Chavdarov Memorial - 2026

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95 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 18 May 2026 in Comrat, Moldova. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1998, and top seed was Serghei Gostev (🇲🇩 MDA, FM, 2265).

Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2189) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Alexandr Saprikin (7.5) and Serghei Gostev (7.0). Bargan shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Andrei Mardari (1446) beat Adelina Arseni (1822), a +376-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Comrat, Moldova

Dates

16 May 2026 → 18 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩FMSerghei Gostev2265

Avg top 10

1,998

Participants

Titled players · 2

IM×1

FM×1

Federations · 2 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×69

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

Top 3

🥇
IMSergiu Bargan
🇲🇩MDA·2189
8.0pts·2308perf+11.3
🥈
Alexandr Saprikin
🇲🇩MDA·2035
7.5pts·2081perf+14.6
🥉
FMSerghei Gostev
🇲🇩MDA·2265
7.0pts·2172perf-11.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Sergiu Bargan led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Bargan8Saprikin7.5Gostev7Ivarlac7Railean6.5Crusca6.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE18 May

IM Sergiu Bargan takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Sergiu Bargan beat Alexandr Saprikin (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Sergiu Bargan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Alexandr Saprikin 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Serghei Gostev 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1IMSergiu Bargan	*	1	½	1
2Alexandr Saprikin	0	*	—	½
3FMSerghei Gostev	½	—	*	0
4Vladislav Ivarlac	0	½	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bargan, SergiuIM	2189	MDA	+86B	+14N	+5B	=20N	+2B	+21B	+4N	=3N	+24B	8.0	50.0	52.5	46.25	2308	+11.3
2	Saprikin, Alexandr	2035	MDA	+34N	+36B	+13N	+44B	−1N	+8B	+11N	=4B	+5N	7.5	50.0	54.5	43.00	2081	+14.6
3	Gostev, SergheiFM	2265	MDA	+38N	+11B	+9N	+24B	+21N	−4B	+6N	=1B	=8N	7.0	51.0	56.0	41.75	2172	-11.8
4	Ivarlac, Vladislav	2062	MDA	+25B	+47N	+6B	=7N	+20B	+3N	−1B	=2N	+44B	7.0	50.5	55.0	40.00	2120	+34.4
5	Paslari, Piotr	1788	MDA	+71N	+46B	−1N	+27B	=12N	+26B	+10N	+9B	−2B	6.5	48.5	52.0	33.50	1918	+52.8
6	Andronic, Nathaniel	1741	MDA	+91N	+56B	−4N	+33B	+23N	+10B	−3B	+16N	=7B	6.5	47.0	48.0	30.75	1915	+69.2
