"Casim" 2025

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49 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 31 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Comrat, Moldova. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1909, and top seed was Serghei Gostev (🇲🇩 MDA, FM, 2244).

Serghei Gostev (🇲🇩 MDA, FM, 2244) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Sergiu Bargan (8.0) and Victor Panus (7.0). Gostev won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Decebal Popa (1615) beat Ecaterina Chireacova (1922), a +307-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Comrat, Moldova

Dates

31 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩FMSerghei Gostev2244

Avg top 10

1,909

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×2

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×46

🇷🇴Romania×1

Top 3

🥇
FMSerghei Gostev
🇲🇩MDA·2244
8.5pts·2368perf+16.8
🥈
IMSergiu Bargan
🇲🇩MDA·2219
8.0pts·2273perf+5.1
🥉
IMVictor Panus
🇷🇴ROU·1890
7.0pts·2036perf+15.9

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Serghei Gostev led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R8.

Co-leaders

Gostev8.5Bargan8Panus7Tatarciuc6.5Chendighilean6Popa6

R8–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Serghei Gostev held the sole lead from R8 through R9 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Serghei Gostev drew with IM Sergiu Bargan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Serghei Gostev 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)IM Sergiu Bargan 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMSerghei Gostev	*	½	1	1
2IMSergiu Bargan	½	*	½	1
3IMVictor Panus	0	½	*	½
4Iuri Tatarciuc	0	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gostev, SergheiFM	2244	MDA	+33N	+24B	+3N	+5B	+6N	=2B	+15N	+4B	+7N	8.5	48.5	52.5	48.50	2368	+16.8
2	Bargan, SergiuIM	2219	MDA	+14B	+8N	+9B	+6N	+4B	=1N	+5B	=3N	+11B	8.0	51.5	56.5	48.75	2273	+5.1
3	Panus, VictorIM	1890	ROU	+17B	+16N	−1B	+8N	+7B	=4N	+10B	=2B	+5N	7.0	51.5	56.5	40.75	2036	+15.9
4	Tatarciuc, Iuri	1921	MDA	+41N	+22B	+32N	+11B	−2N	=3B	+9N	−1N	+10B	6.5	49.0	52.0	32.00	1983	+11.8
5	Chendighilean, Anna	1917	MDA	+27B	+19N	+7B	−1N	+16B	+32N	−2N	+8B	−3B	6.0	49.5	53.5	30.00	1907	-4.0
6	Chireacova, Ecaterina	1922	MDA	+37N	+10B	+30N	−2B	−1B	+19N	−8B	+21N	+16B	6.0	46.5	50.0	27.50	1828	-25.6
7	Mocanu, Andrian	1707	MDA	+29N	+26B	−5N	+18B	−3N	+17B	+14N	+15B	−1B	6.0	45.5	49.5	28.00	1764	+20.8
