Ploiesti moves smart - Ploiesti City Championship
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47 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 May 2025 to 27 May 2025 in Ploiesti, Romania. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2020, and top seed was Cristian-Stefan Serban (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2332).
Cristian-Stefan Serban (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2332) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Claudiu-Cristian Dobre (6.0) and Roxana-Antonela Adoamnei (5.0). Serban shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alexia-Iuliana Marin (1539) beat Stefan Telea (1974), a +435-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Ploiesti, Romania
Dates
21 May 2025 → 27 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
IM×1
FM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×42
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
19
8
3
1
1
2
2
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Cristian-Stefan Serban held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Serban takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Cristian-Stefan Serban lost to IM Claudiu-Cristian Dobre (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMCristian-Stefan Serban | * | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2IMClaudiu-Cristian Dobre | 1 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Alexandru-Mihai Popescu | — | — | * | — |
| 4WFMRoxana-Antonela Adoamnei | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serban, Cristian-StefanFM | 2332 | ROU | +34B | +4N | +10B | +3N | +13B | −2N | +8B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 25.00 | 2293 | -1.8 |
| 2 | Dobre, Claudiu-CristianIM | 2265 | ROU | +19N | +26B | +6N | F | +3B | +1B | +7N | 6.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 2767 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Adoamnei, Roxana-AntonelaWFM | 1961 | ROU | +22B | +14N | +11B | −1B | −2N | +32N | +13B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 17.50 | 2017 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Mihalea, Maria-Ioana | 1727 | ROU | +24N | −1B | +17N | +40B | +5N | =7B | =6N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 18.25 | 1936 | +51.6 |
| 5 | Popescu, Alexandru-Mihai | 1939 | ROU | +23B | −13N | +22B | +14N | −4B | +9N | +16B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 18.50 | 1873 | -12.8 |
| 6 | Anuta, Elefterie-Laurentiu | 1799 | ROU | +30B | +35N | −2B | +18N | +36B | =8N | =4B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 14.75 | 1903 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Turlea, Constantin | 1914 | ROU | +29B | +18N | =13B | =8N | +16B | =4N | −2B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 17.25 | 1894 | -1.2 |
| 8 | Lazar, Iosif | 1937 | ROU | +47N | =16B | +9N | =7B | +32N | =6B | −1N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1966 | +7.2 |
| 9 | Barbu, NicolaiFM | 2062 | ROU | =33B | +39N | −8B | +26N | +15N | −5B | +28N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1858 | -27.4 |
| 10 | Cimpoiasu, Dan | 1878 | ROU | +17N | +25B | −1N | −32B | =28N | +34B | +27N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 13.25 | 1873 | -1.0 |
| 11 | Spiridon, Mihai-Zoltan | 1768 | ROU | +43N | +15B | −3N | −36B | +23N | +31B | =12N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 12.25 | 1737 | -3.6 |
| 12 | Telea, Stefan | 1974 | ROU | −40N | +43B | +28N | −13N | +30B | +14N | =11B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1684 | -33.8 |
| 13 | Grigoras, Alexandru-Nicolae | 1701 | ROU | +37N | +5B | =7N | +12B | −1N | =19B | −3N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 15.75 | 1920 | +30.8 |
| 14 | Cimpoiasu, Marina-Corina | 1709 | ROU | +46N | −3B | +44N | −5B | +17N | −12B | +22N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1643 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Sandulescu, Gheorghe | 1668 | ROU | +21B | −11N | +35B | +20N | −9B | −16N | +31N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 11.00 | 1658 | -2.4 |
| 16 | Popa, Marian | 1724 | ROU | +41B | =8N | =33B | +30N | −7N | +15B | −5N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 1729 | -0.2 |
| 17 | Dutescu, Teodora | 0 | ROU | −10B | +21N | −4B | +45N | −14B | +35N | +32B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 8.50 | 1555 | 0.0 |
| 18 | David, Alexandru | 1665 | ROU | +45N | −7B | +31N | −6B | +24N | −20N | +36B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1604 | -6.4 |
