Turneul "Regele de Fier", Editia a III-a - 2026

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66 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 08 Jun 2026 to 12 Jun 2026 in Chisinau, Moldova. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1779, and top seed was Dragos-Alexandru Padure (🇲🇩 MDA, 1997).

Iaroslav Zolotarev (🇲🇩 MDA, 1684) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Dragos-Alexandru Padure (7.5) and Razvan Holban (6.5). Zolotarev shared the lead from round 7 and won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Ilinca Talmaci (1469) beat Andrii Andreiev (1731), a +262-point gap.

Location

🇲🇩Chisinau, Moldova

Dates

08 Jun 2026 → 12 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇲🇩Dragos-Alexandru Padure1997

Avg top 10

1,779

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇲🇩Moldova×58

🇺🇦Ukraine×3

Top 3

🥇
Iaroslav Zolotarev
🇲🇩MDA·1684
8.0pts·2046perf+144.4
🥈
Dragos-Alexandru Padure
🇲🇩MDA·1997
7.5pts·1964perf-7.2
🥉
Razvan Holban
🇲🇩MDA·1781
6.5pts·1850perf+34.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Iaroslav Zolotarev led from R8; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Zolotarev8Padure7.5Turcanu6.5Holban6.5Cardas6Bilenko6— ex-leaders:Pascariled R4, #12

