Pitesti Chess Classic V - U1600

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59 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Pitesti, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1563, and top seed was Dragos Ioan Rosu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1599).

Nicolae-Ovidiu Jitianu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1597) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Tudor George Ivan (5.0) and Petru Ivascu (5.0). Jitianu won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Stefan Moroita (1487) beat Vlad Tanasa (1590), a +103-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Pitesti, Romania

Dates

24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇴Dragos Ioan Rosu1599

Avg top 10

1,563

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇴Romania×46

Top 3

🥇
Nicolae-Ovidiu Jitianu
🇷🇴ROU·1597
5.5pts·2316perf+62.0
🥈
Tudor George Ivan
🇷🇴ROU·1587
5.0pts·1737perf+34.8
🥉
Petru Ivascu
🇷🇴ROU·1548
5.0pts·1667perf+24.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Nicolae-Ovidiu Jitianu led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Jitianu5.5Enache5Ivan5Ivascu5Rosu4.5Moroita4.5

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Nicolae-Ovidiu Jitianu held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nicolae-Ovidiu Jitianu drew with Marius-Andrei Enache (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Nicolae-Ovidiu Jitianu 5 wins (R1–R5)Tudor George Ivan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Nicolae-Ovidiu Jitianu	*	½	—	—
2Marius-Andrei Enache	½	*	—	—
3Tudor George Ivan	—	—	*	—
4Petru Ivascu	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jitianu, Nicolae-Ovidiu	1597	ROU	+47B	+11N	+6B	+24B	+10N	=4B	5.5	20.5	22.5	20.00	2316	+62.0
2	Ivan, Tudor George	1587	ROU	+16B	+14N	+22B	−5N	+25B	+11N	5.0	20.0	23.0	18.50	1737	+34.8
3	Ivascu, Petru	1548	ROU	+37N	+29B	−5N	+34B	+27N	+12B	5.0	17.5	20.0	15.50	1667	+24.0
4	Enache, Marius-Andrei	0	ROU	+?N	+?B	=10N	+?B	+5B	=1N	5.0	14.0	14.0	9.25	1603	0.0
5	Moroita, Stefan	1487	ROU	+54B	+7N	+3B	+2B	−4N	=6N	4.5	24.0	25.5	18.25	1894	+75.6
6	Purgariu, Horatiu-Stefan	1507	ROU	+58N	+33B	−1N	+35B	+30N	=5B	4.5	19.0	19.0	11.25	1349	-16.4
7	Tanasa, Vlad	1590	ROU	+23N	−5B	=35N	+37B	+43N	+20B	4.5	17.0	19.5	13.50	1497	-10.0
8	Vacareanu, Sabin-Iustin	1477	ROU	=38B	+53N	=26B	+13N	=15B	+21N	4.5	17.0	18.5	13.75	1747	+28.4
9	Rosu, Dragos Ioan	1599	ROU	+39N	+27B	−24N	+29B	=20N	+25B	4.5	15.5	18.0	13.25	1639	+10.4
10	Andrei, Casian-Valentin	1557	ROU	+45B	+40N	=4B	+21N	−1B	=15N	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.50	1639	+17.2