| 19 | Bostina, Vladimir-Ioan | 1623 | ROU | −2B | +41N | +27B | F | +33N | =13N | =20B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1886 | +62.0 |
| 20 | Frunza, Ionel | 1849 | ROU | F | F | +23N | −15B | +40N | +18B | =19N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 1740 | -10.8 |
| 21 | Dobre, David-Nicholas | 0 | ROU | −15N | −17B | +43N | −23B | +44B | =39N | +34N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.75 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Neagu, Mihai-Adrian | 1495 | ROU | −3N | +24B | −5N | −31B | +38B | +30N | −14B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1524 | +2.8 |
| 23 | Tanase, Andreea | 1447 | ROU | −5N | F | −20B | +21N | −11B | +45N | +25B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.50 | 1602 | +20.4 |
| 24 | Ionita, Ianis Alexandru Gabriel | 0 | ROU | −4B | −22N | +29B | +35N | −18B | −25N | +39B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Cinatti, Laurentiu | 1708 | ROU | +44B | −10N | −30B | +39N | −31N | +24B | −23N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1478 | -17.6 |
| 26 | Marinescu, Iustin | 1764 | ROU | +42B | −2N | F | −9B | F | +37N | +33B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.50 | 1798 | +0.2 |
| 27 | Zafiu, Valeriu | 1941 | ROU | =38N | =40B | −19N | F | +39B | +36N | −10B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1626 | -82.8 |
| 28 | Plesea, Luca-Matias | 1664 | ROU | F | F | −12B | +44N | =10B | +33N | −9B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1779 | +15.6 |
| 29 | Calugareanu, Kevin Gabriel | 1423 | ROU | −7N | −37B | −24N | F | +42B | =38N | +44B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1474 | -9.2 |
| 30 | Nitu, Lucas-Andrei | 0 | ROU | −6N | +45B | +25N | −16B | −12N | −22B | −35B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Ionescu, Marin-Victor | 0 | ROU | −36N | F | −18B | +22N | +25B | −11N | −15B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Negrus, Eduard | 1678 | ROU | F | F | +37N | +10N | −8B | −3B | −17N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1800 | +8.4 |
| 33 | Matala, Anthony-Radu | 1554 | ROU | =9N | +38B | =16N | F | −19B | −28B | −26N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1566 | +0.8 |
| 34 | Iordache, Dumitru | 1625 | ROU | −1N | =42B | =38N | F | +37B | −10N | −21B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.75 | 1501 | -10.6 |
| 35 | FIDE 42253713 | 0 | — | F | −6B | −15N | −24B | +41N | −17B | +30N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 933 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ciapa, Ioana-Antonia | 1627 | ROU | +31B | F | F | +11N | −6N | −27B | −18N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1600 | -3.4 |
| 37 | Voinea, Luca-Alexandru | 0 | ROU | −13B | +29N | −32B | F | −34N | −26B | +43N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1418 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Matala, Sophia-Lenina | 1459 | ROU | =27B | −33N | =34B | F | −22N | =29B | =41N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1449 | +2.4 |
| 39 | Nitu, Teodora-Stefania | 1474 | ROU | F | −9B | +42N | −25B | −27N | =21B | −24N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.25 | 1019 | -14.8 |
| 40 | Marin, Alexia-Iuliana | 1539 | ROU | +12B | =27N | F | −4N | −20B | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1777 | +18.8 |
| 41 | Nedelcu, Ionut-Emanuel | 0 | ROU | −16N | −19B | F | F | −35B | +42N | =38B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 42253705 | 0 | — | −26N | =34N | −39B | −43B | −29N | −41B | +45B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1274 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 42237343 | 0 | — | −11B | −12N | −21B | +42N | −45B | −44N | −37B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 1071 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 42240611 | 0 | — | −25N | F | −14B | −28B | −21N | +43B | −29N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 42250013 | 0 | — | −18B | −30N | F | −17B | +43N | −23B | −42N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Padure, Sorin | 0 | ROU | −14B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Grigore, Melania-Cristina | 1438 | ROU | −8B | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1065 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bostina, Vladimir-IoanROU+62.04.0 pts · #12
- 2Mihalea, Maria-IoanaROU+51.65.0 pts · #13
- 3Grigoras, Alexandru-NicolaeROU+30.84.0 pts · #11
Top rating losers
- 1Zafiu, ValeriuROU-82.83.0 pts · #14
- 2Telea, StefanROU-33.84.5 pts · #15
- 3Barbu, NicolaiFMROU-27.44.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+435 Elo gap
- R3+318 Elo gap
- R4+273 Elo gap