Campionatul National al RM 2026, sah clasic, OPEN U14
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 05 Mar 2026 in Chisinau, Moldova. Top 10 Elo average was 1823, and top seed was Vladislav Ivarlac (🇲🇩 MDA, 2054).
Iustin Buznea (🇲🇩 MDA, 1762) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Vladislav Ivarlac (5.0) and Dragos-Alexandru Padure (5.0). Buznea clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Vitali Jimji (1814) beat Vladislav Ivarlac (2054), a +240-point gap.
Location
🇲🇩Chisinau, Moldova
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 05 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇩Moldova×19
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIustin Buznea led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R7 · LEADER CHANGE05 Mar
Iustin Buznea takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Iustin Buznea drew with Dragos-Alexandru Padure (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Dragos-Alexandru Padure 4 wins (R1–R4)Vitali Jimji 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Iustin Buznea | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Dragos-Alexandru Padure | ½ | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Vitali Jimji | — | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Vladislav Ivarlac | ½ | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buznea, Iustin | 1762 | MDA | +13N | =2B | =6N | +16B | +10N | =3N | +5B | 5.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 21.75 | 1995 | +81.6 |
| 2 | Ivarlac, Vladislav | 2054 | MDA | +7B | =1N | +9B | +14N | =3B | −4N | +8B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 20.75 | 1939 | -29.2 |
| 3 | Padure, Dragos-Alexandru | 1969 | MDA | +15N | +5B | +8N | +10B | =2N | =1B | −4B | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 20.25 | 1937 | -3.2 |
| 4 | Jimji, Vitali | 1814 | MDA | F | +16B | −10N | +8B | +6N | +2B | +3N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 21.50 | 2094 | +82.4 |
| 5 | Holban, Razvan | 1778 | MDA | +17B | −3N | =11B | +9N | +7B | +10N | −1N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 16.75 | 1772 | +2.4 |
| 6 | Mocanu, Andrian | 1845 | MDA | +11B | =9N | =1B | =7N | −4B | +18N | +14B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 16.00 | 1770 | -20.0 |
| 7 | Budan, David | 1576 | MDA | −2N | +13B | +21N | =6B | −5N | +12B | +15B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 12.75 | 1733 | +46.8 |
| 8 | Chendighilean, Vladislav | 1788 | MDA | +12N | +21B | −3B | −4N | +11B | +14N | −2N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1777 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Lupu, Ion | 1683 | MDA | +20N | =6B | −2N | −5B | +15N | =11B | +17N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 11.00 | 1705 | +4.0 |
| 10 | Coropceanu, Eduard | 1706 | MDA | +19B | +14N | +4B | −3N | −1B | −5B | =11N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 12.25 | 1720 | +2.4 |
| 11 | Albu, Radu | 1523 | MDA | −6N | +20B | =5N | +12B | −8N | =9N | =10B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1654 | +35.6 |
| 12 | Stasiuc, Egor | 1502 | MDA | −8B | +22N | =17B | −11N | +13B | −7N | +18B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1489 | -2.4 |
| 13 | Bahmuteanu, Alexandru | 1404 | MDA | −1B | −7N | +22B | =18N | −12N | +20B | +19B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 5.25 | 1261 | -28.4 |
| 14 | Comur, Dmitrii | 1828 | MDA | +18N | −10B | +15N | −2B | +16N | −8B | −6N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 8.50 | 1667 | -53.6 |
| 15 | Gherasimciuc, Iaroslav | 1553 | MDA | −3B | +17N | −14B | +19N | −9B | +22B | −7N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 22.5 | 6.00 | 1459 | -26.0 |
| 16 | Pascariuc, Rolan | 1586 | MDA | +22B | −4N | +18B | −1N | −14B | −17N | +20B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1436 | -37.2 |
| 17 | Prociuc, Mihail | 1469 | MDA | −5N | −15B | =12N | =21B | +20N | +16B | −9B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 1467 | -5.2 |
| 18 | Pavaluc, Maxim | 1519 | MDA | −14B | +19N | −16N | =13B | +21N | −6B | −12N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 4.75 | 1265 | -52.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 13921150 | 0 | — | −10N | −18B | +20N | −15B | =22N | +21B | −13N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 13917897 | 0 | — | −9B | −11N | −19B | +22N | −17B | −13N | −16N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 0.50 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 13921207 | 0 | — | F | −8N | −7B | =17N | −18B | −19N | F | 0.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.50 | 1260 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tagirs, Tiberiu | 0 | MDA | −16N | −12B | −13N | −20B | =19B | −15N | F | 0.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 1.25 | 711 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jimji, VitaliMDA+82.45.0 pts · #3
- 2Buznea, IustinMDA+81.65.5 pts · #1
- 3Budan, DavidMDA+46.84.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Comur, DmitriiMDA-53.63.0 pts · #9
- 2Pavaluc, MaximMDA-52.42.5 pts · #17
- 3Pascariuc, RolanMDA-37.23.0 pts · #16
Biggest upsets
- R6+240 Elo gap
- R7+155 Elo gap
- R2+122 Elo gap