Chessmania 4th ed. - B
Open SwissStandard
62 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 22 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Baia Mare, Romania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1742, and top seed was Alex Chira (🇷🇴 ROU, 1794).
Vasile Nasui (🇷🇴 ROU, 1667) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Ferenc Pal (5.5) and David Eduard Muresan (5.5). Nasui won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Ioan Bruma (1509) beat Gheorghe Grad (1781), a +272-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Baia Mare, Romania
Dates
22 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇴Romania×56
🇭🇺Hungary×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 3 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
24
10
3
2
1
7
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.5/7. Nasui takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ferenc Pal lost to Vasile Nasui (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ferenc Pal 3 wins (R1–R3)David Eduard Muresan 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ferenc Pal | * | 0 | — | — |
| 2Vasile Nasui | 1 | * | — | 1 |
| 3David Eduard Muresan | — | — | * | — |
| 4David-Emil Turcas | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasui, Vasile | 1667 | ROU | +23N | +49B | =11N | +5B | +2N | −4B | +21B | 5.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 22.75 | 1839 | +29.8 |
| 2 | Pal, Ferenc | 1784 | HUN | +59B | +34N | +18B | =4N | −1B | +9B | +8N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 20.00 | 1868 | +13.4 |
| 3 | Muresan, David Eduard | 1723 | ROU | +30N | −11B | =43N | +46B | +32N | +27B | +7B | 5.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 18.75 | 1803 | +28.8 |
| 4 | Szabo, Viktor | 1609 | ROU | F | +7N | +38B | =2B | +21N | +1N | =6B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 22.25 | 1981 | +114.0 |
| 5 | Turcas, David-Emil | 1704 | ROU | +31B | +10N | +42B | −1N | +26B | −6N | +17B | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 18.00 | 1701 | +1.2 |
| 6 | Contiu, Vlad Bogdan | 1561 | ROU | +58B | F | +36N | +41N | =29B | +5B | =4N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.75 | 1810 | +51.2 |
| 7 | Chira, Alex | 1794 | ROU | +50N | −4B | +15N | =22B | +20N | +13B | −3N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 17.00 | 1713 | -23.6 |
| 8 | Pop, Marius-Ionut | 1705 | ROU | +17B | −42N | +45B | =18N | +10B | +31N | −2B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 1660 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Beres, Ferenc | 1762 | HUN | +45B | −18N | +19B | +42N | +11B | −2N | =29B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 15.25 | 1687 | -11.4 |
| 10 | Negrea, Iulian-Eugen | 1540 | ROU | +24N | −5B | +49N | =12B | −8N | +44B | +27N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1654 | +19.2 |
| 11 | Bruma, Ioan | 1509 | ROU | +61B | +3N | =1B | F | −9N | +22B | +33N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 1850 | +44.4 |
| 12 | Szasz, Aida | 1651 | ROU | +44B | −28N | +17B | =10N | +41B | −21N | +31B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 14.75 | 1581 | -19.6 |
| 13 | Macioca, Laurentiu-Daniel | 1692 | ROU | +37B | =19N | −41B | +44N | +30B | −7N | +26B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1716 | +5.0 |
| 14 | Cimpean, Dragos-Lucian | 1694 | ROU | −49N | +37B | +50N | =30B | −22N | +36B | +32N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 13.25 | 1610 | -13.2 |
| 15 | Stana, Rares-Andrei | 1508 | ROU | =25N | F | −7B | +53N | +51B | +35B | +20N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.75 | 1793 | +57.6 |
| 16 | Bompa, Flaviu | 1644 | ROU | =35N | −25B | −23N | +55B | +49B | +41N | +28B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1548 | -9.6 |
| 17 | Table, Levin-Filip | 1482 | ROU | −8N | +24B | −12N | +40B | +50N | +25B | −5N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 12.50 | 1443 | -8.8 |
| 18 | Muresan, Emil-Nicolae | 1593 | ROU | +57N | +9B | −2N | =8B | −33N | +46B | =22N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 12.75 | 1681 | +13.6 |
| 19 | Moldovan, Alina-Cristina | 1503 | ROU | +56N | =13B | −9N | =25B | +24N | −20B | +35N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 12.50 | 1563 | +9.6 |
| 20 | Bighe, Victor Nicolae | 1704 | ROU | =39N | +46B | +28B | =26N | −7B | +19N | −15B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1583 | -20.2 |
| 21 | Bonte, Arghir | 1767 | ROU | +51N | +54B | +27N | F | −4B | +12B | −1N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1729 | -5.4 |
| 22 | Petrusel, Vlad-Andrei | 1579 | ROU | =47B | =41N | +62B | =7N | +14B | −11N | =18B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 1647 | +15.2 |
| 23 | Pintea, Teodora | 1429 | ROU | −1B | +59N | +16B | −29N | +42B | −26N | +43B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 10.50 | 1629 | +74.0 |
| 24 | Ionescu, Ioan | 0 | ROU | −10B | −17N | +60B | +39N | −19B | +51N | +37B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 1485 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Laza-Neuschli, Darius-Ciprian | 0 | ROU | =15B | +16N | −26B | =19N | +34B | −17N | =39N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 13.75 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Arhire, Lucian | 1504 | ROU | F | +35B | +25N | =20B | −5N | +23B | −13N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 1594 | +22.8 |
| 27 | Suteu, Catalin-Mihai | 1642 | ROU | +40B | +62N | −21B | =31N | +28B | −3N | −10B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1445 | -52.8 |
| 28 | Valean, Sofia-Ayana | 1436 | ROU | +29N | +12B | −20N | =32B | −27N | +38B | −16N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 12.75 | 1658 | +68.0 |
