Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess

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71 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Deva, Romania. 11 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2237, and top seed was Mihai-Lucian Grunberg (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2383).

Christian-Arrydan Tamas (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2319) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Andrei Filip (5.5) and Lucian-Ioan Filip (5.5). Tamas shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Sofia Olariu-Chilut (1442) beat Adrian Pirvulescu (1994), a +552-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Deva, Romania

Dates

13 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇴IMMihai-Lucian Grunberg2383

Avg top 10

2,237

Participants

Titled players · 11

IM×3

FM×5

CM×2

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇴Romania×70

Top 3

🥇
FMChristian-Arrydan Tamas
🇷🇴ROU·2319
5.5pts·2337perf+8.8
🥈
FMAndrei Filip
🇷🇴ROU·2319
5.5pts·2351perf+9.0
🥉
IMLucian-Ioan Filip
🇷🇴ROU·2309
5.5pts·2326perf+3.1

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tight race until R7; 6 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Tamas5.5Filip5.5Ileana5.5Grunberg5.5Pirvulescu5.5Filip5.5

R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

6 players finish on 5.5/7. Tamas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (30.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Christian-Arrydan Tamas beat FM Andrei Filip (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Christian-Arrydan Tamas 3 wins (R3–R5)FM Andrei Filip 4 wins (R1–R4)FM George Ileana 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMChristian-Arrydan Tamas	*	1	—	½
2FMAndrei Filip	0	*	1	—
3FMGeorge Ileana	—	0	*	—
4IMMihai-Lucian Grunberg	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tamas, Christian-ArrydanFM	2319	ROU	+21B	=7N	+41B	+12N	+2B	=3N	=4B	5.5	30.0	33.0	25.00	2337	+8.8
2	Filip, AndreiFM	2319	ROU	+37N	+9B	+14N	+5B	−1N	+19B	=3N	5.5	30.0	33.0	24.75	2351	+9.0
3	Filip, Lucian-IoanIM	2309	ROU	+27N	+22B	+18N	=13B	+20N	=1B	=2B	5.5	27.5	31.5	23.75	2326	+3.1
4	Grunberg, Mihai-LucianIM	2383	ROU	+32B	=12N	=7B	+30N	+13N	+18B	=1N	5.5	27.0	30.5	23.00	2294	-4.3
5	Ileana, GeorgeFM	2277	ROU	+55B	+30N	+10B	−2N	+23B	=8N	+20B	5.5	27.0	29.0	21.00	2257	0.0
6	Pirvulescu, EkaterinaWFM	2148	ROU	+51N	+16B	=19N	−20B	+37B	+31N	+10B	5.5	24.0	26.5	20.50	2117	-2.4
7	Stingu, AlinCM	1914	ROU	+42N	=1B	=4N	+28B	−14N	+53B	+19N	5.0	26.5	28.5	18.50	2148	+67.2
8	Dima, Ioan-Radu	2080	ROU	+40N	=31B	+33N	=19B	+9N	=5B	=13N	5.0	26.0	29.0	20.25	2100	+8.8
9	Stirb, Aurel	1936	ROU	+44B	−2N	+29B	+35N	−8B	+36N	+18N	5.0	25.0	27.5	17.00	2041	+18.6
10	Mozes, ErvinIM	2018	ROU	+46N	+68B	−5N	+47B	+22N	+14B	−6N	5.0	24.5	25.5	14.50	2094	+8.8
11	Pirvulescu, Adrian	1994	ROU	−48B	+34N	+56B	−24N	+32B	+30N	+21B	5.0	21.0	23.0	16.50	1801	-22.2
12	Iuga, Ioan-Alexandru	1983	ROU	+17N	=4B	+39N	−1B	+15N	=13B	=14N	4.5	29.0	32.0	19.25	2081	+34.8
13	Korcsek, Alexandru-David	2172	ROU	+29B	+36N	+23B	=3N	−4B	=12N	=8B	4.5	28.5	31.5	18.50	2154	+1.0
