Cupa I.Solonar 2025

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57 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2067, and top seed was Ruslan Soltanici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2320).

Ruslan Soltanici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2320) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Nichita Soilita (5.5) and Alexandr Eletskikh (5.5). Soltanici shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Bogdan Madan (1610) beat Lukas George Sprincean (2024), a +414-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Chisinau, Moldova

Dates

05 Jun 2025 → 08 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩IMRuslan Soltanici2320

Avg top 10

2,067

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×3

Federations · 4 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×52

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
IMRuslan Soltanici
🇲🇩MDA·2320
5.5pts·2234perf-4.5
🥈
Nichita Soilita
🇲🇩MDA·2015
5.5pts·2113perf+35.6
🥉
Alexandr Eletskikh
🇲🇩MDA·2253
5.5pts·2234perf+2.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 4 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Martinenco5.5Soilita5.5Soltanici5.5Eletskikh5.5Chitoroga5Itkis5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.5/7. Soltanici takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sergiu Martinenco drew with Nichita Soilita (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

IM Ruslan Soltanici won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sergiu Martinenco	*	½	½	—
2Nichita Soilita	½	*	½	—
3IMRuslan Soltanici	½	½	*	½
4Alexandr Eletskikh	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Soltanici, RuslanIM	2320	MDA	+19B	+16N	+11B	+5N	=3B	=4N	=2B	5.5	30.0	34.0	25.75	2234	-4.5
2	Soilita, Nichita	2015	MDA	+35B	+7N	=13B	=4N	+16B	+14N	=1N	5.5	29.0	32.0	24.25	2113	+35.6
3	Eletskikh, Alexandr	2253	MDA	+46B	+31N	=8B	+10B	=1N	+13N	=6B	5.5	28.0	30.5	22.75	2234	+2.6
4	Martinenco, Sergiu	1951	MDA	=29B	+56N	+30N	=2B	+28N	=1B	+10N	5.5	26.0	26.0	18.75	2104	+28.2
5	Petrenko, SvetlanaIM	1986	MDA	+25N	+20B	+15N	−1B	+17N	=10B	=11N	5.0	26.5	30.5	20.50	2040	+12.0
6	Itkis, BorisIM	2270	ROU	+47N	+23B	−10N	+12B	=15N	+17B	=3N	5.0	26.5	28.5	19.25	2089	-10.2
7	Chitoroga, Sergiu	1728	MDA	+37N	−2B	+27N	−11N	+25B	+19B	+15N	5.0	26.0	29.0	19.00	1869	+52.0
8	Bargan, Victoria	1953	MDA	+40N	+18B	=3N	−17B	=12N	+39B	+16N	5.0	25.0	28.0	19.00	1936	+1.6
9	Arsene, Fabian	1813	MDA	+32N	=12B	−28N	+21N	+29B	=15B	+20N	5.0	23.5	27.0	19.25	1789	-3.2
