Bitcoin Chess Romania 7th ed. - Open

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80 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Bucuresti, Romania. 6 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2134, and top seed was Catalin-Lucian Patrascu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2279).

Tudor-Gabriel Danila (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2162) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Catalin-Lucian Patrascu (5.0) and Andrei-Cristian Bulau (5.0). Danila shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Tudor-Alexandru Butochnov (1712) beat Razvan-Catalin Tudoroiu (2085), a +373-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Bucuresti, Romania

Dates

11 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇴FMCatalin-Lucian Patrascu2279

Avg top 10

2,134

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×1

CM×3

WCM×2

Federations · 5 represented

🇷🇴Romania×75

🇫🇷France×1

🇲🇩Moldova×1

🇹🇷Turkiye×1

🇷🇸Serbia×1

Top 3

🥇
CMTudor-Gabriel Danila
🇷🇴ROU·2162
5.0pts·2284perf+36.8
🥈
FMCatalin-Lucian Patrascu
🇷🇴ROU·2279
5.0pts·2254perf-0.6
🥉
Andrei-Cristian Bulau
🇷🇴ROU·2199
5.0pts·2290perf+13.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Patrascu5Danila5Bulau5Stan4.5Butochnov4.5Saioc4.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.0/6. Danila takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Tudor-Gabriel Danila 4 wins (R1–R4)Andrei-Cristian Bulau 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMCatalin-Lucian Patrascu	*	—	—	—
2CMTudor-Gabriel Danila	—	*	½	1
3Andrei-Cristian Bulau	—	½	*	—
4Andrei-Mihaita Stan	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Danila, Tudor-GabrielCM	2162	ROU	+73B	+11N	+28B	+8N	=3B	=4N	5.0	22.0	23.0	18.25	2284	+36.8
2	Patrascu, Catalin-LucianFM	2279	ROU	+34B	=17N	+30B	=5N	+7B	+13N	5.0	20.0	23.0	19.00	2254	-0.6
3	Bulau, Andrei-Cristian	2199	ROU	+29N	+24B	+20N	+33B	=1N	=9B	5.0	20.0	23.0	18.25	2290	+13.8
4	Ignat, Matei-Marius	2122	ROU	+12N	=16B	+18N	+6B	=13N	=1B	4.5	22.0	25.5	19.00	2097	+0.4
5	Saioc, David	2102	ROU	+44N	+26B	=6N	=2B	+21N	=10B	4.5	21.0	23.5	16.50	2164	+23.6
6	Arandjelovic, Aleksandar Z	1961	SRB	+66B	+31N	=5B	−4N	+22B	+27N	4.5	19.5	21.0	14.25	2066	+17.2
7	Veneteanu, Mihai	2113	ROU	+45N	+64B	+14N	=13B	−2N	+17B	4.5	19.0	21.0	14.00	2151	+8.0
8	Stan, Andrei-Mihaita	2041	ROU	+50N	+35B	+21N	−1B	=27N	+24B	4.5	18.5	21.0	14.25	2072	+6.8