11	Belegan, Albert-Nicola-Matei	1488	ROU	+57N	−1B	+23N	+32B	+24N	−2B	4.0	20.0	21.0	10.50	1440	-7.2
12	Buteica, Tudor-Stefan	1508	ROU	+43B	−13N	+51B	+17N	+16B	−3N	4.0	19.5	21.5	12.50	1480	-2.8
13	Iordache, Robert	0	ROU	+?N	+12B	−25N	−8B	+39N	+28B	4.0	17.0	17.0	9.50	1513	0.0
14	Stoica, Beatrice Karina	1479	ROU	+42N	−2B	+41N	−31B	+34N	+35B	4.0	16.5	19.0	11.00	787	-14.0
15	Savu, Luca-Christian-David	1529	ROU	+55N	=26B	+56N	=20B	=8N	=10B	4.0	16.5	18.0	10.50	1586	+6.0
16	Tudor, Adrian B.	0	ROU	−2N	+57B	+?N	+28B	−12N	+24B	4.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1546	0.0
17	Osiac-Nedelea, David	1412	ROU	−32N	+58B	+33N	−12B	+44N	+30B	4.0	15.0	15.0	8.00	708	-14.8
18	FIDE 42265550	0	—	=?B	−?N	+38B	+?B	=22N	+26N	4.0	9.0	9.0	7.25	1485	0.0
19	Pavel, Teodor-Stefan	0	ROU	+?N	−25B	−28N	+?B	+?N	+27B	4.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1530	0.0
20	Puscasu, Iosif-Calin	1507	ROU	+52B	+31N	=21B	=15N	=9B	−7N	3.5	19.5	21.5	11.00	1487	-5.2
21	Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin	1579	ROU	+34N	+28B	=20N	−10B	+31N	−8B	3.5	18.0	21.0	10.75	1419	-36.0
22	Necula, Eduard-Constantin	1501	ROU	+41N	+32B	−2N	−30B	=18B	+38N	3.5	17.5	20.0	10.00	787	-15.2
23	Bratu, Vlad-Adrian	0	ROU	−7B	+54N	−11B	=46N	+42B	+33B	3.5	16.0	17.5	8.00	739	0.0
24	Ivascu, George-Sorin	1510	ROU	+50N	+30B	+9B	−1N	−11B	−16N	3.0	21.0	23.0	9.50	1436	-5.8
25	Dicu, Teodor-Florentin	1530	ROU	+48B	+19N	+13B	F	−2N	−9N	3.0	19.5	19.5	10.00	793	-32.8
26	Cojocaru, Ioan-Ciprian	0	ROU	+44B	=15N	=8N	−27B	+32N	−18B	3.0	18.5	20.5	9.25	1374	0.0
27	Balan, Viorel Andrei	1490	ROU	+46B	−9N	+48B	+26N	−3B	−19N	3.0	18.5	20.5	7.00	774	-30.8
28	Matei, Alexandru-Andrei	1481	ROU	+49B	−21N	+19B	−16N	+45B	−13N	3.0	17.5	19.5	8.00	779	-14.8
29	Mirzac, Patric-Florentin	1411	ROU	+36B	−3N	+44B	−9N	+52B	−31N	3.0	17.5	19.5	7.00	774	-23.2
30	Ciocanea, Mihai	0	ROU	+?B	−24N	+40B	+22N	−6B	−17N	3.0	17.5	17.5	6.00	1481	0.0
31	FIDE 42265576	0	—	F	−20B	+39N	+14N	−21B	+29B	3.0	16.5	16.5	9.50	1494	0.0
32	FIDE 42264553	0	—	+17B	−22N	+?B	−11N	−26B	+45N	3.0	16.5	16.5	6.00	1466	0.0
33	Mihai-Manolache, Patrick-Theodor	0	ROU	+?B	−6N	−17B	+51N	+40B	−23N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.50	1463	0.0
34	Rezmerita, Radu-Alexandru	0	ROU	−21B	+49N	+?B	−3N	−14B	+46N	3.0	16.5	16.5	4.00	1329	0.0
35	Pircan, Andrei-Alexandru	0	ROU	=?B	+?N	=7B	−6N	+?B	−14N	3.0	13.0	13.0	2.25	1446	0.0
36	FIDE 42262755	0	—	−29N	=37B	+?B	−40N	=41N	+?B	3.0	10.5	10.5	2.50	1326	0.0
37	Patru, Nadia-Andreea	0	ROU	−3B	=36N	+53B	−7N	−38B	+54N	2.5	16.5	18.0	4.50	769	0.0
38	FIDE 42265525	0	—	=8N	−56B	−18N	+55B	+37N	−22B	2.5	16.0	17.5	6.25	1194	0.0
