Ploiesti moves intelligently - Corneliu Butnariu Memorial
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68 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Ploiesti, Romania. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2173, and top seed was Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2362).
Cristian-Stefan Serban (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2262) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev (5.5) and Claudiu-Cristian Dobre (4.5). Serban shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Matei Voicu (1503) beat Florin-Viorel Bohiltea (1947), a +444-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Ploiesti, Romania
Dates
21 Nov 2025 → 23 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 7
IM×2
FM×3
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×65
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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15
6
2
3
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/6. Serban takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
IM Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev 3 wins (R1–R3)FM Cristian-Stefan Serban 4 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serban, Cristian-StefanFM | 2262 | ROU | +31N | +14B | +7N | +10B | =3N | +11B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 21.75 | 2391 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Cnejev, Vladimir-AlexandruIM | 2362 | ROU | +43N | +28B | +5N | =4B | +9N | +3B | 5.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 20.75 | 2510 | +15.4 |
| 3 | Dobre, Claudiu-CristianIM | 2283 | ROU | +30B | +12N | +8B | +19N | =1B | −2N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 17.75 | 2242 | -0.2 |
| 4 | Bulau, Andrei-Cristian | 2214 | ROU | +23N | +26B | +40N | =2N | =6B | =7B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 16.25 | 2184 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Popescu, Alexandru-Mihai | 2002 | ROU | +21B | +51N | −2B | +29N | =12B | +19N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 13.50 | 2052 | +18.8 |
| 6 | Constantinoiu, Alexandru IoanFM | 2107 | ROU | +33N | +16B | =22N | =24B | =4N | +18B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 16.00 | 2096 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Calugareanu, Ioana-DenisaWCM | 1946 | ROU | +27N | +41B | −1B | +51N | +25B | =4N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 12.25 | 2039 | +31.6 |
| 8 | Barbu, NicolaiFM | 1987 | ROU | +18N | +29B | −3N | +49B | +26N | =24B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 13.00 | 2058 | +13.6 |
| 9 | Radu, David Cr.CM | 2229 | ROU | +17B | +35N | −19B | +20N | −2B | +25N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 2058 | -34.4 |
| 10 | Tudoroiu, Razvan-Catalin | 2056 | ROU | +39B | +15N | +25B | −1N | +22B | F | 4.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 2079 | +6.8 |
| 11 | Telea, Stefan | 1929 | ROU | +46B | −25N | +13B | +30N | +37B | −1N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1876 | -5.2 |
| 12 | Plesea, Luca-Matias | 1862 | ROU | +67N | −3B | +33N | +41B | =5N | =16B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1914 | +17.6 |
| 13 | Grigoras, Alexandru-Nicolae | 1749 | ROU | +47N | =24B | −11N | =18B | +31N | +27B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.25 | 1787 | +6.8 |
| 14 | Ionita, Eduard-Gabriel | 1831 | ROU | +50B | −1N | +34B | +52N | −36B | +30N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1887 | +19.2 |
| 15 | Serban, Viorel | 1726 | ROU | +64N | −10B | +27N | −37B | +34N | +39B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1742 | +1.8 |
| 16 | Rada, Florin-Iulian | 1730 | ROU | +56B | −6N | =53B | +48N | +21B | =12N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 9.25 | 1758 | +1.6 |
| 17 | Grigorescu, Stefan | 1614 | ROU | −9N | +67B | +28N | −26B | +40N | +41B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1912 | +89.2 |
| 18 | Szabo, Viktor | 1546 | ROU | −8B | +59N | +35B | =13N | +23B | −6N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1802 | +58.4 |
| 19 | Ganea, Yanis-Andrei | 1917 | ROU | +45N | +65B | +9N | −3B | =24N | −5B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 2039 | +30.8 |
| 20 | Cimpoiasu, Marina-Corina | 1711 | ROU | +58B | −36N | +46B | −9B | +33N | =52N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1766 | +4.2 |
| 21 | Ionita, Ianis Alexandru Gabriel | 1546 | ROU | −5N | +64B | +55N | =47B | −16N | +48B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1545 | -9.2 |
| 22 | Turlea, Constantin | 1896 | ROU | +66N | +63B | =6B | F | −10N | +49B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1938 | +6.2 |
| 23 | Ionescu, Marin-Victor | 1588 | ROU | −4B | =62N | +64N | +66B | −18N | +42B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1582 | +1.6 |
| 24 | Oprisor, Razvan-Gabriel | 2166 | ROU | +34B | =13N | F | =6N | =19B | =8N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 11.25 | 1981 | -19.2 |
| 25 | Stoica, Melina-Theodora | 1681 | ROU | +57N | +11B | −10N | +40B | −7N | −9B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1907 | +52.4 |
| 26 | Marchidan, Costica | 1752 | ROU | +62B | −4N | +32B | +17N | −8B | −37N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1725 | -6.2 |
| 27 | Marin, Alexia-Iuliana | 1511 | ROU | −7B | +61N | −15B | +35N | +29B | −13N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1710 | +21.2 |
| 28 | Cimpoiasu, Dan | 1894 | ROU | +42B | −2N | −17B | =46N | +53B | =32N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1654 | -31.4 |
| 29 | Sandulescu, Gheorghe | 1701 | ROU | +59B | −8N | +44B | −5B | −27N | +46N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1619 | -12.4 |
| 30 | Coman, Ana-Cristina | 1662 | ROU | −3N | +45B | +65N | −11B | +54N | −14B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1680 | -0.8 |