| 29 | Fodor, Eric-Matei | 1675 | ROU | −28B | F | +51N | +23B | =6N | =33B | =9N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.50 | 1635 | -9.2 |
| 30 | Muntean, Ana-Maria | 1482 | ROU | −3B | +53N | +34B | =14N | −13N | −32B | +52N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 9.75 | 1577 | +27.6 |
| 31 | Druta, Antonia Maria | 1477 | ROU | −5N | +56B | +54N | =27B | +38N | −8B | −12N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1606 | +38.4 |
| 32 | Grigorescu, Stefan | 1621 | ROU | −41B | +60N | +39B | =28N | −3B | +30N | −14B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1569 | -14.0 |
| 33 | Grad, Gheorghe | 1781 | ROU | F | F | +55B | +36N | +18B | =29N | −11B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.25 | 1660 | -11.2 |
| 34 | Chis, Alexandru-Gabriel | 1641 | ROU | +55N | −2B | −30N | =52B | −25N | +57B | +49N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1458 | -40.0 |
| 35 | Table, Sebastian | 0 | ROU | =16B | −26N | =52B | +45N | +43B | −15N | −19B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1458 | +4.8 |
| 36 | Laszlo, Razvan-Daniel | 1487 | ROU | F | +47N | −6B | −33B | +52N | −14N | +41B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1427 | -13.2 |
| 37 | Sandea, Dorin-Gheorghe | 1456 | ROU | −13N | −14N | +58B | =54B | =45N | +50B | −24N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.25 | 1512 | +7.8 |
| 38 | Balog, Ronaldo | 1677 | ROU | +52N | +43B | −4N | F | −31B | −28N | +47B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.00 | 1426 | -65.6 |
| 39 | Taut, Catalin-Ionut | 1482 | ROU | =20B | F | −32N | −24B | +58N | +42N | =25B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 1632 | +24.0 |
| 40 | Lazar, Tanya | 0 | ROU | −27N | F | +61B | −17N | +56B | −43N | +58B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.50 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Racolta, Petru | 0 | ROU | +32N | =22B | +13N | −6B | −12N | −16B | −36N | 2.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 10.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Vlad, Maxim-Vasile | 1575 | ROU | +48N | +8B | −5N | −9B | −23N | −39B | =56B | 2.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 7.75 | 1461 | -36.0 |
| 43 | Balog, Iuliu Cristian | 1508 | HUN | +53B | −38N | =3B | F | −35N | +40B | −23N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1244 | -46.4 |
| 44 | Slivca, Gabriela-Andreea | 1412 | ROU | −12N | F | +47B | −13B | +54N | −10N | =46B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.75 | 1442 | +6.4 |
| 45 | Radu, Vlad-Ionut | 1485 | ROU | −9N | +48B | −8N | −35B | =37B | −47N | +59B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 1490 | +6.0 |
| 46 | Grigorescu, Mihai | 1473 | ROU | F | −20N | +57B | −3N | +47B | −18N | =44N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.25 | 1283 | -16.8 |
| 47 | Ionescu, Maria | 0 | ROU | =22N | −36B | −44N | +60B | −46N | +45B | −38N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 5.50 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 48 | Fasolillo, Luigi | 0 | ROU | −42B | −45N | −53B | −58N | +60N | +55B | =54B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1271 | -22.4 |
| 49 | Maier, Florin-Ioan | 1468 | ROU | +14B | −1N | −10B | F | −16N | +53N | −34B | 2.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 6.50 | 1396 | -8.0 |
| 50 | Campian, Sergiu-George | 1491 | ROU | −7B | +58N | −14B | +56N | −17B | −37N | −51B | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 2.50 | 775 | -77.6 |
| 51 | Negrea, Iosif | 1489 | ROU | −21B | +61N | −29B | F | −15N | −24B | +50N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1415 | -11.6 |
| 52 | Foral, Rares | 1437 | ROU | −38B | F | =35N | =34N | −36B | +59N | −30B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 1411 | -11.2 |
| 53 | Nechita, Gabriel-Alexandru | 0 | ROU | −43N | −30B | +48N | −15B | =55N | −49B | =57N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1237 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Damian, Alexandru | 1601 | ROU | +60B | −21N | −31B | =37N | −44B | F | =48N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 1266 | -85.2 |
| 55 | Ratiu, Raluca-Elena | 0 | ROU | −34B | F | −33N | −16N | =53B | −48N | +61B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 823 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Rachisan, Alexandru-Petru | 0 | ROU | −19B | −31N | F | −50B | −40N | +61B | =42N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1186 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 42240174 | 0 | — | −18B | F | −46N | −59B | +61N | −34N | =53B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Ionescu, Ana-Irina | 0 | ROU | −6N | −50B | −37N | +48B | −39B | F | −40N | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 1240 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Petcu, Ina | 1490 | ROU | −2N | −23B | F | +57N | F | −52B | −45N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.50 | 729 | -74.4 |
| 60 | Marchis, Cezar | 0 | ROU | −54N | −32B | −24N | −47N | −48B | F | +62B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 42260965 | 0 | — | −11N | −51B | −40N | F | −57B | −56N | −55N | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 42261597 | 0 | — | F | −27B | −22N | F | F | F | −60N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 809 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Szabo, ViktorROU+114.05.0 pts · #5
- 2Pintea, TeodoraROU+74.04.0 pts · #13
- 3Valean, Sofia-AyanaROU+68.03.5 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Damian, AlexandruROU-85.22.0 pts · #45
- 2Campian, Sergiu-GeorgeROU-77.62.0 pts · #61
- 3Petcu, InaROU-74.41.0 pts · #58
Biggest upsets
- R7+272 Elo gap
- R6+241 Elo gap
- R1+239 Elo gap