Black Sea Knights U10 - 2nd ed.
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44 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Oct 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Navodari, Romania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1625, and top seed was Kyrylo Cherepynskyi (🇺🇦 UKR, 1704).
Christian Toma (🇷🇴 ROU, 1701) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ilio-Phoem Stanculet (6.0) and Robert-Andrei Pistol (5.5). Toma shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Ilinca-Natalia Oprisan (1407) beat Victoria Korac (1668), a +261-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Navodari, Romania
Dates
29 Oct 2025 → 02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇴Romania×31
🇺🇦Ukraine×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Toma takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Christian Toma drew with Ilio-Phoem Stanculet (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Christian Toma 3 wins (R1–R3)Ilio-Phoem Stanculet 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Christian Toma | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Ilio-Phoem Stanculet | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Robert-Andrei Pistol | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Rares-Stefan Pasat | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toma, Christian | 1701 | ROU | +20N | +10B | +32N | =2B | +7B | +4N | =3N | 6.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 26.25 | 1867 | +44.8 |
| 2 | Stanculet, Ilio-Phoem | 1636 | ROU | +39B | +27N | +14B | =1N | +5B | +7N | =6B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 24.50 | 1881 | +74.0 |
| 3 | Pistol, Robert-Andrei | 1587 | ROU | +29B | =9N | +22B | =4N | +8B | +16N | =1B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 22.75 | 1687 | +29.2 |
| 4 | Ionita, Mario-Alexandru | 1642 | ROU | +25N | =8B | +18N | =3B | +13N | −1B | +15N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 20.50 | 1665 | +8.4 |
| 5 | Pasat, Rares-Stefan | 1582 | ROU | +19N | +13B | =6N | +32B | −2N | +12B | =14N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 20.25 | 1700 | +36.8 |
| 6 | Cherepynskyi, Kyrylo | 1704 | UKR | +16B | +15N | =5B | −7N | +23B | +11N | =2N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 21.50 | 1621 | -20.8 |
| 7 | Tugui, Ayline-Sofia | 1599 | ROU | +44N | +36B | +17N | +6B | −1N | −2B | =9N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 14.25 | 1589 | -2.0 |
| 8 | Jugaru, Victor | 1488 | ROU | +35B | =4N | =9B | +24N | −3N | +26B | =10N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 16.00 | 1450 | -10.0 |
| 9 | Oprisan, Ilinca-Natalia | 1407 | ROU | +30N | =3B | =8N | −10B | +37N | +21B | =7B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 16.25 | 1567 | +36.0 |
| 10 | Gheorghe, Teodora-Maria | 1529 | ROU | +31B | −1N | +29B | +9N | −16B | +22N | =8B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 16.25 | 1608 | +22.4 |
| 11 | Ivascu, Vladimir | 1467 | ROU | −17N | +26B | +19N | +25B | =12N | −6B | +22N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 1557 | +11.2 |
| 12 | Berbecel, Eric | 1538 | ROU | +38N | −17B | +23B | +28N | =11B | −5N | +16B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1342 | -20.8 |
| 13 | Ene, Sergiu-Gabriel | 1466 | ROU | +37B | −5N | +42B | +14N | −4B | =18N | +23B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1495 | +3.2 |
| 14 | Cherepynskyi, Danylo | 1562 | UKR | +41N | +28B | −2N | −13B | +25N | +36B | =5B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1452 | -24.4 |
| 15 | Bejan, Eric | 1527 | ROU | +33N | −6B | +20N | −16B | +19N | +17B | −4B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1464 | +1.2 |
| 16 | Grigore, Eduard-Petru | 1405 | ROU | −6N | +38B | +?B | +15N | +10N | −3B | −12N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ionescu, Andrei-Constantin | 0 | ROU | +11B | +12N | −7B | −22N | +28B | −15N | +36N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tiganescu, Andreea-Izabela | 1566 | ROU | +24B | =23N | −4B | +27N | −22B | =13B | +25N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 13.50 | 1419 | -27.6 |
