Phoenix Cup - 12th ed. Open
31 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Buzau, Romania. 6 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2023, and top seed was Pavel Vavric (🇲🇩 MDA, FM, 2253).
Pavel Vavric (🇲🇩 MDA, FM, 2253) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Teodor-Mihnea Voicu (5.0) and Roman Dubic (4.5). Vavric shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Toni Nuca (1477) beat Paul-Sorin Teteran (1729), a +252-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Pavel Vavric led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM Pavel Vavric takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
FM Pavel Vavric beat CM Teodor-Mihnea Voicu (White).
FM Pavel Vavric 3 wins (R4–R6)CM Teodor-Mihnea Voicu 3 wins (R1–R3)Roman Dubic 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMPavel Vavric | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2CMTeodor-Mihnea Voicu | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Roman Dubic | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FMSorin Levay | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vavric, PavelFM | 2253 | MDA | +19N | +12B | =4N | +2B | +3N | +5B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 20.75 | 2412 | +16.2 |
| 2 | Voicu, Teodor-MihneaCM | 2169 | ROU | +21B | +9N | +15B | −1N | +7B | +10N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 16.00 | 2209 | +8.6 |
| 3 | Dubic, Roman | 2073 | ROU | =13B | +14N | +11N | +6B | −1B | +9N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 15.00 | 2066 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Levay, SorinFM | 1974 | ROU | +22B | +20N | =1B | =5N | =10B | +11N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 13.50 | 2149 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Taran, SebastianCM | 2139 | ROU | +8N | +23B | =6N | =4B | +15N | −1N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.25 | 2065 | -15.6 |
| 6 | Codru, Raul Cristian | 1937 | ROU | +17B | +7N | =5B | −3N | =9B | +26N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 11.75 | 1963 | +13.2 |
| 7 | Anistoroaei, MariaWCM | 1776 | ROU | +31N | −6B | +28N | +16B | −2N | +19B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1915 | +26.4 |
| 8 | Truta, Florinel | 1708 | ROU | −5B | +30N | −9B | +27N | +20N | +12B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1883 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Bratu, Gheorghe | 1837 | ROU | +18N | −2B | +8N | +26B | =6N | −3B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1898 | +10.2 |
| 10 | Sabarez, IulianCM | 2023 | ROU | =26N | =16B | +19N | +20B | =4N | −2B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 8.25 | 1916 | -26.4 |
| 11 | Gavrila, Marius-Daniel | 1862 | ROU | F | +29N | −3B | +13B | +14N | −4B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1800 | -3.4 |
| 12 | Savin, Mihai | 1785 | ROU | +30B | −1N | −26B | +17N | +22B | −8N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1678 | -34.0 |
| 13 | Oltenescu, Georgeta-Costina | 1654 | ROU | =3N | −19B | +17B | −11N | +24N | =14B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1719 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Nuca, Toni | 1477 | ROU | =16N | −3B | +29B | +21N | −11B | =13N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 1731 | +68.4 |
| 15 | Dobre, Mihai | 1962 | ROU | +24N | +28B | −2N | +23B | −5B | F | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1927 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Carapit, Vasile | 1813 | ROU | =14B | =10N | +21B | −7N | −19B | =17N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1658 | -24.0 |
| 17 | Beganu, Rares-Irinel | 1567 | ROU | −6N | +31B | −13N | −12B | +30N | =16B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.25 | 1476 | -12.8 |
| 18 | Stanica, Maria | 1505 | ROU | −9B | −21N | +30B | −22N | =27B | +28N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 940 | -25.6 |
| 19 | Bratu, Ioan-Valentin | 1742 | ROU | −1B | +13N | −10B | F | +16N | −7N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1809 | +5.6 |
| 20 | Ganea, Yanis-Andrei | 1791 | ROU | +25N | −4B | +24N | −10N | −8B | −21B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1628 | -53.2 |
| 21 | Teteran, Paul-Sorin | 1729 | ROU | −2N | +18B | −16N | −14B | F | +20N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1673 | -18.4 |
| 22 | Bocaneala, Patrick | 1644 | ROU | −4N | +25B | −23N | +18B | −12N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1627 | -9.6 |
| 23 | Cioboata, Andrei | 1774 | ROU | +27B | −5N | +22B | −15N | F | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1794 | -0.4 |
| 24 | Rosu, Razvan-Mihai | 1624 | ROU | −15B | +27N | −20B | +28N | −13B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1006 | -34.0 |
| 25 | Puiu, Natalia | 0 | ROU | −20B | −22N | −27B | +29N | −28B | +30N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1509 | +4.4 |
| 26 | Poleacu, Ioan-Alexandru | 1653 | ROU | =10B | F | +12N | −9N | F | −6B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1809 | +26.4 |
| 27 | Bratulescu, Dorian-Claudiu | 0 | ROU | −23N | −24B | +25N | −8B | =18N | −29B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Cucu, Constantin | 0 | ROU | F | −15N | −7B | −24B | +25N | −18B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Calina, Niculae | 1449 | ROU | F | −11B | −14N | −25B | F | +27N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 795 | -20.4 |
| 30 | Zaharia, Sofia-Ana | 0 | ROU | −12N | −8B | −18N | F | −17B | −25B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Vasile, Darius-Alexandru | 0 | ROU | −7B | −17N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 861 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Nuca, ToniROU+68.43.0 pts · #11
- 2Levay, SorinFMROU+27.64.5 pts · #4
- 3Poleacu, Ioan-AlexandruROU+26.41.5 pts · #21
- 1Ganea, Yanis-AndreiROU-53.22.0 pts · #14
- 2Savin, MihaiROU-34.03.0 pts · #20
- 3Rosu, Razvan-MihaiROU-34.02.0 pts · #28
- R4+252 Elo gap
- R3+132 Elo gap