Memorial Ianioglo 2025

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56 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Comrat, Moldova. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1955, and top seed was Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2211).

Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2211) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Lukas George Sprincean (7.5) and Ecaterina Chireacova (6.5). Bargan won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Decebal Popa (1600) beat Dan-Andrei Vasilache (1964), a +364-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Comrat, Moldova

Dates

04 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩IMSergiu Bargan2211

Avg top 10

1,955

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×2

Federations · 3 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×44

🇷🇴Romania×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
IMSergiu Bargan
🇲🇩MDA·2211
8.5pts·2339perf+7.9
🥈
Lukas George Sprincean
🇷🇴ROU·2032
7.5pts·2109perf+42.6
🥉
Ecaterina Chireacova
🇲🇩MDA·1833
6.5pts·2034perf+80.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Sergiu Bargan led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Bargan8.5Sprincean7.5Panus6.5Chireacova6.5Vasilache6.5Ivarlac6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Sergiu Bargan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Sergiu Bargan beat Lukas George Sprincean (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Sergiu Bargan 8 wins (R1–R8)Lukas George Sprincean 3 wins (R7–R9)IM Victor Panus 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSergiu Bargan	*	1	—	1
2Lukas George Sprincean	0	*	—	½
3IMVictor Panus	—	—	*	½
4Ecaterina Chireacova	0	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bargan, SergiuIM	2211	MDA	+18N	+10B	+16N	+6B	+9N	+2B	+3N	+20B	=4N	8.5	47.5	52.5	49.25	2339	+7.9
2	Sprincean, Lukas George	2032	ROU	+24B	+19N	=3B	+7N	+4B	−1N	+15B	+10N	+9B	7.5	48.5	53.0	41.25	2109	+42.6
3	Chireacova, Ecaterina	1833	MDA	+36N	+17B	=2N	+16B	=5N	+20B	−1B	=9N	+11B	6.5	48.5	52.5	34.25	2034	+80.4
4	Vasilache, Dan-Andrei	1964	MDA	+27N	−15B	+34N	+17B	−2N	+43B	+28N	+6B	=1B	6.5	45.0	48.0	31.25	1910	-6.8
5	Panus, VictorIM	1898	ROU	+33N	+44B	+15N	−9B	=3B	+13N	=11B	=7N	+10B	6.5	43.5	46.5	32.00	1899	+2.8
6	Jimji, Vitali	1878	MDA	+30B	+21N	+11B	−1N	+19B	+9B	−10N	−4N	+17B	6.0	46.5	51.0	30.50	1872	+0.4
7	Ivarlac, Vladislav	2025	MDA	+34N	+12B	=13N	−2B	+22N	=15B	+16N	=5B	=8N	6.0	46.0	50.0	31.00	1874	-51.6
8	Chendighilean, Vladislav	1759	MDA	+35N	+26B	−9N	+18B	=12N	−10B	+23N	+15N	=7B	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.25	1751	-0.8
