +12N | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 19.75 | 2078 | -1.0 |
| 11 | Tanasie, CosminCM | 2160 | ROU | +38B | F | F | +49N | +24B | +5N | +7B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 2679 | +35.2 |
| 12 | Cirlan, Ionut-Gheorghe | 1908 | ROU | +56B | =1N | −6B | +44N | +49B | +17N | −10B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1978 | +13.8 |
| 13 | Pandelescu, Maria-Catalina | 1884 | ROU | +47N | −4B | −14N | +58B | =34N | +42B | +29N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 11.00 | 1853 | -8.8 |
| 14 | Craciun, Dorian-Raul | 1687 | ROU | −5B | +57N | +13B | +25N | +19B | −2N | −6B | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 14.00 | 1936 | +45.8 |
| 15 | Mihai, Adam-Alexandru | 1833 | ROU | +50N | +6B | =3N | −8B | −16N | +41B | =22N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 14.00 | 1915 | +32.4 |
| 16 | Sementov, Andrei | 1778 | ROU | +39B | −20N | +64B | =6N | +15B | −10N | =19B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1891 | +13.2 |
| 17 | Kalubowila, K H N | 1759 | SRI | −4N | +47B | +50N | =19B | +22N | −12B | =30N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.25 | 1897 | +24.4 |
| 18 | Panus, VictorIM | 1913 | ROU | +23N | +27B | −4N | −29B | +42N | −26B | +53N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1825 | -7.6 |
| 19 | Calugareanu, Ioana-DenisaWCM | 1921 | ROU | +43B | +59N | −2B | =17N | −14N | +35B | =16N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 1747 | -51.6 |
| 20 | Chuchukova, Stefani | 1948 | BUL | +42N | +16B | =49B | F | =4N | +21B | −8N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 14.00 | 2024 | +11.8 |
| 21 | Belchev, Emil | 1880 | FRA | +58B | −2N | +53B | +51N | =10B | −20N | =24B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1904 | +6.4 |
| 22 | Anghelescu, Teodor-Stefan | 1982 | ROU | =61B | +44N | +45B | −1N | −17B | +38N | =15B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 1877 | -34.0 |
| 23 | Ion, Marcel-Trestieni | 1607 | BEL | −18B | +28N | +52B | −30B | +48N | −9B | +45N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.00 | 1913 | +107.6 |
| 24 | Onofrasc, Ivan | 1947 | ROU | +62B | −49N | +26B | +45N | −11N | =29B | =21N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 10.75 | 1860 | -28.0 |
| 25 | Popescu-Vava, Luca-Delian | 1851 | ROU | +63N | −3B | +41N | −14B | −32N | +37B | +43N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1760 | -30.8 |
| 26 | Groapa, Aurelian | 1728 | ROU | −6N | +63B | −24N | +64B | +52B | +18N | −5B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1869 | +21.0 |
| 27 | Cioara, Nicolae-Cristian | 1770 | ROU | +60B | −18N | +59B | −7N | +37B | −31N | +49B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1777 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Rusu, Adrian | 1931 | ROU | −41N | −23B | +63N | −43B | +50N | +44B | +34N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1678 | -38.8 |
| 29 | Anghel, Teodor-Andrei | 1718 | ROU | −2B | +58N | +48B | +18N | −5B | =24N | −13B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 9.50 | 1889 | +60.0 |
| 30 | Badica, ArianaWCM | 1842 | ROU | +57B | −5N | +43B | +23N | −7B | −32N | =17B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 10.00 | 1745 | -33.6 |
| 31 | Parvu, Razvan-George | 1968 | ROU | =44B | +55N | −1B | +33N | F | +27B | −3N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 1916 | -11.2 |
| 32 | Mesca, Liviu-Stefanita | 1742 | ROU | −3N | F | =46B | +56N | +25B | +30B | −4N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1878 | +20.4 |
| 33 | Dragusin, Calin-Ioan | 1744 | ROU | =10B | −8N | +55B | −31B | +39N | −36N | +56B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 1827 | +19.2 |
| 34 | Dimitrov, Georgi Y | 1751 | BUL | −1B | +61N | −7B | +46N | =13B | =43N | −28B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 6.50 | 1759 | -1.2 |
| 35 | Nastase, Stefan | 1676 | ROU | −7B | =46N | +39B | +40N | −6B | −19N | =57B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 8.00 | 1656 | -5.8 |
| 36 | Covrig, Ionel | 1958 | ROU | +37B | −45N | −51B | +53N | F | +33B | −9N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.50 | 1738 | -32.8 |
| 37 | Moroianu, George | 1671 | ROU | −36N | −50B | +60N | +59B | −27N | −25N | +54B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1464 | -25.8 |
