Gheorghe Cristian Memorial - Centrocoop Trophy 38th ed. - Open

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66 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Mamaia, Romania. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2075, and top seed was Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2251).

Oleg Maximov (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2168) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Alexandru Calin (6.0) and Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (5.5). Maximov won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Hannes Lucas Gheng (1476) beat Corneliu Pascalau (1771), a +295-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Mamaia, Romania

Dates

25 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇴CMStefan-Emilian Prisacaru2251

Avg top 10

2,075

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×5

CM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇷🇴Romania×55

🇺🇦Ukraine×4

🇩🇪Germany×3

🇲🇩Moldova×2

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

Top 3

🥇
FMOleg Maximov
🇷🇴ROU·2168
6.0pts·2274perf+9.3
🥈
FMAlexandru Calin
🇷🇴ROU·2210
6.0pts·2281perf+11.8
🥉
CMStefan-Emilian Prisacaru
🇷🇴ROU·2251
5.5pts·2271perf+6.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Calin6Maximov6Bulau5.5Dumitru5.5Prisacaru5.5Dominte5

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

FM Alexandru Calin held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/7. Maximov takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Alexandru Calin 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Oleg Maximov 3 wins (R1–R3)Andrei-Cristian Bulau 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAlexandru Calin	*	—	—	—
2FMOleg Maximov	—	*	½	1
3Andrei-Cristian Bulau	—	½	*	—
4Luca-Serban Dumitru	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Maximov, OlegFM	2168	ROU	+55N	+13B	+6N	=3B	+5N	=4B	+10B	6.0	30.5	32.5	27.00	2274	+9.3
2	Calin, AlexandruFM	2210	ROU	+56N	+14B	+22N	+10B	−3N	+7B	+6N	6.0	28.5	30.5	25.00	2281	+11.8
3	Prisacaru, Stefan-EmilianCM	2251	ROU	+33B	+9N	+11B	=1N	+2B	=10N	=4B	5.5	31.5	34.5	26.50	2271	+6.0
4	Bulau, Andrei-Cristian	2172	ROU	+34B	=17N	+53B	+12N	+11B	=1N	=3N	5.5	27.5	30.0	22.25	2176	+5.0
5	Dumitru, Luca-Serban	1848	ROU	+58B	+38N	=16B	+8N	−1B	+12N	+18B	5.5	26.5	28.5	20.50	2062	+78.4
6	Tanase, Andrei V.	1889	ROU	+21B	+30N	−1B	+25N	+24B	+16N	−2B	5.0	27.0	30.5	18.50	2007	+34.2
7	Dominte, MarianFM	1997	ROU	+47B	+25N	=12B	=17N	+42B	−2N	+35B	5.0	24.0	26.5	16.25	1968	-1.2
8	Spulber, CicironeFM	1940	ROU	=28N	+45B	+20N	−5B	=26N	+60B	+33B	5.0	22.5	24.5	15.50	1812	-16.0
9	Tinta, Gheorghe	1834	ROU	+37B	−3B	+39N	−24N	+55B	+25N	+16B	5.0	22.5	24.5	15.50	1925	+17.4
10	Buzbuchi, IonutFM	2058	ROU	+36B	+35N	+18B	−2N	+17B	=3B	−1N	4.5	28.5	31.5	16.75	2058	+5.2
11	Gheng, Simona	1977	GER	+23N	+26B	−3N	+19B	−4N	+62B	=13N	4.5	27.0	29.0	15.75	1924	-4.0