9	Chendighilean, Anna	1964	MDA	+50B	+14N	+8B	+5N	−1B	−6N	+12B	=3B	−2N	5.5	52.0	54.5	29.25	1899	-21.2
10	Lungu, Vladimir	1632	MDA	+47B	−1N	+50B	=21N	+25B	+8N	+6B	−2B	−5N	5.5	47.0	49.5	24.50	1800	+25.6
11	Comur, Dmitrii	1706	MDA	+54N	+51B	−6N	+26B	−15N	+18B	=5N	+14B	−3N	5.5	41.5	42.5	21.75	1671	-20.0
12	Pascariuc, Rolan	1616	MDA	+52B	−7N	+32B	+23N	=8B	=28B	−9N	+27N	=15B	5.5	40.5	42.5	23.25	1709	+15.6
13	Crusca, Alexandru	1736	MDA	+29B	+43N	=7B	−20N	+14B	−5B	F	+31N	+24N	5.5	39.5	39.5	25.00	1775	+15.6
14	Burlaca, Daniil	1580	MDA	+38N	−9B	+42N	=28B	−13N	+25N	+26B	−11N	+40B	5.5	37.5	41.0	22.25	1639	+12.8
15	Popa, Decebal	1600	MDA	+45B	+4N	−5B	+24N	+11B	=7N	−2N	−8B	=12N	5.0	48.0	51.0	25.25	1804	+35.6
16	Apostol, Lucian	1799	MDA	+31B	+23N	−1B	−3N	+24B	+27N	−7B	+21N	−20N	5.0	45.0	49.5	23.50	1734	-24.0
17	Mironiuc, Gabriel	1535	MDA	+48B	−3N	+31B	−4N	−32B	+29N	+30B	+19N	−6N	5.0	41.5	44.5	21.50	1628	+7.2
18	Deli, Alevtina	1442	MDA	−1B	+47N	+53B	−8N	+30B	−11N	+32N	=28B	=22N	5.0	41.0	43.0	18.25	1497	+8.4
19	Stancev, Victor	1605	MDA	+37N	−2B	+27N	+35B	−6N	+32B	−20N	−17B	+33N	5.0	40.0	44.0	20.50	1519	-27.2
20	Stancev, Chirill	1944	MDA	+32B	F	+22N	+13B	F	−3N	+19B	−1N	+16B	5.0	39.5	39.5	24.50	1927	-0.8
21	Saraban, Ermac	1537	MDA	+55N	−6B	+33N	=10B	−28N	+42B	=22N	−16B	+32B	5.0	37.5	38.5	17.75	1590	+5.8
22	Prikladov, Vladimir	1617	MDA	=41N	+25B	−20B	+40N	−7B	+50N	=21B	=24N	=18B	5.0	37.0	39.5	19.50	1582	-10.0
23	Kissa, Maxim	1508	MDA	+46N	−16B	+36N	−12B	=42N	+33N	−8B	=25B	+35N	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.00	1452	-20.4
24	Balan, Cristian	1419	MDA	−2N	+54B	+51N	−15B	−16N	+37B	+36N	=22B	−13B	4.5	38.5	39.5	14.00	1353	-14.0
25	Chiroglu, Ecaterina	1449	MDA	=40B	−22N	+41B	+30N	−10N	−14B	+29B	=23N	=31B	4.5	38.0	41.5	19.00	1266	-30.8
26	Topal, Emir	1476	MDA	+49B	−8N	+29B	−11N	=33B	+40N	−14N	+42B	−28N	4.5	37.0	40.0	16.50	1414	-10.8
27	Slavova, Anna	0	MDA	−4B	+45N	−19B	+53N	+44N	−16B	+35N	−12B	=30B	4.5	36.5	38.5	14.25	1471	0.0
28	Mocanu, Andrian	1737	MDA	F	F	+40B	=14N	+21B	=12N	−4B	=18N	+26B	4.5	35.5	35.5	21.00	1659	-17.6
29	Dede, Olga	0	MDA	−13N	+39B	−26N	=34B	+38N	−17B	−25N	+44B	+41N	4.5	35.0	38.0	16.50	1355	0.0
30	Stancev, Vlad	0	MDA	−6N	+55B	+44N	−25B	−18N	+46B	−17N	+37B	=27N	4.5	35.0	36.0	13.25	1339	0.0
31	Aka, Timur	0	UKR	−16N	+46B	−17N	−44B	+41N	+39B	+43N	−13B	=25N	4.5	33.5	36.5	15.75	1394	0.0
32	Hadjioglo, Igor	0	MDA	−20N	+38B	−12N	+37B	+17N	−19N	−18B	+46B	−21N	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.00	1348	0.0
33	Mavrodi, Ilia	0	MDA	−5B	+56N	−21B	+45N	=26N	−23B	=34B	+48N	−19B	4.0	36.0	37.0	11.25	1299	-30.4
34	Chireacova, Eva	1405	MDA	−7B	+52N	−4B	=29N	−40B	+41B	=33N	−35B	+46N	4.0	35.0	37.0	12.75	1490	-14.0
