Techirghiol Trophy 31st ed. Open

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Jun 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Techirghiol, Romania. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2147, and top seed was Ruslan Soltanici (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2320).

Boris Itkis (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2270) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Semion Sapocinic (7.0) and Ruslan Soltanici (7.0). Itkis shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Emil Danciu (1637) beat Constantin Baluta (IM, 1934), a +297-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Techirghiol, Romania

Dates

30 Jun 2025 → 06 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩IMRuslan Soltanici2320

Avg top 10

2,147

Participants

Titled players · 8

IM×5

FM×3

Federations · 5 represented

🇷🇴Romania×59

🇲🇩Moldova×8

🇧🇬Bulgaria×2

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇿🇦South Africa×1

Top 3

🥇
IMBoris Itkis
🇷🇴ROU·2270
7.0pts·2276perf+3.2
🥈
FMSemion Sapocinic
🇲🇩MDA·2296
7.0pts·2286perf+2.6
🥉
IMRuslan Soltanici
🇲🇩MDA·2320
7.0pts·2281perf-1.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Sapocinic7Soltanici7Itkis7Chendighilean6.5Bratu6Maximov6

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. Itkis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (50.5).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Semion Sapocinic drew with IM Ruslan Soltanici (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Semion Sapocinic 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Boris Itkis 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSemion Sapocinic	*	½	½	—
2IMRuslan Soltanici	½	*	½	—
3IMBoris Itkis	½	½	*	1
4Anna Chendighilean	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Itkis, BorisIM	2270	ROU	+32N	+4B	+12N	+7B	=3N	=2B	=5N	+6B	=8N	7.0	50.5	55.0	42.00	2276	+3.2
2	Sapocinic, SemionFM	2296	MDA	+26B	+9N	+20B	=5N	+6B	=1N	=3B	+7N	=15B	7.0	48.5	53.0	40.25	2286	+2.6
3	Soltanici, RuslanIM	2320	MDA	+24N	+19B	=8N	+16B	=1B	+60N	=2N	+5B	=11N	7.0	47.5	50.5	37.50	2281	-1.1
4	Chendighilean, Anna	1796	MDA	+42B	−1N	+40B	+23N	=10B	−6N	+39B	+28N	+20B	6.5	41.5	45.5	29.50	2036	+110.8
5	Ciobanu, Aurelian	2069	ROU	+47N	+17B	+38N	=2B	+28N	=7B	=1B	−3N	=10B	6.0	47.0	50.5	30.50	2116	+15.0
6	Maximov, OlegFM	2165	ROU	F	+39N	+22B	+8B	−2N	+4B	+12N	−1N	+16B	6.0	47.0	47.0	33.00	2181	+3.9
7	Buzbuchi, IonutFM	2034	ROU	+40B	+27N	+37B	−1N	+21B	=5N	+10B	−2B	=9N	6.0	45.5	49.5	29.50	2054	+8.8