9	Ivancescu, Bogdan-Andrei	2120	ROU	+36B	−19N	+34B	+53N	+15B	=3N	4.5	18.5	20.5	14.50	2085	-2.4
10	Prelipcean, Eric-MateiCM	2110	ROU	+37B	+53N	−13B	+19N	+23B	=5N	4.5	18.5	20.5	14.25	2081	-3.2
11	Anghelescu, Teodor-Stefan	1942	ROU	+59N	−1B	+44N	+18B	+33N	=14B	4.5	18.0	20.0	13.00	2055	+40.0
12	Butochnov, Tudor-Alexandru	1712	ROU	−4B	+80N	=41B	+42N	+39B	+33N	4.5	16.5	16.5	10.50	2127	+118.4
13	Olteanu, Sebastian	1971	ROU	+61N	+52B	+10N	=7N	=4B	−2B	4.0	21.0	23.0	13.50	2132	+26.2
14	Cruceru-Uceanu, Tudor-Mihai	1982	ROU	+65B	+42N	−7B	=22N	+31B	=11N	4.0	19.0	20.5	12.00	1972	-0.4
15	Luca, Ionel	1953	ROU	+48N	−18B	+45N	+26B	−9N	+35B	4.0	17.0	19.5	11.50	1910	-4.0
16	Cirlan, Ionut-Gheorghe	1884	ROU	+80B	=4N	−17B	+54N	+25B	=41N	4.0	16.5	16.5	9.25	2020	+22.6
17	Onut, Simeon	1943	ROU	+75B	=2B	+16N	=25N	=28B	−7N	3.5	20.5	21.5	11.00	2046	+17.6
18	Bosinceanu, Iosif	1683	ROU	+25B	+15N	−4B	−11N	+53B	=19N	3.5	20.0	22.0	11.25	2015	+96.0
19	Calugareanu, Ioana-DenisaWCM	1878	ROU	+46N	+9B	−33N	−10B	+45N	=18B	3.5	18.0	20.5	11.25	1928	+19.2
20	Semenova, VasylynaWCM	2021	ROU	+60B	+22N	−3B	−23N	+36B	=51N	3.5	17.5	19.5	9.75	1902	-31.6
21	Martinenco, Sergiu	1948	MDA	+62B	+78N	−8B	+37N	−5B	=23N	3.5	17.5	17.5	6.75	1854	-10.4
22	Ilie, Eduard Andrei	1802	ROU	+38N	−20B	+55N	=14B	−6N	+54B	3.5	17.0	19.0	9.00	1824	+2.4
23	Gherghe, David	1829	ROU	+57N	−33B	+61N	+20B	−10N	=21B	3.5	16.5	18.5	9.25	1932	+18.4
24	Dobre, Daniel-Alexandru	1918	ROU	+47B	−3N	+73B	=39N	+68B	−8N	3.5	16.5	17.5	6.50	1939	+5.6
25	Vasile, Matei	2049	ROU	−18N	+48B	+69N	=17B	−16N	+44B	3.5	16.0	17.5	8.25	1818	-58.8
26	Ionita, Alexandru A.	1830	ROU	+71B	−5N	+36B	−15N	+72B	=32N	3.5	16.0	17.0	6.75	1824	+1.6
27	Ilie, Eduard-Alexandru	1787	ROU	+70B	−28N	+76B	+63N	=8B	−6B	3.5	16.0	17.0	6.75	1901	+21.2
28	Larion, IustinCM	2005	ROU	+72N	+27B	−1N	+40B	=17N	F	3.5	16.0	16.0	9.25	2039	+12.0
29	Pruszter, Rudolf	1751	ROU	−3B	+47N	F	=43B	+56N	+40B	3.5	15.5	15.5	9.00	1900	+13.8
30	Rusu, Anastasia	1815	ROU	+49B	=39B	−2N	+65N	−41B	+68N	3.5	15.0	16.5	7.00	1923	+23.2
31	Sementov, Andrei	1773	ROU	+56N	−6B	=38N	+66B	−14N	+67B	3.5	15.0	16.5	6.50	1797	+2.0
32	Negrus, Eduard	1686	ROU	−33N	=57B	=67N	+55B	+64N	=26B	3.5	12.5	14.0	7.50	1761	+8.0
33	Tudoroiu, Razvan-Catalin	2085	ROU	+32B	+23N	+19B	−3N	−11B	−12B	3.0	21.0	24.5	10.50	1874	-28.6
34	Spiridon, Mihai-Zoltan	1765	ROU	−2N	+75B	−9N	=48B	+46N	=38B	3.0	17.5	18.5	6.25	1805	+1.8
35	Bratu, Ioan-Valentin	1794	ROU	+76B	−8N	−37B	+38B	+61N	−15N	3.0	16.5	17.5	6.00	1641	-16.4
