Ziua Gagauziei 2025

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59 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Dec 2025 to 25 Dec 2025 in Comrat, Moldova. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1871, and top seed was Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2224).

Anna Chendighilean (🇲🇩 MDA, 1912) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Vladislav Ivarlac (8.0) and Vlad Ababii (7.0). Chendighilean broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Nichita Zhelezov (1468) beat Sergiu Bargan (IM, 2224), a +756-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Comrat, Moldova

Dates

23 Dec 2025 → 25 Dec 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩IMSergiu Bargan2224

Avg top 10

1,871

Participants

Titled players · 1

IM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×51

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Anna Chendighilean
🇲🇩MDA·1912
8.5pts·2193perf+92.4
🥈
Vladislav Ivarlac
🇲🇩MDA·2021
8.0pts·2063perf+15.2
🥉
Vlad Ababii
🇲🇩MDA·1574
7.0pts·1832perf+84.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Anna Chendighilean led from R9; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R9.

Co-leaders

Chendighilean8.5Ivarlac8Ababii7Comur6.5Jimji6.5Burlaca6

R9–R9 · LEAD HELD

Anna Chendighilean held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Anna Chendighilean drew with Vladislav Ivarlac (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Anna Chendighilean 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)Vladislav Ivarlac 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Vlad Ababii 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Anna Chendighilean	*	½	—	—
2Vladislav Ivarlac	½	*	—	1
3Vlad Ababii	—	—	*	½
4Dmitrii Comur	—	0	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Chendighilean, Anna	1912	MDA	+30N	+8B	+18N	+16B	=2N	+6B	+5N	+7B	+11N	8.5	48.0	52.5	48.50	2193	+92.4
2	Ivarlac, Vladislav	2021	MDA	+26B	+17N	+9B	+15N	=1B	+4N	+10B	+6N	=5B	8.0	48.5	53.0	45.50	2063	+15.2
3	Ababii, Vlad	1574	MDA	+55B	=34N	+27B	=4N	−11B	+19N	+35B	+14N	+12B	7.0	40.5	42.5	31.75	1832	+84.4
4	Comur, Dmitrii	1642	MDA	+45B	+28N	+5N	=3B	+18N	−2B	−11N	+13B	+15B	6.5	47.0	50.5	33.50	1891	+109.1
5	Jimji, Vitali	1853	MDA	+35B	+43N	−4B	+26N	+9B	+15N	−1B	+16N	=2N	6.5	47.0	50.5	31.50	1887	+28.5
6	Burlaca, Daniil	1605	MDA	+20B	+12N	−15B	+29N	+35B	−1N	+9B	−2B	+17N	6.0	47.0	51.0	29.50	1763	+61.6
7	Mocanu, Andrian	1739	MDA	+40B	=27N	+19B	=34N	=10B	+22N	+20B	−1N	=9B	6.0	43.0	47.0	28.75	1775	+13.6
8	Saraban, Ermac	1558	MDA	+57B	−1N	−26B	+54N	+29B	+28N	−15B	+35N	+22B	6.0	38.0	39.5	21.50	1681	+19.4
9	Chendighilean, Vladislav	1693	MDA	+41N	+23B	−2N	+13B	−5N	+21B	−6N	+30B	=7N	5.5	46.5	50.5	27.00	1703	+3.8
