Cupa mun. Cahul, editia 2026
Open SwissStandard
49 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Cahul, Moldova. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1920, and top seed was Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2189).
Sergiu Bargan (🇲🇩 MDA, IM, 2189) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Vladislav Ivarlac (5.0) and Andrian Mocanu (5.0). Bargan won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Gabriel Mironiuc (1483) beat Vlad Ababii (1659), a +176-point gap.
Location
🇲🇩Cahul, Moldova
Dates
29 May 2026 → 31 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
IM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇲🇩Moldova×39
🇷🇴Romania×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIM Sergiu Bargan led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
18
8
3
4
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
IM Sergiu Bargan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Sergiu Bargan drew with Andrian Mocanu (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
IM Sergiu Bargan won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMSergiu Bargan | * | ½ | 1 | ½ |
| 2Andrian Mocanu | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Ecaterina Chireacova | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Vladislav Ivarlac | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bargan, SergiuIM | 2189 | MDA | +19N | +13B | +5N | =2B | +4N | +7B | =3N | 6.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 28.00 | 2227 | +3.2 |
| 2 | Ivarlac, Vladislav | 2062 | MDA | +18N | +15B | +9N | =1N | F | +5B | =4B | 5.0 | 30.0 | 34.0 | 23.50 | 2153 | +32.4 |
| 3 | Mocanu, Andrian | 1897 | MDA | +31N | =21B | =8N | +19B | +11N | =9B | =1B | 5.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 21.25 | 1904 | +10.4 |
| 4 | Novac, Vadim | 2091 | MDA | +29B | +30N | =6B | +12N | −1B | +14N | =2N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 19.00 | 2000 | -15.2 |
| 5 | Jimji, Vitali | 1895 | MDA | +27B | +22N | −1B | +16N | +12B | −2N | +26B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 17.50 | 1903 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Railean, Sergiu | 1834 | MDA | +37N | +23B | =4N | +21B | F | =10B | +15N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 17.75 | 2068 | +23.8 |
| 7 | Chireacova, Ecaterina | 1901 | MDA | +24B | +16N | −12B | +23N | +30B | −1N | +13B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 18.00 | 1882 | +0.4 |
| 8 | Larionov, Serghei | 1816 | MDA | =14B | +28N | =3B | +36N | =10B | =13N | +12B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 17.75 | 1843 | +11.2 |
| 9 | Chendighilean, Vladislav | 1772 | MDA | +26N | +36B | −2B | =25N | +17B | =3N | +16B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 17.25 | 1860 | +34.0 |
| 10 | Bancila, Vadim | 0 | ROU | =17B | =14N | +28B | +15B | =8N | =6N | =11B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 18.25 | 1710 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Dermanschi, Andrei | 1745 | MDA | =28B | =35N | +27B | +24N | −3B | +36N | =10N | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 13.50 | 1690 | -12.4 |
| 12 | Comur, Dmitrii | 1737 | MDA | +20N | +25B | +7N | −4B | −5N | +18B | −8N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 16.50 | 1796 | +22.4 |
| 13 | Munteanu, Stanislav | 1728 | MDA | +43B | −1N | =14B | +22N | +25B | =8B | −7N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 12.50 | 1750 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Kissa, Maxim | 1483 | MDA | =8N | =10B | =13N | +40B | +21N | −4B | =22N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 13.00 | 1735 | +59.2 |
| 15 | Stancev, Victor | 1670 | MDA | +32B | −2N | +35B | −10N | +24B | +29N | −6B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 12.00 | 1744 | +17.2 |
| 16 | Bondarev, Veaceslav | 1646 | MDA | +34N | −7B | +26N | −5B | +31N | +35B | −9N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 1665 | +4.4 |
| 17 | Stoev, Evghenii | 1673 | MDA | =10N | +40B | −21N | +18B | −9N | =22B | +31N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1605 | -18.0 |
| 18 | Panicerschii, Nikita | 1505 | MDA | −2B | +32N | +48B | −17N | +41B | −12N | +27B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1510 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Voinschii, Victor | 1546 | MDA | −1B | +43N | +45B | −3N | −26B | +41N | +32B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1492 | -18.4 |
| 20 | Mardari, Andrei | 1446 | MDA | −12B | +47N | =22B | −29N | =27B | +45N | +36B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1515 | +16.4 |
