HorseTango GrandPrix, Tiraspol, 24-26 aprilie 2026
Open SwissStandard
35 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Tiraspol, Moldova. Top 10 Elo average was 1597, and top seed was Ecaterina Ticec (🇲🇩 MDA, 1645).
Yaroslav Varekha (🇲🇩 MDA, 1460) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Serghei Kacean (5.0) and Vladimir Sodoli (4.5). Varekha won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Maxim Pavaluc (1458) beat Ecaterina Ticec (1645), a +187-point gap.
Location
🇲🇩Tiraspol, Moldova
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇩Moldova×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Yaroslav Varekha held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Varekha takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yaroslav Varekha beat Serghei Kacean (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yaroslav Varekha | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2Serghei Kacean | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Vladimir Sodoli | 1 | — | * | — |
| 4Grigorii Mareiciuc | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varekha, Yaroslav | 1460 | MDA | +27N | +8B | +2N | +4B | −3N | +6B | 5.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 2375 | +104.4 |
| 2 | Kacean, Serghei | 1559 | MDA | +33B | +28N | −1B | +32N | +17B | +4B | 5.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 1674 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Sodoli, Vladimir | 0 | MDA | F | +7N | +13B | =5N | +1B | +9B | 4.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 18.50 | 1634 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Turcan, Egor | 1644 | MDA | +26B | +16N | +17B | −1N | +5B | −2N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1606 | -9.6 |
| 5 | Vozian, Artiom | 1600 | MDA | +18N | +6B | +24N | =3B | −4N | =8B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.75 | 1580 | -3.6 |
| 6 | Culinici, Artiom | 1470 | MDA | +12B | −5N | +25B | +23N | +13B | −1N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1570 | +22.0 |
| 7 | Barbul, Chirill | 1550 | MDA | +10N | −3B | +27N | +24B | −9N | +14B | 4.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1520 | -3.6 |
| 8 | Zolotarev, Iaroslav | 1625 | MDA | +25B | −1N | +19B | =22N | +15B | =5N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1508 | -24.8 |
| 9 | Turcan, Daniil | 1582 | MDA | +21B | =22N | =23B | +28N | +7B | −3N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.50 | 1672 | +14.4 |
| 10 | Mareiciuc, Grigorii | 0 | MDA | −7B | +?N | +16B | −17N | +23B | +18B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Politov, Alexandr | 0 | MDA | −15N | +29B | =14N | =18B | +25N | +19B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 10.75 | 1298 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Riseacov, Igor | 0 | MDA | −6N | −18B | +29N | +33B | +21B | +17N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nagornii, Daniil | 1580 | MDA | +19N | +14B | −3N | =15B | −6N | +22B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 10.75 | 1570 | -3.2 |
| 14 | Pavaluc, Maxim | 1458 | MDA | +31B | −13N | =11B | +20N | +22B | −7N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 9.00 | 1556 | +21.2 |
| 15 | Gherasimciuc, Iaroslav | 1523 | MDA | +11B | =23N | =22B | =13N | −8N | +24B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 10.75 | 1487 | -8.8 |
| 16 | Colosiuc, Prohor | 1510 | MDA | +34N | −4B | −10N | +27B | =24N | +26B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 844 | -12.8 |
| 17 | Sodol, Sveatoslav | 1542 | MDA | +35B | +20N | −4N | +10B | −2N | −12B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1491 | -8.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 13921827 | 0 | — | −5B | +12N | =20B | =11N | +32B | −10N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.00 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 13919555 | 0 | — | −13B | +31N | −8N | +30B | +28B | −11N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ticec, Ecaterina | 1645 | MDA | +30N | −17B | =18N | −14B | =31N | +27B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.25 | 1344 | -47.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 13921835 | 0 | — | −9N | −27B | +34N | +?B | −12N | +30B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Blascova, Alexandra | 1449 | MDA | +32N | =9B | =15N | =8B | −14N | −13N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 7.25 | 1405 | -12.0 |
| 23 | Popa, Decebal | 1641 | MDA | +29N | =15B | =9N | −6B | −10N | =31B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1400 | -19.4 |
| 24 | Palamarciuc, Ilia | 0 | MDA | +?B | +26N | −5B | −7N | =16B | −15N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 13921819 | 0 | — | −8N | +34B | −6N | +?N | −11B | =32B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 13921797 | 0 | — | −4N | −24B | +35N | =31B | +?N | −16N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Rucan, Boris | 0 | MDA | −1B | +21N | −7B | −16N | +?B | −20N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 1298 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 13921851 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +30N | −9B | −19N | −29B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Covalciuc, Ivan | 0 | MDA | −23B | −11N | −12B | +35B | −33N | +28N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Cotofan, Ilia | 1407 | MDA | −20B | +35N | −28B | −19N | +34B | −21N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 845 | -8.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 13915320 | 0 | — | −14N | −19B | F | =26N | =20B | =23N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 13921789 | 0 | — | −22B | F | +?N | −2B | −18N | =25N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 1353 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Lomaca, Alex | 0 | MDA | −2N | −?B | −?B | −12N | +29B | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Postolatii, Chirill | 0 | MDA | −16B | −25N | −21B | F | −30N | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 13921800 | 0 | — | −17N | −30B | −26B | −29N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Varekha, YaroslavMDA+104.45.0 pts · #2
- 2Culinici, ArtiomMDA+22.04.0 pts · #11
- 3Pavaluc, MaximMDA+21.23.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Ticec, EcaterinaMDA-47.23.0 pts · #17
- 2Zolotarev, IaroslavMDA-24.84.0 pts · #9
- 3Popa, DecebalMDA-19.42.5 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R4+187 Elo gap
- R4+184 Elo gap
- R4+171 Elo gap