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Gerard Cup - 6th ed.

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24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Dec 2025 to 15 Dec 2025 in Pitesti, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1647, and top seed was Viorel Serban (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1728).

Teodor Vasile Nedelcu (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1687) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Darius-Ionut Nistor (4.0) and Erika-Andreea Toculet (4.0). Nedelcu shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Andrei Alexandru Varsescu (1562) beat Viorel Serban (1728), a +166-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Pitesti, Romania
Dates
14 Dec 2025 β†’ 15 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Viorel Serban1728
Avg top 10
1,647
Participants
24
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Teodor Vasile Nedelcu led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
4
1
1
2
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Armeanu takes leadNedelcu takes lead
Nedelcu5Serban4Nistor4Toculet4Szemeredi4Armeanu3.5
R4 Β· LEADER CHANGE15 Dec

Ninel-Claudiu Armeanu takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R6 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Teodor Vasile Nedelcu beat Viorel Serban (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Teodor Vasile Nedelcu 3 wins (R1–R3)Viorel Serban 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Teodor Vasile Nedelcu*
1
β€”β€”
2Viorel Serban
0
*β€”β€”
3Darius-Ionut Nistorβ€”β€”*
Β½
4Erika-Andreea Toculetβ€”β€”
Β½
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Nedelcu, Teodor Vasile1687ROU+12B+8N+9Bβˆ’6N+10B+5B5.017.020.016.501844+36.0
2Nistor, Darius-Ionut1661ROU+11N+15B=6B=10N=3B=7N4.017.020.013.001753+23.6
3Toculet, Erika-Andreea1640ROUF+19B=4N+11B=2N+6N4.017.017.013.001823+38.8
4Szemeredi, Cristian1652ROU+18B=10N=3B+9Nβˆ’7B+12N4.016.519.012.001673+1.8
5Serban, Viorel1728ROU+21Bβˆ’9N+12B+20N+6Bβˆ’1N4.016.517.59.501706-2.2
6Armeanu, Ninel-Claudiu1711ROU+13N+7B=2N+1Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’3B3.520.523.513.501697-1.2
7Baltac, Constantin1619ROU+14Bβˆ’6NF+13B+4N=2B3.517.517.512.001725+11.2
8Stanciu, Alexandru-Petrut1527ROU+24Nβˆ’1B=13N+17Bβˆ’9N+11B3.516.516.57.001576+12.4
9Varsescu, Andrei Alexandru1562ROU+23N+5Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’4B+8Bβˆ’10N3.019.519.57.501651+21.2
10Solomon, Alexandru0ROUF=4B+17N=2Bβˆ’1N+9B3.018.518.59.5016620.0
11Negescu-Preda, George1463ROUβˆ’2B+16N+19Bβˆ’3N+20Bβˆ’8N3.017.019.07.501397-19.6
12Bratu, Agnes-Andreea1492ROUβˆ’1N+23Bβˆ’5N+14B+24Nβˆ’4B3.016.016.03.00891-30.8
13Priseceanu, Andreas Christian1494ROUβˆ’6B+22N=8Bβˆ’7N+19B=18N3.015.515.55.501346-20.0
14Sirbu, Anastasia Maria0ROUβˆ’7Nβˆ’21N+22Bβˆ’12N+23B+20B3.09.59.52.0013450.0
15Diaconu, Costin-Silviu1560ROU+22Bβˆ’2N+21BFF+17B3.07.57.53.501730+27.2
16Sirbu, Sofia Ioana0ROUβˆ’20Nβˆ’11B+23Nβˆ’18N+22B+24B3.07.57.50.007100.0
17Stilpeanu, Nicolae1647ROU=19N+20Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’8N+18Bβˆ’15N2.514.516.55.751413-19.0
18Burcus, Eric-Alexandru-Mihai0ROUβˆ’4N+24Bβˆ’20N+16Bβˆ’17N=13B2.514.514.54.5012570.0
19Niculescu, Mihail-Alexandru0ROU=17Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’11N+23Bβˆ’13N+22N2.512.512.51.2512460.0
20Matei, Alexandru-Andrei1521ROU+16Bβˆ’17N+18Bβˆ’5Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’14N2.015.518.05.50822-44.4
21Savu, Luca-Christian-David1503ROUβˆ’5N+14Bβˆ’15NFFF1.010.010.03.00842-12.8
22FIDE 422544930β€”βˆ’15Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’14NFβˆ’16Nβˆ’19B0.014.514.50.007260.0
23FIDE 422489140β€”βˆ’9Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’14NF0.014.514.50.007270.0
24FIDE 422603100β€”βˆ’8Bβˆ’18NFFβˆ’12Bβˆ’16N0.013.013.00.007160.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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