| 21 | Burlaca, Daniil | 1655 | MDA | +33B | =3N | +17B | −6N | −14B | +40N | −30N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 10.50 | 1560 | -26.4 |
| 22 | Prikladov, Vladimir | 1594 | MDA | +39N | −5B | =20N | −13B | +34N | =17N | =14B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1496 | -14.2 |
| 23 | Oarza, Alex | 1608 | MDA | +38B | −6N | +33B | −7B | −35N | +25N | =24B | 3.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 10.25 | 1500 | -31.2 |
| 24 | Butuc, Bogdan | 1502 | MDA | −7N | +34B | +46N | −11B | −15N | +33B | =23N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 8.25 | 1409 | -16.8 |
| 25 | Artimenco, Iurii | 1565 | MDA | +47N | −12N | +49B | =9B | −13N | −23B | +40N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1389 | -28.8 |
| 26 | Mironiuc, Gabriel | 1483 | MDA | −9B | +44N | −16B | F | +19N | +30B | −5N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 8.00 | 1629 | +32.0 |
| 27 | Casapu, Sergiu | 1495 | MDA | −5N | +39B | −11N | =34B | =20N | +42B | −18N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.25 | 1326 | -33.2 |
| 28 | Tafratov, Vadim | 1468 | MDA | =11N | −8B | −10N | −32B | +48N | =34B | +42N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.50 | 1588 | +8.8 |
| 29 | Cornev, Serghei | 1522 | MDA | −4N | +41B | −42N | +20B | +33N | −15B | −35N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1427 | -23.6 |
| 30 | Ababii, Vlad | 1659 | MDA | +41N | −4B | F | +42B | −7N | −26N | +21B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 1582 | -20.8 |
| 31 | Sipitco, Nicolai | 1497 | MDA | −3B | −33N | +38B | +49N | −16B | +44N | −17B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 939 | -26.0 |
| 32 | Bolgar, Ilia | 0 | MDA | −15N | −18B | −34N | +28N | +46B | +47B | −19N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1354 | -14.0 |
| 33 | Gospodinov, Bogdan | 0 | MDA | −21N | +31B | −23N | +47B | −29B | −24N | +44B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1317 | -48.4 |
| 34 | Peev, Chiril | 0 | MDA | −16B | −24N | +32B | =27N | −22B | =28N | =47N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Avram, Valentina | 1441 | MDA | F | =11B | −15N | F | +23B | −16N | +29B | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 8.75 | 1638 | +49.6 |
| 36 | Panisco, Alexandr | 1588 | MDA | +44B | −9N | F | −8B | +42N | −11B | −20N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 895 | -58.0 |
| 37 | Leon, Alexandru | 1486 | MDA | −6B | +38N | F | F | F | −39N | +48B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1034 | -4.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 529035724 | 0 | — | −23N | −37B | −31N | −43N | F | +48B | +45B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 13919598 | 0 | — | −22B | −27N | F | F | F | +37B | +43N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Tagirs, Tiberiu | 0 | MDA | F | −17N | +43B | −14N | F | −21B | −25B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.00 | 1318 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Hudoba, Polina | 0 | MDA | −30B | −29N | +44B | F | −18N | −19B | −46N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.00 | 758 | -80.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 13922572 | 0 | — | F | F | +29B | −30N | −36B | −27N | −28B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.00 | 1306 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Velikoglo, Daria | 1415 | MDA | −13N | −19B | −40N | +38B | −44N | F | −39B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 13922440 | 0 | — | −36N | −26B | −41N | F | +43B | −31B | −33N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 13922548 | 0 | — | F | F | −19N | F | +49B | −20B | −38N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 13922696 | 0 | — | F | F | −24B | F | −32N | F | +41B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 13922688 | 0 | — | −25B | −20B | F | −33N | F | −32N | =34B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.25 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 48 | FIDE 13922700 | 0 | — | F | F | −18N | F | −28B | −38N | −37N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 686 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 13922513 | 0 | — | F | F | −25N | −31B | −45N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kissa, MaximMDA+59.24.0 pts · #17
- 2Avram, ValentinaMDA+49.62.5 pts · #16
- 3Chendighilean, VladislavMDA+34.05.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Hudoba, PolinaMDA-80.01.0 pts · #46
- 2Panisco, AlexandrMDA-58.02.0 pts · #48
- 3Gospodinov, BogdanMDA-48.43.0 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R6+176 Elo gap
- R5+172 Elo gap
- R5+167 Elo gap