Cupa Vara - 2026

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62 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Jun 2026 to 06 Jun 2026 in Chisinau, Moldova. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1603, and top seed was Andrii Andreiev (🇺🇦 UKR, 1731).

David Budan (🇲🇩 MDA, 1693) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Andrei Bezverhnii (7.5) and Ion Grajdieru (7.5). Budan took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 9: David Chircu (1453) beat Andrii Andreiev (1731), a +278-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Chisinau, Moldova

Dates

02 Jun 2026 → 06 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 40 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇦Andrii Andreiev1731

Avg top 10

1,603

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×37

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

Top 3

🥇
David Budan
🇲🇩MDA·1693
8.0pts·1985perf+64.8
🥈
Andrei Bezverhnii
🇲🇩MDA·1555
7.5pts·1804perf+86.8
🥉
Ion Grajdieru
🇲🇩MDA·1567
7.5pts·1795perf+89.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

David Budan led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders

Budan8Grajdieru7.5Bezverhnii7.5Sit6.5Stepanov6Chircu6

R7 · LEADER CHANGE05 Jun

David Budan takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

David Budan drew with Ion Grajdieru (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

David Budan 4+3 wins (R2–R5, R7–R9)Ion Grajdieru 4 wins (R1–R4)Andrei Bezverhnii 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1David Budan	*	½	1	—
2Ion Grajdieru	½	*	½	½
3Andrei Bezverhnii	0	½	*	1
4Lev Sit	—	½	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Budan, David	1693	MDA	=23N	+31B	+32B	+16N	+12B	=3N	+2B	+11N	+5B	8.0	47.0	51.5	45.25	1985	+64.8
2	Bezverhnii, Andrei	1555	MDA	+55B	+27N	+9B	+11B	=3N	+7B	−1N	+4B	+8N	7.5	50.5	53.5	41.75	1804	+86.8
3	Grajdieru, Ion	1567	MDA	+57B	+51N	+14B	+5N	=2B	=1B	=4N	+6N	+13B	7.5	48.0	50.0	39.00	1795	+89.6
4	Sit, Lev	1514	MDA	+43B	−32N	+41B	+34N	+38B	+13N	=3B	−2N	+14B	6.5	43.0	47.0	31.25	1629	+24.4
5	Cravciuc, Danil	1545	MDA	+33N	+17B	+45N	−3B	=8N	+16B	=10B	+7N	−1N	6.0	49.0	52.5	31.00	1635	+35.6
6	Barbier, Emilia	1603	MDA	+41N	+8B	=16N	−15B	+17N	=9B	+33N	−3B	+39B	6.0	44.5	48.5	29.75	1535	-24.4
7	Emelin, Egor	1592	MDA	+42B	−9N	+24B	+52N	+25B	−2N	+15B	−5B	+18N	6.0	44.5	47.5	28.00	1427	-45.6
8	Talmaci, Ilinca	1469	MDA	+59B	−6N	+42B	+37N	=5B	=15N	+21B	+10N	−2B	6.0	44.5	46.5	27.25	1474	+1.2
9	Chircu, David	1453	MDA	+49N	+7B	−2N	+20B	F	=6N	=13B	+22N	+11B	6.0	44.5	44.5	31.25	1744	+108.8
10	Stepanov, Mark	0	UKR	+52B	+25N	+13B	−12N	+14B	=11B	=5N	−8B	+21N	6.0	44.0	47.0	29.75	1590	0.0
11	Andreiev, Andrii	1731	UKR	+24B	+28N	+39B	−2N	+15B	=10N	+12N	−1B	−9N	5.5	48.5	52.5	28.00	1586	-48.4