R6 · LEADER CHANGE10 Jun

Lukian Bilenko takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Iaroslav Zolotarev drew with Dragos-Alexandru Padure (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Iaroslav Zolotarev 3 wins (R7–R9)Otilia Turcanu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Iaroslav Zolotarev	*	½	1	1
2Dragos-Alexandru Padure	½	*	—	½
3Otilia Turcanu	0	—	*	—
4Razvan Holban	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Zolotarev, Iaroslav	1684	MDA	+45N	+58B	=13N	+3B	+4B	=2N	+6B	+7N	+10B	8.0	48.0	51.0	44.50	2046	+144.4
2	Padure, Dragos-Alexandru	1997	MDA	+23N	+32B	=19N	+5B	+18N	=1B	+9N	=3B	+12N	7.5	47.0	51.5	41.75	1964	-7.2
3	Holban, Razvan	1781	MDA	+59B	+22N	=6B	−1N	+32B	+7N	+16B	=2N	=8B	6.5	48.5	51.5	33.75	1850	+34.8
4	Turcanu, Otilia	1778	MDA	+53N	+26B	+57N	=12B	−1N	+19B	−5N	+16B	+15N	6.5	44.0	47.0	30.25	1800	+13.2
5	Cardas, Serghei	1757	MDA	+52B	=24N	+8B	−2N	+22N	=12B	+4B	=15N	=6B	6.0	47.0	50.5	32.00	1808	+25.6
6	Bilenko, Lukian	1676	UKR	+56N	+40B	=3N	+13B	+12N	+18B	−1N	−9B	=5N	6.0	46.5	50.0	29.75	1797	+59.6
7	Budan, David	1693	MDA	+42N	+17B	+39N	−18B	+11N	−3B	+14N	−1B	+25N	6.0	45.5	49.5	30.00	1676	-4.4
8	Larionov, Serghei	1796	MDA	+21N	=14B	−5N	=34B	+26N	+39B	=12N	+19B	=3N	6.0	43.0	47.0	30.00	1726	-22.1
9	Vrabie, Ion	1708	MDA	−40N	+36B	+23N	+17B	+14N	+20B	−2B	+6N	F	6.0	43.0	43.0	31.50	1800	+34.4
10	Albu, Radu	1559	MDA	+65B	+35N	−18N	+39B	−13N	+42B	+20N	+25B	−1N	6.0	41.0	41.5	23.00	1684	+38.8
11	Barbier, Emilia	1603	MDA	=36N	+60B	=14N	+40B	−7B	=34N	=33B	+39N	+20B	6.0	38.0	41.0	25.50	1633	+11.6
12	Madan, Bogdan	1691	MDA	+43B	+33N	+15B	=4N	−6B	=5N	=8B	+24N	−2B	5.5	47.0	51.0	28.25	1758	+33.2
13	Chendighilean, Vladislav	1824	MDA	+31B	+16N	=1B	−6N	+10B	=15N	−25B	+37N	=14B	5.5	46.5	51.0	30.50	1736	-30.8
14	Urechi, Maxim	1607	MDA	+29B	=8N	=11B	+41N	−9B	+27N	−7B	+44N	=13N	5.5	43.5	47.5	26.75	1655	+17.6
15	Bezverhnii, Andrei	1555	MDA	+51N	+20B	−12N	=57B	+35N	=13B	+18N	=5B	−4B	5.5	41.5	44.5	25.25	1776	+94.0
16	Turcan, Daniil	1618	MDA	+61N	−13B	=21N	+36B	+49N	+57B	−3N	−4N	+33B	5.5	39.0	42.0	21.00	1637	+6.8
17	Cravciuc, Danil	1545	MDA	+62B	−7N	+43B	−9N	+52B	−25N	+41B	+32N	=24B	5.5	38.0	40.5	21.00	1644	+33.6
18	Pascari, Ana	1710	MDA	+30B	+28N	+10B	+7N	−2B	−6N	−15B	=33N	=32B	5.0	45.5	50.0	26.50	1670	-20.4
19	Ababii, Vlad	1679	MDA	+47B	+27N	=2B	−20N	+33B	−4N	+28B	−8N	=30B	5.0	44.5	48.5	24.75	1683	+0.8
20	Bahmuteanu, Arianna	1703	MDA	+44B	−15N	+31B	+19B	+42N	−9N	−10B	+21B	−11N	5.0	42.5	46.5	23.00	1598	-48.8
21	Stasiuc, Egor	1485	MDA	−8B	+29N	=16B	=27N	=24B	+22N	=32B	−20N	+39B	5.0	41.0	45.0	24.00	1581	+32.8
