Cluj-Napoca Chess Weekend

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51 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1932, and top seed was Stefan-Ioan Oltean (🇷🇴 ROU, 1995).

Andrei Flora (🇷🇴 ROU, 1854) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Stefan-Ioan Oltean (5.5) and Razvan-Andrei Burja-Udrea (5.5). Flora shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Bozhena Dobrovolska-Rakhnina (1649) beat Stefan-Ioan Oltean (1995), a +346-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Dates

17 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇴Stefan-Ioan Oltean1995

Avg top 10

1,932

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇷🇴Romania×47

🇭🇺Hungary×1

🇸🇪Sweden×1

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇳🇴Norway×1

Top 3

🥇
Andrei Flora
🇷🇴ROU·1854
5.5pts·1996perf+49.6
🥈
Stefan-Ioan Oltean
🇷🇴ROU·1995
5.5pts·1966perf-1.4
🥉
Razvan-Andrei Burja-Udrea
🇷🇴ROU·1749
5.5pts·1994perf+85.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

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

Co-leaders

Burja-Udrea5.5Oltean5.5Minescu5.5Flora5.5Dunca5Flaata5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.5/7. Flora takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Stefan-Ioan Oltean 5 wins (R2–R6)Dragos-Olivar Minescu 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Razvan-Andrei Burja-Udrea	*	—	—	0
2Stefan-Ioan Oltean	—	*	½	1
3Dragos-Olivar Minescu	—	½	*	—
4Andrei Flora	1	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Flora, Andrei	1854	ROU	+49B	+12N	+13B	+11N	+3B	−2N	=5B	5.5	28.0	28.5	20.50	1996	+49.6
2	Oltean, Stefan-Ioan	1995	ROU	−12B	+30N	+17B	+28N	+6B	+1B	=4N	5.5	26.5	29.5	22.75	1966	-1.4
3	Burja-Udrea, Razvan-Andrei	1749	ROU	+32N	=19B	+9N	+22B	−1N	+8B	+15N	5.5	25.5	28.0	20.75	1994	+85.6
4	Minescu, Dragos-Olivar	1956	ROU	=7N	=25B	+20N	+23B	+11B	+31N	=2B	5.5	24.5	27.5	20.75	1965	+4.8
5	Flaata, Alexander R.FM	1959	NOR	−19N	+7B	+16N	+27B	=8N	+26B	=1N	5.0	25.5	28.5	20.00	1904	-5.6
6	Dunca, Patrick-David	1813	ROU	+39N	−11B	+25N	+29B	−2N	+18B	+12N	5.0	23.0	25.0	15.50	1828	+9.6
7	Milasan, George	1607	ROU	=4B	−5N	=33N	+32B	+27N	+45B	+11N	5.0	22.5	24.0	15.00	1896	+102.4
8	Pozna Tokos, Bence	1923	ROU	+43B	−18N	+42B	+37N	=5B	−3N	+25B	4.5	20.5	22.0	10.50	1767	-42.0
9	Veress, Gaspar	1882	HUN	+20N	F	−3B	+17N	=40B	+37N	+24B	4.5	20.0	20.0	13.50	1861	-2.2
10	Helmer, Janos	1956	ROU	−17B	+44N	=12B	=13N	=25B	+33N	+36B	4.5	19.5	21.0	12.00	1704	-32.6
11	Banc, Mark-Daniel	1672	ROU	+47B	+6N	+21B	−1B	−4N	+13N	−7B	4.0	28.5	29.5	13.50	1808	+42.0
12	Dobrovolska-Rakhnina, Bozhena	1649	UKR	+2N	−1B	=10N	=19B	+41N	+28N	−6B	4.0	27.0	28.5	14.00	1818	+48.4
13	Mihai, Adam-Alexandru	1770	ROU	+48N	+16B	−1N	=10B	=18N	−11B	+26N	4.0	24.5	25.5	12.00	1778	+3.6
14	Samu, Sorin-Mihai	1971	ROU	F	+24B	+18N	+26B	−31N	−15B	+20N	4.0	20.5	20.5	13.50	1850	-14.2
15	Grecu, Bogdan-Andrei	1709	ROU	−38N	+39B	+32N	F	+22B	+14N	−3B	4.0	19.5	19.5	12.00	1962	+63.2
16	Marchis, Carla-Ioana	1659	ROU	+41B	−13N	−5B	=33N	+50B	=21N	+37B	4.0	18.5	19.0	7.00	1704	+12.4
17	Macioca, Laurentiu-Daniel	1613	ROU	+10N	=22B	−2N	−9B	+38N	=27B	=18N	3.5	24.5	26.5	11.50	1794	+23.2
18	Vitan, Daniel-Attila	1663	ROU	+42N	+8B	−14B	=21N	=13B	−6N	=17B	3.5	24.5	26.0	11.50	1767	+30.0
19	Hurmuzache, Mihnea	1633	ROU	+5B	=3N	−26B	=12N	−28B	+35N	=21B	3.5	24.0	26.5	14.00	1726	+37.2
20	Muraru-Teberean, David	1586	ROU	−9B	+47N	−4B	+35N	=36B	+22N	−14B	3.5	22.5	23.5	8.25	1731	+34.4
21	Andras, Marton	1849	SWE	+29N	+23B	−11N	=18B	−26N	=16B	=19N	3.5	21.5	24.5	12.00	1659	-33.8