10	Vasilache, Dan-Andrei	1911	MDA	+41B	+22N	+6B	−3N	+31B	=5N	−4B	4.5	28.5	31.5	18.00	2019	+40.8
11	Earle, Dominic James	1982	SVK	+21B	+24N	−1N	+7B	F	+22N	=5B	4.5	27.5	27.5	19.50	2027	+18.4
12	Vicol, Daniil	1650	ROU	+53B	=9N	+38B	−6N	=8B	+31N	=13B	4.5	26.0	27.0	14.75	1904	+77.2
13	Padure, Dragos-Alexandru	1863	MDA	+44N	+39B	=2N	=28B	+36N	−3B	=12N	4.5	25.0	27.5	15.25	1865	+4.4
14	Prociuc, Evgenii	1919	MDA	+27N	−30B	+19N	=18B	+43N	−2B	+28N	4.5	24.5	27.0	16.00	1752	-21.4
15	Albu, Vlad	1794	MDA	+26B	+49N	−5B	+22N	=6B	=9N	−7B	4.0	28.0	29.0	14.00	1815	+3.6
16	Siretanu, Vladislav	1785	MDA	+34N	−1B	+25N	+30B	−2N	+36B	−8B	4.0	27.0	30.0	14.00	1855	+23.2
17	Dulteva, Anastasia	1827	MDA	+45B	=38N	+29B	+8N	−5B	−6N	=24B	4.0	25.5	28.0	14.50	1846	+7.6
18	Holban, Razvan	1701	MDA	+52B	−8N	+45B	=14N	=26B	=24N	=21B	4.0	24.0	25.0	11.75	1701	+2.0
19	Coropceanu, Eduard	1639	MDA	−1N	+34B	−14B	+45N	+49B	−7N	+42B	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.00	1696	+21.6
20	Turcanu, Otilia	1748	MDA	+33B	−5N	+41B	−36N	+47B	+26N	−9B	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.50	1699	-13.6
21	Turcan, Robert	1578	MDA	−11N	+51B	+23N	−9B	=30N	+43B	=18N	4.0	23.5	24.5	11.25	1732	+44.8
22	Rudic, Ciprian	1683	MDA	+48N	−10B	+32N	−15B	+37N	−11B	+35N	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.50	1703	+5.2
23	Scutaru, Igor	1764	MDA	+42B	−6N	−21B	−26N	+52B	+41N	+29B	4.0	22.5	23.5	10.50	1650	-38.8
24	Andronic, Nathaniel	1696	MDA	+51N	−11B	=44N	=37B	+40N	=18B	=17N	4.0	21.0	22.0	10.75	1686	-2.8
25	Apostol, Lucian	1583	MDA	−5B	+42N	−16B	+51N	−7N	+49B	+39N	4.0	21.0	22.0	8.00	1682	+25.2
26	Hariton, Luca	1482	MDA	−15N	=47B	+54N	+23B	=18N	−20B	+36N	4.0	21.0	21.5	10.50	1729	+87.6
27	Poleacova, Anastasia	1555	MDA	−14B	+52N	−7B	−49N	+50B	+33N	+38B	4.0	18.0	19.0	8.50	1706	+36.8
28	Madan, Bogdan	1610	MDA	+56B	=36N	+9B	=13N	−4B	=35N	−14B	3.5	25.5	25.5	10.25	1832	+72.0
29	Bahmuteanu, Arianna	1556	MDA	=4N	+43B	−17N	+44B	−9N	+30B	−23N	3.5	24.5	27.0	11.25	1697	+36.8
30	Lupu, Ion	1685	MDA	+55B	+14N	−4B	−16N	=21B	−29N	+45B	3.5	24.0	24.5	9.50	1672	-3.6
31	Dabija, Paula	1752	MDA	+54N	−3B	+40N	+39B	−10N	−12B	=32N	3.5	24.0	24.5	8.25	1697	-21.6
32	Popa, Cristian	1488	MDA	−9B	+50N	−22B	=35N	=38B	+47N	=31B	3.5	20.5	21.5	7.75	1634	+41.2
33	Turcan, Daniil	1450	MDA	−20N	−40B	=48N	+54B	+44N	−27B	+46N	3.5	18.0	18.5	6.50	1573	+40.0
34	Turcan, Egor	1461	MDA	−16B	−19N	+55B	=46N	−35B	+54N	+44N	3.5	16.5	17.0	4.75	1571	+5.2
35	Pascariuc, Rolan	1607	MDA	−2N	=37B	=47N	=32B	+34N	=28B	−22B	3.0	23.0	25.0	9.50	1581	-17.6
36	Andreiev, Andrii	1662	UKR	=43N	=28B	+53N	+20B	−13B	−16N	−26B	3.0	22.5	23.5	8.00	1549	-30.0