12	Petrov, Damir E.	1607	MDA	+18B	=15N	+35B	+10B	−1N	+31N	−11B	−14N	+27B	5.5	45.5	50.0	28.25	1275	-62.0
13	Sandu, Sebastian	1514	MDA	+47N	+26B	−10N	+19B	+45N	−4B	=9N	+17B	−3N	5.5	45.5	49.0	26.00	1541	+10.4
14	Levinta, Maria	1498	MDA	+40N	+38B	−3N	+33B	−10N	=17B	+32N	+12B	−4N	5.5	44.0	48.0	25.25	1445	-12.4
15	Zazuc, Matei	1466	MDA	+60N	=12B	+22B	+6N	−11N	=8B	−7N	+33B	=20B	5.5	44.0	45.5	25.50	1587	+44.0
16	Poleacova, Alexandra	1496	MDA	+62B	+34N	=6B	−1B	+26N	−5N	+38B	−18N	+35B	5.5	43.5	43.5	21.00	1341	-21.2
17	Caraman, Vlad	1440	MDA	+53B	−5N	+57B	+21N	−6B	=14N	+31B	−13N	+34N	5.5	40.0	42.0	21.75	1395	-12.0
18	Ciobanu, Matei	0	MDA	−12N	+60B	−20N	+30B	+54N	=26B	+45N	+16B	−7B	5.5	39.0	40.5	21.00	1468	0.0
19	Manea, David	1457	MDA	+58B	=22N	=21B	−13N	+55B	=32N	+24B	−20N	+31B	5.5	38.0	40.0	21.75	1353	-20.4
20	Gorgos, Daniel	1531	MDA	−34B	+62N	+18B	−9N	−31B	+46N	+55B	+19B	=15N	5.5	38.0	38.0	20.25	1459	-12.0
21	Mamaliga, Paula	1561	MDA	=31N	+44B	=19N	−17B	+41N	+27B	−8N	+23B	−10B	5.0	41.5	45.5	23.00	1182	-57.2
22	Ceban, Alexandru	1579	MDA	+29N	=19B	−15N	−38B	+51N	+34B	+40N	−9B	=24N	5.0	39.5	42.5	21.75	1364	-47.6
23	Vasilenco, Daniil	0	MDA	=1B	−35N	−31B	=44N	+49B	+59N	+25B	−21N	+40B	5.0	38.5	40.5	20.50	1577	0.0
24	Turcan, Edvard	0	MDA	−11N	+56B	−7N	+49B	+37N	=45B	−19N	+36N	=22B	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.75	1327	0.0
25	Grib, Sofia	1476	MDA	+46N	−10B	+29N	+54B	−7N	−33B	−23N	+43B	+42N	5.0	38.0	41.0	19.50	792	-13.6
26	Eldarov, Ilia	0	MDA	+37B	−13N	+50B	=39N	−16B	=18N	+?B	=35N	=30B	5.0	38.0	38.0	17.50	1232	0.0
27	Cirnat, Platon	0	MDA	+?N	−2B	−54N	+46B	+29N	−21N	+53B	+40B	−12N	5.0	36.5	36.5	15.50	774	0.0
28	Svartcopf, Xenia	1474	MDA	+56N	−11B	−33N	+47B	+42N	−40B	−29N	+54B	+41N	5.0	33.5	36.5	17.50	931	-7.2
29	FIDE 13919210	0	—	−22B	+58N	−25B	+36N	−27B	+?N	+28B	−39N	+52N	5.0	33.5	33.5	14.50	1316	0.0
30	FIDE 13922092	0	—	−51B	−57N	+61B	−18N	=47N	+60B	+43N	+32B	=26N	5.0	29.0	30.0	15.25	629	0.0
31	FIDE 13920430	0	—	=21B	−1N	+23N	+51B	+20N	−12B	−17N	+45B	−19N	4.5	43.5	46.5	19.50	1481	0.0
32	Nisterovschi, Bogdan	0	MDA	+36N	+4B	−1N	−45B	+43N	=19B	−14B	−30N	+46B	4.5	42.5	46.0	21.25	1378	0.0
33	FIDE 13917579	0	—	−5B	+53N	+28B	−14N	+52B	+25N	−6B	−15N	=38B	4.5	40.0	43.0	18.00	1385	0.0
34	Stangaci, Alexandru	0	MDA	+20N	−16B	+?N	−4B	=48N	−22N	+51B	+38N	−17B	4.5	38.5	38.5	14.25	1373	0.0
35	Moraru, Gabriel	0	MDA	=44N	+23B	−12N	−40B	+?N	+48B	=39N	=26B	−16N	4.5	36.5	36.5	15.00	1263	0.0
36	FIDE 13922661	0	—	−32B	+43N	−38N	−29B	=60N	+47B	+48N	−24B	+45N	4.5	33.0	34.5	15.25	1495	0.0
37	FIDE 13920448	0	—	−26N	+47B	+48N	−8B	−24B	−55N	=46B	+?N	+51B	4.5	32.5	32.5	11.75	1449	0.0
38	Nicolaescu, Tristan	0	MDA	+54B	−14N	+36B	+22N	−4N	=39B	−16N	−34B	=33N	4.0	40.0	43.0	16.75	1369	0.0
