Danube Waves Trophy - B
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34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Galati, Romania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1634, and top seed was Robert Ioan Ivan (🇷🇴 ROU, 1790).
Robert Ioan Ivan (🇷🇴 ROU, 1790) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Filip Stencau (5.0) and Sofia-Elena Sararu (4.5). Ivan broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇷🇴Galati, Romania
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇴Romania×25
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsRobert Ioan Ivan led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
14
8
4
2
2
1
R6–R6 · LEAD HELD
Robert Ioan Ivan held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Robert Ioan Ivan drew with Filip Stencau (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Robert Ioan Ivan 4 wins (R1–R4)Filip Stencau 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robert Ioan Ivan | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Filip Stencau | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Vlad-Filip Puia | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Sofia-Elena Sararu | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan, Robert Ioan | 1790 | ROU | +14N | +9B | +8N | +7B | =2N | +6B | 5.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 21.50 | 2000 | +39.2 |
| 2 | Stencau, Filip | 1686 | ROU | +22B | +15N | +4B | +6N | =1B | =3N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 24.0 | 19.00 | 1891 | +50.0 |
| 3 | Sararu, Sofia-Elena | 1637 | ROU | +17N | =13B | +15N | =8B | +12N | =2B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 15.50 | 1720 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Puia, Vlad-Filip | 1600 | ROU | +29N | +23B | −2N | +13B | +7N | =10B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 1715 | +31.2 |
| 5 | Dragan, Stefan | 1515 | ROU | +34N | −7B | +11N | +14B | =10N | +15B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 11.50 | 1597 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Guriencu, Gabriel-Alexandru | 1665 | ROU | +11N | +12B | +10N | −2B | +9N | −1N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 1696 | +9.2 |
| 7 | Ene, Sergiu-Gabriel | 1646 | ROU | +19B | +5N | +16B | −1N | −4B | +25N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 12.50 | 1596 | -10.8 |
| 8 | Escu, Stefan-Robert | 1612 | ROU | +21B | +25N | −1B | =3N | =13N | +14B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 11.75 | 1601 | -3.2 |
| 9 | Popov, Stelian | 1559 | ROU | +18B | −1N | +19B | +16N | −6B | +26N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 11.00 | 928 | -22.8 |
| 10 | Zadacencu, Sergiu | 1584 | ROU | +30B | +31N | −6B | +25N | =5B | =4N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1565 | -4.4 |
| 11 | Gagiu, Elena-Antonia | 0 | ROU | −6B | +18N | −5B | +27N | +16B | =12B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Stoian, David-Gabriel | 1501 | ROU | +27B | −6N | +21B | +26N | −3B | =11N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 851 | -24.0 |
| 13 | Ivan, Matei-Alexandru | 1496 | ROU | F | =3N | +24B | −4N | =8B | +17B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1576 | +17.2 |
| 14 | Neamtu, Ioana-Sofia | 0 | ROU | −1B | +30N | +31B | −5N | +20B | −8N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Khotomlianskyi, Andrii | 1561 | UKR | +33N | −2B | −3B | +30N | +21B | −5N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 813 | -51.6 |
| 16 | Halasag, Gabriel | 0 | ROU | +26N | +?B | −7N | −9B | −11N | +24B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1429 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Stan, Madalin-Robert | 0 | ROU | −3B | +27N | −25B | +18N | +22B | −13N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Drutu, Darius-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | −9N | −11B | +34N | −17B | +23N | +?B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Potorac, Ianis-Andrei | 0 | ROU | −7N | +33B | −9N | =29B | =28N | +32B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 42264251 | 0 | — | =24B | −22N | +?N | =23B | −14N | +27B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Burlacu, Maria-Smaranda | 0 | ROU | −8N | +34B | −12N | +32B | −15N | +31B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Dumitru, David-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | −2N | +20B | +29N | −24B | −17N | =28B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Nastasache, Adriana-Michaela | 1419 | ROU | +32B | −4N | −26B | =20N | −18B | +29N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 800 | -10.4 |
| 24 | Ibanescu, Ianis-Anton | 1456 | ROU | =20N | +28B | −13N | +22N | −25B | −16N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 688 | -36.4 |
| 25 | Apostolatu, Stefan | 1480 | ROU | F | −8B | +17N | −10B | +24N | −7B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1382 | -19.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 42265967 | 0 | — | −16B | F | +23N | −12B | +29N | −9B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 42264286 | 0 | — | −12N | −17B | +33N | −11B | +30B | −20N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 42254221 | 0 | — | F | −24N | −30B | +31N | =19B | =22N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 42246571 | 0 | — | −4B | +32N | −22B | =19N | −26B | −23B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Urse, Maya-Maria | 0 | ROU | −10N | −14B | +28N | −15B | −27N | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 42265975 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −14N | −28B | +33N | −21N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 42265959 | 0 | — | −23N | −29B | F | −21N | +34B | −19N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 619 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Serban, Sebastian-Cristian | 0 | ROU | −15B | −19N | −27B | +?N | −31B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 42264278 | 0 | — | −5B | −21N | −18B | F | −32N | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stencau, FilipROU+50.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Ivan, Robert IoanROU+39.25.5 pts · #1
- 3Puia, Vlad-FilipROU+31.24.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Khotomlianskyi, AndriiUKR-51.63.0 pts · #25
- 2Ibanescu, Ianis-AntonROU-36.42.5 pts · #32
- 3Stoian, David-GabrielROU-24.03.5 pts · #29