Pro Logos Galati 11th ed. - A
63 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 18 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in Galati, Romania. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2006, and top seed was Sebastian Taran (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2146).
Sebastian Taran (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2146) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Gigi Grigore (5.5) and Rares Gazdaru (5.5). Taran broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Jonel Bejan (1658) beat Maiorescu-Dorin Titu (FM, 1989), a +331-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Sebastian Taran led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
CM Sebastian Taran never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
CM Sebastian Taran beat Gigi Grigore (White).
CM Sebastian Taran 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Gigi Grigore 5 wins (R2–R6)Rares Gazdaru 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMSebastian Taran | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Gigi Grigore | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Rares Gazdaru | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Leonard Vasiloi | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taran, SebastianCM | 2146 | ROU | +31B | +20N | +9B | =4N | +3B | +13N | +2B | 6.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 29.00 | 2332 | +43.6 |
| 2 | Grigore, Gigi | 2043 | ROU | =24B | +45N | +13B | +25N | +5B | +4N | −1N | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 21.75 | 2106 | +13.4 |
| 3 | Gazdaru, Rares | 2028 | ROU | +27N | +18B | +32N | =30B | −1N | +6B | +9N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 21.50 | 2039 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Andronescu, Madalin | 2094 | ROU | +17N | +21B | +6N | =1B | +14N | −2B | =8B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 22.75 | 2065 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Calugareanu, Ioana-DenisaWCM | 1984 | ROU | +26B | +7N | +10B | F | −2N | +12B | +28N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 20.50 | 2117 | +41.6 |
| 6 | Vasiloi, Leonard | 1807 | ROU | +54B | +22N | −4B | +34N | +11B | −3N | +31N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 15.50 | 1899 | +35.6 |
| 7 | Cojocaru, David-Ioan | 1733 | ROU | +43N | −5B | +48N | +54B | −9B | +11N | +15B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1858 | +47.6 |
| 8 | Levay, SorinFM | 1980 | ROU | F | =56B | +38N | +33B | +25N | +10B | =4N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 16.75 | 2050 | +12.4 |
| 9 | Galatanu, Iulian-Marinica | 1919 | ROU | +40N | +39B | −1N | +37B | +7N | =28B | −3B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 14.75 | 1933 | +5.2 |
| 10 | Costianu, Claudiu | 1818 | ROU | +29N | +55B | −5N | =42B | +18B | −8N | +39B | 4.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1855 | +17.2 |
| 11 | Celmare, Radu-Constantin | 1577 | ROU | =15N | =12B | +23N | +32B | −6N | −7B | +33N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 14.00 | 1845 | +96.0 |
| 12 | Panus, VictorIM | 1904 | ROU | =19B | =11N | =26B | +41N | +36B | −5N | =22B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1740 | -12.6 |
| 13 | Boureanu, Bianca-Alina | 1781 | ROU | +56N | +46B | −2N | +17B | +30N | −1B | F | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 10.50 | 1891 | +31.6 |
| 14 | Alexa, Cosmin-Alex | 1934 | ROU | F | +19N | =24B | +22N | −4B | =39N | +42B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 13.50 | 1866 | -7.6 |
| 15 | Grigore, Radu-Andrei | 1823 | ROU | =11B | +41N | −30N | +40B | +42N | =21B | −7N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 11.50 | 1696 | -42.8 |
| 16 | Ionita, Alexandru A. | 1900 | ROU | −46N | +35B | −17N | +43B | +27N | +37B | −23N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 1675 | -70.8 |