39	Rusu, Ilie	1505	MDA	F	+48B	−11N	=26B	=40N	=38N	=35B	+29B	−6N	4.0	37.5	37.5	17.25	867	-23.2
40	Vasiloi, Nicolae	0	MDA	−14B	+?N	=51B	+35N	=39B	+28N	−22B	−27N	−23N	4.0	37.0	37.0	13.00	1425	0.0
41	FIDE 13917110	0	—	−6B	+59N	−4N	+50B	−21B	−53N	+?B	+49N	−28B	4.0	34.5	34.5	9.00	738	0.0
42	FIDE 13921096	0	—	−7N	+49B	−8N	+?B	−28B	−?N	+50B	+53N	−25B	4.0	32.0	32.0	10.00	703	0.0
43	FIDE 13921487	0	—	−4N	−36B	+60N	+?B	−32B	+52N	−30B	−25N	+?B	4.0	30.0	30.0	4.50	695	0.0
44	FIDE 13920758	0	—	=35B	−21N	−55B	=23B	−59N	−61N	+?B	+58N	+53B	4.0	25.5	25.5	9.75	761	0.0
45	Efros, Stefan	1475	MDA	+61B	+50N	−5B	+32N	−13B	=24N	−18B	−31N	−36B	3.5	39.0	40.0	11.50	730	-34.0
46	FIDE 13922262	0	—	−25B	−52N	+58B	−27N	+50N	−20B	=37N	+57B	−32N	3.5	33.0	35.0	9.75	704	0.0
47	FIDE 13915533	0	—	−13B	−37N	+59B	−28N	=30B	−36N	−49B	+?N	+58B	3.5	32.0	32.0	6.50	694	0.0
48	FIDE 13918001	0	—	+?B	−39N	−37B	+53N	=34B	−35N	−36B	=51N	=50B	3.5	31.5	31.5	8.50	1274	0.0
49	FIDE 13920308	0	—	−9B	−42N	+62B	−24N	−23N	+57B	+47N	−41B	=?N	3.5	29.5	29.5	5.50	653	0.0
50	FIDE 13922742	0	—	+?N	−45B	−26N	−41N	−46B	+58B	−42N	+60B	=48N	3.5	27.0	27.0	5.25	675	0.0
51	Cojuhari, Stanislav	1429	MDA	+30N	−3B	=40N	−31N	−22B	+54B	−34N	=48B	−37N	3.0	38.5	41.5	11.75	773	-24.4
52	Ghitu, Arina	0	MDA	−10N	+46B	+?N	−7B	−33N	−43B	F	+55N	−29B	3.0	34.0	34.0	6.50	792	0.0
53	FIDE 13922351	0	—	−17N	−33B	+56N	−48B	+57N	+41B	−27N	−42B	−44N	3.0	33.5	35.5	9.00	640	0.0
54	FIDE 13920812	0	—	−38N	F	+27B	−25N	−18B	−51N	+56B	−28N	+55B	3.0	33.5	33.5	11.00	660	0.0
55	Seremet, Nikita	0	MDA	−2N	−?B	+44N	+?B	−19N	+37B	−20N	−52B	−54N	3.0	33.0	33.0	8.50	714	0.0
56	FIDE 13922327	0	—	−28B	−24N	−53B	+58N	−?N	+?B	−54N	−?B	+61N	3.0	19.0	19.0	3.00	674	0.0
57	FIDE 13917102	0	—	−3N	+30B	−17N	F	−53B	−49N	+61B	−46N	F	2.0	30.5	30.5	6.00	704	0.0
58	FIDE 13922726	0	—	−19N	−29B	−46N	−56B	+61B	−50N	+60N	−44B	−47N	2.0	29.5	30.5	2.50	657	0.0
59	Jalba, Nichita	0	MDA	−8N	−41B	−47N	+62N	+44B	−23B	F	F	F	2.0	25.5	25.5	4.00	669	0.0
60	FIDE 13921010	0	—	−15B	−18N	−43B	+61N	=36B	−30N	−58B	−50N	F	1.5	32.0	33.0	3.25	666	0.0
61	FIDE 13922122	0	—	−45N	−?B	−30N	−60B	−58N	+44B	−57N	F	−56B	1.0	21.0	21.0	4.00	675	0.0
62	FIDE 13922734	0	—	−16N	−20B	−49N	−59B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	714	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Chircu, DavidMDA
+108.8
6.0 pts · #5
2Grajdieru, IonMDA
+89.6
7.5 pts · #1
3Bezverhnii, AndreiMDA
+86.8
7.5 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Petrov, Damir E.MDA
-62.0
5.5 pts · #36
2Mamaliga, PaulaMDA
-57.2
5.0 pts · #34
3Andreiev, AndriiUKR
-48.4
5.5 pts · #7

Biggest upsets

R9+278 Elo gap
Chircu, David1453 beat Andreiev, Andrii1731
R4+176 Elo gap
Bezverhnii, Andrei1555 beat Andreiev, Andrii1731
R2+139 Elo gap
Chircu, David1453 beat Emelin, Egor1592