Ziua Gagauziei 2025
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAnna 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.
Anna Chendighilean held the sole lead from R9 through R9 without losing it.
Anna Chendighilean drew with Vladislav Ivarlac (Black).
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 | FIDE 13920111 | 0 | — | −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 | FIDE 13920243 | 1439 | — | −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.
- 1Comur, DmitriiMDA+109.16.5 pts · #3
- 2Chendighilean, AnnaMDA+92.48.5 pts · #1
- 3Ababii, VladMDA+84.47.0 pts · #7
- 1Jurcanu, NicolaeMDA-115.64.5 pts · #34
- 2Tarleva, PolinaMDA-57.24.0 pts · #55
- 3Munteanu, StanislavMDA-50.45.0 pts · #29
- R8+756 Elo gap
- R7+721 Elo gap
- R9+698 Elo gap