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Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026

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156 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Iasi, Romania. 12 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2240, and top seed was George Stoleriu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2374).

George Stoleriu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2374) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Lucas Rusu (5.5) and Rares Plugaru (5.5). Stoleriu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Maria Anistoroaei (WCM, 1712) beat George Paval (2154), a +442-point gap.

Location
🇷🇴Iasi, Romania
Dates
29 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇴FMGeorge Stoleriu2374
Avg top 10
2,240
Participants
156
Titled players · 12
GM×1
IM×1
FM×3
CM×6
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇴Romania×128
🇲🇩Moldova×17
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
65
22
8
2
4
3
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.5/6. Stoleriu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (23.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM George Stoleriu drew with CM Lucas Rusu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM George Stoleriu 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Lucas Rusu 4 wins (R1–R4)Rares Plugaru 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMGeorge Stoleriu*
½
2CMLucas Rusu
½
*
1
3Rares Plugaru*
4FMNicodim-Cosmin Stepanencu
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Stoleriu, GeorgeFM2374ROU+75N+24B+10N+5B=2B+25N5.523.026.023.252485+5.0
2Rusu, LucasCM2169ROU+84B+53N+15B+4B=1N+9B5.522.024.521.752464+76.4
3Plugaru, Rares2189ROU+59B+39N=33B+23B+18N+34N5.518.521.519.752301+10.0
4Stepanencu, Nicodim-CosminFM2353ROU+38B+35N+8B2N+23B+26B5.022.025.520.002282-5.4
5Dodoi, Matei-TeodorCM2175ROU+135B+89N+12B1N+15B+19N5.020.521.516.002204+16.0
6Sanduleac, VasileGM2331MDA+55N+20B13N+81B+24N+16B5.019.021.517.502214-4.8
7Panait, Razvan-Alexandru2037ROU+65N+16B54N+55B+20N+13B5.018.021.018.002056+9.6
8Sava, Bogdan1995ROU+124N+81B4N+86B+42N+14B5.017.519.014.002147+24.4
9Itkis, BorisIM2245ROU+67B+61N+22B=13N+28B2N4.520.523.516.002158-4.3
10Cazacu, Iustin-NicolasCM2036ROU+121B+66N1B+60N=12B+64N4.519.021.013.252045+8.4
11Ienasoaie, RafaelCM2179ROU+40N+43B=21N36B+108N+17B4.518.520.515.002006-17.4
12Cernencu, George-Ciprian1872ROU+110N+95B5N+56B=10N+37B4.518.520.513.251917+12.4
13Grebeniuc, Alexandra1988MDA+104B+60N+6B=9B=14N7N4.021.523.514.252146+51.2
14Calin, AlexandruFM2214ROU+63N=36B+27B+33N=13B8N4.020.023.014.252014-23.6
15Martici, Teodor1863ROU+100N+37B2N+57B5N+63B4.020.022.512.001860+4.0
16Golban, Liudmila1753MDA+76B7N+106B+77N+22B6N4.020.022.012.001899+17.8
17Ropota, Damian-Alexandru1647ROU+147B=18N+45B=21B+29N11N4.020.021.012.502022+88.4
18Alexa, Cosmin-Alex1942ROU+57N=17B+30B+138N3B=45N4.020.021.011.751874-7.0
19Rusu, Adrian1922ROU=92N=83B+31N+40B+27N5B4.019.021.514.001819-10.4
20Timpau, Vasile1809ROU+82B6N+104B+47N7B+59N4.019.021.011.001871+10.0
21Hanga, Wylly1963ROU+69B+46N=11B=17N=72B=43N4.018.521.514.001878-8.8
22Codru, Raul Cristian1970ROU+41N+51B9N+63B16N+71B4.018.521.513.001871-20.0