| 31 | Calugareanu, Kevin Gabriel | 1635 | ROU | −1B | −42N | +59B | +58N | −13B | +55N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1430 | -6.8 |
| 32 | Matala, Anthony-Radu | 1524 | ROU | +38N | −40B | −26N | +65B | =41N | =28B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.75 | 1760 | +48.4 |
| 33 | Nitu, Lucas-Andrei | 1581 | ROU | −6B | +56N | −12B | +57N | −20B | +65N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1051 | -22.8 |
| 34 | Neagu, Mihai-Adrian | 1582 | ROU | −24N | +55B | −14N | +62B | −15B | +57N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1603 | +3.2 |
| 35 | Anuta, Elefterie-Laurentiu | 1819 | ROU | +55N | −9B | −18N | −27B | +68N | +54B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1563 | -31.2 |
| 36 | Ghita, Vlad-Bogdan | 2044 | ROU | +60N | +20B | F | F | +14N | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 2528 | +8.6 |
| 37 | David, Alexandru | 1645 | ROU | F | F | +57B | +15N | −11N | +26B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1928 | +22.0 |
| 38 | Bohiltea, Florin-Viorel | 1947 | ROU | −32B | −46N | +45B | +44N | −52B | +60N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1560 | -49.4 |
| 39 | Nicula, Rebeca | 1568 | ROU | −10N | −47B | +67N | +64B | +51B | −15N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1585 | -0.4 |
| 40 | Lazar, Iosif | 1902 | ROU | +44B | +32N | −4B | −25N | −17B | =53N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.25 | 1613 | -40.6 |
| 41 | Tupilusi, Tudorel | 1679 | ROU | +61B | −7N | +58B | −12N | =32B | −17N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1415 | -24.6 |
| 42 | Grigorescu, Mihai | 1479 | ROU | −28N | +31B | −49N | =43B | +66N | −23N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1567 | +11.6 |
| 43 | Voicu, Stefan | 1669 | ROU | −2B | −44N | +56B | =42N | −48B | +63N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.75 | 1400 | -43.2 |
| 44 | Hamdan, Mustafa | 1485 | ROU | −40N | +43B | −29N | −38B | =63N | +47B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1634 | +30.8 |
| 45 | Voican, Antonia-Stefania | 1488 | ROU | −19B | −30N | −38N | =50B | +61N | +66B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1527 | +3.6 |
| 46 | Voicu, Matei | 1503 | ROU | −11N | +38B | −20N | =28B | =47N | −29B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1612 | +30.4 |
| 47 | Matala, Sophia-Lenina | 1403 | ROU | −13B | +39N | −51B | =21N | =46B | −44N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 5.75 | 1464 | +14.8 |
| 48 | Fleseriu, Claudiu-Matei | 0 | ROU | F | F | +50N | −16B | +43N | −21N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1602 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Negrus, Eduard | 1694 | ROU | F | F | +42B | −8N | +60B | −22N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1725 | +2.6 |
| 50 | Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin | 1452 | ROU | −14N | F | −48B | =45N | +56B | =51N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1547 | +10.8 |
| 51 | Cinatti, Laurentiu | 1708 | ROU | F | −5B | +47N | −7B | −39N | =50B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1526 | -24.4 |
| 52 | Ciapa, Ioana-Antonia | 1624 | ROU | F | F | F | −14B | +38N | =20B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.75 | 1829 | +15.0 |
| 53 | Plotic, Patricia-Stefania | 1515 | ROU | F | F | =16N | =54B | −28N | =40B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1660 | +22.0 |
| 54 | Gheorghe, Raisa-Maria | 1463 | ROU | F | +68B | F | =53N | −30B | −35N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1389 | -11.6 |
| 55 | Nitu, Teodora-Stefania | 1434 | ROU | −35B | −34N | −21B | +59N | F | −31B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 794 | -49.6 |
| 56 | Rujan, Antonio | 0 | ROU | −16N | −33B | −43N | +61B | −50N | F | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Marin, Iustin-Constantin | 0 | ROU | −25B | F | −37N | −33B | +62N | −34B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.50 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Dobre, Tiberiu-Costin | 0 | ROU | −20N | +60B | −41N | −31B | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1399 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Ion, Marius-Luca | 0 | ROU | −29N | −18B | −31N | −55B | +64N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Rujan, Eduard-Stefan | 1551 | ROU | −36B | −58N | +61B | F | −49N | −38B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1061 | -18.4 |
| 61 | FIDE 42258740 | 0 | — | −41N | −27B | −60N | −56N | −45B | +64B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Dutescu, Teodora | 1423 | ROU | −26N | =23B | F | −34N | −57B | F | 0.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.75 | 1354 | -10.0 |
| 63 | Chilan, Teofil | 0 | ROU | F | −22N | F | F | =44B | −43B | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 1408 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 42258723 | 0 | — | −15B | −21N | −23B | −39N | −59B | −61N | 0.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 65 | FIDE 42259851 | 0 | — | F | −19N | −30B | −32N | F | −33B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Tuduruta, Ovidiu | 1482 | ROU | −22B | F | F | −23N | −42B | −45N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 801 | -65.6 |
| 67 | Rosu, Mihai-Radu | 1470 | ROU | −12B | −17N | −39B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 880 | -31.6 |
| 68 | Avramescu, Eric-Stefan | 0 | ROU | F | −54N | F | F | −35B | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Grigorescu, StefanROU+89.24.0 pts · #15
- 2Szabo, ViktorROU+58.43.5 pts · #22
- 3Stoica, Melina-TheodoraROU+52.43.0 pts · #43
Top rating losers
- 1Tuduruta, OvidiuROU-65.60.0 pts · #58
- 2Nitu, Teodora-StefaniaROU-49.61.0 pts · #66
- 3Bohiltea, Florin-ViorelROU-49.43.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R2+444 Elo gap
- R1+423 Elo gap
- R5+323 Elo gap