8	Bargan, Victoria	1953	MDA	+50N	+13B	=3B	−6N	+52B	=9N	=19B	+26N	=1B	6.0	45.0	48.5	30.00	2036	+40.4
9	Bratu, Gheorghe	1848	ROU	+63N	−2B	+35N	+14B	=12N	=8B	+60B	=16N	=7B	6.0	44.0	46.5	27.75	1993	+35.4
10	Telea, Stefan	1940	ROU	+33B	=29N	+31N	=15B	=4N	+45B	−7N	+25B	=5N	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.25	1978	+11.4
11	Dumitrache, Dragos-NicolaeIM	2179	ROU	+44B	+41N	−28B	=27N	+17B	+19N	=16B	=15N	=3B	6.0	41.5	45.5	29.75	2043	-11.0
12	Cazan, Mircea-Andrei	1926	ROU	+43B	+30N	−1B	+37N	=9B	+41N	−6B	=19N	+21B	6.0	41.5	45.5	27.00	1980	+27.0
13	Criveanu, Maria	1761	ROU	+54B	−8N	+43B	+20N	−60B	−21N	+42B	+23N	+19B	6.0	37.0	40.0	26.00	1895	+60.4
14	Bell, Luke	1699	RSA	+68B	−20N	+72B	−9N	+64B	=31N	+41B	=21N	+22B	6.0	33.0	33.0	17.25	1851	+48.0
15	Dinca, Radu	2029	ROU	+48N	+18B	F	=10N	−19B	+30N	+22B	=11B	=2N	5.5	42.5	42.5	28.00	2047	+7.0
16	Cotoros, Eduard	2025	ROU	=46B	+65N	+29B	−3N	+27B	+28N	=11N	=9B	−6N	5.5	42.0	44.0	23.25	1998	-3.6
17	Linca, Ionel	1786	ROU	+51B	−5N	F	+47B	−11N	+37B	=31N	+45B	+39N	5.5	35.5	35.5	21.25	1953	+30.8
18	Crusca, Alexandru	1772	MDA	+73B	−15N	+33B	−60N	+48B	−26N	+52B	=30N	+29B	5.5	33.5	33.5	18.25	1785	+4.4
19	Padure, Dragos-Alexandru	1863	MDA	+34N	−3N	+44B	+38B	+15N	−11B	=8N	=12B	−13N	5.0	45.0	49.0	24.00	1922	+18.9
20	Marcu, Daria-Ana	1918	ROU	+58N	+14B	−2N	−13B	+40N	−25B	+37N	+38B	−4N	5.0	42.5	45.5	21.00	1796	-53.6
21	Constantin, Eduard-Andrei	1887	ROU	+56B	−37N	+26B	+48N	−7N	+13B	=25N	=14B	−12N	5.0	41.0	44.0	22.50	1774	-46.8
22	Dumitrascu, Daniel	1854	ROU	=49B	+46N	−6N	+24B	=25N	+65B	−15N	+43B	−14N	5.0	38.5	40.5	18.75	1778	-16.0
23	Baluta, ConstantinIM	1934	ROU	+35N	−38B	+32N	−4B	−37N	+58B	+50N	−13B	+30B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.00	1692	-24.6
24	Arghirescu, Marius	1685	ROU	−3B	+34N	=69B	−22N	+49B	−27N	+46B	+41N	=28B	5.0	36.5	38.0	18.50	1824	+28.8
25	Radu, Eudochia	1768	ROU	−66N	+55B	+59N	F	=22B	+20N	=21B	−10N	+26B	5.0	33.0	33.0	20.50	1920	+24.8
26	Radulescu, Luca	1665	SWE	−2N	+63B	−21N	+58B	+36N	+18B	=45N	−8B	−25N	4.5	40.0	42.5	17.50	1760	+37.6
27	Cucu, Ioan-Mircea	1777	ROU	+62N	−7B	+36N	=11B	−16N	+24B	−28B	=40N	=48B	4.5	39.0	41.5	18.75	1767	-2.8
28	Tusu, Nicolae-Dan	1894	ROU	+55N	+66B	+11N	F	−5B	−16B	+27N	−4B	=24N	4.5	38.0	38.0	17.50	1862	-4.6
29	Groapa, Aurelian	1730	ROU	+61N	=10B	−16N	+46B	−45N	=56B	+55N	=31B	−18N	4.5	35.0	37.5	15.75	1708	-5.6
30	Chendighilean, Vladislav	1705	MDA	+64N	−12B	+66N	=45B	=69N	−15B	+56N	=18B	−23N	4.5	32.5	34.0	12.00	1777	+17.2
31	Raduica, Remus	1802	ROU	F	+49N	−10B	F	+50N	=14B	=17B	=29N	+52B	4.5	32.5	32.5	18.50	1806	+3.4