10	Popa, Decebal	1648	MDA	+36N	+13B	−16N	+23B	=7N	+27B	−2N	−12B	+29N	5.5	44.0	48.0	26.50	1693	+9.6
11	Dimitroglo, Andrei A	1872	MDA	+21N	+31B	F	F	+3N	=16B	+4B	+15N	−1B	5.5	41.5	41.5	30.50	1914	+17.6
12	Chireacova, Eva	1477	MDA	+59N	−6B	−17B	+50N	+39B	=34N	+38B	+10N	−3N	5.5	38.0	38.5	18.50	1542	+15.2
13	Aka, Timur	1503	UKR	+51B	−10N	+45B	−9N	=43B	+26N	+34B	−4N	+38B	5.5	37.0	39.5	20.25	1631	+52.8
14	Jitoreanu, Liviu	0	MDA	=19B	+53N	−34B	+40N	−28B	+43N	+27N	−3B	+26N	5.5	37.0	39.0	21.00	1647	0.0
15	Apostol, Lucian	1803	MDA	+33N	+32B	+6N	−2B	+21N	−5B	+8N	−11B	−4N	5.0	48.0	52.5	26.00	1707	-35.7
16	Chireacova, Ecaterina	1900	MDA	+29B	+22N	+10B	−1N	F	=11N	+17B	−5B	=18N	5.0	45.5	45.5	25.25	1786	-36.0
17	Casapu, Sergiu	1582	MDA	+37N	−2B	+12N	=24B	=34B	+25N	−16N	+31B	−6B	5.0	43.0	47.0	23.50	1607	+51.6
18	Munteanu, Stanislav	1692	MDA	+54B	+39N	−1B	+20N	−4B	−35N	+21B	=29N	=16B	5.0	42.5	44.5	20.75	1532	-50.4
19	Prikladov, Vladimir	1609	MDA	=14N	+49B	−7N	=36B	+30N	−3B	+43N	+24B	−25N	5.0	40.5	43.5	20.75	1531	-14.0
20	Oarza, Alex	0	MDA	−6N	+59B	+25N	−18B	+32N	+36B	−7N	=23B	=30N	5.0	40.0	40.5	18.75	1560	0.0
21	Mardari, Andrei	1459	MDA	−11B	+56N	+39B	+43N	−15B	−9N	−18N	+37N	+35B	5.0	36.5	38.0	17.00	1562	+24.0
22	Sipitco, Nicolai	1568	MDA	+58N	−16B	−24N	+37B	+23N	−7B	+50N	+48B	−8N	5.0	36.5	37.5	15.50	1402	-40.8
23	Codrean, Gloria	1511	MDA	+44B	−9N	+54B	−10N	−22B	+51N	+42B	=20N	=33B	5.0	35.5	37.5	16.75	1412	-26.0
24	Zueva, Melania	1475	MDA	−34B	+55N	+22B	=17N	−27B	+46N	=28B	−19N	+36B	5.0	35.0	37.0	18.75	1546	+10.0
25	Stancev, Victor	1541	MDA	F	F	−20B	+53N	+52B	−17B	+36N	+28N	+19B	5.0	28.0	28.0	18.00	1774	+60.0
26	Zhelezov, Nichita	1468	MDA	−2N	+37B	+8N	−5B	=31N	−13B	+41N	+34N	−14B	4.5	44.0	48.0	20.25	1667	+68.4
27	Kissa, Maxim	1526	MDA	+46N	=7B	−3N	+38B	+24N	−10N	−14B	−33N	+34B	4.5	41.5	44.5	19.00	1613	+28.8
28	Jurcanu, Nicolae	1511	MDA	+47N	−4B	=36N	+46B	+14N	−8B	=24N	−25B	=42B	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.00	1332	-115.6
29	Topal, Emir	1463	MDA	−16N	+58B	+31N	−6B	−8N	+50B	+48N	=18B	−10B	4.5	37.5	38.5	13.50	1302	-20.8
30	Deli, Alevtina	1464	MDA	−1B	+57N	−43B	+59N	−19B	+54N	+37B	−9N	=20B	4.5	35.0	35.5	10.50	855	-41.6
31	Tafratov, Vadim	1528	MDA	+56B	−11N	−29B	+45N	=26B	−38N	+46B	−17N	+44B	4.5	33.5	35.0	13.75	1320	0.0
32	Avram, Valentina	1525	MDA	+50B	−15N	−35B	+55N	−20B	=33N	+44B	−38N	+43B	4.5	32.0	34.0	13.75	1404	-33.2
33	Chiroglu, Ecaterina	1449	MDA	−15B	+50N	F	F	=42N	=32B	+53N	+27B	=23N	4.5	27.5	27.5	15.75	1562	+29.2
34	Bargan, SergiuIM	2224	MDA	+24N	=3B	+14N	=7B	=17N	=12B	−13N	−26B	−27N	4.0	44.0	48.5	22.25	1737	-43.6
35	Mavrodi, Ilia	1457	MDA	−5N	+48B	+32N	+42B	−6N	+18B	−3N	−8B	−21N	4.0	44.0	47.0	16.50	1506	-47.2
36	Slavova, Anna	1438	MDA	−10B	+51N	=28B	=19N	+40B	−20N	−25B	+47B	−24N	4.0	37.0	39.5	14.25	1360	-20.4
