Romania National Senior Chess Championship 2025 - Open 50
Round-RobinStandard
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Jun 2025 to 14 Jun 2025 in Geoagiu Bai, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1395, and top seed was Marian Zaim (🇷🇴 ROU, 1994).
Ovidiu Craciun (🇷🇴 ROU, 1922) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Marian Zaim (3.5) and Gheorghe Antohe (3.0). Craciun took the lead from round 6.
Location
🇷🇴Geoagiu Bai, Romania
Dates
10 Jun 2025 → 14 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / in 15 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. /
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 7 roundsOvidiu Craciun led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE12 Jun
Marian Zaim takes the sole lead (2.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ovidiu Craciun drew with Marian Zaim (Black).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
Ovidiu Craciun went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R6).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇷🇴Craciun, Ovidiu | 1922 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 4.0 | 8.50 | 11.0 | +24.2 | 2153 |
| 1 | 🇷🇴Zaim, Marian | 1994 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3.5 | 9.50 | 11.5 | +24.2 | 2278 |
| 3 | 🇷🇴Antohe, Gheorghe | 1901 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3.0 | 4.50 | 12.0 | +7.2 | 1965 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴Lung, Liviu-Catalin | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 1.50 | 12.0 | -24.8 | 1751 |
| 5 | 🇷🇴Breitkopf, Ioan-Francisc | 1958 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | — | 1.5 | 2.00 | 13.5 | -30.8 | 1629 |
| 6 | 🇷🇴Arion, Ilie V. | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | — | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1142 |
| 7 | FIDE 42253845 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1187 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zaim, MarianROU+24.23.5 pts · #1
- 2Craciun, OvidiuROU+24.24.0 pts · #2
- 3Antohe, GheorgheROU+7.23.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Breitkopf, Ioan-FranciscROU-30.81.5 pts · #5
- 2Lung, Liviu-CatalinROU-24.83.0 pts · #4
- 3Arion, Ilie V.ROU0.00.0 pts · #6