32	Dascalu, Christian Nicolae	1621	ROU	−1B	+42N	−23B	−57N	=66B	=54N	+49B	=56N	+51B	4.5	32.0	33.5	14.75	1593	-10.8
33	Blaj, Laurentiu-Mihai	1544	ROU	−10N	+61B	−18N	+66B	−65N	−50B	+54N	=34B	+47N	4.5	30.5	32.0	12.75	1487	-22.0
34	Zafiu, George-Razvan	1493	ROU	−19B	−24B	=62N	+68N	−39B	=61N	+59B	=33N	+46B	4.5	30.0	31.5	12.75	1515	+1.6
35	Sandea, Dorin-Gheorghe	1536	ROU	−23B	+70N	−9B	−64N	=54B	+66N	+47N	−39B	+57N	4.5	28.0	29.0	10.50	1673	+28.4
36	Portariuc, Gheorghe	1510	ROU	F	=71N	−27B	+44N	−26B	−48N	+64B	+37B	+38N	4.5	27.0	27.0	14.25	1690	+31.4
37	Danciu, Emil	1637	ROU	+59N	+21B	−7N	−12B	+23B	−17N	−20B	−36N	+56B	4.0	40.0	43.0	16.00	1724	+11.8
38	Stefan, Constantin-Danut	1711	ROU	+70B	+23N	−5B	−19N	=43B	=42N	+48B	−20N	−36B	4.0	37.0	38.0	13.50	1639	-18.8
39	Anastasiu, Vasile	1775	ROU	F	−6B	−46N	+53B	+34N	+57B	−4N	+35N	−17B	4.0	37.0	37.0	15.50	1651	-24.6
40	Voloshyn, Viacheslav	1586	ROU	−7N	+62B	−4N	+55B	−20B	=43N	+53N	=27B	−45N	4.0	36.5	39.0	13.25	1637	+8.0
41	Chirimbu, Alexandru-Claudiu	1789	ROU	+53N	−11B	+58N	F	+57B	−12B	−14N	−24B	+42N	4.0	36.5	36.5	13.50	1663	-24.2
42	Omer, Sofia	1409	ROU	−4N	−32B	=61N	+63B	+47N	=38B	−13N	+50B	−41B	4.0	34.5	37.0	12.75	1617	+69.2
43	Samoila, Andrei	1536	ROU	−12N	+64B	−13N	+59B	=38N	=40B	F	−22N	+44B	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.00	1611	+25.6
44	Buzdugan, Victor	1613	MDA	−11N	+53B	−19N	−36B	+70N	−55B	+63N	+58B	−43N	4.0	31.5	32.5	10.00	1462	-56.0
45	Cirjan, Daniel	1902	ROU	+67B	F	F	=30N	+29B	−10N	=26B	−17N	+40B	4.0	30.5	30.5	14.50	1753	-23.2
46	Szekely, David-Kristof	1562	ROU	=16N	−22B	+39B	−29N	+51B	−52N	−24N	+67B	−34N	3.5	35.5	37.0	11.75	1581	-0.4
47	Moraru, Stefan-Robert	1588	ROU	−5B	=51N	+49B	−17N	−42B	+64N	−35B	+62N	−33B	3.5	34.0	36.0	9.75	1436	-65.2
48	Radu, Silviu Cristian	1585	ROU	−15B	+73N	F	−21B	−18N	+36B	−38N	+55B	=27N	3.5	32.5	32.5	9.75	1635	+8.8
49	Draghici, Alexandru-Denis	1474	ROU	=22N	−31B	−47N	+62B	−24N	=63B	−32N	+64B	=50N	3.5	31.0	33.0	10.00	1479	-5.2
50	Avram, Victor-Stefan	1548	ROU	−8B	−54N	+73B	+72N	−31B	+33N	−23B	−42N	=49B	3.5	30.5	30.5	6.25	1496	-25.2
51	Mihaila, Maria	0	ROU	−17N	=47B	−57B	+67N	−46N	−62B	+70N	+53B	−32N	3.5	27.5	28.5	7.75	1346	-67.2
52	Milea, Florian	1748	ROU	F	=69N	+54B	F	−8N	+46B	−18N	+57B	−31N	3.5	27.0	27.0	10.25	1736	-4.8
53	Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin	0	ROU	−41B	−44N	=67B	−39N	+68B	+72N	−40B	−51N	+61B	3.5	25.0	25.0	4.75	1286	0.0
54	Ciochina, Rares-Gabriel	0	ROU	−13N	+50B	−52N	−56B	=35N	=32B	−33B	−59N	+72N	3.0	32.5	32.5	8.00	1448	0.0