| 17 | Savin, Mihai | 1663 | ROU | −4B | +51N | +16B | −13N | =47B | =36N | +52B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1880 | +76.0 |
| 18 | Chirpii, Alexandru | 1724 | MDA | +38B | −3N | +57B | F | −10N | +40B | +29N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1786 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Damaschin, Ioan-Iustin | 1589 | ROU | =12N | −14B | −27N | +56B | =33N | +50B | +32N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1789 | +70.4 |
| 20 | Popescu, Stefan-Adrian | 1756 | ROU | +35N | −1B | −54N | +38B | +46N | −31B | +41B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1696 | -22.8 |
| 21 | Oprea, Paul Angel Andrei | 1740 | ROU | +59B | −4N | −34B | +57N | +44B | =15N | =30N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1705 | -12.4 |
| 22 | Munteanu, Stefan P. | 1718 | ROU | +60N | −6B | +61N | −14B | +54N | =30B | =12N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 6.00 | 1721 | +3.2 |
| 23 | Dobre, Iulian | 1746 | ROU | F | F | −11B | +26N | +55B | +24N | +16B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 1925 | +21.8 |
| 24 | Bejan, Jonel | 1658 | ROU | =2N | +49B | =14N | −28B | +32N | −23B | =25N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1887 | +76.0 |
| 25 | Haineala, Iustin-Petru | 1807 | ROU | +48N | =30B | +33N | −2B | −8B | =41N | =24B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1740 | -22.8 |
| 26 | Paraschiv, Andrei-Cristian | 1650 | ROU | −5N | +60B | =12N | −23B | −29N | +59B | +40N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1682 | +8.8 |
| 27 | Munteanu, Stanislav | 1652 | MDA | −3B | −34N | +19B | +60N | −16B | =57N | +58B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.75 | 1606 | -24.0 |
| 28 | Rosca, Vasile-Benone | 1918 | ROU | F | F | +31B | +24N | +39B | =9N | −5B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.25 | 1933 | +3.2 |
| 29 | Zoican, Alesia-Maria | 1574 | ROU | −10B | −38N | +62B | =58N | +26B | +47N | −18B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.25 | 1628 | +11.6 |
| 30 | Bocaneala, Patrick | 1604 | ROU | F | =25N | +15B | =3N | −13B | =22N | =21B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1813 | +59.6 |
| 31 | Calin, Ionel-Dragos | 1673 | ROU | −1N | +43B | −28N | +35B | F | +20N | −6B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 9.50 | 1764 | +24.8 |
| 32 | Cioara, Nicolae-Cristian | 1770 | ROU | +34B | +42N | −3B | −11N | −24B | +38N | −19B | 3.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 8.00 | 1601 | -62.8 |
| 33 | Pruszter, Rudolf | 1783 | ROU | =51B | +50N | −25B | −8N | =19B | +34N | −11B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.00 | 1605 | -32.6 |
| 34 | Calinoiu, Constantin | 1535 | ROU | −32N | +27B | +21N | −6B | −49N | −33B | +46N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.50 | 1705 | +27.0 |
| 35 | Calin, Costica-Alexandru | 1519 | ROU | −20B | −16N | +63B | −31N | +61B | +55N | −36B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1566 | +9.6 |
| 36 | Sandu, Razvan-Nicolae | 1757 | ROU | F | F | =46N | +49B | −12N | =17B | +35N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1803 | +6.6 |
| 37 | Chesaru, Ioan-Constantin | 1693 | ROU | F | F | +44B | −9N | +52B | −16N | +53B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1905 | +55.6 |
| 38 | Cosman, Adrian-Vasile | 1467 | ROU | −18N | +29B | −8B | −20N | +62N | −32B | =59N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1509 | +2.0 |
| 39 | Iavorschi, Andrei | 1699 | ROU | +62B | −9N | +58B | F | −28N | =14B | −10N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.50 | 1575 | -18.0 |
| 40 | Costea, Ghita | 1597 | ROU | −9B | +59N | =47B | −15N | +58B | −18N | −26B | 2.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 1551 | -9.8 |
