Smart Galati Trophy 2025 - U14
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Galati, Romania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1605, and top seed was Darius-Cristian Pana (🇷🇴 ROU, 1913).
Darius-Cristian Pana (🇷🇴 ROU, 1913) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Mihnea Hurmuzache (5.0) and Andrian Mocanu (4.0). Pana won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: David-Gabriel Stoian (1439) beat Andrian Mocanu (1739), a +300-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDarius-Cristian Pana led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Darius-Cristian Pana held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
Darius-Cristian Pana drew with Mihnea Hurmuzache (Black).
Darius-Cristian Pana won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Darius-Cristian Pana | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Mihnea Hurmuzache | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Andrian Mocanu | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4David-Gabriel Stoian | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pana, Darius-Cristian | 1913 | ROU | +8N | +4B | =2N | +3B | +6N | +5B | 5.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 20.00 | 2007 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Hurmuzache, Mihnea | 1735 | ROU | +11N | +17B | =1B | =10N | +4B | +12N | 5.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 1831 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Mocanu, Andrian | 1739 | MDA | −5B | +15N | +12B | −1N | +11B | +10N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1634 | -20.0 |
| 4 | Escu, Stefan-Robert | 1582 | ROU | +14N | −1N | +9B | +8B | −2N | =7B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1614 | +4.4 |
| 5 | Stoian, David-Gabriel | 1439 | ROU | +3N | =10B | =7N | =13B | +14B | −1N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 9.25 | 1637 | +58.0 |
| 6 | Bors, Alexia | 1559 | ROU | −9B | +11N | +17N | =7B | −1B | +13N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1641 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Ivan, Matei-Alexandru | 1474 | ROU | F | +9N | =5B | =6N | =10B | =4N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1540 | +22.0 |
| 8 | Srebrov, Nikola-Evgeniy | 1515 | ROU | −1B | +18N | +16B | −4N | −12B | +14N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1418 | -22.4 |
| 9 | Halasag, Gabriel | 0 | ROU | +6N | −7B | −4N | −11B | +18N | +15B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Carp, Albert | 1595 | ROU | +18B | =5N | F | =2B | =7N | −3B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1499 | -17.2 |
| 11 | Stan, Madalin-Robert | 1410 | ROU | −2B | −6B | F | +9N | −3N | +16B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 874 | -22.8 |
| 12 | Gheorghiu, Theodora Maria | 1469 | ROU | F | F | −3N | +17B | +8N | −2B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1532 | +7.6 |
| 13 | Neamtu, Ioana-Sofia | 1473 | ROU | F | =16N | =14B | =5N | =15N | −6B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1367 | -8.4 |
| 14 | Nastasache, Adriana-Michaela | 0 | ROU | −4B | F | =13N | +15B | −5N | −8B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1169 | -57.6 |
| 15 | Serban, Sebastian-Cristian | 0 | ROU | F | −3B | +18N | −14N | =13B | −9N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Drutu, Darius-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | F | =13B | −8N | −18B | +17N | −11N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1174 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Paraschiv, Eduard-Alexandru | 0 | ROU | F | −2N | −6B | −12N | −16B | +18B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Dumitru, David-Gabriel | 1404 | ROU | −10N | −8B | −15B | +16N | −9B | −17N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 740 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stoian, David-GabrielROU+58.03.5 pts · #3
- 2Hurmuzache, MihneaROU+24.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Ivan, Matei-AlexandruROU+22.03.0 pts · #7
- 1Nastasache, Adriana-MichaelaROU-57.61.5 pts · #14
- 2Stan, Madalin-RobertROU-22.82.0 pts · #18
- 3Srebrov, Nikola-EvgeniyROU-22.43.0 pts · #9
- R1+300 Elo gap