Phoenix Cup - 12th ed. U10
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Buzau, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 330, and top seed was Darius-Cristian Pana (🇷🇴 ROU, 1789).
Darius-Cristian Pana (🇷🇴 ROU, 1789) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Stefan Dragan (4.5) and Rares-Christian Craciun (4.0). Pana won solo starting round 4.
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 roundsDarius-Cristian Pana led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Darius-Cristian Pana never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Darius-Cristian Pana beat Stefan Dragan (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Darius-Cristian Pana 6 wins (R1–R6)Stefan Dragan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Darius-Cristian Pana | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Stefan Dragan | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Rares-Christian Craciun | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Teodora-Maria Gheorghe | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pana, Darius-Cristian | 1789 | ROU | +5B | +8N | +3B | +2N | +4B | +6N | 6.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 20.00 | 2308 | +4.4 |
| 2 | Dragan, Stefan | 1508 | ROU | +9B | +7N | +8B | −1B | +6N | =3N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1065 | -4.4 |
| 3 | Craciun, Rares-Christian | 0 | ROU | +6N | +4B | −1N | =?B | +?N | =2B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Gheorghe, Teodora-Maria | 0 | ROU | +?B | −3N | +7B | +5N | −1N | +8B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Dosoftei, Anastasia-Elisa | 0 | ROU | −1N | +10B | +?N | −4B | +?N | +7B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1733 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Minastireanu, Emilia-Elena | 0 | ROU | −3B | =?N | +9B | +7N | −2B | −1B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 42248787 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | −4N | −6B | +10B | −5N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Birsan, Nicolae-Cristian | 0 | ROU | +10N | −1B | −2N | −?B | F | −4N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 42228476 | 0 | — | −2N | −?B | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 708 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Vasile, Mihai | 0 | ROU | −8B | −5N | −?B | F | −7N | −?B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 800 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pana, Darius-CristianROU+4.46.0 pts · #4
- 2FIDE 422284760.00.0 pts · #7
- 3Minastireanu, Emilia-ElenaROU0.02.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Dragan, StefanROU-4.44.5 pts · #9
- 2Minastireanu, Emilia-ElenaROU0.02.5 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 422284760.00.0 pts · #7