National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 9
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32 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2026 in Caciulata, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1613, and top seed was Luca-Stefan Cioboata (🇷🇴 ROU, 1706).
Luca-Stefan Cioboata (🇷🇴 ROU, 1706) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Alexandru-Mihai Mujat (6.0) and David-Christian Talaba (5.5). Cioboata shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Petru Popa-Cirlig (1417) beat Calin-Marian Necula (1634), a +217-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Caciulata, Romania
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 07 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 75 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / in 15 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsLuca-Stefan Cioboata led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jan
Luca-Stefan Cioboata takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Luca-Stefan Cioboata drew with Alexandru-Mihai Mujat (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Luca-Stefan Cioboata 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Alexandru-Mihai Mujat 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luca-Stefan Cioboata | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Alexandru-Mihai Mujat | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3David-Christian Talaba | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Vlad Tanasa | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cioboata, Luca-Stefan | 1706 | ROU | +20B | +8N | +3B | =2N | +9B | +4N | +5B | 6.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 29.00 | 1980 | +70.0 |
| 2 | Mujat, Alexandru-Mihai | 1652 | ROU | +16B | +14N | +9B | =1B | +4N | =3N | +10B | 6.0 | 28.5 | 32.0 | 26.00 | 1854 | +60.4 |
| 3 | Talaba, David-Christian | 1604 | ROU | +21N | +29B | −1N | +11B | +18N | =2B | +8N | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.5 | 19.00 | 1773 | +53.2 |
| 4 | Tanasa, Vlad | 1556 | ROU | +13B | +18N | +6B | +5N | −2B | −1B | +11N | 5.0 | 29.5 | 33.0 | 20.50 | 1739 | +53.2 |
| 5 | Haimana, Teodor-Nicolas | 1647 | ROU | =25N | +24B | +15N | −4B | +6B | +10N | −1N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 16.25 | 1633 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Sava, Daniel | 1682 | ROU | +7N | +11B | −4N | =10B | −5N | +17B | +9N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 18.00 | 1619 | -25.6 |
| 7 | Table, Levin-Filip | 1448 | ROU | −6B | +23N | =8B | =12N | =21B | +25N | +16B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 24.5 | 14.50 | 1576 | +31.2 |
| 8 | Bojica, Victor | 1520 | ROU | +27N | −1B | =7N | =17B | +26N | +12N | −3B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 12.50 | 1483 | -10.4 |
| 9 | Calugareanu, Kevin Gabriel | 1547 | ROU | +28B | +22N | −2N | +26B | −1N | +15B | −6B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 11.00 | 1445 | +0.4 |
| 10 | Marinescu, Rares | 1543 | ROU | =24N | +25B | +12B | =6N | +14B | −5B | −2N | 4.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 13.75 | 1642 | +30.8 |
| 11 | Momirleanu, Mihai-Vlad | 1537 | ROU | +23B | −6N | +16B | −3N | +22B | +14N | −4B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 13.00 | 1494 | -10.4 |
| 12 | Petrusel, Vlad-Andrei | 1556 | ROU | +17N | =15B | −10N | =7B | +13N | −8B | +20N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1489 | -28.0 |
| 13 | Sticea, Stefan-Petru | 0 | ROU | −4N | +31B | −14B | +28N | −12B | +23N | +22B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 9.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Stefan, Carol-Bogdan | 1508 | ROU | +32N | −2B | +13N | +19B | −10N | −11B | =15N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 1425 | -22.8 |
| 15 | Jugaru, Victor | 1501 | ROU | +30B | =12N | −5B | =20N | +23B | −9N | =14B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 9.25 | 1377 | -33.6 |
| 16 | Vorovenci, Vladimir-Stefan | 1443 | ROU | −2N | +32B | −11N | =22N | +30B | +18B | −7N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 1340 | -18.4 |
| 17 | Teodorescu, Sorin-Mihai | 0 | ROU | −12B | +30N | =18B | =8N | =20B | −6N | +25B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1471 | +17.2 |
| 18 | Sirbu, Vlad | 1465 | ROU | +31N | −4B | =17N | +29B | −3B | −16N | +26B | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 6.75 | 1354 | -30.0 |
| 19 | Necula, Calin-Marian | 1634 | ROU | −22B | +28N | =20B | −14N | −25B | +30N | +21B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.50 | 1381 | -54.0 |
| 20 | Peter, Patrick-Daniel | 1458 | ROU | −1N | +27B | =19N | =15B | =17N | =21N | −12B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 8.75 | 1419 | -18.0 |
| 21 | Oprea, Luca-Stefan | 1416 | ROU | −3B | −26N | +24N | +27B | =7N | =20B | −19N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 8.75 | 1357 | -19.6 |
| 22 | Popa-Cirlig, Petru | 1417 | ROU | +19N | −9B | =29N | =16B | −11N | +27B | −13N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.00 | 1431 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ionescu, Ioan | 0 | ROU | −11N | −7B | +31N | +24B | −15N | −13B | +27N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 6.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Sur, Alex | 0 | ROU | =10B | −5N | −21B | −23N | +32B | =26N | +28B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1274 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Beldiman, Matei-Ioan | 1419 | ROU | =5B | −10N | −26B | +32N | +19N | −7B | −17N | 2.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 5.75 | 1393 | -12.0 |
| 26 | Dobritoiu, Efrem | 0 | ROU | −29N | +21B | +25N | −9N | −8B | =24B | −18N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 42247438 | 0 | — | −8B | −20N | +30B | −21N | +28B | −22N | −23B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 3.00 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 42234050 | 0 | — | −9N | −19B | +32N | −13B | −27N | +31B | −24N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 734 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Gramada, Vladimir-Christian | 1518 | ROU | +26B | −3N | =22B | −18N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 740 | -34.4 |
| 30 | FIDE 42258669 | 0 | — | −15N | −17B | −27N | +31B | −16N | −19B | F | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Olteanu, Matei-Nicolae | 0 | ROU | −18B | −13N | −23B | −30N | F | −28N | +32B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 665 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 42262038 | 0 | — | −14B | −16N | −28B | −25B | −24N | F | −31N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cioboata, Luca-StefanROU+70.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Mujat, Alexandru-MihaiROU+60.46.0 pts · #2
- 3Tanasa, VladROU+53.25.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Necula, Calin-MarianROU-54.03.5 pts · #19
- 2Gramada, Vladimir-ChristianROU-34.41.5 pts · #28
- 3Jugaru, VictorROU-33.63.5 pts · #20
Biggest upsets
- R1+217 Elo gap
- R5+215 Elo gap
- R3+126 Elo gap