The 3rd Balta Albastra Ed Cup 2014 was organized by the Chess Club “Bicazul” and SC Tavias SRL Bacău on 4-7th December 2014 in Letea Veche, a commune in Bacău County, Romania.
The event was a 7-round Swiss tournament, valid for FIDE and Romanian rating, with tempo of play 90′ + 30″.
Moldovan players IM Sergei Bargan and GM Vasile Sanduleac shared first place with 6/7 points, but Bargan prevailed on a better tie-break score and took the trophy.
Romanian IM Lucian Filip emerged cleared third on 5.5 points. You can see the full standings below.
Final standings:
1 IM Bargan Sergei MDA 2274 6
2 GM Sanduleac Vasile MDA 2385 6
3 IM Filip Lucian ROU 2428 5,5
4 CM Martian Dragos-Daniel ROU 2226 5
5 I Budur Costel ROU 2030 5
6 CM Scripcaru George-Daniel ROU 2191 4,5
7 CM Pirici Gheorghe ROU 1440 4,5
8 CM Ifrim Silviu ROU 2108 4,5
9 I Padurariu Mihai-Edward ROU 1647 4,5
10 I Anitei Ion ROU 2100 4,5
11 II Negrut Janica ROU 1705 4,5
12 I Lazar Ionut-Flavius ROU 1931 4
13 I Sandu Dinu ROU 1840 4
14 Andronache Emanuel ROU 1001 4
15 II Tuchilus Iulian ROU 1130 3,5
16 II Bighiu Rares ROU 1651 3,5
17 I Beuran Liviu ROU 1700 3,5
18 I Iorga Corneliu ROU 1669 3,5
19 I Chis Bogdan-Vasile ROU 1822 3,5
20 II Nicola Anamaria-Ioana ROU 1527 3,5
21 Barsa Ioan ROU 1001 3,5
22 CM Gurguiatu Sandu ROU 1652 3,5
23 Cociorva Neculai ROU 1001 3
24 I Vacar Gligore ROU 1665 3
25 Pop Vasile ROU 1001 3
26 II Zaharia Ioan-Emil ROU 1440 3
27 Klitorakis Ioannis GRE 1426 3
28 Stan Ioan ROU 1001 3
29 Toma Adrian ROU 1001 3
30 III Barila Cristian-Dorin ROU 1140 2,5
31 Apostol Bogdan-Ioan ROU 1024 2,5
32 II Filip Andrei ROU 1268 2,5
33 I Ranceanu Ilie ROU 1638 2,5
34 II Pascu Mihai ROU 1538 2
35 II Stancila Ionut-Marian ROU 1218 2
36 II Grosu Constantin ROU 1666 2
37 Popa Alexandru-Eduard ROU 1001 1,5
