Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - A

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61 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Iasi, Romania. 7 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2075, and top seed was Boris Itkis (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2236).

Boris Itkis (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2236) won with 5.5/6, ahead of George Paval (5.0) and Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru (5.0). Itkis won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Teodor Lipovanu (1535) beat Alexia Dorobat (1859), a +324-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Iasi, Romania

Dates

14 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇴IMBoris Itkis2236

Avg top 10

2,075

Participants

Titled players · 7

IM×2

CM×4

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇷🇴Romania×51

🇲🇩Moldova×8

FIDE (no federation)×1

Top 3

🥇
IMBoris Itkis
🇷🇴ROU·2236
5.5pts·2407perf+9.5
🥈
George Paval
🇷🇴ROU·2139
5.0pts·2209perf+14.6
🥉
CMStefan-Emilian Prisacaru
🇷🇴ROU·2216
5.0pts·2217perf+3.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

IM Boris Itkis led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Itkis5.5Prisacaru5Paval5Rusu5Hanga4.5Alexa4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

IM Boris Itkis held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

IM Boris Itkis 5 wins (R1–R5)George Paval 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMBoris Itkis	*	—	½	1
2CMStefan-Emilian Prisacaru	—	*	½	—
3George Paval	½	½	*	—
4CMLucas Rusu	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Itkis, BorisIM	2236	ROU	+23B	+15N	+9B	+4N	+5B	=2N	5.5	22.0	25.0	22.50	2407	+9.5
2	Paval, George	2139	ROU	+22B	+19N	+39B	=3N	+6B	=1B	5.0	21.5	23.5	18.25	2209	+14.6
3	Prisacaru, Stefan-EmilianCM	2216	ROU	+32N	+18B	=6N	=2B	+11N	+8B	5.0	21.0	24.0	19.25	2217	+3.0
4	Rusu, LucasCM	2158	ROU	+42N	+27B	+11N	−1B	+10N	+9B	5.0	20.5	22.5	17.00	2177	+11.2
5	Dodoi, Matei-TeodorCM	2174	ROU	+41B	+52N	+10B	+8N	−1N	=7B	4.5	20.0	21.5	13.75	2143	-1.2
6	Hanga, Wylly	1944	ROU	+37B	+14N	=3B	+36N	−2N	+23B	4.5	19.0	21.5	14.00	2057	+19.2
7	Alexa, Cosmin-Alex	1960	ROU	=51N	+26B	=21B	+14N	+22B	=5N	4.5	17.5	19.0	14.25	1912	-2.0
8	Sabarez, IulianCM	2063	ROU	+17N	+16B	+12N	−5B	+13N	−3N	4.0	21.0	24.5	15.00	2034	-0.4
9	Panus, VictorIM	1890	ROU	+40N	+31B	−1N	+16B	+24N	−4N	4.0	20.0	22.0	11.50	1978	+6.7
10	Codru, Raul Cristian	1888	ROU	+29N	+24B	−5N	+17B	−4B	+25N	4.0	19.0	22.0	12.50	1940	+18.4
11	Padure, Dragos-Alexandru	1890	MDA	+34B	+25N	−4B	+39N	−3B	+24N	4.0	18.5	20.5	10.50	1967	+24.0
12	Pana, Darius-Cristian	1868	ROU	+35B	+38N	−8B	−22N	+30B	+39N	4.0	15.0	17.0	10.00	1823	-6.9