14	Balaban-Voia, Alexandru	2095	ROU	+26B	+25N	−2B	+36N	+7B	−10N	=12B	4.5	28.0	31.0	18.25	2040	-6.0
15	Marinescu, Rares	1480	ROU	−18N	+71B	=16N	+33B	−12B	+34N	+31B	4.5	23.5	23.5	12.75	1832	+75.2
16	Bujorean, Dorel	1843	ROU	+62B	−6N	=15B	+57N	+46B	−20N	+37B	4.5	21.5	22.5	10.75	1762	-8.6
17	Racasan, Filip	0	ROU	−12B	−32N	+70B	+55N	=25B	+35N	+33B	4.5	21.0	21.0	11.00	1756	0.0
18	Samu, Sorin-Mihai	2026	ROU	+15B	+24N	−3B	+25N	+21B	−4N	−9B	4.0	28.5	32.5	16.50	1971	-7.0
19	Lupu, Ovidiu-JeanFM	2006	ROU	+54B	+35N	=6B	=8N	+24B	−2N	−7B	4.0	28.5	30.5	14.75	1981	-1.4
20	Larion, IustinCM	2017	ROU	F	+48N	+31B	+6N	−3B	+16B	−5N	4.0	27.0	27.0	16.00	2129	+38.4
21	Raditoiu, Laurentiu	1592	ROU	−1N	+42B	+50N	+41B	−18N	+22B	−11N	4.0	24.5	27.0	12.50	1864	+27.8
22	Gulias, Alin-Constantin	1851	ROU	+65B	−3N	+26B	+32N	−10B	−21N	+56B	4.0	24.0	25.0	10.50	1770	-13.0
23	Arion, Ilie	2002	ROU	+45N	+28B	−13N	+53B	−5N	F	+24B	4.0	23.0	25.0	12.50	1997	+2.8
24	Grad, Gheorghe	1770	ROU	+38N	−18B	+60N	+11B	−19N	+39B	−23N	4.0	23.0	24.5	12.50	1840	+11.4
25	Sorbun, Cristinel	1806	ROU	+59N	−14B	+45N	−18B	=17N	+54B	=27N	4.0	21.5	23.0	10.25	1730	-8.4
26	Damian, Beniamin-Ephraim	1544	ROU	−14N	+38B	−22N	=58B	+44N	+50B	=30N	4.0	20.0	22.0	10.75	1607	+6.0
27	Chis, Alexandru-Gabriel	1581	ROU	−3B	=44N	+64B	−31N	+57B	+46N	=25B	4.0	20.0	21.0	8.75	1688	+15.2
28	Stanescu, Tudor-Stefan	1670	ROU	+52B	−23N	+62B	−7N	−30B	+59N	+36B	4.0	19.5	20.5	8.00	1708	+5.6
29	Brumar, Medeea Destina Ioana	1555	ROU	−13N	+67B	−9N	+63B	−47N	+49B	+53N	4.0	17.5	18.5	6.50	1657	+13.6
30	Voinescu, Marian-David	1845	ROU	+63N	−5B	+43N	−4B	+28N	−11B	=26B	3.5	27.0	28.0	10.00	1815	-17.6
31	Covaciu, Alexandru-Marian	1831	ROU	+70B	=8N	−20N	+27B	+39N	−6B	−15N	3.5	26.0	26.0	9.50	1762	-22.4
32	Paraschiv, Andrei-Cristian	1669	ROU	−4N	+17B	+58N	−22B	−11N	+40B	=47B	3.5	24.5	26.5	10.75	1685	-0.4
33	Cimpean, Dragos-Lucian	1710	ROU	=34B	+64N	−8B	−15N	+49N	+45B	−17N	3.5	22.5	23.5	7.75	1562	-13.0
34	Ionescu, Andrei-Constantin	0	ROU	=33N	−11B	+66N	−39B	+60N	−15B	+45N	3.5	20.0	21.0	6.75	1595	0.0
35	Tupilusi, Tudorel	1679	ROU	+71N	−19B	+63N	−9B	=45N	−17B	+64N	3.5	18.0	18.0	3.25	1534	-11.4
36	Bartha, Andrei	1835	ROU	+67N	−13B	+40N	−14B	+43N	−9B	−28N	3.0	24.0	25.0	7.00	1688	-22.8
37	Hale, Eduard	1667	ROU	−2B	F	+44N	+54B	−6N	+58B	−16N	3.0	22.0	22.0	6.50	1667	-8.0
38	Florean, Dragos-Mihai	0	ROU	−24B	−26N	+42N	+40B	−53N	+51B	−43N	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.50	1475	0.0
39	Marinescu, Octavian	1596	ROU	F	+61N	−12B	+34N	−31B	−24N	+52B	3.0	19.5	19.5	7.50	1060	-11.4
40	Topircean, Ioan	1491	ROU	−8B	+70N	−36B	−38N	+62B	−32N	+59B	3.0	17.0	17.0	2.50	994	-9.2
41	Calugar, Mihail	1847	ROU	F	+66B	−1N	−21N	=59B	=43B	+60N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.75	1657	-21.8
42	Trancau, Raul-Andrei	0	ROU	−7B	−21N	−38B	+61N	+71B	−56N	+62N	3.0	16.5	16.5	2.50	889	0.0
43	Berchesan, Alina-Ioana	1528	ROU	F	=49N	−30B	+62N	−36B	=41N	+38B	3.0	16.0	16.0	6.75	1571	+4.0
44	Stere, Darin-Gabriel	0	ROU	−9N	=27B	−37B	+64N	−26B	+48N	−46B	2.5	21.0	22.0	5.50	1410	0.0
45	Sandea, Dorin-Gheorghe	1460	ROU	−23B	+52N	−25B	+71N	=35B	−33N	−34B	2.5	21.0	21.0	4.25	1448	-3.6