12	Linca, Ionel	1848	ROU	+43N	+48B	=7N	−4B	+29N	−5B	+24N	4.5	26.0	28.5	15.00	1825	+2.8
13	Chiriac, Cristian	1737	MDA	+44B	−1N	=47B	+30N	+27B	=18N	=11B	4.5	24.5	27.0	15.50	1881	+25.6
14	Sementov, Andrei	1829	ROU	+61B	−2N	+34B	+21N	−16B	=24N	+27B	4.5	24.0	26.0	14.25	1849	+5.6
15	Chirpii, Alexandru	1734	MDA	=29N	=41B	=49N	+36B	=33N	=19B	+26N	4.5	20.0	22.5	14.50	1691	-6.4
16	Gheng, Dominik	2009	GER	+49N	=20B	=5N	+35B	+14N	−6B	−9N	4.0	27.0	29.5	14.75	1826	-29.2
17	Dumitrascu, Daniel	1833	ROU	+32N	=4B	+40N	=7B	−10N	=26B	=19N	4.0	26.0	29.0	15.50	1864	+5.8
18	Cimpoiasu, Dan	1877	ROU	+50N	+19B	−10N	=26B	+20N	=13B	−5N	4.0	26.0	28.5	14.50	1788	-13.6
19	Coman, Ovidiu	1638	ROU	+64B	−18N	+44B	−11N	+37B	=15N	=17B	4.0	23.0	24.5	11.75	1738	+28.0
20	Panici, Karla Marina	1723	ROU	+51B	=16N	−8B	+59N	−18B	+40N	=21B	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.50	1779	+22.0
21	Petcu, Alexandru-Florin	1531	ROU	−6N	+66B	+60N	−14B	+39N	=31B	=20N	4.0	22.0	22.0	8.75	1749	+59.6
22	Neagu, Liviu	1968	ROU	+59B	+24N	−2B	−42N	+34B	−35N	+60B	4.0	20.5	22.5	10.50	1789	-26.4
23	Padurariu, Gelu	1576	ROU	−11B	+57N	=27B	−53N	=61B	+44N	+62N	4.0	17.5	19.5	9.75	1689	+15.6
24	Korsun, Tymofii	1646	UKR	+63N	−22B	+41N	+9B	−6N	=14B	−12B	3.5	26.0	28.0	12.25	1761	+38.8
25	Coman, Vasile	1718	ROU	+54N	−7B	+28N	−6B	+43N	−9B	=32N	3.5	25.0	27.5	10.75	1649	-10.8
26	Volyk, Alisa	1645	UKR	+57B	−11N	+38B	=18N	=8B	=17N	−15B	3.5	25.0	27.0	11.50	1750	+26.8
27	Romascanu, Iulian	1727	ROU	−48N	+43B	=23N	+49B	−13N	+29B	−14N	3.5	22.0	24.5	11.00	1594	-23.4
28	Rotaru, Alexandra Ioana	1555	ROU	=8B	=31N	−25B	+51N	−40B	=41N	+52B	3.5	20.5	23.0	10.75	1626	+63.6
29	Toma, Vlad-Nicolae	1471	ROU	=15B	−53N	+65B	+40N	−12B	−27N	+47B	3.5	20.5	21.0	8.25	1664	+52.0
30	Maftei, Nita	1644	ROU	+66N	−6B	=48N	−13B	=41N	=50B	+38N	3.5	20.5	20.5	7.00	1537	-18.0
31	Milea, Florian	1752	ROU	F	=28B	=36N	−33B	+48N	=21N	+34B	3.5	19.0	19.0	10.75	1608	-20.2
32	Teodor, Matei	1478	ROU	−17B	−34N	+57B	−55N	+63B	+59N	=25B	3.5	16.5	18.5	7.75	1582	+28.0
33	Nistor, Darius-Ionut	1637	ROU	−3N	=37B	+64B	+31N	=15B	F	−8N	3.0	24.5	26.0	8.75	1719	+15.6
34	Caraiman, Cezar-Cristian	1633	ROU	−4N	+32B	−14N	+48B	−22N	+43B	−31N	3.0	24.0	26.5	9.00	1663	+2.4
35	Cherepynskyi, Kyrylo	1733	UKR	+46B	−10B	F	−16N	+56N	+22B	−7N	3.0	22.5	22.5	9.00	1855	+43.2
36	Anchidin, Vasile	1620	ROU	−10N	+46B	=31B	−15N	−47B	+48N	=37B	3.0	21.0	23.5	8.75	1588	-8.8
37	Omer, Emir Arman	1486	ROU	−9N	=33N	+52B	=39B	−19N	=49B	=36N	3.0	20.5	23.0	8.25	1578	+28.8
38	Gheng, Hannes Lucas	1476	GER	+42B	−5B	−26N	−45N	+64B	+55N	−30B	3.0	20.5	22.0	6.50	1551	+18.0
39	Khotomlianskyi, Andrii	1656	UKR	=52B	+65N	−9B	=37N	−21B	+47N	−45B	3.0	20.0	20.5	5.75	1439	-66.0
40	Coman, Liviu	1713	ROU	F	+52N	−17B	−29B	+28N	−20B	+51N	3.0	20.0	20.0	8.50	1554	-22.6
41	Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin	1449	ROU	F	=15N	−24B	=58N	=30B	=28B	+50N	3.0	19.5	19.5	9.25	1580	+24.4
42	Pascalau, Corneliu	1771	ROU	−38N	+58B	+56N	+22B	−7N	F	F	3.0	19.0	19.0	8.00	1793	+8.4