39	Netoiu, Eduard-Gabriel	0	ROU	−9B	+46N	−31B	=42N	−13B	+53N	2.5	16.0	17.5	4.75	799	0.0
40	Banica, Eric-Mihai	1471	ROU	+59N	−10B	−30N	+36B	−33N	=41B	2.5	15.5	15.5	4.25	757	-15.2
41	Niculescu, Mihail-Alexandru	0	ROU	−22B	+47N	−14B	=?N	=36B	=40N	2.5	15.0	15.0	4.75	1285	0.0
42	Doncu, Ion-Alexandru	0	ROU	−14B	−45N	+58N	=39B	−23N	+57B	2.5	13.0	13.0	2.25	679	0.0
43	Grigore, Darius-Andrei	0	ROU	−12N	+?B	=?N	+56B	−7B	−?N	2.5	10.0	10.0	1.50	1441	0.0
44	FIDE 42265568	0	—	−26N	+55B	−29N	+48N	−17B	−?N	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	612	0.0
45	Stan, Delia-Andreea	0	ROU	−10N	+42B	−?N	+57B	−28N	−32B	2.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	724	0.0
46	Petcu, Natalia-Mihaela	0	ROU	−27N	−39B	+?N	=23B	=?N	−34B	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.75	1492	0.0
47	Ivascu, Ilinca	0	ROU	−1N	−41B	−57N	+59B	−50N	+?B	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	797	0.0
48	Bucur, Andreas-Erik	0	ROU	−25N	+?B	−27N	−44B	+57N	−?N	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	721	0.0
49	FIDE 42247420	0	—	−28N	−34B	−50N	+58B	−?N	+59B	2.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	698	0.0
50	FIDE 42245656	0	—	−24B	−?N	+49B	−?N	+47B	F	2.0	7.0	7.0	4.00	685	0.0
51	Toma, Raisa-Maria	0	ROU	−?N	+59B	−12N	−33B	+?N	−?B	2.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	728	0.0
52	Rentea, Vlad-Mihai	0	ROU	−20N	−?B	+59N	+?B	−29N	−?B	2.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	1249	0.0
53	Minea, David-Anton	0	ROU	=56N	−8B	−37N	−?B	+55N	−39B	1.5	12.5	12.5	2.25	1199	0.0
54	FIDE 42249325	0	—	−5N	−23B	=55N	+?N	−?B	−37B	1.5	12.0	12.0	0.75	715	0.0
55	FIDE 42240980	0	—	−15B	−44N	=54B	−38N	−53B	+58N	1.5	11.5	11.5	0.75	729	0.0
56	Table, Levin-Filip	1424	ROU	=53B	+38N	−15B	−43N	F	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.25	729	-14.4
57	FIDE 42250439	0	—	−11B	−16N	+47B	−45N	−48B	−42N	1.0	14.5	16.5	2.00	688	0.0
58	FIDE 42247438	0	—	−6B	−17N	−42B	−49N	−?B	−55B	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	660	0.0
59	FIDE 42265533	0	—	−40B	−51N	−52B	−47N	F	−49N	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	671	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Moroita, StefanROU
+75.6
4.5 pts · #5
2Jitianu, Nicolae-OvidiuROU
+62.0
5.5 pts · #3
3Ivan, Tudor GeorgeROU
+34.8
5.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Doncu Petcu, Adriana AylinROU
-36.0
3.5 pts · #18
2Dicu, Teodor-FlorentinROU
-32.8
3.0 pts · #40
3Balan, Viorel AndreiROU
-30.8
3.0 pts · #41

Biggest upsets

R2+103 Elo gap
Moroita, Stefan1487 beat Tanasa, Vlad1590
R6+102 Elo gap
Vacareanu, Sabin-Iustin1477 beat Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin1579