Turneul Toamna Moldovei 2025

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58 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 27 Oct 2025 to 31 Oct 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1714, and top seed was Vladislav Chendighilean (🇲🇩 MDA, 1762).

Otilia Turcanu (🇲🇩 MDA, 1732) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Razvan Holban (7.5) and Vlad-Andrei Rosu (6.5). Turcanu won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 4: David Budan (1487) beat Ion Vrabie (1740), a +253-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Chisinau, Moldova

Dates

27 Oct 2025 → 31 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 40 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩Vladislav Chendighilean1762

Avg top 10

1,714

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×49

🇷🇴Romania×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Otilia Turcanu
🇲🇩MDA·1732
8.0pts·1995perf+99.2
🥈
Razvan Holban
🇲🇩MDA·1702
7.5pts·1875perf+76.0
🥉
Vlad-Andrei Rosu
🇷🇴ROU·1725
6.5pts·1762perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Otilia Turcanu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Turcanu8Holban7.5Rosu6.5Chendighilean6Andronic6Rosu6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Otilia Turcanu held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Otilia Turcanu drew with Razvan Holban (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Otilia Turcanu 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R7–R9)Razvan Holban 3 wins (R7–R9)Vlad-Andrei Rosu 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Otilia Turcanu	*	½	—	1
2Razvan Holban	½	*	½	½
3Vlad-Andrei Rosu	—	½	*	—
4Vladislav Chendighilean	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Turcanu, Otilia	1732	MDA	+27N	+25B	+7N	+13B	=6N	=2B	+5N	+12B	+4N	8.0	47.0	51.5	44.75	1995	+99.2
2	Holban, Razvan	1702	MDA	+30N	+21B	=4B	=3N	+10B	=1N	+14B	+22N	+13B	7.5	47.5	52.0	41.75	1875	+76.0
3	Rosu, Vlad-Andrei	1725	ROU	+51N	+37B	=15N	=2B	=8N	−7B	+19N	+5B	+12N	6.5	45.5	48.0	32.50	1762	+21.2
4	Chendighilean, Vladislav	1762	MDA	+41N	+12B	=2N	+15B	=5N	=6B	=7N	+16B	−1B	6.0	50.0	54.0	33.25	1786	+14.0
5	Coropceanu, Eduard	1692	MDA	+18N	+48B	+16N	=6B	=4B	+22N	−1B	−3N	+20B	6.0	47.5	50.5	30.00	1772	+36.4
6	Rosu, Razvan-Mihai	1720	ROU	+50B	+35N	+20B	=5N	=1B	=4N	−12B	+14N	=9B	6.0	46.0	49.0	30.50	1702	-4.8
7	Andronic, Nathaniel	1697	MDA	+54B	+36N	−1B	=14N	+35B	+3N	=4B	=9N	=16B	6.0	45.5	47.5	28.00	1714	+10.8
8	Cardas, Serghei	1557	MDA	+29B	=14N	+32B	=20N	=3B	=12N	=13B	=26N	+22B	6.0	42.0	46.0	29.75	1688	+56.8
9	Turcan, Daniil	1435	MDA	−16N	+47B	+25N	=19B	=11N	+45N	+26B	=7B	=6N	6.0	41.0	44.0	27.00	1724	+112.8
10	Budan, David	1487	MDA	+39N	−15B	+52N	+16B	−2N	+38B	−22B	+36N	+25N	6.0	40.0	42.0	24.00	1631	+52.4