22	Emelin, Egor	1592	MDA	+54B	−3B	=34N	+44N	−5B	−21B	+36N	=43N	+42B	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.25	1500	-36.4
23	Levinta, Maria	1498	MDA	−2B	+46N	−9B	+29N	=41B	−32N	=51B	+50N	+44B	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.25	1545	+6.4
24	Turcan, Egor	1590	MDA	+64N	=5B	=35N	−42B	=21N	+49B	+34N	−12B	=17N	5.0	38.5	40.5	20.50	1541	-19.6
25	Stepanov, Mark	0	UKR	−58N	=45B	+53N	+37B	=57N	+17B	+13N	−10N	−7B	5.0	38.0	41.0	22.50	1606	0.0
26	Ceban, Alexandru	1579	MDA	+50B	−4N	=44B	+38N	−8B	−41N	=59B	+46N	+43B	5.0	36.5	39.5	19.50	1589	+4.4
27	Popa, Cristian	1505	MDA	+63N	−19B	=49N	=21B	+40N	−14B	=43N	=29B	+41N	5.0	36.0	38.5	19.25	1464	-12.0
28	Grajdieru, Ion	1567	MDA	+49N	−18B	−40N	=43B	+38N	+36B	−19N	=34B	+45N	5.0	35.5	39.0	20.75	1467	-39.2
29	Nicolaescu, Tristan	0	MDA	−14N	−21B	+63N	−23B	+53N	+58B	=30N	=27N	+52B	5.0	35.5	38.0	17.50	1502	0.0
30	Talmaci, Ilinca	1469	MDA	−18N	−49B	+54N	=51N	=50B	+46N	=29B	+35B	=19N	5.0	34.0	37.5	20.50	1726	+52.0
31	Poleacova, Alexandra	1496	MDA	−13N	+61B	−20N	+47B	−39N	+56B	=50N	=41B	+40N	5.0	33.5	36.5	18.25	1668	+52.0
32	Nagornii, Daniil	1615	MDA	+46B	−2N	+52B	=33N	−3N	+23B	=21N	−17B	=18N	4.5	43.0	46.5	19.75	1601	-11.2
33	Sit, Lev	1514	MDA	+66N	−12B	+47N	=32B	−19N	+35B	=11N	=18B	−16N	4.5	40.0	40.5	16.75	1592	+30.4
34	Prociuc, Mihail	1472	MDA	−35B	+65N	=22B	=8N	+58N	=11B	−24B	=28N	=37B	4.5	39.0	39.5	16.75	1576	+40.0
35	Andreiev, Andrii	1731	UKR	+34N	−10B	=24B	+59N	−15B	−33N	+38B	−30N	+55B	4.5	38.5	41.5	18.00	1518	-96.8
36	Nistiriuc, Margarita	0	MDA	=11B	−9N	+55B	−16N	+59B	−28N	−22B	+54N	+50B	4.5	38.0	41.0	16.50	1495	0.0
37	Hariton, Luca	1564	MDA	−41B	=38N	+50B	−25N	+51B	=44N	+42B	−13B	=34N	4.5	35.0	38.5	17.50	1524	-12.4
38	Rotariuc, Alexei	1412	MDA	−57N	=37B	+45N	−26B	−28B	+60N	−35N	+56B	+49N	4.5	33.0	36.0	16.25	1467	+15.2
39	Ciobanu, Matei	0	MDA	+48B	+55N	−7B	−10N	+31B	−8N	+40N	−11B	−21N	4.0	42.0	45.5	16.50	1542	0.0
40	Zazuc, Matei	1466	MDA	+9B	−6N	+28B	−11N	−27B	+55N	−39B	+51N	−31B	4.0	40.5	44.0	18.00	1545	+26.8
41	Bahmuteanu, Alexandru	0	MDA	+37N	−57B	+58N	−14B	=23N	+26B	−17N	=31N	−27B	4.0	38.5	41.5	17.50	1509	0.0
42	Chircu, David	1453	MDA	−7B	+62N	+48B	+24N	−20B	−10N	−37N	+57B	−22N	4.0	38.5	41.0	14.50	1530	+28.0
43	Capcelea, David	1443	MDA	−12N	+66B	−17N	=28N	=55B	+48N	=27B	=22B	−26N	4.0	38.5	39.0	13.75	1494	+18.8
44	Manea, David	1457	MDA	−20N	+51B	=26N	−22B	+62N	=37B	+57N	−14B	−23N	4.0	36.5	39.0	13.75	1444	-6.4
45	Caraman, Vlad	1440	MDA	−1B	=25N	−38B	−55N	+65B	=54N	+48B	+59N	−28B	4.0	36.5	37.0	11.75	1427	-5.2