13	Siretanu, Vladislav	1816	MDA	+45B	−39N	+41B	+55N	−8B	+22N	4.0	13.0	14.5	8.50	1795	-4.0
14	Cristea, Razvan Andrei	1716	ROU	+57N	−6B	+29N	−7B	=28N	+37B	3.5	17.5	18.5	8.00	1718	+4.0
15	Scutaru, Mihai-Alexandru	1780	ROU	+28N	−1B	=59N	+38B	+34N	−21B	3.5	17.0	17.5	8.25	1763	-3.4
16	Madan, Bogdan	1718	MDA	+50B	−8N	+37B	−9N	=40B	+55N	3.5	14.5	16.0	7.00	1731	+6.4
17	Vasai, Alexandru-Nicusor	1591	ROU	−8B	+43N	+52B	−10N	=35B	+44N	3.5	14.5	16.0	6.75	1813	+25.6
18	Anistoroaei, MariaWCM	1766	ROU	+53B	−3N	−22B	=30N	+59B	+40N	3.5	14.5	15.0	5.50	1739	-9.6
19	Arhire, Petru	1723	ROU	+54N	−2B	=40N	+59B	−33B	+42N	3.5	13.5	14.0	5.00	1728	-0.2
20	Dorobat, Alexia	1859	ROU	−26N	+51B	+42N	−24B	=37N	+34B	3.5	13.0	14.5	7.25	1664	-52.4
21	Vajda, Iulia-Alexandra	1663	ROU	F	+48B	=7N	F	+36B	+15N	3.5	12.5	12.5	10.25	2098	+81.2
22	Stan, Dante-Alexandru	1632	ROU	−2N	+47B	+18N	+12B	−7N	−13B	3.0	21.0	23.0	9.50	1823	+54.4
23	Rusu, Vasile	1667	ROU	−1N	+35B	+26N	F	+44B	−6N	3.0	17.5	17.5	7.50	1863	+23.0
24	Manolachi, Tudor-Gabriel	1702	ROU	+60B	−10N	+49B	+20N	−9B	−11B	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	1738	+7.6
25	Iavorschi, Andrei	1709	ROU	+56N	−11B	−33N	+26B	+29N	−10B	3.0	17.0	18.5	7.50	1609	-27.6
26	Lipovanu, Teodor	1535	ROU	+20B	−7N	−23B	−25N	+46B	+41N	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.50	1689	+36.8
27	Ropota, Damian-Alexandru	1764	ROU	+43B	−4N	=30B	−34N	+51N	=28B	3.0	15.5	17.0	6.50	1612	-43.2
28	Nedelcu, Stefan	1507	ROU	−15B	−41N	+46B	+49N	=14B	=27N	3.0	14.0	16.0	7.25	1615	+24.4
29	Pomirleanu, Ioana-Cristiana	1553	ROU	−10B	+46N	−14B	+53N	−25B	+52N	3.0	14.0	15.5	5.00	1642	+19.6
30	Cazacu, Maria-Sofia	1589	ROU	−58N	+54B	=27N	=18B	−12N	+47B	3.0	14.0	15.0	6.75	1722	+38.0
31	Hurmuzache, Mihnea	1710	ROU	+46B	−9N	=34B	−44N	+45B	=36N	3.0	13.0	15.0	6.50	1674	-9.6
32	Pascariuc, Rolan	1654	MDA	−3B	+45N	−55B	−35N	+53B	+43N	3.0	13.0	14.5	5.50	1544	-34.0
33	Anistoroaei, Bogdan-Ioan	1543	ROU	−36B	+60N	+25B	F	+19N	F	3.0	9.0	9.0	6.50	1890	+51.6
34	Manolachi, Petrica	1585	ROU	−11N	+56B	=31N	+27B	−15B	−20N	2.5	17.0	18.5	6.00	1649	+6.8
35	Codrean, Gloria	1543	MDA	−12N	−23N	+50B	+32B	=17N	−38B	2.5	16.0	18.0	6.75	1591	+11.6
36	Filip, Gabriel	1873	ROU	+33N	F	+44B	−6B	−21N	=31B	2.5	16.0	16.0	6.50	1749	-28.4
37	Adam, Ioan	1588	ROU	−6N	+57B	−16N	+61B	=20B	−14N	2.5	16.0	16.0	2.75	1577	-3.8
38	Popa, Razvan	1692	FID	+61N	−12B	F	−15N	=43B	+35N	2.5	12.0	12.0	3.50	1604	-14.0
39	Nedelcu, Teodor Vasile	1671	ROU	F	+13B	−2N	−11B	+47N	−12B	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1759	+15.6
40	Horia, Stefan	1587	ROU	−9B	+50N	=19B	F	=16N	−18B	2.0	16.5	16.5	5.50	1629	+4.8
