Techirghiol Trophy 31st ed. U8
13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 04 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Techirghiol, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 294, and top seed was Carol-Bogdan Stefan (🇷🇴 ROU, 1517).
Carol-Bogdan Stefan (🇷🇴 ROU, 1517) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Victoria Korac (5.5) and Mircea Adochiei (5.0). Stefan won solo starting round 5.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCarol-Bogdan Stefan led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Carol-Bogdan Stefan never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Carol-Bogdan Stefan beat Victoria Korac (Black).
Carol-Bogdan Stefan 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Victoria Korac 3 wins (R5–R7)Mircea Adochiei 5 wins (R2–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carol-Bogdan Stefan | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Victoria Korac | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Mircea Adochiei | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Vlad-Gabriel Sirbu | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan, Carol-Bogdan | 1517 | ROU | +3N | +8B | +2N | =4B | +9N | +5B | +6N | 6.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 27.50 | 1634 | +12.4 |
| 2 | Korac, Victoria | 0 | ROU | +?N | +6B | −1B | =5N | +?B | +7N | +3B | 5.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 15.00 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Adochiei, Mircea | 0 | ROU | −1B | +?N | +12B | +10N | +7B | +4B | −2N | 5.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 13.00 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sirbu, Vlad-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | +13B | +12N | +9B | =1N | =5B | −3N | +8B | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 14.75 | 1510 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Puscasu, Iosif-Calin | 0 | ROU | F | +11B | +6N | =2B | =4N | −1N | +9B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Pirlog, Sebastian-Christian | 1425 | ROU | +7B | −2N | −5B | +11N | +10B | +9N | −1B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 11.00 | 710 | -15.2 |
| 7 | FIDE 42252903 | 0 | — | −6N | +?B | +?N | +8B | −3N | −2B | +?B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Buteica, Tudor-Stefan | 0 | ROU | +?B | −1N | +11B | −7N | =?N | +10B | −4N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cristea, David-Andrei | 0 | ROU | +?B | +?B | −4N | +?N | −1B | −6B | −5N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 42236487 | 0 | — | −11N | +13B | +?N | −3B | −6N | −8N | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 42252946 | 0 | — | +10B | −5N | −8N | −6B | −13B | +?N | −?N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 42247438 | 0 | — | F | −4B | −3N | −?N | −?B | +13N | +?B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 42254973 | 0 | — | −4N | −10N | −?B | −?B | +11N | −12B | −?N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stefan, Carol-BogdanROU+12.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Sirbu, Vlad-GabrielROU+2.85.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 422364870.02.0 pts · #6
- 1Pirlog, Sebastian-ChristianROU-15.24.0 pts · #12
- 2FIDE 422364870.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Puscasu, Iosif-CalinROU0.04.0 pts · #2