Campionatul RM 2026. Liga I Open

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61 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 04 Dec 2025 to 10 Dec 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2128, and top seed was Serghei Gostev (🇲🇩 MDA, FM, 2261).

Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2224) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Serghei Gostev (7.0) and Kirill Guretchii (7.0). Bargan won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Maxim Urechi (1423) beat Chirill Stancev (1943), a +520-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Chisinau, Moldova

Dates

04 Dec 2025 → 10 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩FMSerghei Gostev2261

Avg top 10

2,128

Participants

Titled players · 3

IM×1

FM×1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×61

Top 3

🥇
IMSergiu Bargan
🇲🇩MDA·2224
8.0pts·2336perf+10.6
🥈
FMSerghei Gostev
🇲🇩MDA·2261
7.0pts·2264perf+4.4
🥉
Kirill Guretchii
🇲🇩MDA·2118
7.0pts·2169perf+34.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Sergiu Bargan led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Bargan8Gostev7Guretchii7Dergausov6.5Bargan6Martinenco6

R7–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Sergiu Bargan never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

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

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Sergiu Bargan 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)FM Serghei Gostev 4 wins (R1–R4)Kirill Guretchii 6 wins (R2–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSergiu Bargan	*	½	1	½
2FMSerghei Gostev	½	*	0	—
3Kirill Guretchii	0	1	*	—
4Denis Dergausov	½	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bargan, SergiuIM	2224	MDA	+40B	+48N	+9B	+5N	=2N	+25B	+26N	+3B	=4B	8.0	45.0	48.0	41.25	2336	+10.6
2	Gostev, SergheiFM	2261	MDA	+20B	+12N	+7B	+6N	=1B	+13N	−3B	=8N	+14B	7.0	50.0	55.0	41.00	2264	+4.4
3	Guretchii, Kirill	2118	MDA	−15N	+57B	+20N	+27B	+5N	+10B	+2N	−1N	+13B	7.0	47.5	49.5	36.00	2169	+34.8
4	Dergausov, Denis	1808	MDA	+58N	−26B	+33N	+28B	=8N	=14N	+25B	+7B	=1N	6.5	43.0	44.0	29.75	2094	+65.8
5	Padure, Dragos-Alexandru	1913	MDA	+57N	+15B	+26N	−1B	−3B	+21N	+19B	=6N	=8B	6.0	47.0	49.0	28.00	2012	+54.8
6	Miron, Iurii	2043	MDA	+31N	+17B	+16N	−2B	+12N	=26B	=7N	=5B	=11N	6.0	46.5	51.0	32.75	2089	+27.2
7	Ivarlac, Vladislav	2021	MDA	+42N	+22B	−2N	+32B	+16N	=11B	=6B	−4N	+19B	6.0	45.0	48.5	29.00	1984	-2.3
8	Vasilache, Dan-Andrei	2090	MDA	+36B	+45N	=10B	−13N	=4B	+53N	+12N	=2B	=5N	6.0	44.5	47.0	28.75	2029	-15.2
9	Martinenco, Sergiu	1932	MDA	+33N	+35B	−1N	+22B	−26N	=17B	+18N	=24B	+16B	6.0	43.0	47.0	29.25	1950	+7.2
10	Bargan, Victoria	1898	MDA	+49N	+32B	=8N	+25B	=13B	−3N	−11N	+33B	+20N	6.0	42.0	45.0	26.25	1997	+55.6
11	Bujac, Dan	2127	MDA	+39N	−27B	=35N	+15B	+34N	=7N	+10B	=14N	=6B	6.0	41.5	45.5	30.25	1982	-51.6
