Classic Chess Meteor Cup
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Jupiter, Romania. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2006, and top seed was Mihai-Edward Padurariu (🇷🇴 ROU, 2245).
Alex-Cosmin Codreanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1978) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Sergiu Martinenco (5.5) and Rares Gazdaru (5.5). Codreanu won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Sebastian Stefan Vachente (1410) beat Cezar-Octavian Ioan (1743), a +333-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Jupiter, Romania
Dates
04 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇴Romania×42
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇲🇩Moldova×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAlex-Cosmin Codreanu led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
18
8
3
2
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Alex-Cosmin Codreanu held the sole lead from R6 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Alex-Cosmin Codreanu 4 wins (R1–R4)Rares Gazdaru 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex-Cosmin Codreanu | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2FMOleg Maximov | — | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Rares Gazdaru | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Sergiu Martinenco | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codreanu, Alex-Cosmin | 1978 | ROU | +6N | +11B | +5B | +12N | =3B | +7N | =2B | 6.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 28.50 | 2254 | +45.6 |
| 2 | Martinenco, Sergiu | 1964 | MDA | +42N | +19B | =4N | =7B | +11N | +6B | =1N | 5.5 | 29.5 | 31.0 | 22.75 | 2066 | +18.2 |
| 3 | Gazdaru, Rares | 2033 | ROU | +36B | +14N | +13B | +8B | =1N | =4B | =5N | 5.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 22.75 | 2145 | +42.4 |
| 4 | Maximov, OlegFM | 2168 | ROU | +23B | +9N | =2B | +33N | =5B | =3N | +12B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 22.00 | 2174 | +2.2 |
| 5 | Padurariu, Mihai-Edward | 2245 | ROU | +27N | +15B | −1N | +21B | =4N | +16B | =3B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 20.00 | 2097 | -17.4 |
| 6 | Rosca, Ovidiu | 1595 | ROU | −1B | +37N | +9B | +14N | +33B | −2N | +15N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 17.00 | 1971 | +110.4 |
| 7 | Radu, Ioan | 2046 | ROU | =24N | +41B | +31B | =2N | +15N | −1B | +11N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 16.75 | 1938 | -12.8 |
| 8 | Oprea, Paul Angel Andrei | 1716 | ROU | +43N | +10B | +16B | −3N | +13B | −12N | =9B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 16.25 | 1976 | +78.8 |
| 9 | Gulias, Alin-Constantin | 1857 | ROU | +26N | −4B | −6N | +30B | +27N | +40B | =8N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 13.25 | 1811 | -6.0 |
| 10 | Jega, Gabriel | 1918 | ROU | +28B | −8N | −23B | +29N | +38B | +14N | =18B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1783 | -19.8 |
| 11 | Frent-Lung, Gheorghe | 1754 | ROU | +44B | −1N | +29B | +23N | −2B | +13N | −7B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 11.50 | 1843 | +16.4 |
| 12 | Raducanu, Andrei-Augustin | 1974 | ROU | +29B | +17N | F | −1B | +28N | +8B | −4N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 14.50 | 1920 | -3.6 |
| 13 | Ionita, Alexandru A. | 1870 | ROU | +30N | +35B | −3N | +17B | −8N | −11B | +20N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.50 | 1726 | -41.2 |
| 14 | Salcu, Laurentiu | 1778 | ROU | +34N | −3B | +39N | −6B | +26N | −10B | +28N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1727 | -8.0 |
| 15 | Radulescu, Gabriel | 1845 | ROU | +20B | −5N | +36B | +38N | −7B | +24N | −6B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1804 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Mares-Medar, Razvan | 1859 | ROU | +25B | F | −8N | +32B | +20N | −5N | +31B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1844 | -1.6 |
| 17 | Vorniceanu, Alina | 1743 | ROU | +37B | −12B | +26N | −13N | +25B | −18N | +23B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 1725 | -2.6 |
| 18 | Togan, Teodor-Bogdan | 1815 | ROU | F | +24B | −33N | =20N | +23B | +17B | =10N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 14.00 | 1800 | -0.8 |
| 19 | Cherepynskyi, Kyrylo | 1703 | UKR | +46B | −2N | −20B | −25N | +35B | +29N | +24B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1597 | -30.4 |
| 20 | Cara, Lucas-Marian | 1479 | ROU | −15N | +27B | +19N | =18B | −16B | +33N | −13B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 11.50 | 1770 | +94.4 |
