Constanta Chess Events Clasic
27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Constanta, Romania. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1825, and top seed was Oleg Maximov (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2160).
Alexandru-Francisc Kutnik (🇷🇴 ROU, 1953) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Oleg Maximov (4.0) and Ionel Linca (4.0). Kutnik won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Matei-Stefan Ion (1521) beat Viktor Vranyashki (1745), a +224-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlexandru-Francisc Kutnik led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Alexandru-Francisc Kutnik held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Alexandru-Francisc Kutnik beat FM Oleg Maximov (Black).
Alexandru-Francisc Kutnik 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Oleg Maximov 3 wins (R1–R3)Ionel Linca 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alexandru-Francisc Kutnik | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2FMOleg Maximov | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ionel Linca | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Maria C. Toma | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kutnik, Alexandru-Francisc | 1953 | ROU | +25B | +10N | +6B | +2N | =3B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2197 | +25.0 |
| 2 | Maximov, OlegFM | 2160 | ROU | +4N | +22B | +7N | −1B | +12N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2039 | -4.5 |
| 3 | Linca, Ionel | 1840 | ROU | =18N | +26B | +5N | +7B | =1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 1930 | +12.8 |
| 4 | Toma, Maria C. | 1664 | ROU | −2B | +20N | +23N | +21B | +6B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1947 | +55.2 |
| 5 | Tuzlaru, Darius-Mihai | 1719 | ROU | +16N | =11B | −3B | +18N | +10B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 7.25 | 1836 | +25.2 |
| 6 | Dumitrascu, Daniel | 1770 | ROU | +15N | +9B | −1N | +13B | −4N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1736 | -3.0 |
| 7 | Stanculet, Ilio-Phoem | 1761 | ROU | +20B | +24N | −2B | −3N | +15B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1724 | -8.0 |
| 8 | Ion, Matei-Stefan | 1521 | ROU | −11N | +19B | +22N | −12B | +14N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1703 | +46.4 |
| 9 | Nae, Darius-Ioan | 1682 | ROU | +23B | −6N | +24B | =10N | =11B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1651 | -4.4 |
| 10 | Dospin, Nicola-Diana | 1745 | ROU | +19N | −1B | +15N | =9B | −5N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1649 | -22.8 |
| 11 | Toma, Christian | 1812 | ROU | +8B | =5N | =12B | F | =9N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1758 | -10.8 |
| 12 | Cherepynskyi, Kyrylo | 1731 | UKR | F | +14B | =11N | +8N | −2B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1818 | +16.4 |
| 13 | Mirica, Eric-Cristian | 1570 | ROU | F | +17N | =21B | −6N | +23B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.75 | 1561 | -0.8 |
| 14 | Bari, Yunus | 1429 | ROU | F | −12N | +17B | +16N | −8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 826 | -20.8 |
| 15 | Budei, Viacheslav | 1452 | ROU | −6B | +25N | −10B | +24N | −7N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1537 | +13.2 |
| 16 | Plosnita, Cezar | 0 | ROU | −5B | F | +26N | −14B | +19N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Manolache, Filip-Alexandru | 0 | ROU | F | −13B | −14N | +27B | +24N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Draghici, Alexandru-Denis | 1567 | ROU | =3B | −21N | +27N | −5B | F | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1492 | -10.0 |
| 19 | Cristea, David-Andrei | 1440 | ROU | −10B | −8N | +25B | =20N | −16B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1501 | +9.6 |
| 20 | Gimurtu, Stelian | 1444 | ROU | −7N | −4B | F | =19B | +26N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 1492 | +3.0 |
| 21 | Dragomir, Sorin | 1737 | ROU | F | +18B | =13N | −4N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1600 | -10.8 |
| 22 | Vranyashki, Viktor | 1745 | BUL | +27B | −2N | −8B | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1033 | -34.4 |
| 23 | Panait, Ioan-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | −9N | F | −4B | F | −13N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 839 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Chupryna, Mykhailo | 0 | UKR | F | −7B | −9N | −15B | −17B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bordeianu, Stefan | 1642 | ROU | −1N | −15B | −19N | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 815 | -33.0 |
| 26 | Cherepynskyi, Danylo | 1452 | UKR | F | −3N | −16B | F | −20B | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 842 | -24.0 |
| 27 | Laza, Nicolae | 0 | ROU | −22N | F | −18B | −17N | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Toma, Maria C.ROU+55.24.0 pts · #4
- 2Ion, Matei-StefanROU+46.43.0 pts · #6
- 3Tuzlaru, Darius-MihaiROU+25.23.5 pts · #8
- 1Vranyashki, ViktorBUL-34.41.0 pts · #24
- 2Bordeianu, StefanROU-33.00.0 pts · #27
- 3Cherepynskyi, DanyloUKR-24.00.0 pts · #22
- R3+224 Elo gap
- R4+207 Elo gap
- R3+202 Elo gap