Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open
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71 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in Eforie Nord, Romania. 67 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2594, and top seed was Abhimanyu Puranik (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2640).
Serghei Vedmediuc (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2417) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Henry Edward Tudor (7.5) and Filip Magold (7.0). Vedmediuc shared the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Pavel Vavric (FM, 2285) beat David Gavrilescu (GM, 2531), a +246-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Eforie Nord, Romania
Dates
20 Sept 2025 → 28 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Team · 9 rounds
Titled players · 67
GM×26
IM×21
FM×16
CM×4
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇴Romania×48
🇲🇩Moldova×9
🇮🇳India×7
🇹🇷Turkiye×2
🇺🇦Ukraine×2
🇲🇽Mexico×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇸🇪Sweden×1
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IMVedmediuc, Serghei | 🇲🇩MDA | 2417 | 7.5 | 2220 | 2493 | +7.9 |
| 2 | IMTudor, Henry Edward | 🇷🇴ROU | 2405 | 7.5 | 2246 | 2519 | +12.6 |
| 3 | IMMagold, Filip | 🇷🇴ROU | 2439 | 7.0 | 2312 | 2532 | +10.1 |
| 4 | GMMartinez Alcantara, Jose Eduardo | 🇲🇽MEX | 2639 | 6.5 | 2406 | 2572 | -5.3 |
| 5 | IMDavid, Alexandru-Vasile | 🇷🇴ROU | 2301 | 6.5 | 2172 | 2423 | +12.6 |
| 8 | GMGrover, Sahaj | 🇮🇳IND | 2460 | 6.0 | 2427 | 2552 | +10.9 |
| 7 | GMAdhiban, B. | 🇮🇳IND | 2552 | 6.0 | 2450 | 2575 | +3.3 |
| 6 | IMIlinca, Felix-Antonio | 🇷🇴ROU | 2426 | 6.0 | 2379 | 2504 | +9.2 |
| 9 | GMParligras, Mircea-Emilian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2503 | 6.0 | 2287 | 2596 | +7.1 |
| 10 | GMLashkin, Jegor | 🇲🇩MDA | 2480 | 5.5 | 2541 | 2621 | +17.3 |
| 11 | GMNarayanan S L | 🇮🇳IND | 2591 | 5.5 | 2434 | 2664 | +6.8 |
| 14 | GMPuranik, Abhimanyu | 🇮🇳IND | 2640 | 5.0 | 2457 | 2500 | -15.6 |
| 22 | GMKarthik Venkataraman | 🇮🇳IND | 2571 | 5.0 | 2522 | 2565 | -0.8 |
| 20 | GMPranav, V | 🇮🇳IND | 2596 | 5.0 | 2515 | 2558 | -4.9 |
| 13 | GMSzabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula | 🇷🇴ROU | 2486 | 5.0 | 2422 | 2465 | -2.6 |
| 16 | GMSivuk, Vitaly | 🇸🇪SWE | 2492 | 5.0 | 2532 | 2575 | +10.1 |
| 15 | GMMiron, Lucian-Costin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2494 | 5.0 | 2370 | 2413 | -9.6 |
| 21 | IMKilic, Eray | 🇹🇷TUR | 2458 | 5.0 | 2485 | 2528 | +8.4 |
| 18 | IMBalla, Tamas-Kristof | 🇷🇴ROU | 2300 | 5.0 | 2353 | 2396 | +11.1 |
| 17 | FMStepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2328 | 5.0 | 2391 | 2434 | +25.0 |
| 12 | GMNevednichy, Vladislav | 🇷🇴ROU | 2433 | 5.0 | 2361 | 2456 | +2.2 |
| 19 | GMMotylev, Alexander | 🇷🇴ROU | 2595 | 5.0 | 2374 | 2532 | -4.3 |
| 28 | CMCorbu, George-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2113 | 4.5 | 2262 | 2262 | +68.0 |
| 29 | GMGrigore, George-Gabriel | 🇷🇴ROU | 2410 | 4.5 | 2425 | 2425 | +1.5 |
| 26 | IMAnton, Teodor | 🇷🇴ROU | 2426 | 4.5 | 2418 | 2418 | -1.2 |
| 32 | GMSchitco, Ivan | 🇲🇩MDA | 2487 | 4.5 | 2456 | 2456 | -3.7 |
| 31 | GMNisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | 🇷🇴ROU | 2577 | 4.5 | 2528 | 2571 | -0.2 |
| 24 | FMNastore, Pavel-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2327 | 4.5 | 2230 | 2230 | -21.6 |
| 25 | IMLarkin, Vladyslav | 🇺🇦UKR | 2484 | 4.5 | 2441 | 2484 | +0.4 |
| 27 | FMFilip, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2308 | 4.5 | 2394 | 2394 | +20.6 |
| 30 | FMTalu, Mircea | 🇷🇴ROU | 2307 | 4.5 | 2342 | 2342 | +8.6 |
| 23 | GMLupulescu, Constantin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2578 | 4.5 | 2461 | 2563 | -0.7 |