| 19 | Ion, Andrei | 0 | ROU | −5B | +37N | −11B | +30N | −15B | +27N | +31B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Georgescu, Alexandra | 0 | ROU | −1B | +34N | −15B | +43N | −21N | +37B | +26N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.50 | 811 | -32.4 |
| 21 | Korac, Victoria | 1668 | ROU | −23B | −22N | +38B | +42N | +20B | −9N | +24B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 10.50 | 1299 | -56.8 |
| 22 | Iordache, Sergiu-Andrei | 1450 | ROU | =26N | +21B | −3N | +17B | +18N | −10B | −11B | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 13.50 | 1483 | +14.4 |
| 23 | Sirbu, Vlad-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | +21N | =18B | −12N | +33B | −6N | +32B | −13N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Zotic, Teodor-Andrei | 0 | ROU | −18N | +30B | +36N | −8B | =32N | +33B | −21N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bari, Yunus | 0 | ROU | −4B | +31N | +27B | −11N | −14B | +29N | −18B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1302 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Kiosse, Oleksandr | 0 | UKR | =22B | −11N | =39B | +29N | +34B | −8N | −20B | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1133 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Cristea, David-Andrei | 1482 | ROU | +40N | −2B | −25N | −18B | +42N | −19B | +41B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.00 | 784 | -29.2 |
| 28 | Bongea, Eva-Maria | 1430 | ROU | +43B | −14N | +35B | −12B | −17N | −31N | +40B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 5.50 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Panait, Ioan-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | −3N | +40B | −10N | −26B | +?N | −25B | +43B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 42245753 | 0 | — | −9B | −24N | F | −19B | +38N | +39N | +33B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 42252938 | 0 | — | −10N | −25B | +44N | +?B | −36N | +28B | −19N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Nae, Darius-Ioan | 1551 | ROU | +34B | +42N | −1B | −5N | =24B | −23N | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.25 | 848 | -29.2 |
| 33 | FIDE 42252881 | 0 | — | −15B | =39N | +43B | −23N | +40B | −24N | −30N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 42252903 | 0 | — | −32N | −20B | =40N | +44B | −26N | −38B | +42N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 34182004 | 0 | — | −8N | +44B | −28N | −36B | −41B | =40N | +?N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Ion, Matei-Stefan | 1470 | ROU | F | −7N | −24B | +35N | +31B | −14N | −17B | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.50 | 778 | -28.4 |
| 37 | Karat, Mykhailo | 0 | UKR | −13N | −19B | F | +39N | −9B | −20N | +44B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 3.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Bercea, Filip | 0 | ROU | −12B | −16N | −21N | F | −30B | +34N | +39B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 807 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Brazhenko, Mykola | 0 | ROU | −2N | =33B | =26N | −37B | +43N | −30B | −38N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.75 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Chupryna, Mykhailo | 0 | UKR | −27B | −29N | =34B | +41N | −33N | =35B | −28N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 42236487 | 0 | — | −14B | −43N | F | −40B | +35N | +?B | −27N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.50 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 42259452 | 0 | — | +?N | −32B | −13N | −21B | −27B | −44N | −34B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 42253535 | 0 | — | −28N | +41B | −33N | −20B | −39B | F | −29N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Bongea, Ema-Elena | 0 | ROU | −7B | −35N | −31B | −34N | F | +42B | −37N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 797 | -18.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stanculet, Ilio-PhoemROU+74.06.0 pts · #2
- 2Toma, ChristianROU+44.86.0 pts · #1
- 3Pasat, Rares-StefanROU+36.85.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Korac, VictoriaROU-56.84.0 pts · #23
- 2Georgescu, AlexandraROU-32.44.0 pts · #36
- 3Nae, Darius-IoanROU-29.22.5 pts · #39
Biggest upsets
- R6+261 Elo gap
- R2+218 Elo gap
- R5+124 Elo gap