35	Cadro, Nazar	0	MDA	−8B	+49N	+43B	−19N	−50B	+53N	−27B	+34N	−23B	4.0	33.0	35.0	12.00	1493	0.0
36	Tafratov, Vadim	0	MDA	−3B	+48N	−23B	+51N	−43B	+49N	−24B	−39N	+45B	4.0	32.0	34.5	11.50	747	0.0
37	FIDE 13920243	0	—	−19B	−50N	+48B	−32N	+51B	−24N	+49B	−30N	+53B	4.0	29.0	31.0	10.50	717	0.0
38	Zhelezova, Anastasia	0	MDA	−14B	−32N	+49B	=50N	−29B	−47N	=45B	+52N	+48B	4.0	28.5	30.5	10.75	796	0.0
39	FIDE 13920235	0	—	−43B	−29N	−45B	+56N	+47B	−31N	+52B	+36B	−42N	4.0	27.5	28.5	10.00	615	0.0
40	Rosca, Gheorghe	0	MDA	=25N	+41B	−28N	−22B	+34N	−26B	+50B	F	−14N	3.5	34.5	37.0	12.25	1369	0.0
41	Sipitco, Nicolai	0	MDA	=22B	−40N	−25N	+46B	−31B	−34N	+51N	+50B	−29B	3.5	31.5	34.0	10.50	1264	0.0
42	Jurcanu, Nicolae	0	MDA	F	F	−14B	+47N	=23B	−21N	+44B	−26N	+39B	3.5	30.0	30.0	12.50	1378	-10.8
43	Peev, Chiril	1453	MDA	+39N	−13B	−35N	+54B	+36N	−4N	−31B	F	F	3.0	33.0	33.0	9.00	977	-8.4
44	Hudoba, Polina	1560	MDA	+56B	−5N	−30B	+31N	−27B	F	−42N	−29N	+49B	3.0	32.0	32.0	8.50	858	-32.4
45	FIDE 13918214	0	—	−15N	−27B	+39N	−33B	−46N	=51B	=38N	+54B	−36N	3.0	31.0	32.0	8.25	705	0.0
46	FIDE 13920219	0	—	−23B	−31N	+52B	−41N	+45B	−30N	+53B	−32N	−34B	3.0	30.5	32.5	7.00	724	0.0
47	Savostenco, Evelina	0	MDA	−10N	−18B	+55N	−42B	−39N	+38B	−48B	−49N	+56N	3.0	29.0	30.0	6.00	697	0.0
48	FIDE 13920200	0	—	−17N	−36B	−37N	+52N	−53B	+54B	+47N	−33B	−38N	3.0	28.0	29.0	6.00	683	0.0
49	FIDE 13920227	0	—	−26N	−35B	−38N	+55B	+54N	−36B	−37N	+47B	−44N	3.0	27.5	28.5	5.00	695	0.0
50	Zhelezov, Nichita	1402	MDA	−9N	+37B	−10N	=38B	+35N	−22B	−40N	−41N	−51B	2.5	35.0	37.5	10.00	939	0.0
51	Velikoglo, Daria	0	MDA	F	−11N	−24B	−36B	−37N	=45N	−41B	+55N	+50N	2.5	28.0	28.0	5.00	783	0.0
52	Stancev, Macar	0	MDA	−12N	−34B	−46N	−48B	+55N	+56B	−39N	−38B	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	2.00	787	0.0
53	FIDE 13919598	0	—	F	F	−18N	−27B	+48N	−35B	−46N	+56B	−37N	2.0	24.5	24.5	4.00	643	0.0
54	Peev, Nikita	0	MDA	−11B	−24N	+56B	−43N	−49B	−48N	F	−45N	−55B	1.0	24.0	24.0	1.00	726	0.0
55	FIDE 13920197	0	—	−21B	−30N	−47B	−49N	−52B	F	−56N	−51B	+54N	1.0	22.0	22.0	1.00	744	0.0
56	FIDE 13920111	0	—	−44N	−33B	−54N	−39B	F	−52N	+55B	−53N	−47B	1.0	20.0	20.0	1.00	681	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chireacova, EcaterinaMDA
+80.4
6.5 pts · #5
2Sprincean, Lukas GeorgeROU
+42.6
7.5 pts · #2
3Popa, DecebalMDA
+35.6
5.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Ivarlac, VladislavMDA
-51.6
6.0 pts · #4
2Hudoba, PolinaMDA
-32.4
3.0 pts · #50
3Chiroglu, EcaterinaMDA
-30.8
4.5 pts · #38

Biggest upsets

R2+364 Elo gap
Popa, Decebal1600 beat Vasilache, Dan-Andrei1964
R7+246 Elo gap
Lungu, Vladimir1632 beat Jimji, Vitali1878
R6+127 Elo gap
Lungu, Vladimir1632 beat Chendighilean, Vladislav1759