7	Railean, Sergiu	1834	MDA	+42N	+48B	+23N	=4B	−24N	+28B	=12N	+13B	=6N	6.5	46.0	50.5	35.75	1872	+25.6
8	Chendighilean, Vladislav	1772	MDA	+32B	+30N	−21B	+41N	+55B	−2N	+45B	+19N	=3B	6.5	45.5	49.5	33.00	1907	+52.4
9	Crusca, Alexandru	1790	MDA	+63B	+62N	−3B	+29N	=45B	+22N	+24B	−5N	+20B	6.5	43.0	47.0	31.25	1875	+37.2
10	Dimitroglo, Andrei A	1891	MDA	+68B	+29N	+16B	−21N	+14B	−6N	−5B	+30N	+36B	6.0	45.5	49.0	30.50	1794	-15.6
11	Budan, David	1619	MDA	+83B	−3N	+34B	+31N	+15B	+44N	−2B	−20N	+25B	6.0	45.5	48.5	28.50	1820	+74.4
12	Stoev, Evghenii	1673	MDA	+70B	=22N	+31B	=45N	=5B	+20N	=7B	−24N	+27B	6.0	43.5	47.0	30.50	1779	+43.6
13	Comur, Dmitrii	1737	MDA	+43B	+40N	−2B	+30N	+69B	−24N	+55B	−7N	+37B	6.0	43.0	46.5	27.50	1746	+4.8
14	Pascariuc, Rolan	1605	MDA	+57N	−1B	+58N	+39B	−10N	+49B	−21N	+46B	+32N	6.0	42.5	46.5	27.00	1732	+38.0
15	Bahmuteanu, Arianna	1694	MDA	+61N	+33B	−24N	+56B	−11N	+35B	+29N	=21B	=17N	6.0	41.5	45.5	28.75	1753	+21.2
16	Minzat, Victoria	1659	MDA	+50N	+39B	−10N	+49B	−44N	+33B	+46N	−6B	+26N	6.0	41.0	45.5	28.50	1717	+24.0
17	Ababii, Vlad	1659	MDA	+51B	+53N	−20B	=22N	+40B	=45N	+31B	=44N	=15B	6.0	40.5	45.0	29.25	1707	+20.4
18	Arseni, Adelina	1822	MDA	+60B	−27N	=22B	−25N	+79B	+43N	+39B	=36N	+45B	6.0	39.0	42.0	26.75	1553	-81.6
19	Stancev, Victor	1670	MDA	+94N	=35B	=69B	=40N	=26N	+56B	+41N	−8B	+33N	6.0	39.0	39.0	23.25	1651	-4.4
20	Jimji, Vitali	1895	MDA	+58N	+37B	+17N	=1B	−4N	−12B	+35N	+11B	−9N	5.5	49.5	53.5	30.00	1806	-28.0
21	Novac, Vadim	2091	MDA	+52N	+26B	+8N	+10B	−3B	−1N	+14B	=15N	F	5.5	49.0	49.0	31.00	2002	-18.0
22	Kissa, Maxim	1483	MDA	+76N	=12B	=18N	=17B	+48N	−9B	+28N	=26B	=23N	5.5	44.5	47.5	26.75	1713	+94.8
23	Popa, Decebal	1622	MDA	+92N	+49B	−7B	+53N	−6B	+30N	−44B	+31N	=22B	5.5	42.0	43.0	22.75	1642	+4.4
24	Mocanu, Andrian	1897	MDA	F	+55N	+15B	−3N	+7B	+13B	−9N	+12B	−1N	5.0	50.0	50.0	28.50	1938	+15.2
25	Mardari, Andrei	1446	MDA	−4N	+87B	=28N	+18B	=46N	+27B	−26N	+29B	−11N	5.0	43.5	45.5	22.75	1641	+75.2
26	Zolotarev, Iaroslav	1600	MDA	+79B	−21N	+68B	+32N	=19B	−5N	+25B	=22N	−16B	5.0	43.0	46.0	22.25	1588	-10.8
27	Sodol, Sveatoslav	1534	MDA	+64N	+18B	−44B	−5N	+63B	−25N	+42N	+50B	−12N	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.50	1533	-4.4
28	Burlaca, Daniil	1655	MDA	+65B	−31N	=25B	+57B	+38N	−7N	−22B	+53N	=34B	5.0	40.5	44.5	22.50	1467	-70.8
29	Voinschii, Victor	1546	MDA	+59N	−10B	+50N	−9B	+58N	+52B	−15B	−25N	+60B	5.0	40.5	44.5	21.00	1536	-9.6