8	Popa, Decebal	1615	MDA	+23N	−2B	+27N	−3B	+21N	+29B	+6N	−5N	+15B	6.0	45.0	49.0	28.00	1792	+32.2
9	Jimji, Vitali	1883	MDA	+43N	+25B	−2N	+26B	−32N	+16B	−4B	+17N	+14B	6.0	41.5	43.5	25.00	1742	-35.6
10	Saraban, Ermac	1536	MDA	+46B	−6N	=21B	+35N	+13B	+11B	−3N	+12N	−4N	5.5	44.0	46.0	24.25	1689	+20.4
11	Comur, Dmitrii	1668	MDA	+12B	=39N	+35B	−4N	+25B	−10N	+28B	+13N	−2N	5.5	42.5	46.0	24.25	1646	-28.0
12	Chiroglu, Ecaterina	1428	MDA	−11N	+49B	=22N	+28B	−24N	+36B	+18N	−10B	+21B	5.5	36.5	36.5	19.25	1506	+23.6
13	Zueva, Melania	1480	MDA	+49N	−32B	+44N	=24B	−10N	+31N	+25B	−11B	+23N	5.5	33.5	33.5	16.50	1477	-10.4
14	Stolnicenco, Serghei	1469	MDA	−2N	+23B	+38N	−15B	+37N	+18B	−7B	+22N	−9N	5.0	42.5	46.0	21.00	1524	+7.6
15	Jurcanu, Nicolae	1493	MDA	=36B	=35N	+40B	+14N	+31B	+24N	−1B	−7N	−8N	5.0	40.5	44.0	20.00	1668	0.0
16	Stancev, Victor	1489	MDA	+38N	−3B	+34N	+30B	−5N	−9N	+45B	+26B	−6N	5.0	40.5	42.5	17.50	1656	+32.8
17	Mavrodi, Ilia	1441	MDA	−3N	+48B	−18N	+38B	+26N	−7N	+31B	−9B	+33N	5.0	39.5	41.0	17.00	1535	0.0
18	Barbul, Chirill	1537	MDA	−35B	+36N	+17B	−7N	+20B	−14N	−12B	+38N	+26B	5.0	37.5	41.0	21.00	1322	-47.2
19	Kissa, Maxim	1513	MDA	+48N	−5B	+37N	−32B	+44N	−6B	=29N	=28B	+27N	5.0	33.5	35.0	15.00	1560	+0.4
20	Artimenco, Iurii	0	MDA	−25N	+43B	−31N	+27B	−18N	=37B	+47N	=24B	+29N	5.0	30.5	32.5	15.75	1534	0.0
21	Mardari, Andrei	1413	MDA	−30B	+33B	=10N	+39N	−8B	+23N	+24B	−6B	−12N	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.75	1541	+46.0
22	Hudoba, Polina	1537	MDA	+42N	−4N	=12B	−31B	−35N	+34B	+36N	−14B	+37N	4.5	35.5	38.5	16.75	1320	-28.4
23	Leon, Alexandru	1574	MDA	−8B	−14N	+41N	=34B	+40N	−21B	+37N	+35B	−13B	4.5	35.5	38.5	15.50	1262	-76.4
24	Burlaca, Daniil	1649	MDA	+34B	−1N	+39B	=13N	+12B	−15B	−21N	=20N	F	4.0	42.0	45.5	18.25	1491	-57.6
25	Stancev, Vlad	1486	MDA	+20B	−9N	=28B	+36N	−11N	+35B	−13N	=29B	F	4.0	37.5	41.0	16.00	1337	-27.6
26	Slavova, Anna	1478	MDA	+28B	−7N	+45B	−9N	−17B	+44N	+30B	−16N	−18N	4.0	37.0	39.0	12.00	1414	-14.0
27	Deli, Alevtina	1466	MDA	−5N	+42B	−8B	−20N	+48B	−28N	+40B	+30N	−19B	4.0	36.5	38.0	12.00	1469	0.0
28	Panicerschii, Nikita	0	MDA	−26N	+29B	=25N	−12N	+39B	+27B	−11N	=19N	−31B	4.0	36.0	39.5	16.00	1507	0.0
29	Chireacova, Eva	1455	MDA	−7B	−28N	+46B	+49N	+30B	−8N	=19B	=25N	−20B	4.0	36.0	36.0	10.50	1526	-1.6
30	Sodol, Sveatoslav	1663	MDA	+21N	+44B	−6B	−16N	−29N	+38B	−26N	−27B	+35N	4.0	34.5	36.5	13.50	1273	-114.4