| 38 | Marchidan, Costica | 1746 | ROU | −11N | F | +62B | −42B | +57N | −22B | +47N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1769 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Dragusin, Mihai | 0 | ROU | −16N | =42B | −35N | +63B | −33B | =55N | +62B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 1624 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Szatmary, Alex | 1775 | CAN | +64N | F | −8B | −35B | =47N | =56N | +41B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1639 | -38.0 |
| 41 | Cirstea, Radu | 1638 | ROU | +28B | −10N | −25B | =48N | +55B | −15N | −40N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 6.75 | 1756 | +15.2 |
| 42 | David, Alexandru | 1667 | ROU | −20B | =39N | +61B | +38N | −18B | −13N | −48B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1728 | +8.0 |
| 43 | Talaba, David-Christian | 1611 | ROU | −19N | +60B | −30N | +28N | F | =34B | −25B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1711 | +22.0 |
| 44 | Mihai, Traian-Daniel | 1687 | ROU | =31N | −22B | +54N | −12B | F | −28N | +55B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1748 | +7.8 |
| 45 | Ilie, Eduard-Alexandru | 1807 | ROU | +54N | +36B | −22N | −24B | F | =49N | −23B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 1715 | -26.4 |
| 46 | Sandea, Dorin-Gheorghe | 1423 | ROU | −9N | =35B | =32N | −34B | =58N | −48B | +60N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.75 | 1543 | +10.2 |
| 47 | Lacatus, Andrei | 1593 | ROU | −13B | −17N | F | +61N | =40B | +51N | −38B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1709 | +34.0 |
| 48 | Martinenco, Sergiu | 1932 | MDA | F | F | −29N | =41B | −23B | +46N | +42N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1633 | -34.4 |
| 49 | Hurmuzache, Mihnea | 1735 | ROU | F | +24B | =20N | −11B | −12N | =45B | −27N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1795 | +13.6 |
| 50 | Craciun, Dimitri | 1532 | ROU | −15B | +37N | −17B | −52N | −28B | +59N | −51B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1515 | -5.6 |
| 51 | Calin, Rares-Ionut | 1735 | ROU | F | F | +36N | −21B | −9N | −47B | +50N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1682 | -15.2 |
| 52 | Apostol, Lucian | 1803 | MDA | F | F | −23N | +50B | −26N | −53B | +58N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1550 | -66.0 |
| 53 | Lazarean, Colea-Valentin | 1662 | ROU | F | F | −21N | −36B | +64N | +52N | −18B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1695 | +2.6 |
| 54 | Jayasinghe, J M A K | 1408 | SRI | −45B | =62N | −44B | −55N | +59N | =58B | −37N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 1.75 | 1398 | -4.0 |
| 55 | Caraiman, Cezar-Cristian | 1634 | ROU | F | −31B | −33N | +54B | −41N | =39B | −44N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1449 | -47.2 |
| 56 | Badea, Ovidiu | 1599 | ROU | −12N | F | F | −32B | +60N | =40B | −33N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1469 | -9.2 |
| 57 | Bumbaru, Viorel | 1556 | ROU | −30N | −14B | F | +62N | −38B | F | =35N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1568 | -3.6 |
| 58 | Dronca, Matei-David | 1589 | ROU | −21N | −29B | F | −13N | =46B | =54N | −52B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 1416 | -52.0 |
| 59 | Taina, Matei-Florin | 0 | ROU | F | −19B | −27N | −37N | −54B | −50B | +63N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Kolisnyk, Oleksii | 0 | UKR | −27N | −43N | −37B | F | −56B | +63N | −46B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Oncescu, Vlad-Norin | 1694 | ROU | =22N | −34B | −42N | −47B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1425 | -25.2 |
| 62 | Tupilusi, Tudorel | 1642 | ROU | −24N | =54B | −38N | −57B | F | F | −39N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1349 | -27.8 |
| 63 | Pestroiu-Braun, Karina | 1564 | ROU | −25B | −26N | −28B | −39N | F | −60B | −59B | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 1038 | -23.2 |
| 64 | FIDE 42224500 | 0 | — | −40B | F | −16N | −26N | −53B | F | F | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 936 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ion, Marcel-TrestieniBEL+107.64.0 pts · #17
- 2Anghel, Teodor-AndreiROU+60.03.5 pts · #26
- 3Vasile, MateiROU+52.45.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Apostol, LucianMDA-66.02.0 pts · #42
- 2Dronca, Matei-DavidROU-52.01.0 pts · #55
- 3Calugareanu, Ioana-DenisaWCMROU-51.64.0 pts · #33
Biggest upsets
- R5+325 Elo gap
- R2+324 Elo gap
- R4+320 Elo gap