22	Cretiu-Codreanu, Tudor	1819	ROU	+46B	=17N	+34B	−3N	−15N	−20B	+32N	3.5	21.5	23.0	8.25	1567	-39.4
23	Bangau, Andrei-Ciprian	1682	ROU	+44B	−21N	+43B	−4N	=34B	−25N	+30B	3.5	19.0	20.5	7.25	1641	-6.8
24	Salagean, Viorel	1650	ROU	F	−14N	+51B	=34N	+42B	+40N	−9N	3.5	14.5	14.5	4.75	1794	+13.6
25	Jacodi, Tudor-Andrei	1619	ROU	F	=4N	−6B	+48B	=10N	+23B	−8N	3.0	24.0	24.0	9.50	1811	+52.0
26	Ciciovean, Paul-Nicolae	1767	ROU	+33B	F	+19N	−14N	+21B	−5N	−13B	3.0	22.5	22.5	9.50	1782	+4.8
27	Nagy, David-Ervin	1794	ROU	+30B	=34N	=40B	−5N	−7B	=17N	=33B	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.25	1605	-59.2
28	Mincu, Smaranda-Stanca-Ioana	1672	ROU	+35N	F	F	−2B	+19N	−12B	+29N	3.0	18.5	18.5	9.00	1724	+6.2
29	Tamas, Alexandru-Marius	1561	ROU	−21B	+41N	+45B	−6N	−37B	+42N	−28B	3.0	16.5	18.0	4.50	1504	-7.0
30	Sandea, Dorin-Gheorghe	1530	ROU	−27N	−2B	+47N	−41B	+48N	+38B	−23N	3.0	16.5	17.5	4.00	1542	-2.0
31	Maier, Marius-Alin	1976	ROU	F	+38B	F	+36N	+14B	−4B	F	3.0	14.0	14.0	8.50	1988	+2.0
32	Luca, Vlad-Codrin	1504	ROU	−3B	+49N	−15B	−7N	+43B	=41N	−22B	2.5	21.0	21.5	2.75	1552	+2.0
33	Chiotan, Victor	1524	ROU	−26N	F	=7B	=16B	+49N	−10B	=27N	2.5	20.0	20.0	6.50	1662	+37.6
34	Sarac, Ionut-Andrei	0	ROU	F	=27B	−22N	=24B	=23N	−36N	+45B	2.5	17.5	17.5	6.50	1666	0.0
35	Jurjiu, Ioan-Andrei	1435	ROU	−28B	=46N	F	−20B	+39N	−19B	+44N	2.5	15.0	15.0	4.25	1441	+0.8
36	Bruma, Ioan	1664	ROU	F	F	+50N	−31B	=20N	+34B	−10N	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.75	1658	-3.2
37	Bompa, Flaviu	1663	ROU	F	F	+38N	−8B	+29N	−9B	−16N	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	1564	-11.0
38	Pacurar, Stefan	1458	ROU	+15B	−31N	−37B	+43N	−17B	−30N	F	2.0	17.0	18.0	5.50	1559	0.0
39	Dumitrache, Andrei-Augustin	1537	ROU	−6B	−15N	+44B	−42N	−35B	F	+43N	2.0	16.0	17.5	3.00	1447	-18.4
40	Fugulyan, Grigore	1744	ROU	F	+51B	=27N	F	=9N	−24B	F	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.75	1729	-1.2
41	Lucaciu, Alexandru	0	ROU	−16N	−29B	F	+30N	−12B	=32B	−46N	1.5	18.0	18.0	4.25	1387	0.0
42	Pacurar, Iulian	1409	ROU	−18B	F	−8N	+39B	−24N	−29B	=47B	1.5	17.5	17.5	2.50	1426	0.0
43	Haidu, Ionel	1605	ROU	−8N	+48B	−23N	−38B	−32N	=44B	−39B	1.5	16.0	17.0	1.75	1403	-26.2
44	Stirb, Natalia-Eva	0	ROU	−23N	−10B	−39N	+47B	F	=43N	−35B	1.5	15.0	15.0	1.75	1277	0.0
45	Drob, Emil	1722	ROU	=50B	F	−29N	F	+46B	−7N	−34N	1.5	12.5	12.5	1.75	1455	-28.4
46	Shah, Ayan-Iosif	1548	ROU	−22N	=35B	F	F	−45N	F	+41B	1.5	11.0	11.0	2.75	1386	-23.6
47	Lichtenberg, Aniela	1414	ROU	−11N	−20B	−30B	−44N	F	=49B	=42N	1.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	1268	0.0
48	Valean, Sofia-Ayana	1528	ROU	−13B	−43N	+49B	−25N	−30B	F	F	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.50	1380	-37.2
49	Cordos, Lucas	1570	ROU	−1N	−32B	−48N	F	−33B	=47N	F	0.5	12.5	12.5	0.50	812	-72.8
50	Anca, Peter	1459	ROU	=45N	F	−36B	F	−16N	F	F	0.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1408	-6.4
51	Pop, Alexandru G.	1586	ROU	F	−40N	−24N	F	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	897	-13.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Milasan, GeorgeROU
+102.4
5.0 pts · #7
2Burja-Udrea, Razvan-AndreiROU
+85.6
5.5 pts · #1
3Grecu, Bogdan-AndreiROU
+63.2
4.0 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Cordos, LucasROU
-72.8
0.5 pts · #50
2Nagy, David-ErvinROU
-59.2
3.0 pts · #27
3Pozna Tokos, BenceROU
-42.0
4.5 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R1+346 Elo gap
Dobrovolska-Rakhnina, Bozhena1649 beat Oltean, Stefan-Ioan1995
R1+343 Elo gap
Macioca, Laurentiu-Daniel1613 beat Helmer, Janos1956
R1+326 Elo gap
Hurmuzache, Mihnea1633 beat FMFlaata, Alexander R.1959