Slanic Moldova Classic Chess Open - 2nd ed.
12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Jul 2025 to 13 Jul 2025 in Slanic Moldova, Romania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1860, and top seed was Aurelian Ciobanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 2046).
Adelin-Stefan Dascalescu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1953) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Aurelian Ciobanu (4.5) and Sergiu Martinenco (4.5). Dascalescu won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Eduard-Gabriel Ionita (1615) beat Cristian Antohe (1763), a +148-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAdelin-Stefan Dascalescu led from R2; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Adelin-Stefan Dascalescu never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Adelin-Stefan Dascalescu beat Aurelian Ciobanu (Black).
Adelin-Stefan Dascalescu posted 3 in a row (R1–R3) and 3 in a row (R5–R7) — total 6 wins.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adelin-Stefan Dascalescu | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Aurelian Ciobanu | 0 | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Sergiu Martinenco | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Petrisor Gavrila | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dascalescu, Adelin-Stefan | 1953 | ROU | +8N | +3B | +2N | =4B | +9B | +5N | +6B | 6.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 23.75 | 2300 | +92.8 |
| 2 | Ciobanu, Aurelian | 2046 | ROU | +10N | =5B | −1B | +6N | +7N | =4B | =3N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 15.00 | 1964 | -11.6 |
| 3 | Martinenco, Sergiu | 2007 | MDA | +6B | −1N | +11B | =5N | =4N | +9B | =2B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 13.50 | 1962 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Gavrila, Petrisor | 1886 | ROU | +12N | =9B | +5N | =1N | =3B | =2N | =7B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 14.50 | 1931 | +8.8 |
| 5 | Tatarciuc, Iuri | 1913 | MDA | +7B | =2N | −4B | =3B | +8N | −1B | +9N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 13.00 | 1903 | -2.0 |
| 6 | Juncu, Nicolae | 1820 | ROU | −3N | +12B | =9N | −2B | +10N | +8B | −1N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 1825 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Ionita, Eduard-Gabriel | 1615 | ROU | −5N | +8B | −10N | +12N | −2B | +11B | =4N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1789 | +46.0 |
| 8 | Antohe, Cristian | 1763 | ROU | −1B | −7N | +12B | +11N | −5B | −6N | +10B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 1675 | -14.2 |
| 9 | Negureanu, Valentin | 1726 | ROU | F | =4N | =6B | +10B | −1N | −3N | −5B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.50 | 1773 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Turcan, Laurentiu | 1826 | ROU | −2B | =11N | +7B | −9N | −6B | F | −8N | 1.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1579 | -39.0 |
| 11 | Bruma, Ioan | 1664 | ROU | F | =10B | −3N | −8B | +12N | −7N | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 1474 | -16.8 |
| 12 | FIDE 42254434 | 0 | — | −4B | −6N | −8N | −7B | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 949 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dascalescu, Adelin-StefanROU+92.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Ionita, Eduard-GabrielROU+46.03.5 pts · #6
- 3Gavrila, PetrisorROU+8.84.5 pts · #5
- 1Turcan, LaurentiuROU-39.01.5 pts · #10
- 2Bruma, IoanROU-16.81.5 pts · #11
- 3Antohe, CristianROU-14.23.0 pts · #8
- R2+148 Elo gap