11	Chiosa, Elena	1671	MDA	=28B	−33N	=34B	+39N	=9B	+32N	+21B	=20N	+23B	6.0	37.5	41.5	27.75	1700	+5.6
12	Minzat, Victoria	1551	MDA	+57N	−4N	+41B	+33N	+13B	=8B	+6N	−1N	−3B	5.5	46.0	47.5	24.00	1665	+44.0
13	Larionov, Serghei	1703	MDA	+44B	+45N	+33B	−1N	−12N	+19B	=8N	+15B	−2N	5.5	45.5	49.0	25.00	1609	-35.2
14	Vozian, Artiom	1498	MDA	+53N	=8B	=19N	=7B	+15N	+21B	−2N	−6B	+28N	5.5	45.5	47.5	25.50	1629	+53.6
15	Pascariuc, Rolan	1650	MDA	+17B	+10N	=3B	−4N	−14B	+29N	+34B	−13N	+30B	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.75	1530	-38.0
16	Vrabie, Ion	1740	MDA	+9B	+40N	−5B	−10N	+33B	+17N	+36B	−4N	=7N	5.5	43.5	47.5	26.50	1582	-56.0
17	Rusu, Ilie	0	MDA	−15N	+53B	+24N	=35N	=26B	−16B	=25N	+37B	+27N	5.5	37.5	39.5	22.00	1579	0.0
18	Bilenko, Lukian	0	UKR	−5B	+39N	−45B	−46N	+52B	=43N	+32B	+40N	+26B	5.5	33.0	35.0	20.50	1576	0.0
19	Gherasimciuc, Iaroslav	1578	MDA	=34B	+23N	=14B	=9N	+32B	−13N	−3B	=21N	+39B	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.25	1499	-26.0
20	Bahmuteanu, Arianna	1593	MDA	+38N	+42B	−6N	=8B	−21N	+27B	+35N	=11B	−5N	5.0	41.5	45.5	22.50	1534	-22.8
21	Bezverhnii, Andrei	1510	MDA	+58B	−2N	=42B	+28N	+20B	−14N	−11N	=19B	+38N	5.0	41.5	41.5	18.00	1455	-12.4
22	Donici-Maier, Luca	1650	ROU	−42N	+57B	+31N	+48B	+38N	−5B	+10N	−2B	−8N	5.0	41.0	42.5	19.00	1506	-41.2
23	Mamaliga, Paula	0	MDA	=32N	−19B	−28B	+52N	+51N	=37B	+41N	+24B	−11N	5.0	35.0	37.0	17.50	1538	0.0
24	Vrabie, Loredana	1497	MDA	−33B	+34N	−17B	−29N	+56B	+42B	+46N	−23N	+36B	5.0	34.0	35.5	16.50	2278	+19.6
25	Prociuc, Mihail	1549	MDA	+49B	−1N	−9B	−34N	+57B	+33N	=17B	+29N	−10B	4.5	41.0	42.5	15.75	746	-61.2
26	Ababii, Vlad	1546	MDA	=31N	−32B	+46N	+27B	=17N	+41B	−9N	=8B	−18N	4.5	40.0	43.0	19.50	1474	-24.0
27	Bahmuteanu, Alexandru	1422	MDA	−1B	+49N	=40B	−26N	+28B	−20N	+47B	+34N	−17B	4.5	38.5	41.5	16.50	1285	-22.8
28	Cravciuc, Danil	0	MDA	=11N	−31B	+23N	−21B	−27N	+51B	+44B	+45N	−14B	4.5	38.0	40.5	18.00	1442	0.0
29	Canter, Alexandru	0	MDA	−8N	−41B	+53N	+24B	+48N	−15B	=37N	−25B	+46N	4.5	35.0	37.0	15.00	1428	0.0
30	Capcelea, David	1406	MDA	−2B	+58N	−35B	+56N	+40B	−36N	=45B	+41B	−15N	4.5	34.0	34.0	11.25	1450	0.0
31	Ungureanu, Gabriela	0	MDA	=26B	+28N	−22B	−32N	−47B	+50N	=43B	=33N	+45B	4.5	32.5	35.5	17.25	1527	0.0
32	Stasiuc, Egor	1511	MDA	=23B	+26N	−8N	+31B	−19N	−11B	−18N	+51B	=43N	4.0	40.5	43.0	16.00	1484	-2.0
33	Copusciu, Iaroslav	0	MDA	+24N	+11B	−13N	−12B	−16N	−25B	+56N	=31B	=37N	4.0	40.5	42.0	16.75	1502	0.0
34	Ungureanu, Daniel	0	MDA	=19N	−24B	=11N	+25B	=37N	+48B	−15N	−27B	=40B	4.0	38.5	41.5	17.00	1502	0.0
35	Popa, Cristian	1529	MDA	+52N	−6B	+30N	=17B	−7N	F	−20B	=38B	+42N	4.0	38.0	40.0	15.25	1411	-24.0
36	Emelin, Egor	1614	MDA	+46N	−7B	−38N	+57B	+42N	+30B	−16N	−10B	−24N	4.0	38.0	39.5	13.00	1318	-40.4
