Romanian Army Day 2025 Mangalia
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51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Mangalia, Romania. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1882, and top seed was Radu Dinca (🇷🇴 ROU, 2051).
Radu Dinca (🇷🇴 ROU, 2051) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Dejan Dimitrov (4.5) and Daniel Stoyanov (4.5). Dinca took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Alexandra Gencheva (1489) beat Florin Enache (1723), a +234-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Mangalia, Romania
Dates
18 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇴Romania×36
🇧🇬Bulgaria×10
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsRadu Dinca led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE19 Oct
Radu Dinca takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Radu Dinca beat Dejan Dimitrov (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Radu Dinca 3 wins (R1–R3)Dejan Dimitrov 4 wins (R1–R4)Daniel Stoyanov 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Radu Dinca | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Dejan Dimitrov | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Daniel Stoyanov | ½ | — | * | 0 |
| 4Lucian Jugaru | — | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinca, Radu | 2051 | ROU | +16B | +18N | +5B | =3N | +2B | =9N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 18.50 | 2081 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Dimitrov, Dejan | 2005 | BUL | +21N | +8B | +9N | +10B | −1N | =4B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 16.00 | 1970 | -0.6 |
| 3 | Stoyanov, Daniel | 1981 | BUL | +25B | +22N | +17B | =1B | −4N | +27B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 14.50 | 1941 | -0.8 |
| 4 | Jugaru, Lucian | 1896 | ROU | =19N | +11B | F | +18N | +3B | =2N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 14.75 | 1968 | +12.2 |
| 5 | Hristev, Kaloyan | 1714 | BUL | +32N | +7B | −1N | +11B | =34N | =28B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 12.75 | 1869 | +38.0 |
| 6 | Dirmon-Diaconu, David-Marian | 1718 | ROU | +43B | =12N | −10N | +19B | +16N | =7B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.75 | 1665 | -14.0 |
| 7 | Velkov, Rosen | 1592 | BUL | +42B | −5N | +37B | +17N | =15B | =6N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.75 | 1725 | +28.0 |
| 8 | Zakir, Ersel | 1621 | BUL | +51B | −2N | =45B | =36N | +37B | +39N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1529 | -13.2 |
| 9 | Cernencu, George-Ciprian | 1840 | ROU | +13B | +29N | −2B | +22N | F | =1B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1884 | +17.6 |
| 10 | Talaba, David-Christian | 1646 | ROU | +20B | +24N | +6B | −2N | F | =11B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 11.75 | 1789 | +26.0 |
| 11 | Andries, Nicolae | 1576 | ROU | +37B | −4N | +20B | −5N | +36B | =10N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1481 | -13.6 |
| 12 | Berbecel, Eric | 1541 | ROU | +41N | =6B | =23N | =14B | −28N | +32B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.75 | 1623 | +14.4 |
| 13 | Gencheva, Alexandra | 1489 | BUL | −9N | +47B | +30N | +23B | −27N | =14B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1716 | +55.6 |
| 14 | Gochev, Pavlin | 1634 | BUL | =36B | +26N | =38B | =12N | =33B | =13N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.75 | 1505 | -13.2 |
| 15 | Dumitrascu, Daniel | 1826 | ROU | F | F | +21N | +31B | =7N | +34B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.50 | 1995 | +14.0 |
| 16 | Zadacencu, Sergiu | 1528 | ROU | −1N | +44B | =28N | +35N | −6B | =23B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1682 | +35.2 |
| 17 | Cara, Lucas-Marian | 1646 | ROU | +50N | +39B | −3N | −7B | =21N | =24B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 1445 | -43.2 |
| 18 | Khotomlianskyi, Andrii | 1596 | UKR | +49N | −1B | +32N | −4B | −20N | +38B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1641 | +3.2 |
| 19 | Jugaru, Victor | 1491 | ROU | =4B | +35N | −33B | −6N | =26B | +37N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1615 | +20.8 |
| 20 | Moraru, Stefan-Robert | 1416 | ROU | −10N | +48B | −11N | +29N | +18B | −31B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nita, Catalin-Andrei | 1500 | ROU | −2B | +51N | −15B | +42N | =17B | =22N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1543 | +3.2 |
| 22 | Pistol, Robert-Andrei | 1585 | ROU | +47N | −3B | +39N | −9B | =32N | =21B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1501 | -14.8 |