| 21 | Ioan, Cezar-Octavian | 1743 | ROU | −35N | +25B | +30N | −5N | −24B | +36N | =32B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1645 | -19.4 |
| 22 | Aichimoaie, Alexandru | 1687 | ROU | −41N | −26B | +44N | =34B | −39N | +43N | +25B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.25 | 1526 | -41.2 |
| 23 | Mircea, Marius-Ionut | 1644 | ROU | −4N | +34B | +10N | −11B | −18N | +26B | −17N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 10.00 | 1711 | +9.4 |
| 24 | Morar-Triandafil, Teodor-Adrian | 1625 | ROU | =7B | −18N | +45N | =40B | +21N | −15B | −19N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1687 | +15.2 |
| 25 | Corduneanu-Constantin, Raphael | 1516 | ROU | −16N | −21N | +43B | +19B | −17N | +27B | −22N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 8.50 | 1605 | +26.0 |
| 26 | Cherepynskyi, Danylo | 1509 | UKR | −9B | +22N | −17B | +45N | −14B | −23N | +36B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1594 | +14.0 |
| 27 | Gazdaru, David | 1654 | ROU | −5B | −20N | +37B | +35N | −9B | −25N | +34B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 6.50 | 1517 | -49.2 |
| 28 | Pana, Alexandru-Ioan | 1529 | ROU | −10N | +42B | =40N | +31B | −12B | =32N | −14B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1666 | +30.8 |
| 29 | Cosman, Adrian-Vasile | 1580 | ROU | −12N | +43B | −11N | −10B | +41N | −19B | +35N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 5.00 | 1516 | -10.0 |
| 30 | Basaraba, Mihai Sebastian | 1528 | ROU | −13B | +46N | −21B | −9N | +37B | =38N | =33B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.25 | 1522 | -2.8 |
| 31 | Moldoveanu, Marian | 1695 | ROU | F | +45B | −7N | −28N | +34B | +39B | −16N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1639 | -9.2 |
| 32 | Nitu, Ionel-Casian | 1667 | ROU | F | −33B | +35N | −16N | +42B | =28B | =21N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1575 | -12.4 |
| 33 | Gheorghita, Stefan | 1651 | ROU | F | +32N | +18B | −4B | −6N | −20B | =30N | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.50 | 1631 | -12.8 |
| 34 | Stoian, David-Gabriel | 1479 | ROU | −14B | −23N | +46B | =22N | −31N | +42B | −27N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 1324 | -34.8 |
| 35 | Vachente, Sebastian Stefan | 1410 | ROU | +21B | −13N | −32B | −27B | −19N | +44N | −29B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 1506 | +16.0 |
| 36 | Popa, Nicolae | 1609 | ROU | −3N | +44B | −15N | +41B | −40N | −21B | −26N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 3.00 | 1453 | -23.6 |
| 37 | Ciochina, Rares-Gabriel | 1406 | ROU | −17N | −6B | −27N | +46B | −30N | =41B | =45N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Moroianu, George | 1688 | ROU | F | F | +41N | −15B | −10N | =30B | =39N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1527 | -16.8 |
| 39 | Moroianu, Stefan | 1592 | ROU | F | F | −14B | =42N | +22B | −31N | =38B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1623 | +2.6 |
| 40 | Antohe, Cristian | 1749 | ROU | F | F | =28B | =24N | +36B | −9N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1658 | -9.6 |
| 41 | Iovchev, Oleksii | 0 | ROU | +22B | −7N | −38B | −36N | −29B | =37N | F | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Serban, Tomita | 0 | ROU | −2B | −28N | F | =39B | −32N | −34N | +44B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.50 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Valahu, Dan | 0 | ROU | −8B | −29N | −25N | =44B | +46N | −22B | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.75 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Cioroianu, Ivo | 1471 | ROU | −11N | −36N | −22B | =43N | +45B | −35B | −42N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 2.25 | 822 | -50.4 |
| 45 | Paun, David-Alexandru | 0 | ROU | F | −31N | −24B | −26B | −44N | +46N | =37B | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 42238889 | 0 | — | −19N | −30B | −34N | −37N | −43B | −45B | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 778 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rosca, OvidiuROU+110.45.0 pts · #14
- 2Cara, Lucas-MarianROU+94.43.5 pts · #18
- 3Oprea, Paul Angel AndreiROU+78.84.5 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Cioroianu, IvoROU-50.41.5 pts · #43
- 2Gazdaru, DavidROU-49.23.0 pts · #25
- 3Ionita, Alexandru A.ROU-41.24.0 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R1+333 Elo gap
- R3+274 Elo gap
- R3+267 Elo gap