Braila County Chess Championship 2025 - Open
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in Braila, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1675, and top seed was Rares Gazdaru (🇷🇴 ROU, 2075).
Rares Gazdaru (🇷🇴 ROU, 2075) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Robert Ioan Ivan (5.5) and Jean-Mihai Cervis (5.0). Gazdaru won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Luca Bratu (1576) beat Paul Angel Andrei Oprea (1799), a +223-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Braila, Romania
Dates
07 Nov 2025 → 09 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsRares Gazdaru led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE08 Nov
Rares Gazdaru takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rares Gazdaru drew with Robert Ioan Ivan (Black).
R3–R7 · WIN STREAK
Rares Gazdaru won 5 in a row (R3–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rares Gazdaru | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Robert Ioan Ivan | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Jean-Mihai Cervis | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Valerica Lalu | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gazdaru, Rares | 2075 | ROU | +7B | =2N | +3N | +4B | +5B | +6N | +8B | 6.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 18.25 | 2136 | +9.6 |
| 2 | Ivan, Robert Ioan | 1729 | ROU | +8N | =1B | +6N | =3B | =4N | +9B | +7B | 5.5 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 12.25 | 1913 | +60.8 |
| 3 | Cervis, Jean-Mihai | 1751 | ROU | +5B | +9N | −1B | =2N | +8B | =7N | +6B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1805 | +18.9 |
| 4 | Oprea, Paul Angel Andrei | 1799 | ROU | −6N | +8B | +7N | −1N | =2B | F | =5N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.75 | 1680 | -37.6 |
| 5 | Lalu, Valerica | 1572 | ROU | −3N | F | +9B | =6B | −1N | +8N | =4B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1673 | +13.2 |
| 6 | Bratu, Luca | 1576 | ROU | +4B | =7N | −2B | =5N | F | −1B | −3N | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.50 | 1621 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Ion, Darius-Ionut | 1639 | ROU | −1N | =6B | −4B | F | +9N | =3B | −2N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 1601 | -16.8 |
| 8 | Grosu, Petru | 1487 | ROU | −2B | −4N | F | =9B | −3N | −5B | −1N | 0.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.25 | 1299 | -40.4 |
| 9 | Spita, Aurel | 1450 | ROU | F | −3B | −5N | =8N | −7B | −2N | F | 0.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.25 | 1271 | -33.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ivan, Robert IoanROU+60.85.5 pts · #2
- 2Cervis, Jean-MihaiROU+18.95.0 pts · #3
- 3Lalu, ValericaROU+13.23.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Grosu, PetruROU-40.40.5 pts · #8
- 2Oprea, Paul Angel AndreiROU-37.63.0 pts · #5
- 3Spita, AurelROU-33.60.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R1+223 Elo gap