Cupa D. Svetuskin, 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 17 Aug 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova. 10 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2405, and top seed was Jegor Lashkin (🇲🇩 MDA, GM, 2512).
Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2412) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Ivan Schitco (6.0) and Vladislav Nevednichy (5.5). Ghimpu shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 8.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Ruslan Soltanici (IM, 2313) beat Milos Stankovic (IM, 2421), a +108-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsIM Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu led from R8 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.
IM Nikola Radovanovic takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
IM Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu drew with GM Ivan Schitco (Black).
IM Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu 3 wins (R4–R6)GM Ivan Schitco 3 wins (R4–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇴IMGhimpu, Samuel-Timotei | 2412 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.0 | 29.00 | 38.0 | +24.2 | 2625 |
| 2 | 🇲🇩GMSchitco, Ivan | 2482 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 24.25 | 39.0 | +4.7 | 2522 |
| 3 | 🇷🇴GMNevednichy, Vladislav | 2426 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 23.00 | 39.5 | +7.3 | 2483 |
| 4 | 🇷🇸IMRadovanovic, Nikola | 2431 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 21.75 | 39.5 | +6.5 | 2483 |
| 5 | 🇲🇩GMLashkin, Jegor | 2512 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 17.25 | 40.5 | -14.1 | 2394 |
| 7 | 🇲🇩FMBaranciuc, Alexandr | 2309 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 16.75 | 41.5 | +6.0 | 2336 |
| 8 | 🇲🇩FMSapocinic, Semion | 2299 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 14.50 | 41.5 | +8.2 | 2337 |
| 6 | 🇲🇩GMHamitevici, Vladimir | 2449 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 13.25 | 41.5 | -15.8 | 2321 |
| 10 | 🇷🇸IMStankovic, Milos | 2421 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 3.0 | 13.00 | 42.0 | -17.2 | 2279 |
| 9 | 🇲🇩IMSoltanici, Ruslan | 2313 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 3.0 | 11.75 | 42.0 | -2.7 | 2291 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ghimpu, Samuel-TimoteiIMROU+24.27.0 pts · #1
- 2Sapocinic, SemionFMMDA+8.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Nevednichy, VladislavGMROU+7.35.5 pts · #3
- 1Stankovic, MilosIMSRB-17.23.0 pts · #10
- 2Hamitevici, VladimirGMMDA-15.83.5 pts · #6
- 3Lashkin, JegorGMMDA-14.14.5 pts · #5
- R9+108 Elo gap