37	Budan, David	1446	MDA	−7B	=35N	+46B	=24N	−22B	−38N	+50B	3.0	21.5	22.5	7.00	1542	+30.4
38	Prociuc, Mihail	1649	MDA	+57N	=17B	−12N	−43B	=32N	+37B	−27N	3.0	21.5	21.5	6.75	1518	-36.4
39	Focsa, Iurie	1667	MDA	+50B	−13N	+49B	−31N	+41B	−8N	−25B	3.0	21.0	22.0	5.00	1497	-21.8
40	Kacean, Serghei	1575	MDA	−8B	+33N	−31B	+50N	−24B	−42N	+51B	3.0	20.0	21.0	5.50	1505	-24.0
41	Albu, Radu	1529	MDA	−10N	+48B	−20N	+53B	−39N	−23B	+49N	3.0	18.5	19.5	4.00	973	-32.8
42	Manea, David	1453	MDA	−23N	−25B	−43N	+57B	+53N	+40B	−19N	3.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	1438	-6.8
43	Romah, Alexandr	0	MDA	=36B	−29N	+42B	+38N	−14B	−21N	F	2.5	21.0	23.0	7.50	1581	0.0
44	Zatic, Petru	1490	MDA	−13B	+55N	=24B	−29N	−33B	+52N	−34B	2.5	20.0	20.5	3.50	1465	-16.0
45	Osmolovskii, Daniil	1488	MDA	−17N	+57B	−18N	−19B	+48N	=46B	−30N	2.5	20.0	20.0	3.25	1322	-32.0
46	Cardas, Serghei	1635	MDA	−3N	=54B	−37N	=34B	+51B	=45N	−33B	2.5	19.0	19.5	4.25	1449	-71.6
47	Lungu, Vladimir	1636	MDA	−6B	=26N	=35B	+52N	−20N	−32B	F	2.0	22.0	23.0	4.50	1508	-22.6
48	Grosu, Teodor	0	MDA	−22B	−41N	=33B	=55N	−45B	−50N	+54B	2.0	14.5	15.0	2.50	1379	0.0
49	Urechi, Maxim	0	MDA	F	−15B	−39N	+27B	−19N	−25N	−41B	1.0	22.0	22.0	4.00	1351	0.0
50	Palamarciuc, Ilia	0	MDA	−39N	−32B	F	−40B	−27N	+48B	−37N	1.0	18.5	18.5	2.00	741	0.0
51	Sinhani, Nicolai	1440	MDA	−24B	−21N	F	−25B	−46N	+53B	−40N	1.0	18.5	18.5	1.00	811	-60.0
52	Poleacova, Alexandra	1445	MDA	−18N	−27B	+57N	−47B	−23N	−44B	−53N	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	830	-50.0
53	Ungurean, Yelizaveta	0	MDA	−12N	F	−36B	−41N	−42B	−51N	+52B	1.0	15.5	15.5	1.00	1258	0.0
54	Madan, David	1450	MDA	−31B	=46N	−26B	−33N	F	−34B	−48N	0.5	19.0	19.0	1.25	1206	-50.0
55	Ungureanu, Daniel	1433	MDA	−30N	−44B	−34N	=48B	F	F	F	0.5	11.5	11.5	1.00	776	-36.8
56	Sprincean, Lukas George	2024	ROU	−28N	−4B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	988	-60.8
57	Ungureanu, Gabriela	0	MDA	−38B	−45N	−52B	−42N	F	F	F	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	712	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Hariton, LucaMDA
+87.6
4.0 pts · #16
2Vicol, DaniilROU
+77.2
4.5 pts · #20
3Madan, BogdanMDA
+72.0
3.5 pts · #24

Top rating losers

1Cardas, SergheiMDA
-71.6
2.5 pts · #38
2Sprincean, Lukas GeorgeROU
-60.8
0.0 pts · #52
3Sinhani, NicolaiMDA
-60.0
1.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R1+414 Elo gap
Madan, Bogdan1610 beat Sprincean, Lukas George2024
R3+359 Elo gap
Vasilache, Dan-Andrei1911 beat IMItkis, Boris2270
R4+282 Elo gap
Hariton, Luca1482 beat Scutaru, Igor1764