Phoenix Cup - 12th ed. U14
5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Buzau, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 920, and top seed was Irina Carip (🇷🇴 ROU, 1605).
Emilian Brasoveanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1496) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Adrian-Ionut Barbu (3.0) and Irina Carip (2.5). Brasoveanu shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Adrian-Ionut Barbu (1498) beat Irina Carip (1605), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 5 · 5 roundsEmilian Brasoveanu led from R5 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Irina Carip takes the sole lead (1.5/2).
Emilian Brasoveanu beat Adrian-Ionut Barbu (Black).
Emilian Brasoveanu won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇴Brasoveanu, Emilian | 1496 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 5.25 | 6.5 | +22.8 | 1722 |
| 2 | 🇷🇴Barbu, Adrian-Ionut | 1498 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.50 | 7.0 | +10.8 | 1556 |
| 3 | 🇷🇴Carip, Irina | 1605 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.75 | 7.5 | -33.6 | 1287 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴Ciobanu, Eduard-Gabriel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 721 |
| 5 | 🇷🇴Voinea, Eduard-Alexandru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 721 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Brasoveanu, EmilianROU+22.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Barbu, Adrian-IonutROU+10.83.0 pts · #2
- 3Voinea, Eduard-AlexandruROU0.00.0 pts · #5
- 1Carip, IrinaROU-33.62.5 pts · #3
- 2Voinea, Eduard-AlexandruROU0.00.0 pts · #5
- 3Ciobanu, Eduard-GabrielROU0.01.0 pts · #4
- R5+107 Elo gap