30	Butuc, Bogdan	1502	MDA	+78N	−8B	+59N	−13B	+50N	−23B	+57N	−10B	+61N	5.0	40.5	43.5	19.50	956	-32.4
31	Zueva, Melania	1472	MDA	+89N	+28B	−12N	−11B	+59N	+37B	−17N	−23B	+75N	5.0	40.5	42.0	18.50	1549	+26.8
32	Erhan, Maxim	0	MDA	−8N	+77B	+37N	−26B	−33N	+90B	+49N	+41B	−14B	5.0	40.0	41.0	18.50	1523	0.0
33	Deli, Alevtina	1483	MDA	+93B	−15N	+83B	−6N	+32B	−16N	+69B	+55N	−19B	5.0	40.0	41.0	16.50	1426	-13.2
34	Avram, Valentina	1441	MDA	−2B	+54N	−11N	−59B	+51B	+67N	=70B	+62N	=28N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.25	1569	+20.4
35	Mavrodi, Ilia	1475	MDA	+84B	=19N	−45B	+51N	+47B	−15N	−20B	+70N	=38B	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.00	1520	+9.6
36	Prikladov, Vladimir	1594	MDA	+85B	−2N	+71B	−69N	+68B	=39N	+47B	=18B	−10N	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.50	1700	+13.4
37	Aka, Timur	1552	UKR	+54B	−20N	−32B	+67N	+60B	−31N	+38N	+61B	−13N	5.0	39.0	43.0	21.50	1523	-12.4
38	Chireacova, Eva	1465	MDA	−3B	+79N	+74B	=47N	−28B	+40N	−37B	+48B	=35N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.25	1546	+24.4
39	Jurcanu, Nicolae	1472	MDA	+95B	−16N	+73B	−14N	+70B	=36B	−18N	=47N	+59B	5.0	38.5	38.5	15.75	1416	-14.0
40	Kozlov, Illia	1489	UKR	+82N	−13B	+64N	=19B	−17N	−38B	+66N	=80B	+57N	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.50	1311	-30.4
41	Sit, Lev	1528	MDA	+72B	−44N	+70B	−8B	+42N	+69N	−19B	−32N	+80B	5.0	37.5	40.5	18.50	1473	-13.6
42	Codrean, Gloria	1405	MDA	−7B	+72N	−47B	+81N	−41B	+54N	−27B	+67N	+55B	5.0	37.0	40.0	19.00	1366	-11.2
43	Slavova, Anna	0	MDA	−13N	+78B	=48N	−46B	+90N	−18B	=58N	+76B	+56N	5.0	35.0	36.0	15.25	1462	0.0
44	Larionov, Serghei	1816	MDA	F	+41B	+27N	−2N	+16B	−11B	+23N	=17B	−4N	4.5	48.0	48.0	24.50	1758	-20.4
45	Kacean, Serghei	1568	MDA	F	+75B	+35N	=12B	=9N	=17B	−8N	+56B	−18N	4.5	43.0	43.0	21.25	1681	+23.6
46	Panicerschii, Nikita	1505	MDA	+81B	−5N	=51B	+43N	=25B	+61N	−16B	−14N	=50B	4.5	41.5	44.5	19.00	1303	-35.6
47	Ticec, Ecaterina	1598	MDA	+87N	−4B	+42N	=38B	−35N	+48B	−36N	=39B	=52N	4.5	41.0	43.0	18.75	1506	-46.0
48	Mesheoglo, Mihail	1535	MDA	+67B	−7N	=43B	+80N	−22B	−47N	+72B	−38N	+70B	4.5	37.5	40.5	16.50	795	-69.2
49	Tafratov, Vadim	1468	MDA	+74B	−23N	+84B	−16N	+65B	−14N	−32B	=54N	+72B	4.5	37.5	40.5	15.75	829	-34.4
50	Didichenko, Alisa	0	MDA	−16B	+95N	−29B	+75N	−30B	+74N	+68B	−27N	=46N	4.5	35.0	35.0	11.75	1410	0.0
51	Bolgar, Ilia	0	MDA	−17N	+76B	=46N	−35B	−34N	+82B	=60B	=68N	+71B	4.5	34.5	37.5	15.50	1291	0.0