55	Grigorova, Daria	1507	BUL	−28B	−25N	+70B	−40N	+59B	+44N	−29B	−48N	F	3.0	30.0	31.0	8.00	1420	-23.6
56	Cotoros, Carina	1498	ROU	−21N	F	−65B	+54N	+61B	=29N	−30B	=32B	−37N	3.0	30.0	30.0	10.00	1441	-16.4
57	Robescu, Mihail	1573	ROU	F	−60B	+51N	+32B	−41N	−39N	+62B	−52N	−35B	3.0	29.5	29.5	10.50	1525	-11.4
58	Ionita, Gheorghe	1516	ROU	−20B	+68N	−41B	−26N	+72B	−23N	+61B	−44N	F	3.0	29.5	29.5	4.00	972	-19.8
59	Titarenko,Renat	0	BUL	−37B	+67N	−25B	−43N	−55N	+70B	−34N	+54B	F	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.50	1297	0.0
60	Rosca, Vasile-Benone	1918	ROU	F	+57N	F	+18B	+13N	−3B	−9N	F	F	3.0	27.5	27.5	14.50	1927	+0.6
61	Cirlan, Ioana	0	ROU	−29B	−33N	=42B	+73N	−56N	=34B	−58N	=63B	−53N	2.5	29.5	29.5	5.50	1293	0.0
62	Anghel, Andreea-Roberta	0	ROU	−27B	−40N	=34B	−49N	+73B	+51N	−57N	−47B	F	2.5	29.0	29.0	5.75	1183	-46.8
63	Mocioaca, Stefan-Catalin	1469	ROU	−9B	−26N	=68B	−42N	+67B	=49N	−44B	=61N	F	2.5	28.5	30.0	5.25	1394	-26.0
64	Huma, Emilian	0	ROU	−30B	−43N	F	+35B	−14N	−47B	−36N	−49N	+70B	2.0	31.5	31.5	5.50	1266	0.0
65	Dragomir, Sorin	1722	ROU	F	−16B	+56N	F	+33B	−22N	F	F	F	2.0	22.0	22.0	7.50	1732	0.0
66	Constantinescu, Eric-Andrei	0	ROU	+25B	−28N	−30B	−33N	=32N	−35B	F	F	F	1.5	29.0	29.0	7.25	1482	0.0
67	Cioroianu, Ivo	1515	ROU	−45N	−59B	=53N	−51B	−63N	+68B	F	−46N	F	1.5	24.5	26.0	3.25	846	-43.2
68	Ion, Maria-Ines	0	ROU	−14N	−58B	=63N	−34B	−53N	−67N	+72B	−70B	F	1.5	22.0	22.0	1.25	1170	0.0
69	Glodeanu, IonIM	2087	ROU	F	=52B	=24N	F	=30B	F	F	F	F	1.5	13.0	13.0	6.50	1716	-12.1
70	FIDE 42243440	0	—	−38N	−35B	−55N	F	−44B	−59N	−51B	+68N	−64N	1.0	25.5	25.5	1.50	787	0.0
71	Tufa, Mihai	1849	ROU	F	=36B	F	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	2.25	1510	-7.6
72	Doncu, Ion-Alexandru	0	ROU	F	F	−14N	−50B	−58N	−53B	−68N	F	−54B	0.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	784	0.0
73	FIDE 42254752	0	—	−18N	−48B	−50N	−61B	−62N	F	F	F	F	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	780	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chendighilean, AnnaMDA
+110.8
6.5 pts · #4
2Omer, SofiaROU
+69.2
4.0 pts · #31
3Criveanu, MariaROU
+60.4
6.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Mihaila, MariaROU
-67.2
3.5 pts · #55
2Moraru, Stefan-RobertROU
-65.2
3.5 pts · #46
3Buzdugan, VictorMDA
-56.0
4.0 pts · #50

Biggest upsets

R5+297 Elo gap
Danciu, Emil1637 beat IMBaluta, Constantin1934
R3+285 Elo gap
Tusu, Nicolae-Dan1894 beat IMDumitrache, Dragos-Nicolae2179
R2+250 Elo gap
Danciu, Emil1637 beat Constantin, Eduard-Andrei1887