43	Ramureanu, Ioan-Vladimir	1488	ROU	−12B	−27N	+63B	+64N	−25B	−34N	+55B	3.0	18.5	20.0	5.50	1543	+13.2
44	Timofte, Theodor	1474	ROU	−13N	+55B	−19N	−56B	+65N	−23B	+59B	3.0	18.5	19.0	4.50	1507	-1.6
45	Prisacaru, Dan-Eduard	1521	ROU	F	−8N	F	+38B	−60N	+56B	+39N	3.0	15.0	15.0	8.00	1741	+55.6
46	Balan, Viorel Andrei	1460	ROU	−35N	−36N	−55B	−57N	+66B	+65B	+56N	3.0	12.5	12.5	2.50	1456	+1.6
47	Grosu, Constantin	1577	ROU	−7N	+54B	=13N	−62B	+36N	−39B	−29N	2.5	21.5	23.5	7.75	1558	-7.4
48	Furnica, Dragos-George	1442	ROU	+27B	−12N	=30B	−34N	−31B	−36B	+64N	2.5	21.0	22.5	6.75	1511	+14.4
49	Rogojina, Alexandru-Andrei	1614	NED	−16B	+51N	=15B	−27N	=59B	=37N	F	2.5	19.5	19.5	7.25	1606	-4.2
50	Necula, Eduard-Constantin	1520	ROU	−18B	−64N	−51B	+52N	+54B	=30N	−41B	2.5	18.0	19.5	6.75	1496	-13.2
51	Mitran, Marin	1439	ROU	−20N	−49B	+50N	−28B	=58B	+61N	−40B	2.5	17.5	19.5	5.50	1464	-0.2
52	Moraru, Stefan-Robert	1412	ROU	=39N	−40B	−37N	−50B	+57B	+58N	−28N	2.5	17.0	19.0	5.50	1358	-18.0
53	Dragomir, Sorin	1720	ROU	F	+29B	−4N	+23B	=62N	F	F	2.5	15.0	15.0	8.50	1822	+8.4
54	Nita, Alice Maria	1431	ROU	−25B	−47N	=58N	=65B	−50N	=57B	+66N	2.5	13.0	13.0	2.25	1260	0.0
55	Arteni, Neculai	1624	ROU	−1B	−44N	+46N	+32B	−9N	−38B	−43N	2.0	23.5	26.5	6.50	1450	-36.2
56	Manate, Laurean	1635	ROU	−2B	+61N	−42B	+44N	−35B	−45N	−46B	2.0	21.0	23.0	5.00	1478	-34.8
57	Valahu, Dan	0	ROU	−26N	−23B	−32N	+46B	−52N	=54N	=61B	2.0	19.0	21.0	5.25	1334	0.0
58	Trofimov, Andrei	1510	ROU	−5N	−42N	=54B	=41B	=51N	−52B	=63N	2.0	19.0	21.0	5.00	1396	-48.0
59	Nita, Catalin-Andrei	1567	ROU	−22N	+63B	=62N	−20B	=49N	−32B	−44N	2.0	19.0	21.0	4.25	1482	-36.4
60	David, Alexandru	1652	ROU	F	F	−21B	+61N	+45B	−8N	−22N	2.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	1615	-7.2
61	Tesuica, Eduard-George	1477	ROU	−14N	−56B	+66N	−60B	=23N	−51B	=57N	2.0	17.0	17.0	3.00	1267	-37.6
62	Patrasc, Patric-Cezar	1730	ROU	F	F	=59B	+47N	=53B	−11N	−23B	2.0	15.5	15.5	4.75	1613	-33.6
63	Calugareanu, Kevin Gabriel	1410	ROU	−24B	−59N	−43N	+66B	−32N	=64B	=58B	2.0	15.5	15.5	1.75	1171	-59.2
64	Braniste, Horatiu-Andrei	0	ROU	−19N	+50B	−33N	−43B	−38N	=63N	−48B	1.5	18.0	20.0	3.50	1292	0.0
65	Ion, Maria-Ines	0	ROU	F	−39B	−29N	=54N	−44B	−46N	F	0.5	15.0	15.0	1.25	1135	0.0
66	FIDE 42253098	0	—	−30B	−21N	−61B	−63N	−46N	F	−54B	0.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	697	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dumitru, Luca-SerbanROU
+78.4
5.5 pts · #4
2Rotaru, Alexandra IoanaROU
+63.6
3.5 pts · #24
3Petcu, Alexandru-FlorinROU
+59.6
4.0 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Khotomlianskyi, AndriiUKR
-66.0
3.0 pts · #55
2Calugareanu, Kevin GabrielROU
-59.2
2.0 pts · #65
3Trofimov, AndreiROU
-48.0
2.0 pts · #51

Biggest upsets

R1+295 Elo gap
Gheng, Hannes Lucas1476 beat Pascalau, Corneliu1771
R1+285 Elo gap
Furnica, Dragos-George1442 beat Romascanu, Iulian1727
R4+242 Elo gap
Toma, Vlad-Nicolae1471 beat Coman, Liviu1713