Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - B
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Iasi, Romania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 144, and top seed was Emilia-Elena Minastireanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1441).
Luca-Stefan Gavril (🇷🇴 ROU, 0) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Alexandra Cerchez (4.5) and David-Stefan Silica (4.5). Gavril won solo starting round 4.
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇴Romania×7
🇲🇩Moldova×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsLuca-Stefan Gavril led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
6
2
1
1
1
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Luca-Stefan Gavril never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Luca-Stefan Gavril beat David-Stefan Silica (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Luca-Stefan Gavril 4 wins (R1–R4)David-Stefan Silica 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luca-Stefan Gavril | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2David-Stefan Silica | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Emilia-Elena Minastireanu | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Alexandra Cerchez | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavril, Luca-Stefan | 0 | ROU | +?N | +?B | +?N | +3B | =2N | +?B | 5.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.75 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Cerchez, Alexandra | 0 | MDA | +14B | +5N | =4B | +8N | =1B | =3N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 1475 | -0.4 |
| 3 | Silica, David-Stefan | 0 | ROU | +?N | +6B | +9N | −1N | +4B | =2B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 13.25 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Minastireanu, Emilia-Elena | 1441 | ROU | +13N | +11B | =2N | +7B | −3N | +6B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 12.25 | 1483 | +0.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 42224942 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +11B | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 42259681 | 0 | — | =10B | −3N | +12B | +?N | +8B | −4N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 42259673 | 0 | — | +?N | −9B | +?N | −4N | +12B | =?B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Istrate, Mihail | 0 | ROU | +?N | +?B | =?N | −2B | −6N | +?B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1262 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 42259568 | 0 | — | +?N | +7N | −3B | +?B | −?N | −?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Guguianu, Evan-Andrei | 0 | ROU | =6N | −?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Covalciuc, Ermina-Ioana | 0 | ROU | +?N | −4N | F | −?B | +?B | −5N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Bivol, George-Maximilian | 0 | ROU | −?N | +?B | −6N | +13B | −7N | −?B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 42256119 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −?B | −12N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 42251540 | 0 | — | −2N | −?B | −?B | −?N | +?N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Minastireanu, Emilia-ElenaROU+0.44.5 pts · #3
- 2FIDE 422249420.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Gavril, Luca-StefanROU0.05.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Cerchez, AlexandraMDA-0.44.5 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 422249420.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Gavril, Luca-StefanROU0.05.5 pts · #1