Gheorghe Varabiescu Memorial 3rd ed. - U1800
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51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Pitesti, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1683, and top seed was Vlad Statescu-Enescu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1794).
Vlad Statescu-Enescu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1794) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Andrei Podea (5.0) and Aristotelis Athyridis (4.5). Statescu-Enescu broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Aristotelis Athyridis (1517) beat David-Leonard Deresoiu (1739), a +222-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Pitesti, Romania
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×49
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsVlad Statescu-Enescu led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
23
11
3
5
3
1
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
Vlad Statescu-Enescu held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vlad Statescu-Enescu drew with Andrei Podea (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Vlad Statescu-Enescu 3 wins (R1–R3)Andrei Podea 3 wins (R1–R3)Marius-Andrei Andrei 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vlad Statescu-Enescu | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Andrei Podea | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Marius-Andrei Andrei | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ninel-Claudiu Armeanu | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Statescu-Enescu, Vlad | 1794 | ROU | +18N | +25B | +24N | =2B | +15N | +3B | 5.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 20.00 | 1972 | +17.4 |
| 2 | Podea, Andrei | 1788 | ROU | +34B | +19N | +8B | =1N | +17B | =5N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 18.50 | 1878 | +26.8 |
| 3 | Athyridis, Aristotelis | 1517 | ROU | +49N | =4B | +23N | +7B | +14B | −1N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 12.75 | 1824 | +76.8 |
| 4 | Armeanu, Ninel-Claudiu | 1703 | ROU | +21B | =3N | +27B | −17N | +10B | +15N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 16.25 | 1749 | +6.4 |
| 5 | Andrei, Marius-Andrei | 1622 | ROU | +36B | +35N | +6B | −14N | +26B | =2B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 1797 | +54.4 |
| 6 | Podoleanu, Daniel | 1598 | ROU | +30N | +22B | −5N | +33B | =8B | +14N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 14.00 | 1730 | +32.0 |
| 7 | Rosu, Dragos Ioan | 1548 | ROU | +44B | +16N | =9B | −3N | +19B | =8N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1581 | +4.4 |
| 8 | Nistor, Darius-Ionut | 1619 | ROU | +38N | +31B | −2N | +25B | =6N | =7B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 11.75 | 1683 | +21.2 |
| 9 | Ghiocanu-Pirvan, David-Mihai | 1654 | ROU | +29N | +33B | =7N | −15B | =24N | +25B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 12.00 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Dimitriu, Filip | 1558 | ROU | −22N | +30B | +31N | +45B | −4N | +23B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 1722 | +34.0 |
| 11 | Stanciu, Alexandru-Petrut | 1512 | ROU | +46B | −14N | =20B | =23B | +22N | +26N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 10.25 | 1601 | +18.8 |
| 12 | Szemeredi, Cristian | 1656 | ROU | −28B | +39N | +21B | =19N | +40B | =17N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 11.00 | 1622 | -5.2 |
| 13 | Ivascu, George-Sorin | 1486 | ROU | −16N | +32B | −22N | +31B | +45N | +24B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 2290 | +20.2 |
| 14 | Deresoiu, David-Leonard | 1739 | ROU | +47N | +11B | =15N | +5B | −3N | −6B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 11.25 | 1603 | -19.8 |
| 15 | Ivascu, Petru | 1550 | ROU | +32B | +45N | =14B | +9N | −1B | −4B | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1635 | +20.8 |
| 16 | Duruian, Andrei-Nicolae | 0 | ROU | +13B | −7B | =18N | =20N | =21B | +34N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 11.75 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Baltac, Constantin | 1598 | ROU | +39B | +28N | F | +4B | −2N | =12B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.50 | 1751 | +20.4 |
| 18 | Balan, Viorel Andrei | 1485 | ROU | −1B | =44N | =16B | +36N | =20B | +32N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 9.25 | 1577 | +14.0 |
| 19 | State, Sofia Elena | 1521 | ROU | +48N | −2B | +41N | =12B | −7N | +35B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1574 | +12.4 |
| 20 | Negescu-Preda, George | 1419 | ROU | =23N | =40B | =11N | =16B | =18N | +33B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1591 | +25.2 |
| 21 | Bratu, Agnes-Andreea | 1474 | ROU | −4N | +49B | −12N | +37B | =16N | +44B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 881 | -18.0 |