52	Savostenco, Evelina	1447	MDA	−21B	+85N	+75B	−55N	+74B	−29N	−61B	+65N	=47B	4.5	33.0	35.5	14.75	1445	-4.8
53	Iurovschii, Alexandr	1475	MDA	+88N	−17B	+90N	−23B	−57N	+87B	=64N	−28B	+85N	4.5	31.0	32.0	9.50	845	-32.8
54	Peev, Chiril	0	MDA	−37N	−34B	+88N	−58B	+93N	−42B	+89N	=49B	+68B	4.5	30.5	31.5	10.25	1259	0.0
55	Artimenco, Iurii	1565	MDA	+66N	−24B	+61N	+52B	−8N	+57B	−13N	−33B	−42N	4.0	40.0	44.0	16.50	1351	-64.0
56	Sipitco, Nicolai	1497	MDA	+73B	−6N	+65B	−15N	+71B	−19N	+63B	−45N	−43B	4.0	39.5	43.0	15.00	868	-44.8
57	Gospodinov, Bogdan	0	MDA	−14B	+86N	+62B	−28N	+53B	−55N	−30B	+63N	−40B	4.0	37.5	40.0	15.00	1444	0.0
58	Chiroglu, Ecaterina	1428	MDA	−20B	+67N	−14B	+54N	−29B	=72N	=43B	F	+77N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.75	860	-27.6
59	Pitel, Arina	0	MDA	−29B	+60N	−30B	+34N	−31B	−63N	+74B	+69N	−39N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.50	1348	0.0
60	Iliev, Egor	1405	MDA	−18N	−59B	+77N	+72B	−37N	=66B	=51N	+64B	−29N	4.0	36.0	39.0	14.75	834	-27.6
61	Svartcopf, Xenia	0	MDA	−15B	+93N	−55B	+84N	+62B	−46B	+52N	−37N	−30B	4.0	36.0	37.0	12.50	1381	0.0
62	Tanasoglo, Matvei	1508	MDA	+77N	−9B	−57N	+66B	−61N	+65B	=80N	−34B	=64N	4.0	34.5	37.5	14.50	816	-30.0
63	FIDE 13918532	0	—	−9N	−64B	+78N	+73B	−27N	+59B	−56N	−57B	+81N	4.0	34.0	37.0	13.50	807	0.0
64	Stancev, Macar	0	MDA	−27B	+63N	−40B	−68N	+84B	+71N	=53B	−60N	=62B	4.0	33.5	36.5	14.75	1199	0.0
65	FIDE 13922505	0	—	−28N	+88B	−56N	+89B	−49N	−62N	+81B	−52B	+76N	4.0	30.0	31.5	9.50	715	0.0
66	FIDE 13922548	0	—	−55B	−68N	+95B	−62N	+78B	=60N	−40B	=73N	+74B	4.0	30.0	30.0	9.75	1111	0.0
67	FIDE 13922556	0	—	−48N	−58B	+91N	−37B	+89N	−34B	+90N	−42B	+88N	4.0	28.0	29.0	5.50	672	0.0
68	Filev, Semion	1420	MDA	−10N	+66B	−26N	+64B	−36N	+85B	−50N	=51B	−54N	3.5	37.5	40.0	12.75	871	-24.4
69	Hudoba, Polina	0	MDA	F	+80B	=19N	+36B	−13N	−41B	−33N	−59B	+78N	3.5	37.0	37.0	14.00	1453	0.0
70	FIDE 13918214	0	—	−12N	+82B	−41N	+76B	−39N	+77B	=34N	−35B	−48N	3.5	36.5	39.5	11.50	1120	0.0
71	FIDE 13922491	0	—	−5B	+81N	−36N	+93B	−56N	−64B	+77N	=85B	−51N	3.5	32.5	33.5	8.25	826	0.0
72	Stangaci, Alexandru	0	MDA	−41N	−42B	+94N	−60N	+88B	=58B	−48N	+87B	−49N	3.5	31.0	31.0	6.00	1061	0.0
73	FIDE 13922475	0	—	−56N	+91B	−39N	−63N	+83B	−80B	=87N	=66B	=82N	3.5	28.0	29.0	8.50	685	0.0
74	FIDE 13922572	0	—	−49N	+92B	−38N	+82B	−52N	−50B	−59N	+86B	−66N	3.0	32.0	33.0	6.50	1265	0.0
75	Velikoglo, Daria	1415	MDA	+90B	−45N	−52N	−50B	−77N	+78B	+82N	F	−31B	3.0	31.5	32.5	7.00	696	-47.2