36	Ciocirlan, Bianca-Alexandra	1701	ROU	−9N	+46B	−26N	+59B	−20N	+56B	3.0	16.0	18.0	6.50	1744	+4.4
37	Anghel, Teodor-Andrei	1689	ROU	−10N	+77B	+35N	−21B	−40N	+59B	3.0	16.0	17.0	6.00	1796	+29.6
38	Dima, Radu-Matei	0	ROU	−22B	+60N	=31B	−35N	+65B	=34N	3.0	15.0	16.5	6.75	1758	0.0
39	Grigore, Gigi	2044	ROU	+54B	=30N	F	=24B	−12N	+69B	3.0	15.0	15.0	7.00	1842	-22.0
40	Serbulent, Huseyin	1889	TUR	=67N	+43B	=68B	−28N	+37B	−29N	3.0	14.5	16.0	7.50	1720	-24.8
41	Nuta, Dan	2011	ROU	F	F	=12N	+52B	+30N	=16B	3.0	14.5	14.5	10.25	1987	-1.4
42	Grigore, Radu-Andrei	1792	ROU	+58N	−14B	F	−12B	+66N	+49N	3.0	14.5	14.5	6.00	1656	-22.0
43	Constantinescu, Bogdan-Ionut	1601	ROU	=63B	−40N	+58B	=29N	−51B	+53N	3.0	13.0	15.0	6.75	1770	+38.8
44	Craciun, Dorian-Raul	1687	ROU	−5B	+71N	−11B	=49N	+58B	−25N	2.5	17.0	18.0	4.25	1695	-1.6
45	Hurmuzache, Mihnea	1692	ROU	−7B	+79N	−15B	+75N	−19B	=47N	2.5	15.5	15.5	2.25	1707	0.0
46	Doni, Denis	1544	ROU	−19B	−36N	=50N	+57B	−34B	+71N	2.5	14.0	15.0	4.25	1599	+12.8
47	Grigorescu, Stefan	1583	ROU	−24N	−29B	−49N	+71B	+55N	=45B	2.5	14.0	15.0	4.25	1623	+4.4
48	Ionescu, Daria S.	1618	ROU	−15B	−25N	+79B	=34N	−54B	+65N	2.5	14.0	14.0	3.00	1701	+23.2
49	Dragusin, Calin-Ioan	0	ROU	−30N	−54N	+47B	=44B	+60N	−42B	2.5	13.5	15.5	5.75	1658	0.0
50	Paraschiv, Andrei-Cristian	1673	ROU	−8B	−76N	=46B	−58N	+74B	+70N	2.5	11.5	12.5	3.75	1600	-5.4
51	Gaciu, Vlad-Jan	1786	ROU	−55N	+62B	F	F	+43N	=20B	2.5	10.5	10.5	6.75	2016	+16.4
52	Liga, Matei	1775	ROU	+74B	−13N	+78B	−41N	=67B	F	2.5	9.5	9.5	1.75	1585	-26.8
53	Frunza, Ionel	1839	ROU	+77N	−10B	+72N	−9B	−18N	−43B	2.0	16.5	17.5	2.00	1652	-29.0
54	Barsmos, Shenouda Adel Abdelmasee	1680	ROU	−39N	+49B	F	−16B	+48N	−22N	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	1639	-11.2
55	Radu-Simota, Vlad	0	ROU	+51B	−63N	−22B	−32N	−47B	+78N	2.0	14.0	14.0	2.50	1520	0.0
56	Tuduruta, Ovidiu	0	ROU	−31B	−66N	+80B	+60N	−29B	−36N	2.0	13.5	13.5	2.00	1574	0.0
57	Gimurtu, Stelian	1441	ROU	−23B	=32N	−65B	−46N	+79B	=62N	2.0	13.0	13.0	2.75	1511	+8.8
58	Anghel, Robert	0	ROU	−42B	=65N	−43N	+50B	−44N	=66B	2.0	12.5	14.0	4.00	1548	0.0
59	Szabo, Viktor	1599	ROU	−11B	−73N	+74B	−36N	+78B	−37N	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	967	-44.4
60	Teslarasu, Pavel-Bogdan	1671	ROU	−20N	−38B	+77N	−56B	−49B	+74N	2.0	12.0	13.0	2.00	1749	0.0
61	Patrascu, Maria	1658	ROU	−13B	+74N	−23B	+78N	−35B	F	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	1065	-28.4
62	Plesa, Maria	1609	ROU	−21N	−51N	+71B	−69B	=70N	=57B	2.0	11.0	12.0	2.75	1528	-24.8