37	Avram, Valentina	1535	MDA	+56B	−3N	=44B	=42N	=34B	=23N	=29B	−17N	=33B	4.0	37.5	39.0	14.25	922	-10.0
38	Sandu, Sebastian	0	MDA	−20B	+55N	+36B	+45N	−22B	−10N	=40B	=35N	−21B	4.0	36.5	38.5	13.50	1445	0.0
39	Grajdieru, Ion	0	MDA	−10B	−18B	+43N	−11B	+49N	−40N	+55B	+46B	−19N	4.0	36.5	38.5	12.00	761	-66.8
40	Codrean, Gloria	1543	MDA	+47N	−16B	=27N	=44B	−30N	+39B	=38N	−18B	=34N	4.0	36.0	39.0	15.25	1250	-43.6
41	Arseni, Adelina	0	MDA	−4B	+29N	−12N	+49B	+46B	−26N	−23B	−30N	+47B	4.0	36.0	39.0	13.50	766	-59.2
42	Palivoda, Daniil	0	MDA	+22B	−20N	=21N	=37B	−36B	−24N	+54B	+53N	−35B	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.50	1435	0.0
43	FIDE 13917129	0	—	−45B	−44N	−39B	+55N	+50B	=18B	=31N	=47N	=32B	4.0	31.5	33.5	13.50	1472	0.0
44	Copusciu, David	0	MDA	−13N	+43B	=37N	=40N	−45B	−46B	−28N	+55N	+53B	4.0	30.5	32.5	12.00	1377	0.0
45	Urechi, Maxim	1506	MDA	+43N	−13B	+18N	−38B	+44N	−9B	=30N	−28B	−31N	3.5	38.5	42.5	15.75	1244	-38.4
46	Ciolacu, Maxim	0	MDA	−36B	+54N	−26B	+18B	−41N	+44N	−24B	−39N	−29B	3.0	35.5	37.5	11.50	1237	0.0
47	FIDE 13917935	0	—	−40B	−9N	+54B	=51B	+31N	F	−27N	=43B	−41N	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.75	1256	0.0
48	Martiniuc, Taisia	1488	MDA	+55B	−5N	+56B	−22N	−29B	−34N	−53B	=52N	=50B	3.0	28.5	30.0	6.00	1316	-24.0
49	Croitor, Alexei	0	MDA	−25N	−27B	+50B	−41N	−39B	F	=51N	+54N	=52B	3.0	26.5	28.0	7.25	1390	0.0
50	Cotofan, Ilia	1435	MDA	−6N	−52B	−49N	+58B	−43N	−31B	+57N	=56B	=48N	3.0	25.5	25.5	3.75	1411	-2.4
51	Balan, Grigore	1424	MDA	−3B	−56N	+58B	=47N	−23B	−28N	=49B	−32N	=57B	2.5	29.0	29.0	3.75	806	-21.6
52	Lupanciuc, David	0	MDA	−35B	+50N	−10B	−23B	−18N	−54N	F	=48B	=49N	2.0	31.5	31.5	6.00	1311	0.0
53	Oloi, Corneliu	0	MDA	−14B	−17N	−29B	+54N	−55B	F	+48N	−42B	−44N	2.0	30.5	32.0	5.00	1476	0.0
54	Mereuta, Daria	1404	MDA	−7N	−46B	−47N	−53B	+58N	+52B	−42N	−49B	F	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	901	-6.0
55	FIDE 13920600	0	—	−48N	−38B	−57N	−43B	+53N	+58B	−39N	−44B	F	2.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	686	0.0
56	Gusan, Mihail	0	MDA	−37N	+51B	−48N	−30B	−24N	F	−33B	=50N	F	1.5	29.0	31.0	4.00	1264	0.0
57	FIDE 13917951	0	—	−12B	−22N	+55B	−36N	−25N	F	−50B	F	=51N	1.5	28.5	28.5	3.25	1111	0.0
58	FIDE 13920596	0	—	−21N	−30B	−51N	−50N	−54B	−55N	F	F	F	0.0	19.0	19.0	0.00	630	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Turcan, DaniilMDA
+112.8
6.0 pts · #9
2Turcanu, OtiliaMDA
+99.2
8.0 pts · #1
3Holban, RazvanMDA
+76.0
7.5 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Grajdieru, IonMDA
-66.8
4.0 pts · #54
2Prociuc, MihailMDA
-61.2
4.5 pts · #55
3Arseni, AdelinaMDA
-59.2
4.0 pts · #53

Biggest upsets

R4+253 Elo gap
Budan, David1487 beat Vrabie, Ion1740
R7+169 Elo gap
Minzat, Victoria1551 beat Rosu, Razvan-Mihai1720
R5+152 Elo gap
Vozian, Artiom1498 beat Pascariuc, Rolan1650