76	FIDE 13922521	0	—	−22B	−51N	+85B	−70N	−87B	+83N	+79B	−43N	−65B	3.0	31.0	33.0	8.50	683	0.0
77	Ticec, Vlad	0	MDA	−62B	−32N	−60B	+86N	+75B	−70N	−71B	+84N	−58B	3.0	30.0	32.5	8.50	1369	0.0
78	Zhelezova, Anastasia	0	MDA	−30B	−43N	−63B	+92B	−66N	−75N	+91B	+83N	−69B	3.0	28.5	29.5	5.00	659	0.0
79	FIDE 13920278	0	—	−26N	−38B	=82N	+91B	−18N	=86B	−76N	=89B	=87N	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.50	1263	0.0
80	Kacean, Stefania	0	MDA	F	−69N	+86B	−48B	F	+73N	=62B	=40N	−41N	3.0	28.0	28.0	10.50	1430	0.0
81	FIDE 13922580	0	—	−46N	−71B	+92N	−42B	−85N	+88B	−65N	+90B	−63B	3.0	26.5	27.5	4.00	655	0.0
82	FIDE 13922483	0	—	−40B	−70N	=79B	−74N	+94B	−51N	−75B	+91N	=73B	3.0	26.5	26.5	4.25	652	0.0
83	FIDE 13920944	0	—	−11N	+89B	−33N	−90B	−73N	−76B	+86N	−78B	+91N	3.0	25.5	26.5	5.00	1393	0.0
84	FIDE 13922440	0	—	−35N	+94B	−49N	−61B	−64N	+92B	−85N	−77B	+90N	3.0	25.0	25.0	2.00	672	0.0
85	FIDE 13920138	0	—	−36N	−52B	−76N	F	+81B	−68N	+84B	=71N	−53B	2.5	30.0	30.0	7.75	684	0.0
86	Peev, Nikita	1451	MDA	−1N	−57B	−80N	−77B	+91N	=79N	−83B	−74N	+94B	2.5	28.0	28.0	2.50	1051	-3.2
87	FIDE 13921053	0	—	−47B	−25N	−93B	F	+76N	−53N	=73B	−72N	=79B	2.0	28.0	28.0	6.25	706	0.0
88	FIDE 13921061	0	—	−53B	−65N	−54B	F	−72N	−81N	+94B	+92N	−67B	2.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	675	0.0
89	FIDE 13921550	0	—	−31B	−83N	F	−65N	−67B	+93N	−54B	=79N	−92B	1.5	25.5	25.5	2.50	672	0.0
90	FIDE 13922599	0	—	−75N	F	−53B	+83N	−43B	−32N	−67B	−81N	−84B	1.0	30.5	30.5	3.00	645	0.0
91	FIDE 13922530	0	—	−6B	−73N	−67B	−79N	−86B	+94N	−78N	−82B	−83B	1.0	28.5	28.5	0.00	796	0.0
92	FIDE 13921045	0	—	−23B	−74N	−81B	−78N	F	−84N	F	−88B	+89N	1.0	22.0	22.0	1.50	822	0.0
93	FIDE 13922513	0	—	−33N	−61B	+87N	−71N	−54B	−89B	F	F	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	2.00	683	0.0
94	FIDE 13922467	0	—	−19B	−84N	−72B	F	−82N	−91B	−88N	F	−86N	0.0	23.5	23.5	0.00	761	0.0
95	FIDE 13922564	0	—	−39N	−50B	−66N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	15.5	15.5	0.00	672	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kissa, MaximMDA
+94.8
5.5 pts · #23
2Mardari, AndreiMDA
+75.2
5.0 pts · #25
3Budan, DavidMDA
+74.4
6.0 pts · #16

Top rating losers

1Arseni, AdelinaMDA
-81.6
6.0 pts · #27
2Burlaca, DaniilMDA
-70.8
5.0 pts · #31
3Mesheoglo, MihailMDA
-69.2
4.5 pts · #71

Biggest upsets

R4+376 Elo gap
Mardari, Andrei1446 beat Arseni, Adelina1822
R2+288 Elo gap
Sodol, Sveatoslav1534 beat Arseni, Adelina1822
R6+222 Elo gap
Stoev, Evghenii1673 beat Jimji, Vitali1895