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Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - B

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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
Top seed
Avg top 10
144
Participants
14
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇴Romania×7
🇲🇩Moldova×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Luca-Stefan Gavril led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
12
6
2
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gavril, Luca-Stefan0ROU+?N+?B+?N+3B=2N+?B5.59.09.06.7514750.0
2Cerchez, Alexandra0MDA+14B+5N=4B+8N=1B=3N4.522.023.015.751475-0.4
3Silica, David-Stefan0ROU+?N+6B+9N1N+4B=2B4.521.021.013.2514990.0
4Minastireanu, Emilia-Elena1441ROU+13N+11B=2N+7B3N+6B4.518.019.012.251483+0.4
5FIDE 422249420+?N2B+?N+?B?N+11B4.06.56.52.006550.0
6FIDE 422596810=10B3N+12B+?N+8B4N3.517.017.06.756750.0
7FIDE 422596730+?N9B+?N4N+12B=?B3.59.59.52.006750.0
8Istrate, Mihail0ROU+?N+?B=?N2B6N+?B3.58.08.00.0012620.0
9FIDE 422595680+?N+7N3B+?B?N?B3.08.08.03.506260.0
10Guguianu, Evan-Andrei0ROU=6N?B+?N?B?N+?B2.53.53.51.756260.0
11Covalciuc, Ermina-Ioana0ROU+?N4NF?B+?B5N2.08.58.50.006750.0
12Bivol, George-Maximilian0ROU?N+?B6N+13B7N?B2.08.08.01.006260.0
13FIDE 4225611904B+?N?B12N?BF1.07.57.50.006750.0
14FIDE 4225154002N?B?B?N+?NF1.05.55.50.006830.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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