46	Ungurean, Yelizaveta	1405	MDA	−32N	−23B	+66N	−58B	+63N	−30B	+53N	−26B	+62N	4.0	31.0	31.5	9.00	1251	-41.6
47	Dede, Olga	1430	MDA	−19N	+63B	−33B	−31N	=54B	−51N	=61N	+58B	+57N	4.0	30.5	33.0	11.75	1488	+15.6
48	Mamaliga, Paula	1561	MDA	−39N	+56B	−42N	−49B	+60N	−43B	−45N	+64B	+61N	4.0	29.0	31.0	11.50	1363	-54.0
49	FIDE 13918958	0	—	−28B	+30N	=27B	+48N	−16B	−24N	=55B	=52N	−38B	3.5	37.5	41.0	15.00	1454	0.0
50	Turcan, Edvard	0	MDA	−26N	=53B	−37N	+61B	=30N	+52N	=31B	−23B	−36N	3.5	36.0	39.0	13.25	1453	0.0
51	Stangaci, Alexandru	0	MDA	−15B	−44N	+61N	=30B	−37N	+47B	=23N	−40B	=53N	3.5	35.5	38.5	13.75	1400	0.0
52	Svartcopf, Xenia	1474	MDA	−5N	+64B	−32N	+56B	−17N	−50B	+58N	=49B	−29N	3.5	34.5	36.5	10.25	1498	+4.4
53	Grib, Sofia	1476	MDA	−4B	=50N	−25B	=62N	−29B	+64N	−46B	+60N	=51B	3.5	33.0	35.0	9.75	792	-30.0
54	Panas, Robert	0	MDA	−22N	=59N	−30B	=60B	=47N	=45B	=56N	−36B	+64N	3.5	32.0	34.0	10.75	1349	0.0
55	Petrov, Damir E.	1607	MDA	=60N	−39B	−36N	+45B	=43N	−40B	=49N	+62B	−35N	3.5	31.5	34.0	11.75	1433	-38.4
56	Cojuhari, Stanislav	1429	MDA	−6B	−48N	+65B	−52N	+64B	−31N	=54B	−38N	+63B	3.5	31.0	31.5	6.75	724	-75.2
57	Arseni, Adelina	1670	MDA	+38B	+41N	−4B	=15N	=25B	−16N	−44B	−42N	−47B	3.0	39.0	43.0	13.75	1299	-130.0
58	Palivoda, Daniil	1505	MDA	+25B	−1N	−41B	+46N	−34B	−29N	−52B	−47N	+66N	3.0	38.0	38.5	9.50	1253	-64.0
59	Vrabie, Loredana	1481	MDA	−3N	=54B	+60N	−35B	−36N	+62B	=26N	−45B	F	3.0	33.5	33.5	9.75	1311	-30.8
60	Moraru, Gabriel	0	MDA	=55B	−11N	−59B	=54N	−48B	−38B	+66N	−53B	+65N	3.0	28.5	29.0	4.50	1122	0.0
61	Agafonov, Iaroslav	1408	MDA	−16B	−31N	−51B	−50N	+66B	=63N	=47B	+65N	−48B	3.0	28.5	29.0	4.25	1204	-35.2
62	FIDE 13920693	0	—	−17N	−42B	+64N	=53B	−44B	−59N	+63B	−55N	−46B	2.5	30.0	32.0	6.25	1067	0.0
63	FIDE 13922416	0	—	−27B	−47N	−29B	+65N	−46B	=61B	−62N	+66B	−56N	2.5	27.5	28.0	2.50	1069	0.0
64	Tagirs, Tiberiu	0	MDA	−24B	−52N	−62B	+66N	−56N	−53B	+65B	−48N	−54B	2.0	26.0	26.5	1.00	706	0.0
65	FIDE 13917110	0	—	−10N	−34B	−56N	−63B	−45N	=66B	−64N	−61B	−60B	0.5	28.5	29.0	0.25	662	0.0
66	FIDE 13922327	0	—	−33B	−43N	−46B	−64B	−61N	=65N	−60B	−63N	−58B	0.5	26.0	26.5	0.25	655	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Zolotarev, IaroslavMDA
+144.4
8.0 pts · #1
2Bezverhnii, AndreiMDA
+94.0
5.5 pts · #15
3Bilenko, LukianUKR
+59.6
6.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Arseni, AdelinaMDA
-130.0
3.0 pts · #53
2Andreiev, AndriiUKR
-96.8
4.5 pts · #17
3Cojuhari, StanislavMDA
-75.2
3.5 pts · #64

Biggest upsets

R8+262 Elo gap
Talmaci, Ilinca1469 beat Andreiev, Andrii1731
R1+242 Elo gap
Zazuc, Matei1466 beat Vrabie, Ion1708
R9+240 Elo gap
Dede, Olga1430 beat Arseni, Adelina1670