Pitesti Chess Classic V - Open
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Pitesti, Romania. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1909, and top seed was Daniel Baratosi (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2320).
Mihai-Teodor Panaite (🇷🇴 ROU, 1905) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Daniel-Alexandru Dobre (5.0) and Daniel Baratosi (4.5). Panaite shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Irina Ruja (1620) beat Eduard-Vasile Chira (1821), a +201-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Panaite takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.5).
Daniel-Alexandru Dobre 4 wins (R3–R6)Mihai-Teodor Panaite 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Daniel Baratosi 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel-Alexandru Dobre | * | — | — | — |
| 2Mihai-Teodor Panaite | — | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3IMDaniel Baratosi | — | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Radu-Doru Ursan | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panaite, Mihai-Teodor | 1905 | ROU | +7B | +13N | +4B | =6N | +15B | =3N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 16.00 | 2172 | +73.2 |
| 2 | Dobre, Daniel-Alexandru | 1936 | ROU | +5B | −6N | +7B | +13N | +12B | +8N | 5.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 15.00 | 2075 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Baratosi, DanielIM | 2320 | ROU | F | +9N | +16B | +4N | +6B | =1B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 15.00 | 2286 | -1.0 |
| 4 | Ursan, Radu-Doru | 1902 | ROU | +23N | +12B | −1N | −3B | +20N | +10B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1982 | +11.2 |
| 5 | Marcoci, Ioan | 1759 | ROU | −2N | +23B | =18N | =14B | +21N | +6N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 1830 | +22.4 |
| 6 | Moroita, Vlad | 1817 | ROU | +24N | +2B | +8N | =1B | −3N | −5B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1936 | +36.8 |
| 7 | Nistor, Darius-Ionut | 1724 | ROU | −1N | +24B | −2N | +25B | =14N | =20B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1706 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Fulger, Ionut-Alexandru | 1905 | ROU | +11N | F | −6B | +19N | +16B | −2B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1837 | -6.4 |
| 9 | Ruja, Irina | 1620 | ROU | +10N | −3B | −12N | +23B | −11B | +24N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1768 | +42.0 |
| 10 | Chira, Eduard-Vasile | 1821 | ROU | −9B | +27N | +21B | −16N | +17B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1675 | -19.6 |
| 11 | Prignea, David-Cristian | 1740 | ROU | −8B | +26N | =19B | F | +9N | =15N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1735 | +2.8 |
| 12 | Podea, Andrei | 1810 | ROU | +26B | −4N | +9B | F | −2N | =14B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1712 | -23.2 |
| 13 | Statescu-Enescu, Vlad | 1796 | ROU | +19N | −1B | +14N | −2B | F | =22N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1666 | -14.0 |
| 14 | Plesa, Maria | 1567 | ROU | F | +17N | −13B | =5N | =7B | =12N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.75 | 1769 | +51.6 |
| 15 | Vlaicu, Aurel | 1849 | ROU | F | +25N | +20B | F | −1N | =11B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1826 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Beldiman, Tudor | 1829 | ROU | F | F | −3N | +10B | −8N | +17B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1928 | +16.4 |
| 17 | Serban, Viorel | 1755 | ROU | F | −14B | +22N | +18B | −10N | −16N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1598 | -20.6 |
| 18 | Ramureanu, Maria-Ioana | 1618 | ROU | F | F | =5B | −17N | =19B | +27N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1516 | -16.0 |
| 19 | Vorovenci, Vladimir-Stefan | 1408 | ROU | −13B | F | =11N | −8B | =18N | =21B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1569 | +30.4 |
| 20 | Baltac, Constantin | 1640 | ROU | F | +22B | −15N | F | −4B | =7N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1661 | +0.8 |
| 21 | Stilpeanu, Nicolae | 1628 | ROU | F | F | −10N | +24B | −5B | =19N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1548 | -9.2 |
| 22 | Ramureanu, Ioan-Vladimir | 1516 | ROU | F | −20N | −17B | F | +25N | =13B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1621 | +19.2 |
| 23 | Andrei, Marius-Andrei | 1666 | ROU | −4B | −5N | +26B | −9N | −27B | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1511 | -32.4 |
| 24 | Varsescu, Andrei Alexandru | 1551 | ROU | −6B | −7N | F | −21N | +26B | −9B | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1425 | -30.4 |
| 25 | Tirlea, Cristian-Daniel | 1639 | ROU | F | −15B | +27N | −7N | −22B | −26N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 856 | -76.8 |
| 26 | Teodorescu, Sorin-Mihai | 1534 | ROU | −12N | −11B | −23N | F | −24N | +25B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1441 | -22.8 |
| 27 | Netoiu, Adrian | 0 | ROU | F | −10B | −25B | F | +23N | −18B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Panaite, Mihai-TeodorROU+73.25.0 pts · #2
- 2Plesa, MariaROU+51.62.5 pts · #12
- 3Ruja, IrinaROU+42.03.0 pts · #7
- 1Tirlea, Cristian-DanielROU-76.81.0 pts · #27
- 2Andrei, Marius-AndreiROU-32.41.0 pts · #23
- 3Varsescu, Andrei AlexandruROU-30.41.0 pts · #24
- R1+201 Elo gap
- R2+188 Elo gap
- R5+123 Elo gap