| 41 | Toculet, Erika-Andreea | 1566 | ROU | F | −15B | +56N | −12B | +45N | =25B | −20N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 1695 | +35.2 |
| 42 | Ghita, Costa-Cristian | 1689 | ROU | +63N | −32B | F | =10N | −15B | +49B | −14N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.25 | 1717 | +4.4 |
| 43 | Casalean, David-Ioan | 1493 | ROU | −7B | −31N | +59B | −16N | −50N | +62B | =54N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.75 | 1465 | -18.0 |
| 44 | Cucu, Constantin | 0 | ROU | F | F | −37N | +48B | −21N | +46B | =47N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1678 | +33.6 |
| 45 | Toculet, Gheorghe-Cristache | 1668 | ROU | F | −2B | =51N | F | −41B | +56N | +57B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1631 | -6.8 |
| 46 | Carp, Albert | 1582 | ROU | +16B | −13N | =36B | =47N | −20B | −44N | −34B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1572 | -8.8 |
| 47 | Iordachescu, Sorin-Emanuel | 1836 | ROU | F | F | =40N | =46B | =17N | −29B | =44B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1521 | -40.0 |
| 48 | Damiean, Rares-Ioan | 1539 | ROU | −25B | +62N | −7B | −44N | −57B | −58N | +61B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 1355 | -47.2 |
| 49 | Titu, Maiorescu-DorinFM | 1989 | ROU | F | −24N | +50B | −36N | +34B | −42N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1585 | -47.0 |
| 50 | Raileanu, Rafael-Constantin | 0 | ROU | F | −33B | −49N | =59N | +43B | −19N | =55B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1542 | -12.8 |
| 51 | Stan, Oana-Bianca | 1536 | ROU | =33N | −17B | =45B | −52N | +60B | −53N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1601 | +14.8 |
| 52 | Hasznosi, Lorand | 1942 | ROU | F | F | F | +51B | −37N | +54B | −17N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1614 | -29.6 |
| 53 | Serbanoiu, Marian | 1858 | ROU | F | F | +55N | F | F | +51B | −37N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1745 | -7.4 |
| 54 | Pruszter, Alexandru | 1566 | ROU | −6N | F | +20B | −7N | −22B | −52N | =43B | 1.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.25 | 1553 | -6.0 |
| 55 | Marinescu, Octavian | 1639 | ROU | F | −10N | −53B | +61B | −23N | −35B | =50N | 1.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 1.50 | 1462 | -27.4 |
| 56 | Belenchi, Robert-Marian | 1536 | ROU | −13B | =8N | −41B | −19N | F | −45B | +60N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1475 | -28.4 |
| 57 | Zidarescu, Andrei-Emanuil | 1466 | ROU | F | F | −18N | −21B | +48N | =27B | −45N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1518 | +10.8 |
| 58 | Costea, Lucian-Marian | 0 | ROU | F | F | −39N | =29B | −40N | +48B | −27N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.75 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Pertea, Ion-Marian | 1514 | ROU | −21N | −40B | −43N | =50B | F | −26N | =38B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.25 | 1318 | -55.2 |
| 60 | Butacu, Maria | 1454 | ROU | −22B | −26N | F | −27B | −51N | =61N | −56B | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.25 | 1190 | -58.0 |
| 61 | Costianu, Octavian-Constantin | 1424 | ROU | F | F | −22B | −55N | −35N | =60B | −48N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.25 | 1209 | -42.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 122104532 | 0 | — | −39N | −48B | −29N | F | −38B | −43N | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Vasile, Claudiu-Ionut | 0 | ROU | −42B | F | −35N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Celmare, Radu-ConstantinROU+96.04.0 pts · #21
- 2Savin, MihaiROU+76.04.0 pts · #14
- 3Bejan, JonelROU+76.03.5 pts · #26
- 1Ionita, Alexandru A.ROU-70.84.0 pts · #17
- 2Cioara, Nicolae-CristianROU-62.83.0 pts · #34
- 3Butacu, MariaROU-58.00.5 pts · #59
- R2+331 Elo gap
- R1+318 Elo gap
- R6+300 Elo gap