| 23 | Cristea, Alexandru P. | 1641 | ROU | =38B | +36N | =12B | −13N | =24B | =16N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.75 | 1418 | -62.4 |
| 24 | Radu, Matei-Ionut | 1455 | ROU | +44N | −10B | −31N | +48B | =23N | =17N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1448 | -5.2 |
| 25 | Todorov, Teodor | 1492 | BUL | −3N | +49B | −27N | +41B | −30N | +44B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 984 | -19.2 |
| 26 | Radacina, Bogdan-Marian | 0 | ROU | =46N | −14B | +40N | −30B | =19N | +43N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Dragomir, Sorin | 1737 | ROU | F | F | +25B | +38N | +13B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1789 | +6.4 |
| 28 | Linca, Ionel | 1846 | ROU | F | F | =16B | +45N | +12B | =5N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1749 | -6.4 |
| 29 | Moldoveanu, Vlad | 1563 | ROU | +48N | −9B | −34N | −20B | +47N | +40B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1079 | -10.4 |
| 30 | Enache, Florin | 1723 | ROU | F | F | −13B | +26N | +25B | +33N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 1641 | -5.8 |
| 31 | Radu, Victor Mihai | 1624 | ROU | F | F | +24B | −15N | +38B | +20N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.00 | 1700 | +12.0 |
| 32 | Omer, Sofia | 1446 | ROU | −5B | +42N | −18B | +47N | =22B | −12N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1282 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Raftopol, Mihailidis | 1566 | ROU | F | +40B | +19N | −34B | =14N | −30B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1602 | +1.6 |
| 34 | Kutnik, Alexandru-Francisc | 1916 | ROU | F | F | +29B | +33N | =5B | −15N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1761 | -13.4 |
| 35 | Iliev, Iliya Ivanov | 1635 | BUL | =40N | −19B | +41N | −16B | −39N | +36N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 705 | -54.4 |
| 36 | Bongea, Ema-Elena | 0 | ROU | =14N | −23B | +46N | =8B | −11N | −35B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Draghici, Gabriel-Iulian | 0 | ROU | −11N | +50B | −7N | +46B | −8N | −19B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 2.50 | 1326 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Cirlan, Ioana | 0 | ROU | =23N | +46B | =14N | −27B | −31N | −18N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 4.75 | 1504 | +22.0 |
| 39 | Velikov, Daniel | 0 | BUL | F | −17N | −22B | +43N | +35B | −8B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.50 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Valahu, Dan | 0 | ROU | =35B | −33N | −26B | +50N | =45B | −29N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1355 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 42241669 | 0 | — | −12B | +43N | −35B | −25N | +49B | −45N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1271 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 42253454 | 0 | — | −7N | −32B | +50N | −21B | −44N | +47B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Cuvinciuc, Carla-Maria | 1452 | ROU | −6N | −41B | +49N | −39B | +48N | −26B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 916 | -7.2 |
| 44 | Barbu, Rares-Alexandru-Constantin | 0 | ROU | −24B | −16N | −47B | +51N | +42B | −25N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Gimurtu, Stelian | 1441 | ROU | F | F | =8N | −28B | =40N | +41B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1536 | +3.2 |
| 46 | Esanu, Maria | 1552 | ROU | =26B | −38N | −36B | −37N | +51B | −49N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 623 | -26.8 |
| 47 | Danciu, Sofia-Maria | 0 | ROU | −22B | −13N | +44N | −32B | −29B | −42N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 42252954 | 0 | — | −29B | −20N | +51B | −24N | −43B | −50B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Fontes Salles Darabana, Nicolas | 0 | ROU | −18B | −25N | −43B | F | −41N | +46B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1325 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Bongea, Eva-Maria | 1411 | ROU | −17B | −37N | −42B | −40B | F | +48N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 42251079 | 0 | — | −8N | −21B | −48N | −44B | −46N | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gencheva, AlexandraBUL+55.63.5 pts · #13
- 2Hristev, KaloyanBUL+38.04.0 pts · #10
- 3Zadacencu, SergiuROU+35.23.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Cristea, Alexandru P.ROU-62.43.0 pts · #18
- 2Iliev, Iliya IvanovBUL-54.42.5 pts · #43
- 3Cara, Lucas-MarianROU-43.23.0 pts · #34
Biggest upsets
- R3+234 Elo gap
- R5+180 Elo gap
- R4+152 Elo gap