Cupa D. Svetuskin, editia IV

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73 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Jul 2025 to 24 Jul 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova. 5 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2139, and top seed was Iulian Baltag (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2380).

Iulian Baltag (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2380) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ruslan Soltanici (5.5) and Vadim Novac (5.5). Baltag shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Lukas George Sprincean (1963) beat Alexandr Lauda (CM, 2203), a +240-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Chisinau, Moldova

Dates

21 Jul 2025 → 24 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩IMIulian Baltag2380

Avg top 10

2,139

Participants

Titled players · 5

IM×4

CM×1

Federations · 4 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×67

🇷🇴Romania×4

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

🇲🇹Malta×1

Top 3

🥇
IMIulian Baltag
🇲🇩MDA·2380
6.0pts·2349perf-0.6
🥈
IMRuslan Soltanici
🇲🇩MDA·2315
5.5pts·2239perf-3.0
🥉
Vadim Novac
🇲🇩MDA·2056
5.5pts·2205perf+54.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Iulian Baltag led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Baltag6Novac5.5Itkis5.5Cecoi5.5Soltanici5.5Sprincean5.5

R7–R7 · LEAD HELD

IM Iulian Baltag held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

IM Iulian Baltag won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Baltag, IulianIM	2380	MDA	+37B	=34N	+22B	+19N	+9B	=2N	+8B	6.0	27.0	30.5	26.00	2349	-0.6
2	Soltanici, RuslanIM	2315	MDA	+47N	+17B	=10N	+14B	+13N	=1B	=3N	5.5	30.0	33.0	24.75	2239	-3.0
3	Novac, Vadim	2056	MDA	+24B	+23N	=19B	+6N	+7B	=12N	=2B	5.5	28.5	32.5	25.50	2205	+54.0
4	Itkis, BorisIM	2260	ROU	+36B	=20N	+34B	=9N	+22B	+32N	=7B	5.5	25.0	28.5	21.50	2144	-6.6
5	Cecoi, Mihai	1958	MDA	+50B	+35N	−7B	+37N	+18B	=15N	+12B	5.5	25.0	28.0	20.75	2100	+54.4
6	Sprincean, Lukas George	1963	ROU	+46N	+43B	=15N	−3B	+17N	+33B	+18N	5.5	25.0	28.0	20.25	2133	+56.4
7	Soilita, Nichita	2051	MDA	+38N	+26B	+5N	=13B	−3N	+14B	=4N	5.0	29.5	33.0	22.50	2090	+20.8
8	Bujac, Dan	2047	MDA	+57N	+25B	−13N	+21B	+16N	+10B	−1N	5.0	28.0	30.5	20.00	2034	+3.6
9	Ivarlac, Vladislav	2000	MDA	+27N	+42B	+12N	=4B	−1N	=13B	+53N	5.0	27.5	30.5	19.50	2130	+51.2
10	Vasilache, Dan-Andrei	1956	MDA	+54B	+21N	=2B	=33N	+11B	−8N	+22B	5.0	27.0	29.5	20.00	2086	+51.6
11	Arsene, Fabian	1811	MDA	+51N	−12B	+39N	+45B	−10N	+43B	+32B	5.0	22.5	25.5	16.00	1901	+40.0
12	Miron, Iurii	2083	MDA	+44B	+11N	−9B	+56N	+23B	=3B	−5N	4.5	28.0	30.5	17.25	1964	-32.4
13	Stancev, Chirill	1897	MDA	+61B	+65N	+8B	=7N	−2B	=9N	=15B	4.5	27.0	29.0	16.25	2038	+47.6
14	Stancev, Semion	1928	MDA	+63B	=29N	+20B	−2N	+35B	−7N	+23B	4.5	26.0	28.0	15.50	1944	+9.2
15	Petrenko, SvetlanaIM	1998	MDA	+73B	+56N	=6B	−32N	+20B	=5B	=13N	4.5	25.5	25.5	14.25	1939	-7.4
