Cupa Palatului de cultura N. Botgros
Open SwissStandard
47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Cahul, Moldova. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1852, and top seed was Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2186).
Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2186) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vladislav Ivarlac (5.5) and Iuri Tatarciuc (5.5). Bargan shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Stanislav Munteanu (1580) beat Iuri Tatarciuc (1932), a +352-point gap.
Location
🇲🇩Cahul, Moldova
Dates
23 May 2025 → 25 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇲🇩Moldova×44
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Sergiu Bargan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
21
9
3
4
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Sergiu Bargan held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R3–R5 · WIN STREAK
Iuri Tatarciuc won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSergiu Bargan | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Iuri Tatarciuc | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Vladislav Ivarlac | — | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Vadim Novac | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bargan, SergiuIM | 2186 | MDA | +15N | +27B | =9N | +5N | +21B | =4B | +8N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 24.75 | 2141 | -1.5 |
| 2 | Ivarlac, Vladislav | 1955 | MDA | +25N | +40B | =8N | +9B | =4N | =3B | +11N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 22.00 | 1974 | +11.4 |
| 3 | Tatarciuc, Iuri | 1932 | MDA | +19B | −21N | +13B | +38N | +6B | =2N | +10B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 21.75 | 1874 | -4.0 |
| 4 | Novac, Vadim | 2085 | MDA | +38B | +7N | +12B | =21N | =2B | =1N | =5B | 5.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 21.50 | 1971 | -22.0 |
| 5 | Jimji, Vitali | 1810 | MDA | +29N | +22B | +11N | −1B | =8N | +9B | =4N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 20.25 | 1916 | +32.2 |
| 6 | Popa, Decebal | 1618 | MDA | =24N | +18B | +20N | =12B | −3N | +15B | +30N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 18.00 | 1803 | +29.0 |
| 7 | Comur, Dmitrii | 1604 | MDA | +34N | −4B | +26N | +22B | −9N | +20B | +17N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 17.00 | 1752 | +48.0 |
| 8 | Mocanu, Andrian | 1710 | MDA | +23B | +16N | =2B | =10N | =5B | +30N | −1B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 17.50 | 1831 | +42.8 |
| 9 | Chireacova, Ecaterina | 1783 | MDA | +26B | +30N | =1B | −2N | +7B | −5N | +22B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 17.50 | 1838 | +22.8 |
| 10 | Dermanschi, Andrei | 1762 | MDA | +17N | =20B | +24N | =8B | =11N | +14B | −3N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 17.75 | 1694 | -16.8 |
| 11 | Stancev, Victor | 1617 | MDA | +31B | +28N | −5B | +23N | =10B | +12N | −2B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 15.75 | 1729 | +41.2 |
| 12 | Bondarev, Veaceslav | 1663 | MDA | +36N | +44B | −4N | =6N | +13B | −11B | +31N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1612 | -17.2 |
| 13 | Kissa, Maxim | 1503 | MDA | +45N | =14B | −3N | +24B | −12N | =25B | +37N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1486 | -12.0 |
| 14 | Saprichin, Roman | 1637 | MDA | +32B | =13N | −21B | +28N | =16B | −10N | +40B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 11.50 | 1548 | -30.0 |
| 15 | Jantovan, Rodion | 1494 | MDA | −1B | −31N | +39B | +33N | +37B | −6N | +19B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 10.00 | 1640 | +22.0 |
| 16 | Vozian, Artiom | 1507 | MDA | +46N | −8B | +31N | =32B | =14N | −17B | +29N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1483 | -2.0 |
| 17 | Srebrov, Nikola-Evgeniy | 1422 | ROU | −10B | +41N | F | +45N | +27B | +16N | −7B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.50 | 1585 | +26.0 |
| 18 | Topal, Emir | 1596 | MDA | =33B | −6N | −19B | +46N | +42B | =32N | +28B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1391 | -18.8 |
| 19 | Stasiuc, Egor | 1444 | MDA | −3N | =35B | +18N | =20B | =25N | +24B | −15N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 12.25 | 1489 | +13.2 |
| 20 | Chiroglu, Ecaterina | 1496 | MDA | +42B | =10N | −6B | =19N | +23B | −7N | =32B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 10.25 | 1486 | -2.0 |
| 21 | Munteanu, Stanislav | 1580 | MDA | +35N | +3B | +14N | =4B | −1N | F | F | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 14.50 | 1984 | +71.6 |
