Spring Cup Tiraspol - 2026
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 24 May 2026 in Tiraspol, Moldova. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1783, and top seed was Serghei Gostev (🇲🇩 MDA, FM, 2265).
Serghei Gostev (🇲🇩 MDA, FM, 2265) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Iuri Tatarciuc (5.5) and Iaroslav Zolotarev (5.5). Gostev won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Iaroslav Zolotarev (1600) beat Iuri Tatarciuc (1959), a +359-point gap.
Location
🇲🇩Tiraspol, Moldova
Dates
21 May 2026 → 24 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇲🇩Moldova×33
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Serghei Gostev led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Serghei Gostev held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Serghei Gostev drew with Iuri Tatarciuc (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Serghei Gostev 5 wins (R1–R5)Iuri Tatarciuc 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMSerghei Gostev | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Iuri Tatarciuc | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Iaroslav Zolotarev | — | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Alexandr Colibaba | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gostev, SergheiFM | 2265 | MDA | +19B | +9N | +13B | +4N | +8B | =2N | =5B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 25.75 | 2194 | -7.0 |
| 2 | Tatarciuc, Iuri | 1959 | MDA | +16N | −3B | +11N | +19B | +9N | =1B | +8N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 22.50 | 1938 | +2.2 |
| 3 | Zolotarev, Iaroslav | 1600 | MDA | +15B | +2N | =8B | +14N | =4B | =5N | +11B | 5.5 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 23.75 | 1919 | +94.8 |
| 4 | Colibaba, Alexandr | 1908 | MDA | +11B | +5N | +7B | −1B | =3N | +10B | =6N | 5.0 | 30.5 | 34.5 | 23.25 | 1862 | -3.6 |
| 5 | Nagornii, Daniil | 1577 | MDA | +26N | −4B | +27N | +25B | +7N | =3B | =1N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 17.25 | 1785 | +37.6 |
| 6 | Cardas, Serghei | 1725 | MDA | +32B | +17N | =14B | −8N | +13B | +19N | =4B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 14.25 | 1801 | +32.0 |
| 7 | Focsa, Iurie | 1654 | MDA | +33B | +29N | −4N | +26B | −5B | +15N | +14B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.00 | 1658 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Tuktamisova, Diana | 1817 | MDA | +23N | +10B | =3N | +6B | −1N | +16B | −2B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 32.5 | 18.25 | 1823 | +3.0 |
| 9 | Turcan, Daniil | 1596 | MDA | +28N | −1B | +24N | +12B | −2B | =13N | +16N | 4.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 14.25 | 1705 | +21.6 |
| 10 | Vozian, Artiom | 1596 | MDA | +27B | −8N | =15B | +20N | +14B | −4N | =17B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1687 | +21.2 |
| 11 | Agapitov, Bogdan | 1460 | MDA | −4N | +28B | −2B | +30N | +26N | +21B | −3N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 9.00 | 973 | -18.8 |
| 12 | Kariuk, Leonid | 0 | MDA | +20N | −16B | +18N | −9N | −15B | +31N | +19B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 11.00 | 1550 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mareiciuc, Grigorii | 1674 | MDA | +24N | +18B | −1N | =16B | −6N | =9B | =15N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 12.25 | 1634 | -16.0 |
| 14 | Turcan, Egor | 1634 | MDA | +22N | +21B | =6N | −3B | −10N | +18B | −7N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 12.00 | 1469 | -44.4 |
| 15 | Dorofeev, Ruslan | 0 | MDA | −3N | +20B | =10N | =18B | +12N | −7B | =13B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Culinici, Artiom | 1492 | MDA | −2B | +12N | +30B | =13N | +17B | −8N | −9B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 11.25 | 1552 | +8.8 |
| 17 | Ungurean, Yelizaveta | 1526 | MDA | +25N | −6B | −26N | +22B | −16N | +30B | =10N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1331 | -27.6 |
| 18 | Palamarciuc, Ilia | 1514 | MDA | +31B | −13N | −12B | =15N | +29B | −14N | +25B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 7.75 | 1481 | -5.2 |
| 19 | Colosiuc, Prohor | 1497 | MDA | −1N | +22B | +21N | −2N | +27B | −6B | −12N | 3.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 8.00 | 1040 | -14.8 |
| 20 | Riseacov, Igor | 1551 | MDA | −12B | −15N | F | −10B | +22N | +27N | +28B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 796 | -17.6 |
| 21 | Sapovalov, Lavrentie | 0 | MDA | F | −14N | −19B | +31N | +28B | −11N | +23B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.50 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Curusov, Ilia | 0 | MDA | −14B | −19N | +32B | −17N | −20B | +29N | +27B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Rucan, Boris | 1455 | MDA | −8B | −27N | =31B | +32N | =25N | +26B | −21N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1632 | +15.6 |
| 24 | Agafonov, Iaroslav | 1402 | MDA | −13B | +31N | −9B | −28N | −30B | +32B | +26N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1447 | +5.6 |
| 25 | Lomaca, Alex | 0 | MDA | −17B | +33N | +29B | −5N | =23B | −28N | −18N | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.50 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Jelezneac, Mihail | 0 | MDA | −5B | +32N | +17B | −7N | −11B | −23N | −24B | 2.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 3.50 | 1345 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Harinova, Veronica | 0 | MDA | −10N | +23B | −5B | +29N | −19N | −20B | −22N | 2.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1406 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Erhan, Maxim | 0 | MDA | −9B | −11N | F | +24B | −21N | +25B | −20N | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Tabac, Daniel | 1511 | MDA | +30N | −7B | −25N | −27B | −18N | −22B | +32N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1413 | -16.0 |
| 30 | Rotariuc, Alexei | 0 | MDA | −29B | F | −16N | −11B | +24N | −17N | +31B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1238 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Perepelchin, Mihail | 0 | MDA | −18N | −24B | =23N | −21B | +32N | −12B | −30N | 1.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Postolatii, Chirill | 1447 | MDA | −6N | −26B | −22N | −23B | −31B | −24N | −29B | 0.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 723 | -65.2 |
| 33 | Chirtoca, Zlata | 0 | MDA | −7N | −25B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zolotarev, IaroslavMDA+94.85.5 pts · #5
- 2Nagornii, DaniilMDA+37.65.0 pts · #16
- 3Cardas, SergheiMDA+32.05.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Postolatii, ChirillMDA-65.20.0 pts · #29
- 2Turcan, EgorMDA-44.43.5 pts · #20
- 3Ungurean, YelizavetaMDA-27.63.5 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R2+359 Elo gap