16	Chendighilean, Anna	1797	MDA	+59B	=33N	=18B	+24N	−8B	=21N	+35B	4.5	24.0	26.5	15.75	1930	+38.8
17	Chireacova, Ecaterina	1827	MDA	+48B	−2N	+44B	=35N	−6B	+54N	+55B	4.5	23.0	25.5	12.75	1799	-6.8
18	Martinenco, Sergiu	1980	MDA	+39N	=28B	=16N	+25B	−5N	+26B	−6B	4.0	27.5	31.0	15.75	1845	-21.2
19	Bargan, Victoria	1956	MDA	+31N	+45B	=3N	−1B	=34N	=25B	=28N	4.0	27.0	30.0	15.50	1907	-14.8
20	Siretanu, Vladislav	1801	MDA	+40N	=4B	−14N	+41B	−15N	+37N	=21B	4.0	25.5	29.0	15.25	1862	+18.8
21	Larionov, Serghei	1709	MDA	+62N	−10B	+46N	−8N	+27B	=16B	=20N	4.0	25.5	27.5	13.25	1756	+14.4
22	Jimji, Vitali	1866	MDA	+60N	+55B	−1N	+42B	−4N	+45B	−10N	4.0	25.0	27.5	11.00	1898	+6.8
23	Albu, Vlad	1798	MDA	+71N	−3B	+27N	+47B	−12N	+34B	−14N	4.0	25.0	26.0	11.50	1855	+16.4
24	Lungu, Vladimir	1614	MDA	−3N	+71B	+26N	−16B	−25N	+48B	+42N	4.0	24.0	25.0	11.00	1744	+18.8
25	Mocanu, Andrian	1742	MDA	+64B	−8N	+54B	−18N	+24B	=19N	=30B	4.0	23.5	25.5	12.50	1798	+13.6
26	Crusca, Alexandru	1772	MDA	+52B	−7N	−24B	+64N	+36B	−18N	+44B	4.0	22.5	24.5	11.50	1715	-18.4
27	Nagornii, Daniil	1525	MDA	−9B	+70N	−23B	+49N	−21N	+51B	+45N	4.0	22.0	23.0	10.00	1635	+21.2
28	Dabija, Paula	1733	MDA	+49B	=18N	−33B	=36N	=54B	+59N	=19B	4.0	20.5	23.0	12.50	1767	+3.6
29	Andronic, Nathaniel	1688	MDA	+66N	=14B	−32N	=40B	=55N	=38B	+47N	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.00	1713	+3.2
30	Madan, Bogdan	1685	MDA	−55N	−32B	+67N	+46B	=38N	+39B	=25N	4.0	20.0	21.5	11.75	1710	+5.2
31	Turcan, Egor	1473	MDA	−19B	+58N	−56B	+65N	−42N	+62B	+43N	4.0	17.0	19.0	9.50	1604	+6.4
32	Rascu, Dmitrii	1903	MDA	F	+30N	+29B	+15B	=33N	−4B	−11N	3.5	26.5	26.5	14.25	1999	+14.0
33	Lauda, AlexandrCM	2203	MDA	+41N	=16B	+28N	=10B	=32B	−6N	F	3.5	26.0	26.0	14.00	1928	-34.4
34	Padure, Dragos-Alexandru	1869	MDA	+68B	=1B	−4N	+61N	=19B	−23N	=36B	3.5	25.0	26.5	10.25	1835	-8.1
35	Vrabie, Ion	1696	MDA	+69N	−5B	+55N	=17B	−14N	+40B	−16N	3.5	25.0	26.5	9.75	1650	-11.9
36	Turcan, Robert	1608	MDA	−4N	=40B	+57N	=28B	−26N	+46B	=34N	3.5	23.5	26.0	11.00	1667	+8.4
37	Comur, Dmitrii	1710	MDA	−1N	+60B	+64N	−5B	+62N	−20B	=38N	3.5	23.5	25.5	8.25	1678	-20.0
38	Pascariuc, Rolan	1591	MDA	−7B	=59N	+52B	=53N	=30B	=29N	=37B	3.5	22.5	25.0	11.50	1732	+38.4
39	Burlaca, Daniil	1568	MDA	−18B	+49N	−11B	+58N	=56B	−30N	+50B	3.5	21.5	24.0	9.75	1588	-6.4
40	Urechi, Maxim	1477	MDA	−20B	=36N	+59B	=29N	=63B	−35N	+54B	3.5	20.0	22.0	9.75	1583	+28.8
41	Romah, Alexandr	1639	MDA	−33B	+48N	=53B	−20N	−44B	+52N	+67B	3.5	19.5	21.0	9.00	1636	-6.0
42	Stancev, Victor	1728	MDA	+70B	−9N	+50B	−22N	+31B	−53N	−24B	3.0	23.0	24.0	8.00	1606	-36.0
43	Hariton, Luca	1571	MDA	+72B	−6N	−61B	+52N	+50B	−11N	−31B	3.0	22.5	23.0	6.50	1488	-31.6
44	Apostol, Lucian	1603	MDA	−12N	+51B	−17N	−55B	+41N	+61B	−26N	3.0	22.0	24.0	8.50	1688	+19.2
45	Pascari, Ana	1679	MDA	+58B	−19N	+63B	−11N	+61B	−22N	−27B	3.0	21.5	23.5	6.50	1560	-39.6
46	Chireacova, Eva	1427	MDA	−6B	+72N	−21B	−30N	+64B	−36N	+60N	3.0	21.5	22.0	5.00	1458	0.0
47	Tiganas, Vadim	1664	MDA	−2B	+68N	+65B	−23N	−53B	+63N	−29B	3.0	20.5	22.0	5.50	1611	-10.8