23Dascalescu, Adelin-Stefan1908ROU+87B+68N+105B3N4N+86B4.018.520.510.002027+39.2
24Turcu, Fanel1844ROU+122B1N+91B+107N6B+67N4.018.020.09.501919+10.6
25Mogirzan, Matei-ValeriuCM2175ROU+56NF+80B+58B+36N1B4.018.018.012.502139+3.6
26Marcu, Daria-Ana2034ROU+85N=58B=79B+131N+35B4N4.017.018.510.501932-20.0
27Anistoroaei, MariaWCM1712ROU+136N+29B14N+105N19B+57B4.017.018.010.002014+69.6
28Padure, Dragos-Alexandru1967MDA=101N+96B+93B+64N9N=48B4.016.018.511.001914-8.4
29Ienasoaie, Gabriel2034ROU+91B27N+88B+68N17B+93N4.016.018.510.501803-26.8
30Stan, Dante-Alexandru1686ROUF+112B18N+90B+61N+54B4.014.514.510.501954+68.0
31Pascariuc, Rolan1585MDA105B+114N19B+111N+60B+53N4.014.016.010.001824+57.6
32Grasu, Denis-Gabriel1757ROU+153B105N+69B=126N=97B+92N4.011.512.08.001736-6.4
33Dranga, Victor-Andrei1905ROU+90N+71B=3N14B+58NF3.519.021.511.252003+25.2
34Sabarez, IulianCM2061ROU+52B=88N+74B+50NF3B3.518.521.011.251984-10.0
35Scutaru, Mihai-Alexandru1778ROU+150N4B+65N+62B26N=40B3.518.519.58.751769-0.4
36Turcanu, Otilia1797MDA+140B=14N+120B+11N25BF3.518.019.09.502068+64.0
37Petrisor, Radu-Sebastian0ROU+107B15N+135B=53N+39B12N3.517.018.08.0017660.0
38Gavril, Ioan1613ROU4N82B+100N+94B+132N=49B3.516.017.58.251685+16.8
39Parvulescu, Nicu1763ROU+118N3B=83N+85B37N+126B3.516.017.57.251828+4.8
40Cebotari, Irina1598MDA11B+113N+149B19N+106B=35N3.516.017.06.751710+15.6
41Radu, Andrei M.1544ROU22B+142N53B+76N=46B+109N3.515.516.57.751664+16.8
42Hurmuzache, Mihnea1756ROUF+119B=62N+84N8B+56B3.515.515.59.001778+7.2
43Arhire, Mircea1768MDA+111B11N+125BF+83N=21B3.514.514.58.001873+14.0
44Dumitru, Luca-Serban1925ROU+106BF58N+73B=79N+55B3.514.014.09.501788-13.6
45Ciomaga, Andrei1763ROU+113BF17N+96B+124N=18B3.514.014.08.001782+4.0
46Manolachi, Tudor-Gabriel1669ROU+130N21B82N+110B=41N+124B3.513.515.06.751602-18.8
47Andrusca, Sergiu-Mirel1622ROU+144N54B+115N20B=112N+95B3.513.514.56.501449-25.2
48Filip, Gabriel1836ROU=62NF=124B+120N+74B=28N3.513.513.59.251810-0.4
49Sfichi, Andrei1967ROU+125B72N=127B+109N=53B=38N3.513.014.57.501694-69.2
50Leca Andrei, Anastasia1875ROUF+98N+109B34B+138N=72N3.512.012.07.001873+2.8
51Stencau, Filip1670ROU+154B22N=87B97N+125B+127N3.512.012.04.251609-18.4
52Otic, Mateo-Stefan1584ROU34N137B+141N+117B=81N+138B3.510.011.05.251795+27.2
53Andries, Alexia1741ROU+137N2B+41N=37B=49N31B3.020.021.08.001726-9.6
54Morariu, Adrian1868ROU+78B+47N+7BFF30N3.019.019.011.501897+5.0
55Patrascu, Maria1610ROU6B+140N+78B7N+104B44N3.018.519.56.001741+28.0
56Bejan, Eduard-Mihail1596ROU25B+76N+133B12N+77B42N3.018.019.57.501637+3.2
57Silivestru, Dominic-Andrei1520ROU18B+147N+66B15N+68B27N3.018.019.07.001702+38.0
58Vrabie, Ion1731MDA+114B=26N+44B25N33B=96N3.017.519.58.751846+22.4
59Dumitru, Rucsandra Sofia1602ROU3N70B+148N+118B+62N20B3.017.518.56.001485-25.2
60Guguta, Andrei1705ROU+141N13B+110N10B31N+112B3.016.517.55.001643-20.0
61Chis, Bogdan-Vasile1766ROU+70N9BF+75N30B+120N3.016.516.58.001782+1.0
62Gorgos, Daniel1438MDA=48B+99N=42B35N59B+107N3.016.018.08.001708+72.8
63Zalevschi, Anastasia1604MDA14B+111N+132B22N+119B15N3.016.017.55.501705+23.2
64Dorobat, Alexia1803ROU+94NF+73B28B+126N10B3.015.515.57.001807+5.2
65Adam, Ioan1584ROU7B+129N35B+113N93B+111N3.015.016.55.501522-8.4
