Petra Chess Weekend 42
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Satu Mare, Romania. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1976, and top seed was Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2325).
Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2325) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Levente-David Ilonczai (5.0) and Ioan-Alexandru Iuga (4.5). Stanciu shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Bogdan-Andrei Moldovan (1481) beat Cristian Muntean (1675), a +194-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Amrit-Darius Kumar takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
FM Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu drew with Levente-David Ilonczai (Black).
FM Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMAlexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Levente-David Ilonczai | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Ioan-Alexandru Iuga | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Amrit-Darius Kumar | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanciu, Alexandru-OvidiuFM | 2325 | ROU | +6B | F | =2N | +12B | +4N | +10B | +3N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 22.00 | 2373 | +3.8 |
| 2 | Ilonczai, Levente-David | 2136 | ROU | +12N | F | =1B | +5B | +11N | =3N | +4B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.00 | 2214 | +13.0 |
| 3 | Iuga, Ioan-Alexandru | 1975 | ROU | +5N | +13B | =4N | =9B | +8N | =2B | −1B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 17.00 | 2036 | +26.8 |
| 4 | Kumar, Amrit-Darius | 1907 | ROU | +15B | +7N | =3B | +10N | −1B | +19N | −2N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 2036 | +49.2 |
| 5 | Seletye, Dominik | 1742 | ROU | −3B | +6N | +7B | −2N | +17B | =9B | =10N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1947 | +74.0 |
| 6 | Sarivan, Margareta | 1838 | MDA | −1N | −5B | =18N | =13B | +21N | +12B | +19B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1800 | -7.8 |
| 7 | Pasca, Alexandru-Daniel | 1893 | ROU | F | −4B | −5N | +15B | +22N | +13B | +11N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1786 | -20.8 |
| 8 | Marchis, Arghil | 1848 | HUN | +21B | F | F | +16N | −3B | +14N | +9B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 2031 | +19.0 |
| 9 | Levay, SorinFM | 2011 | ROU | +19B | +11N | −10B | =3N | =14B | =5N | −8N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1830 | -31.4 |
| 10 | Costin, PetricaFM | 1946 | ROU | +18B | +20N | +9N | −4B | F | −1N | =5B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1931 | -3.0 |
| 11 | Torzsas, Ludovic | 1877 | ROU | +22N | −9B | +13N | =14B | −2B | +16N | −7B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1770 | -16.8 |
| 12 | Zamfirache, Amalia-Maria | 1823 | ROU | −2B | +15N | +17B | −1N | =16B | −6N | =14B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1739 | -33.6 |
| 13 | Ciocirlie, Alin-Cristian | 1552 | ROU | F | −3N | −11B | =6N | +20B | −7N | +22B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1569 | +0.4 |
| 14 | Bruma, Ioan | 1650 | ROU | F | F | +20B | =11N | =9N | −8B | =12N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1803 | +13.6 |
| 15 | Moldovan, Bogdan-Andrei | 1481 | ROU | −4N | −12B | F | −7N | +18N | =17B | +21B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 1598 | +18.4 |
| 16 | Kovacs, Balazs | 1724 | ROU | F | F | +21N | −8B | =12N | −11B | +17N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1669 | -10.8 |
| 17 | Stana, Rares-Andrei | 1477 | ROU | F | F | −12N | +21B | −5N | =15N | −16B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1369 | -19.2 |
| 18 | Muntean, Cristian | 1675 | ROU | −10N | F | =6B | −19N | −15B | +21N | F | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1438 | -42.4 |
| 19 | Moroz, Cristian-Andrei | 1773 | ROU | −9N | F | F | +18B | F | −4B | −6N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1665 | -22.8 |
| 20 | Takacs, David-Antal | 0 | ROU | F | −10B | −14N | +22B | −13N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 916 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Asztalnok, Robert-Levente | 0 | ROU | −8N | F | −16B | −17N | −6B | −18B | −15N | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 1280775 | 0 | — | −11B | F | F | −20N | −7B | F | −13N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 975 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Seletye, DominikROU+74.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Kumar, Amrit-DariusROU+49.24.5 pts · #4
- 3Iuga, Ioan-AlexandruROU+26.84.5 pts · #3
- 1Muntean, CristianROU-42.41.5 pts · #18
- 2Zamfirache, Amalia-MariaROU-33.63.0 pts · #7
- 3Levay, SorinFMROU-31.43.5 pts · #6
- R5+194 Elo gap
- R7+163 Elo gap
- R3+151 Elo gap