46	Nan, Simion-Nicolae	1477	ROU	−10B	=57N	+61B	F	−16N	−27B	+44N	2.5	19.5	20.5	5.00	968	-11.0
47	Musa, Lucian-Adrian	1776	ROU	F	F	+48B	−10N	+29B	F	=32N	2.5	19.0	19.0	8.25	1759	-1.2
48	Olariu-Chilut, Sofia	1442	ROU	+11N	−20B	−47N	=50B	−58N	−44B	+66N	2.5	18.5	19.5	7.25	1721	+52.0
49	Bisca, Darius-Andrei	0	ROU	F	=43B	−53N	+56N	−33B	−29N	+55B	2.5	16.5	16.5	5.50	1555	0.0
50	Miron, Nectarie	0	ROU	F	F	−21B	=48N	+55B	−26N	+54N	2.5	14.5	14.5	5.25	1517	0.0
51	Indrei, David-Nicholas	1547	ROU	−6B	−62N	−57B	+70N	+65B	−38N	=58N	2.5	14.5	14.5	2.00	1136	-3.2
52	Vesa, Dragos-Dorin	0	ROU	−28N	−45B	+65N	=60B	−54N	+63B	−39N	2.5	14.0	15.0	2.75	1160	0.0
53	Miron, Ioan	1737	ROU	F	F	+49B	−23N	+38B	−7N	−29B	2.0	18.5	18.5	5.50	1025	-47.6
54	Hale, Stefania	1468	ROU	−19N	F	+59B	−37N	+52B	−25N	−50B	2.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	978	-16.8
55	Rotescu, Vladimir-Szilard	1581	ROU	−5N	−63B	+67N	−17B	−50N	+70B	−49N	2.0	17.0	17.0	1.00	1180	-3.2
56	Murg, Gheorghe	1561	ROU	−69B	F	−11N	−49B	+63N	+42B	−22N	2.0	16.5	17.5	4.00	1124	-6.2
57	Dronca, Matei-David	0	ROU	−68N	=46B	+51N	−16B	−27N	F	=61B	2.0	16.0	17.0	4.50	1496	0.0
58	Miron, Constantin	0	ROU	F	F	−32B	=26N	+48B	−37N	=51B	2.0	15.5	15.5	5.75	1492	0.0
59	Radulescu, Bucur-Mihai	0	ROU	−25B	F	−54N	+66B	=41N	−28B	−40N	1.5	17.0	17.0	2.50	1430	0.0
60	Grosu, Teodora	1418	ROU	F	F	−24B	=52N	−34B	+61N	−41B	1.5	14.5	14.5	2.75	994	-7.6
61	Bisca, Alexandru-Ioan	0	ROU	F	−39B	−46N	−42B	+66N	−60B	=57N	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.00	1299	0.0
62	Arion, Ilie V.	0	ROU	−16N	+51B	−28N	−43B	−40N	F	−42B	1.0	20.0	21.0	2.50	1373	0.0
63	Hentea, Teodor-Ioan	0	ROU	−30B	+55N	−35B	−29N	−56B	−52N	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	2.00	1406	0.0
64	Stana, Sebastian	0	ROU	F	−33B	−27N	−44B	+67N	F	−35B	1.0	16.5	16.5	1.00	855	0.0
65	Cimpean, Bogdan-George	0	ROU	−22N	F	−52B	+67B	−51N	F	F	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	895	0.0
66	Larion, Sofia	1465	ROU	F	−41N	−34B	−59N	−61B	+71N	−48B	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	833	-26.4
67	FIDE 42235600	0	—	−36B	−29N	−55B	−65N	−64B	F	+70N	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	858	0.0
68	Nalbaru, Marin-Ciprian	1786	ROU	+57B	−10N	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	1218	-4.2
69	Hegedus, IuliuFM	2271	ROU	+56N	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.00	2671	+1.6
70	Stana, Andrei	0	ROU	−31N	−40B	−17N	−51B	F	−55N	−67B	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	809	0.0
71	Popitanu, Alexandru Bogdan	0	ROU	−35B	−15N	F	−45B	−42N	−66B	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	733	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Marinescu, RaresROU
+75.2
4.5 pts · #24
2Stingu, AlinCMROU
+67.2
5.0 pts · #15
3Olariu-Chilut, SofiaROU
+52.0
2.5 pts · #34

Top rating losers

1Miron, IoanROU
-47.6
2.0 pts · #66
2Larion, SofiaROU
-26.4
1.0 pts · #58
3Bartha, AndreiROU
-22.8
3.0 pts · #32

Biggest upsets

R1+552 Elo gap
Olariu-Chilut, Sofia1442 beat Pirvulescu, Adrian1994
R7+351 Elo gap
Marinescu, Rares1480 beat Covaciu, Alexandru-Marian1831
R6+259 Elo gap
Raditoiu, Laurentiu1592 beat Gulias, Alin-Constantin1851