66Nanu, Alexandra-Gabriela1720ROU+139N10B57N+87N=84B=83B3.015.016.06.001573-41.6
67Damaschin, Gheorghe1607ROU9N94B+136N+143B+70N24B3.015.016.05.001495-14.0
68Ghita, Levi1641ROU+155N23B+70N29B57N+149B3.015.015.04.001542-13.2
69Antonesi, Gabriel1528ROU21N+151B32N+116B86N+118B3.014.515.55.00968-28.0
70Grigore, Eduard-Petru0ROU61B+59N68B+135N67B+104N3.014.015.06.001629+50.0
71Niculescu, Stefan-Gabriel1627ROU+145B33N77B+149N+91B22N3.014.015.04.501540-22.4
72Afloarei, Jenica1693ROU+116N+49BFF=21N=50B3.013.013.09.252060+28.0
73Ionescu, Daria S.1623ROU+134BF64N44N+87B+82N3.013.013.06.501670+8.8
74Cristea, Razvan Andrei1708ROU+148BF34N+98B48N+85B3.013.013.06.001758+6.8
75Bunghez, Matei1620ROU1BF+153N61B+128N+108B3.012.512.54.001720+5.8
76Sufaru, Mircia0ROU16N56B+155N41B+156N+106N3.012.512.52.0014070.0
77Magurean, Marius-Daniel1488ROU152N+145B+71N16B56N+137B3.012.013.05.001522+4.4
78Ionita, Gheorghe1474ROU54N+144B55N99B+136N+116B3.011.512.54.00915-12.8
79Tanase, David Nicolae1702ROU+128BF=26NF=44B+97N3.011.511.57.751945+36.8
80Vajda, Iulia-Alexandra1738ROU+146BF25N=127N+82B=101B3.011.511.55.501689-11.6
81Ardeleanu, Calin I.1714ROU+129B8N+92B6N=52BF2.518.520.05.751717-3.4
82Bejan, Eric1435ROU20N+38N+46B=108B80N73B2.517.019.08.001642+52.0
83Alexa, Sebastian-Ioan1583ROUF=19N=39B+89N43B=66N2.516.516.57.751785+53.6
84Barbier, Emilia1586MDA2N+117B+156N42B=66NF2.516.516.53.501549-6.8
85Tumurug, Bogdan-Ioan1576ROU26B+148N=89B39N+102B74N2.515.516.54.751479-17.2
86Horia, Stefan1606ROUF+143B=108N8N+69B23N2.515.015.05.001710+14.0
87Jugaru, Victor1501ROU23N+155B=51N66B73N+128B2.515.015.03.251406-16.8
88Madan, Bogdan1738MDA+115N=34B29N124B+90N103B2.514.516.06.251606-38.8
89Turcu, Florin1753ROU+117N5B=85N83B98N+143B2.514.515.54.251392-36.2
90Vrabie, Loredana1501MDA33B=102N+139B30N88B+115N2.514.515.54.25974-22.4
91Ionita, Ioan1570ROU29N+136B24N+137B71N=94B2.514.515.53.251398-17.4
92Tanase, Stefan-Darius1505ROU=19BF81N+114N+107B32B2.514.514.56.001666+26.8
93Rusu, Vasile1691ROU+142BF28N=101B+65N29B2.514.514.55.251694-2.6
94Grib, Sofia1432MDA64B+67N131B38N+114B=91N2.514.015.56.251501+13.6
95Livadaru, Petru0ROU+123B12N126B=125N+135B47N2.513.014.03.7515860.0
96Cotet-Chiperi, Gheorghe1592ROUF28N+150B45N+133B=58B2.513.013.04.001663+7.4
97Samson, Ioan1502ROUF108B+154N+51B=32N79B2.512.512.55.501632+11.8
98Vieriu, Ianis-Andrei1555ROUF50B+146N74N+89B=99B2.512.512.54.751679+31.2
99Horia, Ilie-Ionel1651ROUF62B=112N+78N=127B=98N2.512.012.06.001505-39.6
100Tacu, Alexandra1465ROU15B=123N38B139N+154B+129N2.512.012.02.501418-3.2
101Nedelcu, Stefan1538ROU=28BFF=93N+131B=80N2.511.011.06.251848+61.2
102Grajdieru, Ion0MDA109N=90B119N+153B85N+140B2.510.010.52.751384-62.0
103Tcaciuc, Smaranda-Maria1594ROUFFF=133N+139B+88N2.55.05.04.251777+17.2
104Portariuc, Gheorghe1557ROU13N+141B20N+115B55N70B2.016.017.03.00918-27.6
105Paval, George2154ROU+31N+32B23N27BFF2.016.016.08.001794-31.4
106Dascalescu, Petru1509ROU44N+130B16N+156B40N76B2.015.515.51.50947-12.4
107Cristea, Valentin-Ioan1624ROU37N+122B+137N24B92N62B2.015.016.03.001372-27.4
108Tiron, Maricel1748ROUF+97N=86B=82N11B75N2.015.015.05.001594-39.6
109Iavorschi, Andrei1639ROU+102BF50N49B+122N41B2.015.015.04.501522-26.4
110Chircu, David1475MDA12B+134N60B46N115B+142N2.014.515.52.50949-21.6