| 22 | Bobe, Alexandru-Nicolae | 0 | ROU | +10B | −6N | +13B | −26N | −11B | +39N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Belegan, Albert-Nicola-Matei | 1593 | ROU | =20B | +42N | −3B | =11N | +34B | −10N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 8.25 | 1519 | -19.2 |
| 24 | Andries, Nicolae | 1575 | ROU | +41B | +37N | −1B | =34N | =9B | −13N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1490 | -21.2 |
| 25 | Cioboata, Luca-Stefan | 1519 | ROU | +43B | −1N | +28B | −8N | +39B | −9N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1514 | -11.6 |
| 26 | Plesa, Maria | 1589 | ROU | −31N | +38B | +29N | +22B | −5N | −11B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.00 | 1413 | -46.4 |
| 27 | Ruja, Irina | 1660 | ROU | −35N | +36B | −4N | +38B | =28N | =29B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.50 | 1487 | -52.0 |
| 28 | Mustatea, Ciprian | 1456 | ROU | +12N | −17B | −25N | +50B | =27B | =40N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6.50 | 1526 | +21.6 |
| 29 | Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin | 1452 | ROU | −9B | +46N | −26B | =32N | +47B | =27N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1506 | +10.0 |
| 30 | Zaharia, Sofia-Ana | 1425 | ROU | −6B | −10N | +46B | −42N | +48B | +41N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1336 | -16.4 |
| 31 | Vorovenci, Vladimir-Stefan | 1414 | ROU | +26B | −8N | −10B | −13N | +43B | =45N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 5.75 | 1369 | -9.2 |
| 32 | Beldiman, Matei-Ioan | 0 | ROU | −15N | −13N | +51B | =29B | +38N | −18B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Necula, Eduard-Constantin | 1497 | ROU | +50B | −9N | +37B | −6N | =44B | −20N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 787 | -47.2 |
| 34 | Mazilu, Ioan-Casian | 1478 | ROU | −2N | +48B | +50N | =24B | −23N | −16B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 1369 | -15.2 |
| 35 | Luca, David Gabriel | 1471 | ROU | +27B | −5B | −40N | +41N | =42B | −19N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1488 | +6.0 |
| 36 | Dinicescu, Ion | 1435 | ROU | −5N | −27N | +48B | −18B | =37N | +50B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.25 | 785 | -37.2 |
| 37 | Stoica, Beatrice Karina | 0 | ROU | +51B | −24B | −33N | −21N | =36B | +46N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1357 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Teodorescu, Sorin-Mihai | 1427 | ROU | −8B | −26N | +43B | −27N | −32B | +47N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1392 | -7.2 |
| 39 | Balaban-Grajdan, Rafail | 1425 | ROU | −17N | −12B | +49N | +47B | −25N | −22B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 1379 | -9.6 |
| 40 | Dicu, Teodor-Florentin | 1531 | ROU | F | =20N | +35B | F | −12N | =28B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.75 | 1515 | -2.0 |
| 41 | Gusa, Ionatan | 1404 | ROU | −24N | +51N | −19B | −35B | +50N | −30B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 1265 | -33.2 |
| 42 | Grigore, Raisa-Andreea | 1515 | ROU | F | −23B | =44N | +30B | =35N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1487 | -9.2 |
| 43 | Popa-Cirlig, Petru | 0 | ROU | −25N | −47B | −38N | +46B | −31N | +49N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Ion, Maria-Ines | 0 | ROU | −7N | =18B | =42B | F | =33N | −21N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1361 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Momirleanu, Mihai-Vlad | 0 | ROU | F | −15B | +47N | −10N | −13B | =31B | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.25 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Alparslan, Miryam-Asena | 0 | ROU | −11N | −29B | −30N | −43N | +49B | −37B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Momirleanu, Mihnea-Ilie | 1478 | ROU | −14B | +43N | −45B | −39N | −29N | −38B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 712 | -74.4 |
| 48 | FIDE 42238200 | 0 | — | −19B | −34N | −36N | +49B | −30N | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Balaban-Grajdan, Mihail | 0 | ROU | −3B | −21N | −39B | −48N | −46N | −43B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 42248914 | 0 | — | −33N | F | −34B | −28N | −41B | −36N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Matei, Alexandru-Andrei | 1549 | ROU | −37N | −41B | −32N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 604 | -28.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Athyridis, AristotelisROU+76.84.5 pts · #9
- 2Andrei, Marius-AndreiROU+54.44.5 pts · #3
- 3Dimitriu, FilipROU+34.04.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Momirleanu, Mihnea-IlieROU-74.41.0 pts · #46
- 2Ruja, IrinaROU-52.03.0 pts · #14
- 3Necula, Eduard-ConstantinROU-47.22.5 pts · #48
Biggest upsets
- R5+222 Elo gap
- R1+200 Elo gap
- R1+189 Elo gap