Phoenix Cup - 12th ed. U12
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Buzau, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 820, and top seed was Emilian Marcu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1506).
Luca-Gabriel Rotaru (🇷🇴 ROU, 1489) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Emilian Marcu (3.5) and Matei-Andrei Ciuciudau (3.5). Rotaru won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇷🇴Buzau, Romania
Dates
24 May 2025 → 25 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsLuca-Gabriel Rotaru led from R3; +2.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Luca-Gabriel Rotaru never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Luca-Gabriel Rotaru beat Emilian Marcu (Black).
R1–R6 · WIN STREAK
Luca-Gabriel Rotaru won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luca-Gabriel Rotaru | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Emilian Marcu | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Matei-Andrei Ciuciudau | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Maya-Stefania Postolache | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rotaru, Luca-Gabriel | 1489 | ROU | +6B | +9N | +4B | +2N | +3B | +7N | 6.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2276 | +34.8 |
| 2 | Marcu, Emilian | 1506 | ROU | +9B | +3N | =5B | −1B | +4N | −6N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Ciuciudau, Matei-Andrei | 1480 | ROU | +5N | −2B | +8N | +7B | −1N | =4B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 1302 | -18.8 |
| 4 | Postolache, Maya-Stefania | 1494 | ROU | +7N | +8B | −1N | =5B | −2B | =3N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.25 | 1311 | -16.0 |
| 5 | Grigore, Sophia | 0 | ROU | −3B | F | =2N | =4N | +6B | +8B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1283 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Brinzea, Razvan-Mihai | 0 | ROU | −1N | −7B | F | +8N | −5N | +2B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Predonescu, Raul | 0 | ROU | −4B | +6N | +9B | −3N | F | −1B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 42250579 | 0 | — | F | −4N | −3B | −6B | F | −5N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Horia, Robert-Andrei | 1415 | ROU | −2N | −1B | −7N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rotaru, Luca-GabrielROU+34.86.0 pts · #1
- 2Marcu, EmilianROU0.03.5 pts · #2
- 3Brinzea, Razvan-MihaiROU0.02.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Ciuciudau, Matei-AndreiROU-18.83.5 pts · #3
- 2Postolache, Maya-StefaniaROU-16.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Marcu, EmilianROU0.03.5 pts · #2