12	Albu, Vlad	1870	MDA	+46B	−2B	+39N	+19N	−6B	+33N	−8B	+40N	+29B	6.0	40.0	43.0	24.00	1911	+26.4
13	Eletskikh, Alexandr	2247	MDA	=24N	+52B	+27N	+8B	=10N	−2B	=16N	+17B	−3N	5.5	46.5	49.0	26.75	2043	-36.2
14	Prociuc, Evgenii	1920	MDA	=23B	+41N	−53N	+42B	+18N	=4B	+22N	=11B	−2N	5.5	42.0	44.5	26.25	1855	-10.2
15	Comur, Dmitrii	1642	MDA	+3B	−5N	=29B	−11N	+43B	−18B	+37N	+41N	+27B	5.5	41.0	44.5	24.75	1851	+85.9
16	Chendighilean, Anna	1912	MDA	+37B	+59N	−6B	+21N	−7B	+51N	=13B	+26B	−9N	5.5	39.5	40.5	19.75	1956	+22.4
17	Siretanu, Vladislav	1813	MDA	+43B	−6N	=30B	+40N	=51B	=9N	+28B	−13N	+25B	5.5	38.0	40.5	22.50	1925	+52.4
18	Andronic, Nathaniel	1716	MDA	−19B	=46N	+38B	+43N	−14B	+15N	−9B	+42N	+28B	5.5	37.5	40.5	22.50	1746	+19.2
19	Urechi, Maxim	1423	MDA	+18N	+28B	−25N	−12B	+20N	+27B	−5N	+34B	−7N	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.50	1837	+164.0
20	Chendighilean, Vladislav	1693	MDA	−2N	+49B	−3B	+23N	−19B	+50N	+21B	+53N	−10B	5.0	41.0	43.5	18.50	1756	+19.8
21	Coropceanu, Eduard	1703	MDA	+55N	−25B	+47N	−16B	+32N	−5B	−20N	+39B	+33N	5.0	36.0	38.0	17.00	1712	+2.0
22	Madan, Bogdan	1722	MDA	+50B	−7N	+59B	−9N	+52B	+48N	−14B	−29N	+40B	5.0	34.0	35.0	13.00	1766	+21.2
23	Budan, David	1537	MDA	=14N	−34B	=52N	−20B	+55N	=32B	+45B	=35N	+41B	5.0	32.0	34.0	17.00	1659	+53.6
24	Vrabie, Ion	1690	MDA	=13B	−51N	−46B	+41N	+37B	+36N	+48B	=9N	F	5.0	31.5	31.5	20.25	1810	+46.8
25	Cecoi, Mihai	2025	MDA	+30B	+21N	+19B	−10N	+53B	−1N	−4N	=27B	−17N	4.5	45.0	47.5	19.25	1808	-90.0
26	Sustov, SavvaCM	2120	MDA	+44B	+4N	−5B	+51N	+9B	=6N	−1B	−16N	F	4.5	44.0	44.0	21.50	1952	-58.4
27	Jimji, Vitali	1853	MDA	+61B	+11N	−13B	−3N	+47B	−19N	+38B	=25N	−15N	4.5	40.5	40.5	15.25	1792	-18.2
28	Stancev, Chirill	1943	MDA	+38B	−19N	+44B	−4N	=36B	+35B	−17N	+31B	−18N	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.00	1672	-113.6
29	Turcanu, Otilia	1864	MDA	−32N	+37B	=15N	F	−33B	+47N	+51B	+22B	−12N	4.5	34.0	34.0	17.25	1665	-70.4
30	Cardas, Serghei	1614	MDA	−25N	+56B	=17N	−34B	+45B	−40N	−41B	+47N	+44B	4.5	31.0	33.0	14.75	1670	+24.4
31	Zolotarev, Iaroslav	1620	MDA	−6B	=43N	+41B	−48N	=50B	=52N	+46B	−28N	+42B	4.5	30.0	32.5	14.50	1639	+0.8
32	Nagornii, Daniil	1495	MDA	+29B	−10N	F	−7N	−21B	=23N	=36B	+38N	+35B	4.0	38.5	42.0	17.00	1725	+82.0
33	Kacean, Serghei	1552	MDA	−9B	+60N	−4B	+59N	+29N	−12B	+44B	−10N	−21B	4.0	38.5	39.5	10.00	1679	+20.4
34	Apostol, Lucian	1803	MDA	=41B	+23N	−51B	+30N	−11B	+46N	=40B	−19N	−36N	4.0	34.5	37.0	16.00	1585	-91.6
35	Larionov, Serghei	1701	MDA	+60B	−9N	=11B	+46N	=48B	−28N	=53B	=23B	−32N	4.0	34.0	35.0	12.25	1675	-14.4
36	Bahmuteanu, Arianna	1623	MDA	−8N	−47B	+58N	+54B	=28N	−24B	=32N	F	+34B	4.0	31.5	32.5	11.75	1669	+13.6
37	Hariton, Luca	1529	MDA	−16N	−29N	=50B	+55B	−24N	+60B	−15B	=46N	+56B	4.0	30.5	31.5	8.00	1523	-14.4
38	Guretchii, Denis	1590	MDA	−28N	+55B	−18N	−47B	+56N	+42B	−27N	−32B	+46N	4.0	30.0	32.0	10.50	1532	-31.2