37	FIDE 13918532	0	—	−17B	−26N	+44B	−22N	+59B	+39N	−30N	−21B	+47N	4.0	34.5	35.0	11.00	662	0.0
38	Hadjioglo, Igor	1400	MDA	F	F	+41N	−27N	+44B	+31B	−12N	+32B	−13N	4.0	32.0	32.0	16.50	1430	-4.8
39	Savostenco, Evelina	1513	MDA	+?N	−18B	−21N	+48B	−12N	−37B	−47N	+50B	+52B	4.0	30.5	30.5	8.00	1333	0.0
40	Zhelezova, Anastasia	1449	MDA	−7N	=46B	+49N	−14B	−36N	−41B	+58B	=52N	+53N	4.0	30.0	31.0	8.75	1216	0.0
41	Tarleva, Polina	1442	MDA	−9B	=44N	−38B	+56N	−46B	+40N	−26B	=49N	+54B	4.0	29.5	31.0	10.75	719	-57.2
42	Stancev, Vlad	1450	MDA	F	F	+52N	−35N	=33B	+47B	−23N	+51B	=28N	4.0	26.0	26.0	12.50	1478	+3.6
43	Hudoba, Polina	1532	MDA	+48N	−5B	+30N	−21B	=13N	−14B	−19B	+46N	−32N	3.5	39.5	42.5	13.25	1371	-32.0
44	Peev, Nikita	0	MDA	−23N	=41B	−37N	+49B	−38N	+52B	−32N	+53B	−31N	3.5	31.5	33.5	9.50	1342	0.0
45	Filev, Semion	1437	MDA	−4N	+47B	−13N	−31B	−50N	−53B	+59N	+55B	=51N	3.5	28.5	29.0	6.75	771	-31.6
46	FIDE 13918214	0	—	−27B	=40N	+53B	−28N	+41N	−24B	−31N	−43B	=49B	3.0	33.0	35.0	9.50	1298	0.0
47	Tanasoglo, Matvei	0	MDA	−28B	−45N	+56B	−52N	+55B	−42N	+39B	−36N	−37B	3.0	28.5	30.0	7.50	717	0.0
48	Peev, Chiril	0	MDA	−43B	−35N	+51B	−39N	−54B	+56N	−29B	−22N	+58B	3.0	27.0	28.0	5.00	713	0.0
49	Tarlev, Vadim	0	MDA	F	−19N	−40B	−44N	−53B	+57B	+56N	=41B	=46N	3.0	24.5	24.5	6.50	1359	0.0
50	Bolgar, Ilia	0	MDA	−32N	−33B	+58N	−12B	+45B	−29N	−22B	−39N	=59N	2.5	32.5	33.0	4.75	1212	0.0
51	Varari, Mark	0	MDA	−13N	−36B	−48N	+58B	+57N	−23B	F	−42N	=45B	2.5	28.5	29.5	4.25	1115	0.0
52	Stancev, Macar	1435	MDA	F	F	−42B	+47B	−25N	−44N	+55B	=40B	−39N	2.5	25.5	25.5	7.00	694	-38.4
53	Velikoglo, Daria	1428	MDA	F	−14B	−46N	−25B	+49N	+45N	−33B	−44N	−40B	2.0	32.0	32.0	6.50	1365	0.0
54	Ticec, Vlad	1439	MDA	−18N	+?B	−23N	−8B	+48N	−30B	F	F	−41N	2.0	30.0	30.0	3.00	744	0.0
55	FIDE 13920944	0	—	−3N	−24B	+?N	−32B	−47N	+59B	−52N	−45N	−57B	2.0	27.5	27.5	0.50	718	0.0
56	FIDE 13919717	0	—	−31N	−21B	−47N	−41B	+58N	−48B	−49B	=57N	F	1.5	25.0	25.0	1.75	678	0.0
57	FIDE 13916742	0	—	−8N	−30B	F	F	−51B	−49N	F	=56B	+55N	1.5	19.5	19.5	2.75	712	0.0
58	FIDE 13920138	0	—	−22B	−29N	−50B	−51N	−56B	F	−40N	+59B	−48N	1.0	23.5	23.5	0.50	690	0.0
59	FIDE 13920960	0	—	−12B	−20N	F	−30B	−37N	−55N	−45B	−58N	=50B	0.5	28.0	28.0	1.25	673	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Comur, DmitriiMDA
+109.1
6.5 pts · #3
2Chendighilean, AnnaMDA
+92.4
8.5 pts · #1
3Ababii, VladMDA
+84.4
7.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Jurcanu, NicolaeMDA
-115.6
4.5 pts · #34
2Tarleva, PolinaMDA
-57.2
4.0 pts · #55
3Munteanu, StanislavMDA
-50.4
5.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R8+756 Elo gap
Zhelezov, Nichita1468 beat IMBargan, Sergiu2224
R7+721 Elo gap
Aka, Timur1503 beat IMBargan, Sergiu2224
R9+698 Elo gap
Kissa, Maxim1526 beat IMBargan, Sergiu2224