48	Stancev, Vlad	0	MDA	−17N	−41B	−66N	+57B	+49N	−24N	+70B	3.0	19.5	20.5	6.50	1441	+2.4
49	Levinta, Maria	0	MDA	−28N	−39B	+60N	−27B	−48B	+64N	+63B	3.0	19.0	21.0	6.50	1423	0.0
50	Turcan, Daniil	1484	MDA	−5N	+62B	−42N	+66B	−43N	+65B	−39N	3.0	19.0	21.0	6.00	1393	-25.2
51	Cravciuc, Danil	1425	MDA	−11B	−44N	+70B	−54N	+58B	−27N	+62B	3.0	19.0	20.0	5.50	1333	-23.2
52	Blascova, Alexandra	0	MDA	−26N	+57B	−38N	−43B	+66N	−41B	+61N	3.0	18.5	20.5	6.50	1459	+10.8
53	Mindru, Valeriu	1874	MDA	F	F	=41N	=38B	+47N	+42B	−9B	3.0	18.0	18.0	9.50	1793	-9.0
54	Bezverhnii, Andrei	1526	MDA	−10N	+67B	−25N	+51B	=28N	−17B	−40N	2.5	24.0	25.5	6.50	1493	-12.4
55	Burlaka, Ivan	0	ROU	+30B	−22N	−35B	+44N	=29B	F	−17N	2.5	23.0	25.5	9.00	1673	0.0
56	Turcanu, Otilia	1736	MDA	+67N	−15B	+31N	−12B	=39N	F	F	2.5	20.5	20.5	7.25	1722	-8.4
57	Topal, Emir	1536	MDA	−8B	−52N	−36B	−48N	+68B	=58N	+72B	2.5	18.5	19.0	3.25	1319	-42.8
58	Pace, Dante	0	MLT	−45N	−31B	+71N	−39B	−51N	=57B	+69N	2.5	17.5	18.5	3.75	1180	0.0
59	Afrasinei, Narcis-Ionut	0	ROU	−16N	=38B	−40N	+69B	+72N	−28B	F	2.5	17.5	17.5	3.75	1327	0.0
60	Zueva, Melania	1504	MDA	−22B	−37N	−49B	+70N	=67B	+72N	−46B	2.5	16.0	16.5	2.25	994	-14.0
61	Sit, Lev	1455	MDA	−13N	+66B	+43N	−34B	−45N	−44N	−52B	2.0	20.0	22.0	5.00	1390	-21.2
62	Madan, David	0	MDA	−21B	−50N	+73B	+68N	−37B	−31N	−51N	2.0	19.0	19.0	1.50	1401	-5.6
63	Grib, Sofia	1506	MDA	−14N	+69B	−45N	=72B	=40N	−47B	−49N	2.0	18.5	19.0	3.50	1360	-27.2
64	Chircu, David	0	MDA	−25N	+73N	−37B	−26B	−46N	−49B	+71N	2.0	18.5	18.5	1.00	1507	0.0
65	Vialov, Lavrentii	0	UKR	F	−13B	−47N	−31B	+71N	−50N	+68B	2.0	17.0	17.0	2.50	1376	0.0
66	Talmaci, Ilinca	0	MDA	−29B	−61N	+48B	−50N	−52B	−68N	+73N	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	1338	0.0
67	Krepak, Mykhailo	0	MDA	−56B	−54N	−30B	F	=60N	+69B	−41N	1.5	16.5	16.5	2.75	1251	0.0
68	Gorgos, Daniel	1450	MDA	−34N	−47B	=69N	−62B	−57N	+66B	−65N	1.5	15.0	16.5	2.75	802	-57.2
69	Nicolaescu, Tristan	0	MDA	−35B	−63N	=68B	−59N	+73B	−67N	−58B	1.5	13.5	13.5	0.75	1467	0.0
70	Mamaliga, Paula	0	MDA	−42N	−27B	−51N	−60B	F	+71B	−48N	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	719	0.0
71	Agafonov, Iaroslav	0	MDA	−23B	−24N	−58B	+73N	−65B	−70N	−64B	1.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	1527	0.0
72	Vartic, Vlad	0	MDA	−43N	−46B	F	=63N	−59B	−60B	−57N	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.00	1196	0.0
73	Alexandrov, Matvei	1542	MDA	−15N	−64B	−62N	−71B	−69N	F	−66B	0.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	872	-30.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Sprincean, Lukas GeorgeROU
+56.4
5.5 pts · #11
2Cecoi, MihaiMDA
+54.4
5.5 pts · #4
3Novac, VadimMDA
+54.0
5.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Gorgos, DanielMDA
-57.2
1.5 pts · #71
2Topal, EmirMDA
-42.8
2.5 pts · #58
3Pascari, AnaMDA
-39.6
3.0 pts · #44

Biggest upsets

R6+240 Elo gap
Sprincean, Lukas George1963 beat CMLauda, Alexandr2203
R3+158 Elo gap
Lungu, Vladimir1614 beat Crusca, Alexandru1772
R7+154 Elo gap
Nagornii, Daniil1525 beat Pascari, Ana1679