63	Parvu, Razvan-George	1946	ROU	=43N	+55B	F	−27B	=69N	F	2.0	10.0	10.0	4.25	1580	-55.2
64	Fulger, Ionut-Alexandru	1861	ROU	+79B	−7N	F	F	−32B	+72N	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	1739	-11.4
65	Braastadt, Tanguy	1660	FRA	−14N	=58B	+57N	−30B	−38N	−48B	1.5	15.0	17.0	3.00	1515	-31.6
66	Rebegea, Mihai-Sebastian	1650	ROU	−6N	+56B	F	−31N	−42B	=58N	1.5	15.0	15.0	3.00	1042	-31.2
67	Podoleanu, Daniel	1569	ROU	=40B	−68N	=32B	F	=52N	−31N	1.5	14.0	15.0	4.50	1612	+3.2
68	Stan, Matei	1687	ROU	F	+67B	=40N	F	−24N	−30B	1.5	11.5	11.5	3.00	1716	+1.8
69	Cioara, Nicolae-Cristian	1725	ROU	F	F	−25B	+62N	=63B	−39N	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.00	1825	+14.0
70	Hamdan, Mustafa	0	ROU	−27N	−72B	−75N	+79N	=62B	−50B	1.5	10.0	10.0	1.00	1444	0.0
71	Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin	1467	ROU	−26N	−44B	−62N	−47N	+77B	−46B	1.0	13.0	14.0	1.00	1346	-41.2
72	Moroianu, George	1667	ROU	−28B	+70N	−53B	F	−26N	−64B	1.0	12.5	13.5	1.50	1083	-18.8
73	Mesca, Liviu-Stefanita	1741	ROU	−1N	+59B	−24N	F	F	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	1757	-1.2
74	Stan, Alexandru-Stefan	0	ROU	−52N	−61B	−59N	+77B	−50N	−60B	1.0	11.0	12.0	1.00	1378	0.0
75	Stoica, Vlad V.	1601	ROU	−17N	−34N	+70B	−45B	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	996	-31.6
76	Pintican, Alexandru-Andrei	0	ROU	−35N	+50B	−27N	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	2.50	1624	0.0
77	Grigorescu, Mihai	1478	ROU	−53B	−37N	−60B	−74N	−71N	+79B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1411	-9.2
78	FIDE 337105273	0	—	F	−21B	−52N	−61B	−59N	−55B	0.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	938	0.0
79	Grigore, Stefan-Petru	1491	ROU	−64N	−45B	−48N	−70B	−57N	−77N	0.0	10.5	11.5	0.00	811	-71.6
80	Tudor, George S.	1563	ROU	−16N	−12B	−56N	F	F	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	998	-8.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Butochnov, Tudor-AlexandruROU
+118.4
4.5 pts · #5
2Bosinceanu, IosifROU
+96.0
3.5 pts · #17
3Anghelescu, Teodor-StefanROU
+40.0
4.5 pts · #11

Top rating losers

1Grigore, Stefan-PetruROU
-71.6
0.0 pts · #74
2Vasile, MateiROU
-58.8
3.5 pts · #20
3Parvu, Razvan-GeorgeROU
-55.2
2.0 pts · #60

Biggest upsets

R6+373 Elo gap
Butochnov, Tudor-Alexandru1712 beat Tudoroiu, Razvan-Catalin2085
R1+366 Elo gap
Bosinceanu, Iosif1683 beat Vasile, Matei2049
R5+332 Elo gap
Butochnov, Tudor-Alexandru1712 beat Grigore, Gigi2044