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National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 7

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9 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2026 in Caciulata, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 329, and top seed was Eduard-Gabriel Netoiu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1493).

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici (🇷🇴 ROU, 1471) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Iosif Negrea (5.0) and Alexandru-Mihail Popescu (4.5). Dutcovici won solo starting round 4.

Location
🇷🇴Caciulata, Romania
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 07 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / in 15 Min. 30 Sec. /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
329
Participants
9
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
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1
2
1
1
1
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23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Dutcovici takes lead
R4 · LEADER CHANGE05 Jan

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici beat Iosif Negrea (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici 6 wins (R2–R7)Alexandru-Mihail Popescu 3 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Dutcovici, Sebastian-Andrei1471ROU=5N+4B+3N+7B+2N+9B+6B6.519.519.518.252256+48.0
2Negrea, Iosif0ROU+4N3B+8N+5B1B+7N+9N5.019.519.58.501603+22.0
3Popescu, Alexandru-Mihail0ROU=6B+2N1B+9NF+4B+8N4.520.520.510.2515130.0
4Netoiu, Eduard-Gabriel1493ROU2B1NF+8B+6B3N+7N3.021.521.55.501344-22.8
5Giafer, Erdal0ROU=1B+6N+7B2NFFF2.520.520.57.7514690.0
6FIDE 422610660=3N5B+9BF4N+8B1N2.517.517.53.257090.0
7Jacota, Albert-Tudor0ROU+9N+8B5N1NF2B4B2.018.018.01.00693-47.2
8FIDE 422610900F7N2B4N+9B6N3B1.017.017.00.006560.0
9FIDE 4226108207BF6N3B8N1N2B0.021.521.50.006690.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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