| 34 | FMBaranciuc, Alexandr | 🇲🇩MDA | 2315 | 4.0 | 2442 | 2399 | +18.8 |
| 39 | GMSanal, Vahap | 🇹🇷TUR | 2547 | 4.0 | 2526 | 2483 | -7.5 |
| 33 | IMBaltag, Iulian | 🇲🇩MDA | 2379 | 4.0 | 2545 | 2502 | +14.6 |
| 36 | GMPetkov, Momchil | 🇧🇬BUL | 2525 | 4.0 | 2529 | 2486 | -4.6 |
| 37 | GMIstratescu, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2360 | 4.0 | 2468 | 2425 | +7.4 |
| 41 | CMIenasoaie, Rafael | 🇷🇴ROU | 2172 | 4.0 | 2247 | 2204 | +7.0 |
| 35 | GMPranav Anand | 🇮🇳IND | 2603 | 4.0 | 2514 | 2514 | -9.6 |
| 40 | IMCnejev, Vladimir-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2371 | 4.0 | 2335 | 2335 | -8.6 |
| 38 | GMGavrilescu, David | 🇷🇴ROU | 2531 | 4.0 | 2357 | 2597 | +3.8 |
| 46 | FMVavric, Pavel | 🇲🇩MDA | 2285 | 3.5 | 2415 | 2335 | +11.0 |
| 43 | FMVedmediuc, Artiom | 🇷🇴ROU | 2384 | 3.5 | 2334 | 2254 | -32.2 |
| 44 | CMSava, Robert-Gabriel | 🇷🇴ROU | 2181 | 3.5 | 2263 | 2220 | +11.2 |
| 45 | IMMusat, Adrian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2357 | 3.5 | 2379 | 2379 | +2.1 |
| 42 | IMFilip, Lucian-Ioan | 🇷🇴ROU | 2306 | 3.5 | 2333 | 2333 | +2.5 |
| 51 | FMOgleznev, Alexandr | 🇲🇩MDA | 2333 | 3.0 | 2474 | 2349 | +2.4 |
| 50 | FMNegrean, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2358 | 3.0 | 2438 | 2313 | -11.8 |
| 49 | FMPatrascu, Catalin-Lucian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2283 | 3.0 | 2395 | 2270 | -3.6 |
| 52 | IMManea, Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2268 | 3.0 | 2482 | 2357 | +8.6 |
| 47 | IMGrunberg, Mihai-Lucian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2400 | 3.0 | 2389 | 2264 | -16.5 |
| 53 | GMSumets, Andrey | 🇺🇦UKR | 2512 | 3.0 | 2522 | 2435 | -8.9 |
| 48 | FMSofronie, Vladimir | 🇷🇴ROU | 2240 | 3.0 | 2352 | 2227 | -3.6 |
| 58 | CMVoicu, Teodor-Mihnea | 🇷🇴ROU | 2209 | 2.5 | 2266 | 2100 | -27.2 |
| 57 | GMMarin, Mihail | 🇷🇴ROU | 2431 | 2.5 | 2462 | 2296 | -16.3 |
| 56 | IMBaratosi, Daniel | 🇷🇴ROU | 2327 | 2.5 | 2415 | 2274 | -5.9 |
| 54 | IMItkis, Boris | 🇷🇴ROU | 2247 | 2.5 | 2231 | 2129 | -11.3 |
| 59 | IMCosma, Ioan | 🇷🇴ROU | 2251 | 2.5 | 2287 | 2287 | +2.4 |
| 55 | IMGhimpu, Samuel-Timotei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2431 | 2.5 | 2291 | 2386 | -2.5 |
| 60 | FMBonte, Andrei-Mihai | 🇷🇴ROU | 2207 | 2.0 | 2380 | 2255 | +6.6 |
| 61 | FMSapocinic, Semion | 🇲🇩MDA | 2292 | 1.5 | 2435 | 2184 | -21.8 |
| 62 | IMSoltanici, Ruslan | 🇲🇩MDA | 2310 | 1.5 | 2345 | 2152 | -12.2 |
| 64 | Andronescu, Madalin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2093 | 1.0 | 2269 | 1996 | -14.0 |
| 63 | FMMiroiu, George-Catalin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2294 | 1.0 | 2306 | 2113 | -18.6 |
| 65 | GMNanu, Costica-Ciprian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2522 | 1.0 | 2323 | 2323 | -5.0 |
| 66 | Popescu, Daniel-Vasilica | 🇷🇴ROU | 2007 | 1.0 | 2252 | 2127 | +8.0 |
| 68 | Saioc, David | 🇷🇴ROU | 2107 | 0.5 | 2344 | 2071 | -4.8 |
| 67 | IMCioara, Andrei-Nestor | 🇷🇴ROU | 2355 | 0.5 | 2380 | 2107 | -9.1 |
| 69 | FMCiorgovean, Iustin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2259 | 0.5 | 2295 | 2102 | -8.2 |
| 70 | Radulescu, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1902 | 0.0 | 2301 | 1501 | -1.6 |
| 71 | FMPetroff, Vlad | 🇷🇴ROU | 2089 | 0.0 | 2488 | 1688 | -3.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Corbu, George-AlexandruCMROU+68.04.5 pts · #28
- 2Stepanencu, Nicodim-CosminFMROU+25.05.0 pts · #17
- 3Filip, AndreiFMROU+20.64.5 pts · #27
Top rating losers
- 1Vedmediuc, ArtiomFMROU-32.23.5 pts · #43
- 2Voicu, Teodor-MihneaCMROU-27.22.5 pts · #58
- 3Sapocinic, SemionFMMDA-21.81.5 pts · #61
Biggest upsets
- R3+246 Elo gap
- R4+240 Elo gap
- R2+219 Elo gap