31	Tafratov, Vadim	0	MDA	F	F	+20B	+22N	−15N	−13B	−17N	+39B	+28N	4.0	32.5	32.5	17.00	1472	0.0
32	Stoev, Evghenii	1716	MDA	+47B	+13N	−4B	+19N	+9B	−5B	F	F	F	4.0	31.0	31.0	18.50	1836	+30.4
33	Hadjioglo, Igor	1470	MDA	−1B	−21N	−36B	−43N	+46B	+48N	+44B	+45N	−17B	4.0	29.5	31.0	7.50	843	-26.4
34	Peev, Chiril	1413	MDA	−24N	+41B	−16B	=23N	−36B	−22N	=46N	+49B	+45B	4.0	28.5	28.5	8.25	1344	0.0
35	Sipitco, Nicolai	0	MDA	+18N	=15B	−11N	−10B	+22B	−25N	+39B	−23N	−30B	3.5	38.0	41.5	15.50	1498	0.0
36	Zhelezov, Nichita	0	MDA	=15N	−18B	+33N	−25B	+34N	−12N	−22B	−37B	+43N	3.5	35.5	37.5	12.50	1277	0.0
37	Voinschii, Victor	1445	MDA	−6B	+46N	−19B	+45N	−14B	=20N	−23B	+36N	−22B	3.5	35.5	37.5	10.00	802	0.0
38	Zhelezova, Anastasia	0	MDA	−16B	+47N	−14B	−17N	+43B	−30N	+42B	−18B	=41N	3.5	32.0	34.0	8.50	1168	0.0
39	Gospodinov, Bogdan	1475	MDA	+45N	=11B	−24N	−21B	−28N	+43B	−35N	−31N	+48B	3.5	29.5	31.0	8.25	1323	-22.0
40	FIDE 13918214	0	—	F	F	−15N	+42N	−23B	=41B	−27N	+47B	+44B	3.5	23.5	23.5	8.50	1179	0.0
41	Tarleva, Polina	1468	MDA	−4B	−34N	−23B	=46N	F	=40N	=48B	+42N	=38B	3.0	28.5	28.5	8.25	1099	-3.2
42	Savostenco, Evelina	0	MDA	−22B	−27N	+43N	−40B	−45B	+49N	−38N	−41B	+47N	3.0	24.5	24.5	4.00	680	0.0
43	Filev, Semion	1436	MDA	−9B	−20N	−42B	+33B	−38N	−39N	+49B	−44N	−36B	2.0	30.5	30.5	4.00	1486	0.0
44	Ticec, Vlad	0	MDA	F	−30N	−13B	+47N	−19B	−26B	−33N	+43B	−40N	2.0	30.0	30.0	4.00	725	0.0
45	Pitel, Arina	0	MDA	−39B	F	−26N	−37B	+42N	+47B	−16N	−33B	−34N	2.0	29.0	29.0	5.00	678	0.0
46	Tarlev, Vadim	0	MDA	−10N	−37B	−29N	=41B	−33N	F	=34B	−48N	+49N	2.0	25.5	25.5	3.50	1191	0.0
47	Velikoglo, Daria	1434	MDA	−32N	−38B	+48N	−44B	+49B	−45N	−20B	−40N	−42B	2.0	24.5	24.5	1.50	920	0.0
48	Ticec, Ecaterina	0	MDA	−19B	−17N	−47B	F	−27N	−33B	=41N	+46B	−39N	1.5	28.5	28.5	3.50	1119	0.0
49	FIDE 13920642	0	—	−13B	−12N	F	−29B	−47N	−42B	−43N	−34N	−46B	0.0	28.0	28.0	0.00	687	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mardari, AndreiMDA
+46.0
4.5 pts · #13
2Stancev, VictorMDA
+32.8
5.0 pts · #21
3Popa, DecebalMDA
+32.2
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Sodol, SveatoslavMDA
-114.4
4.0 pts · #33
2Leon, AlexandruMDA
-76.4
4.5 pts · #34
3Burlaca, DaniilMDA
-57.6
4.0 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R7+307 Elo gap
Popa, Decebal1615 beat Chireacova, Ecaterina1922
R7+236 Elo gap
Mardari, Andrei1413 beat Burlaca, Daniil1649
R5+208 Elo gap
Chireacova, Eva1455 beat Sodol, Sveatoslav1663