39	Tiganas, Vadim	1653	MDA	−11B	+61N	−12B	−52N	−46B	+58N	+50B	−21N	+47B	4.0	29.5	29.5	7.00	1559	-23.8
40	Focsa, Iurie	1660	MDA	−1N	+54B	F	−17B	+49N	+30B	=34N	−12B	−22N	3.5	38.5	38.5	12.00	1687	+2.8
41	Zueva, Melania	1475	MDA	=34N	−14B	−31N	−24B	+54N	+49B	+30N	−15B	−23N	3.5	37.0	39.5	12.00	1559	+18.8
42	Pascariuc, Rolan	1594	MDA	−7B	+50N	=48B	−14N	+44B	−38N	+52B	−18B	−31N	3.5	35.0	37.5	10.50	1609	+4.0
43	Prociuc, Mihail	1485	MDA	−17N	=31B	+57N	−18B	−15N	−44N	+55B	−49B	+58N	3.5	31.5	32.5	7.25	1477	-5.2
44	Barbier, Emilia	1649	MDA	−26N	+58B	−28N	=49B	−42N	+43B	−33N	+52B	−30N	3.5	30.0	31.0	8.50	1543	-56.4
45	Dabija, Paula	1721	MDA	+56N	−8B	F	F	−30N	+59B	−23N	+54B	=49N	3.5	28.0	28.0	7.00	1546	-57.6
46	Bezverhnii, Andrei	1496	MDA	−12N	=18B	+24N	−35B	+39N	−34B	−31N	=37B	−38B	3.0	37.0	41.0	13.75	1560	+27.6
47	Manea, David	1470	MDA	−53B	+36N	−21B	+38N	−27N	−29B	+59N	−30B	−39N	3.0	33.0	34.0	9.00	1507	+14.8
48	Mindru, Valeriu	1852	MDA	+54N	−1B	=42N	+31B	=35N	−22B	−24N	F	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	10.75	1664	-34.6
49	Albu, Radu	1519	MDA	−10B	−20N	+56B	=44N	−40B	−41N	F	+43N	=45B	3.0	30.5	31.5	9.00	1542	+10.8
50	Chircu, David	1461	MDA	−22N	−42B	=37N	+58B	=31N	−20B	−39N	F	+57B	3.0	29.0	29.0	7.25	1515	+20.8
51	Robu, Eduard	1699	MDA	F	+24B	+34N	−26B	=17N	−16B	−29N	F	F	2.5	33.0	33.0	11.75	1807	+13.6
52	Sit, Lev	1455	MDA	F	−13N	=23B	+39B	−22N	=31B	−42N	−44N	=55B	2.5	33.0	33.0	9.75	1494	+15.2
53	Chirpii, Alexandru	1727	MDA	+47N	F	+14B	F	−25N	−8B	=35N	−20B	F	2.5	28.0	28.0	10.50	1757	+1.6
54	Gorgos, Daniel	1485	MDA	−48B	−40N	+60B	−36N	−41B	=55N	+56B	−45N	F	2.5	22.5	22.5	4.00	1440	-16.8
55	Talmaci, Ilinca	1411	MDA	−21B	−38N	+61B	−37N	−23B	=54B	−43N	F	=52N	2.0	26.5	26.5	2.50	1334	0.0
56	Grajdieru, Ion	1441	MDA	−45B	−30N	−49N	F	−38B	+57B	−54N	+59B	−37N	2.0	24.5	24.5	3.00	1255	-52.0
57	Cravciuc, Danil	1536	MDA	−5B	−3N	−43B	+61N	−59B	−56N	F	+58B	−50N	2.0	23.5	23.5	1.00	1439	-44.8
58	Agafonov, Iaroslav	1475	MDA	−4B	−44N	−36B	−50N	F	−39B	+61N	−57N	−43B	1.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	1264	-76.8
59	Petrov, Damir E.	0	MDA	F	−16B	−22N	−33B	+57N	−45N	−47B	−56N	F	1.0	25.0	25.0	2.00	1306	0.0
60	Corcinschi, Petru	1402	MDA	−35N	−33B	−54N	F	+61B	−37N	F	F	F	1.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	1307	-22.8
61	Grosu, Teodor	1494	MDA	−27N	−39B	−55N	−57B	−60N	F	−58B	F	F	0.0	18.5	18.5	0.00	782	-79.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Urechi, MaximMDA
+164.0
5.0 pts · #18
2Comur, DmitriiMDA
+85.9
5.5 pts · #15
3Nagornii, DaniilMDA
+82.0
4.0 pts · #30

Top rating losers

1Stancev, ChirillMDA
-113.6
4.5 pts · #25
2Apostol, LucianMDA
-91.6
4.0 pts · #31
3Cecoi, MihaiMDA
-90.0
4.5 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R2+520 Elo gap
Urechi, Maxim1423 beat Stancev, Chirill1943
R1+476 Elo gap
Comur, Dmitrii1642 beat Guretchii, Kirill2118
R6+430 Elo gap
Urechi, Maxim1423 beat Jimji, Vitali1853