| 22 | Butuc, Bogdan | 1506 | MDA | +41B | −5N | +37B | −7N | +29N | =31B | −9N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 7.75 | 1466 | -6.4 |
| 23 | Casapu, Sergiu | 1416 | MDA | −8N | +46B | +27N | −11B | −20N | =26B | +33N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.25 | 1498 | +24.4 |
| 24 | Cornev, Serghei | 0 | MDA | =6B | +33N | −10B | −13N | +41B | −19N | +43B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1405 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Zueva, Melania | 1446 | MDA | −2B | −37N | +47B | +41N | =19B | =13N | =27N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1500 | -2.8 |
| 26 | Codrean, Gloria | 1427 | MDA | −9N | +39B | −7B | −37N | +45B | =23N | +34B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.25 | 1461 | -26.4 |
| 27 | Chireacova, Eva | 1539 | MDA | +37B | −1N | −23B | +42B | −17N | =34N | =25B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 6.50 | 1244 | -53.6 |
| 28 | Tafratov, Vadim | 1495 | MDA | +43N | −11B | =42N | −14B | +35N | =29B | −18N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.25 | 1222 | -36.8 |
| 29 | Dede, Olga | 1442 | MDA | −5B | +47N | +43B | =30N | −22B | =28N | −16B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1315 | -39.6 |
| 30 | Burlaca, Daniil | 1523 | MDA | +39N | −9B | F | =29B | +32N | −8B | −6B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 6.00 | 1448 | -32.4 |
| 31 | Leon, Alexandru | 0 | MDA | −11N | +15B | −16B | +43N | F | =22N | −12B | 2.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 7.25 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Avram, Valentina | 0 | MDA | −14N | +45B | F | =16N | −30B | =18B | =20N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 6.75 | 1380 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Slavova, Anna | 0 | MDA | =18N | −24B | =35N | −15B | =43B | +42N | −23B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 1203 | -35.6 |
| 34 | Negru, Daniil | 0 | MDA | −7B | −38N | F | +47N | +39B | =27B | −26N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1365 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Butuc, Beatrice | 0 | MDA | −21B | =19N | =33B | +44N | −28B | −40N | =39B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1274 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Hudoba, Polina | 1403 | MDA | −12B | −42N | =46B | −39N | +44B | −43N | +47B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Gospodinov, Bogdan | 0 | MDA | −27N | +25B | −22N | +26B | −15N | F | −13B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 1396 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Doncev, Alexandr | 1481 | MDA | −4N | +34B | +44N | −3B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1081 | -6.4 |
| 39 | Jurcanu, Nicolae | 0 | MDA | −30B | −26N | −15N | +36B | −34N | =41B | =35N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 763 | -36.8 |
| 40 | Panisco, Alexandr | 1516 | MDA | +47B | −2N | F | F | F | +35B | −14N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 966 | -15.2 |
| 41 | Artimenco, Iurii | 0 | MDA | −22N | −17B | F | −25B | −24N | =39N | +42B | 1.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 2.50 | 1138 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Panicerschii, Nikita | 0 | MDA | −20N | +36B | =28B | −27N | −18N | −33B | −41N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 4.00 | 1104 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Pitel, Arina | 0 | MDA | −28B | F | −29N | −31B | =33N | +36B | −24N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.75 | 1177 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Voinschii, Victor | 0 | MDA | F | −12N | −38B | −35B | −36N | +47N | =45B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 13919598 | 0 | — | −13B | −32N | F | −17B | −26N | =46B | =44N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.25 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Teleuca, Naomi | 0 | MDA | −16B | −23N | =36N | −18B | −47B | =45N | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.75 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 13919601 | 0 | — | −40N | −29B | −25N | −34B | +46N | −44B | −36N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Munteanu, StanislavMDA+71.63.5 pts · #14
- 2Comur, DmitriiMDA+48.05.0 pts · #9
- 3Mocanu, AndrianMDA+42.84.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Chireacova, EvaMDA-53.63.0 pts · #34
- 2Dede, OlgaMDA-39.63.0 pts · #32
- 3Jurcanu, NicolaeMDA-36.82.0 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R2+352 Elo gap
- R3+152 Elo gap
- R3+123 Elo gap