111Sbarcea, Rebecca1405ROU43N63B+151N31B+141N65B2.014.515.52.00835-35.6
112Muntean, Adrian1489ROUF30N=99B+129N=47B60N2.014.514.54.501473-3.2
113Diaconu, Tudor-Andrei0ROU45N40B+130N65B116N+151B2.013.514.52.508470.0
114Grasu, Vlad-Stefan0ROU58N31B+145N92B94N+144B2.013.014.02.007640.0
115Baciu, Florin0ROU88B+121N47B104N+110N90B2.012.514.54.0014580.0
116Biscubschi, Zoey-Lorelai0ROU72B125N+140B69N+113B78N2.012.513.53.0012900.0
117Paltinus, Alexandru-Ioan0ROU89B84N+134B52N+145B119N2.012.013.02.508140.0
118Zamfirachi, Matei-Dorian0ROU39B135N+147B59N+142B69N2.011.512.52.008200.0
119Toma, Nicu-Marius1512ROUF42N+102BF63N+117B2.011.011.04.50883-11.2
120Silica, David-Stefan1621ROU+156BF36N48B+146N61B2.011.011.01.001507-22.0
121Hariuc, Costina Ilina1584ROU10N115B=128N146B=153N+141B2.010.010.52.00893-32.8
122Ciobanu, Andy-Gabriel1456ROU24N107N+142BF109B+139N2.010.010.02.00905-25.2
123Petriman, Ion1629ROU95N=100B=143N132BF+136B2.08.59.52.751259-19.4
124Varzari, Tudor-Constantin1559ROU8BF=48N+88N45B46N1.518.019.54.251645+15.2
125Minastireanu, Emilia-Elena1543ROU49N+116B43N=95B51NF1.515.016.03.25984-22.4
126Cazacu, Maria-Sofia1611ROUFF+95N=32B64B39N1.513.013.04.501502-15.6
127Lipovanu, Teodor1578ROUFF=49N=80B=99N51B1.512.512.54.501669+17.6
128Chiuda, Filip Ioan0ROU79NF=121B+150N75B87N1.512.013.02.0014160.0
129Ciobanu, Dominic-Andrei0ROU81N65B+144N112B=143N100B1.511.012.01.507550.0
130Cracana, David-Ilie0ROU46B106N113B=134N+150B133N1.510.511.51.7513110.0
131Radu, Victor Mihai1654ROUFF+94N26B101N=132B1.510.510.53.251532-30.0
132Trifan, Petru1474ROUFF63N+123N38B=131N1.510.010.02.751537+12.4
133Munteanu, Adrian1422ROUFF56N=103B96N+130B1.59.59.52.751328-12.8
134FIDE 42248582073N110B117N=130B140N+154B1.59.59.50.757100.0
135Ungureanu, Mitica1597ROU5N+118B37N70B95NF1.016.017.02.00933-15.0
136Stencau, Pavel0ROU27B91N67B+154N78B123N1.014.514.50.008000.0
137Sticea, Stefan-Petru0ROU53B+52N107B91NF77N1.014.016.03.5013660.0
138Pomirleanu, Ioana-Cristiana1672ROU+151NFF18B50B52N1.013.013.01.001006-40.4
139Covalciuc, Ermina-Ioana0ROU66BF90N+100B103N122B1.012.512.52.5013040.0
140Chirila, Tudor-Ioan1431ROU36N55B116NF+134B102N1.012.512.51.50908-14.4
141FIDE 42260760060B104N52B+155N111B121N1.012.512.50.007740.0
142FIDE 42262143093N41B122N+144B118N110B1.012.013.01.007450.0
143Barnusca, Tudor-Calin0ROUF86N=123B67N=129B89N1.011.511.51.7513280.0
144FIDE 42253802047B78N129B142N+147B114N1.011.012.01.007480.0
145FIDE 42262186071N77N114B+151B117NF1.011.011.51.007540.0
146Filip, Elena0ROU80NF98B+121N120BF1.011.011.02.001429+3.6
147FIDE 42251389017N57B118N148B144N+155B1.011.011.00.007880.0
148FIDE 42251320074N85B59B+147N149BF1.010.511.51.008230.0
149Bruckner, Ingrid1462ROUFF40N71B+148N68N1.010.510.51.008230.0
150Capatina, Sara-Eleonora1424ROU35BF96N128B130N+156B1.09.09.00.00886-15.6
151FIDE 422553250138B69N111B145N+155B113N1.09.09.00.007380.0
152Oasenegre, Mircea1884ROU+77BFFFFF1.04.04.03.002284+1.6
153Ungureanu, Andrei V.0ROU32NF75B102N=121BF0.512.512.51.0013810.0
154FIDE 42262151051NF97B136B100N134N0.011.011.00.007350.0
155FIDE 42252024068B87N76B141B151N147N0.010.511.50.007730.0
156FIDE 422566230120NF84B106N76B150N0.010.510.50.007300.0

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