41	Butnaru, Dumitru	1652	ROU	−5N	+28B	−13N	−47B	+61N	−26B	2.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	1441	-28.6
42	Horia, Ilie-Ionel	1645	ROU	−4B	+53N	−20B	F	+54N	−19B	2.0	15.0	15.0	3.00	1649	-9.2
43	Madan, David	1477	MDA	−27N	−17B	+56N	=48B	=38N	−32B	2.0	14.0	15.5	3.75	1388	0.0
44	Apostol, Ioan	1883	ROU	+49B	F	−36N	+31B	−23N	−17B	2.0	14.0	14.0	5.00	1600	-70.4
45	Tumurug, Bogdan-Ioan	1510	ROU	−13N	−32B	+48N	=51B	−31N	=54B	2.0	13.5	15.0	3.50	1486	-10.4
46	Barnusca, Tudor-Calin	0	ROU	−31N	−29B	−28N	+56B	−26N	+60B	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.50	773	0.0
47	Dogaru, Lavinia-Karis	1500	ROU	−52B	−22N	+60B	+41N	−39B	−30N	2.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1422	-18.8
48	Lazar, Nicolae C.	1427	ROU	F	−21N	−45B	=43N	+49B	=51N	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.75	1483	+6.8
49	Gazzi, Casian	1551	ROU	−44N	+61B	−24N	−28B	−48N	+57B	2.0	11.0	11.0	1.00	1349	-47.2
50	Balan, Cristian	1407	MDA	−16N	−40B	−35N	−54B	+57N	+61B	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1305	-27.2
51	Ionita, Ioan	1577	ROU	=7B	−20N	F	=45N	−27B	=48B	1.5	15.0	15.0	4.25	1557	-6.4
52	Chirpii, Alexandru	1762	MDA	+47N	−5B	−17N	F	=55B	−29B	1.5	14.5	14.5	2.75	1509	-34.8
53	Chirila, Tudor-Ioan	1489	ROU	−18N	−42B	+57N	−29B	−32N	=56B	1.5	13.0	14.0	1.75	1368	-31.2
54	Ciobanu, Andy-Gabriel	1418	ROU	−19B	−30N	F	+50N	−42B	=45N	1.5	12.5	12.5	3.00	1431	-10.4
55	Alexa, Sebastian-Ioan	1483	ROU	F	F	+32N	−13B	=52N	−16B	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.75	1649	+29.2
56	Ciobanu, Dominic-Andrei	0	ROU	−25B	−34N	−43B	−46N	+60B	=53N	1.5	11.0	11.0	0.75	1324	0.0
57	Sticea, Stefan-Petru	1405	ROU	−14B	−37N	−53B	+60N	−50B	−49N	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	748	-64.4
58	Panait, Razvan-Alexandru	1974	ROU	+30B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	3.0	3.0	3.00	2383	+3.6
59	Carp, Alexandru	1609	ROU	F	F	=15B	−19N	−18N	F	0.5	10.5	10.5	1.75	1483	-17.2
60	Asaftei, Oana-Cristiana	0	ROU	−24N	−33B	−47N	−57B	−56N	−46N	0.0	11.5	12.5	0.00	742	0.0
61	FIDE 42259460	0	—	−38B	−49N	F	−37N	−41B	−50N	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	776	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Vajda, Iulia-AlexandraROU
+81.2
3.5 pts · #20
2Stan, Dante-AlexandruROU
+54.4
3.0 pts · #22
3Anistoroaei, Bogdan-IoanROU
+51.6
3.0 pts · #40

Top rating losers

1Apostol, IoanROU
-70.4
2.0 pts · #39
2Sticea, Stefan-PetruROU
-64.4
1.0 pts · #61
3Dorobat, AlexiaROU
-52.4
3.5 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R1+324 Elo gap
Lipovanu, Teodor1535 beat Dorobat, Alexia1859
R6+292 Elo gap
Vasai, Alexandru-Nicusor1591 beat Apostol, Ioan1883
R4+236 Elo gap
Stan, Dante-Alexandru1632 beat Pana, Darius-Cristian1868