National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 11
27 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2026 in Caciulata, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1721, and top seed was Dragos-Ioan Rosca (🇷🇴 ROU, 1939).
Dragos-Ioan Rosca (🇷🇴 ROU, 1939) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Darius-Cristian Pana (6.0) and Rares-Stefan Pasat (5.0). Rosca took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Paul Pup (1405) beat Andrei-Constantin Ionescu (1575), a +170-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDragos-Ioan Rosca led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Dragos-Ioan Rosca takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Dragos-Ioan Rosca beat Darius-Cristian Pana (White).
Dragos-Ioan Rosca 5 wins (R3–R7)Darius-Cristian Pana 4 wins (R1–R4)Rares-Stefan Pasat 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dragos-Ioan Rosca | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Darius-Cristian Pana | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Rares-Stefan Pasat | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Aaron-Mathias Dragoi | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosca, Dragos-Ioan | 1939 | ROU | +12B | =9N | +6B | +5N | +2B | +8N | +3B | 6.5 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 29.50 | 2100 | +38.0 |
| 2 | Pana, Darius-Cristian | 1927 | ROU | +14N | +20B | +3N | +8B | −1N | +4N | +10B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 24.00 | 1972 | +14.4 |
| 3 | Pasat, Rares-Stefan | 1646 | ROU | +24B | +25N | −2B | +11N | +9N | +14B | −1N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.50 | 1769 | +42.0 |
| 4 | Dragoi, Aaron-Mathias | 1588 | ROU | +23N | +13B | −8B | +19N | +6N | −2B | +9N | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 16.50 | 1694 | +27.6 |
| 5 | Plesea, Luca-Matias | 1901 | ROU | =11B | =10N | +17B | −1B | +21N | =7N | +8B | 4.5 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 15.75 | 1748 | -40.0 |
| 6 | Damian, Beniamin-Ephraim | 1554 | ROU | +26B | =7B | −1N | +15N | −4B | +18B | +13N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1665 | +28.4 |
| 7 | Nistor, Darius-Ionut | 1678 | ROU | +17B | =6N | =9B | +20N | −8N | =5B | +15B | 4.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 16.00 | 1704 | +7.2 |
| 8 | Chelu, Tudor-Iulian | 1649 | ROU | +22N | +16B | +4N | −2N | +7B | −1B | −5N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 32.0 | 15.00 | 1746 | +27.6 |
| 9 | Lipovanu, Teodor | 1578 | ROU | +21B | =1B | =7N | +10N | −3B | +12N | −4B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 15.00 | 1703 | +51.2 |
| 10 | Oprea, Sorin-Andrei | 1722 | ROU | =19N | =5B | +22N | −9B | +11N | +20B | −2N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 12.00 | 1671 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Dicu, Teodor-Florentin | 1507 | ROU | =5N | =19B | +26N | −3B | −10B | +22N | +21B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1598 | +22.8 |
| 12 | Indrei, David-Nicholas | 1543 | ROU | −1N | +23B | =13N | =16B | +25N | −9B | =14N | 3.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 1396 | -22.8 |
| 13 | Laszlo, Zente-David | 0 | ROU | +15B | −4N | =12B | −18N | +27N | +16B | −6B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 8.75 | 1404 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Stan, Vlad | 1517 | ROU | −2B | −21N | +23B | +27N | +17B | −3N | =12B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.25 | 1448 | -23.2 |
| 15 | Ivascu, Petru | 1558 | ROU | −13N | +24B | =16N | −6B | +23N | +19B | −7N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 8.25 | 1517 | -4.4 |
| 16 | Fratila, Iacob-Andrei | 0 | ROU | +18B | −8N | =15B | =12N | =20B | −13N | +19N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Constantin, Radu-Mihai | 1442 | ROU | −7N | +27B | −5N | +26B | −14N | +25B | =18N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1333 | -20.4 |
| 18 | Hrehorciuc, Luca-Rafael | 1577 | ROU | −16N | −22B | +24N | +13B | =19B | −6N | =17B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 8.50 | 1379 | -52.4 |
| 19 | Dobre, Andrei-Catalin | 1450 | ROU | =10B | =11N | +25B | −4B | =18N | −15N | −16B | 2.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 6.50 | 1437 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Ionescu, Andrei-Constantin | 1575 | ROU | +27B | −2N | +21B | −7B | =16N | −10N | −24B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.75 | 1404 | -46.4 |
| 21 | Grigore, Eduard-Petru | 0 | ROU | −9N | +14B | −20N | +22B | −5B | F | −11N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 1453 | -8.8 |
| 22 | Munteanu, Adrian | 1422 | ROU | −8B | +18N | −10B | −21N | +26N | −11B | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1345 | -20.8 |
| 23 | Ganescu, Armand-Ioan | 0 | ROU | −4B | −12N | −14N | F | −15B | +27B | +25N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Pup, Paul | 1405 | ROU | −3N | −15N | −18B | −25B | F | +26N | +20N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1386 | -3.6 |
| 25 | Stoica, Octavian-Andrei | 0 | ROU | F | −3B | −19N | +24N | −12B | −17N | −23B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 2.00 | 1248 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 42251931 | 0 | — | −6N | F | −11B | −17N | −22B | −24B | +27N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Vladut, Andrei-Stefan | 0 | ROU | −20N | −17N | F | −14B | −13B | −23N | −26B | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Lipovanu, TeodorROU+51.24.0 pts · #5
- 2Pasat, Rares-StefanROU+42.05.0 pts · #7
- 3Rosca, Dragos-IoanROU+38.06.5 pts · #1
- 1Hrehorciuc, Luca-RafaelROU-52.43.0 pts · #14
- 2Ionescu, Andrei-ConstantinROU-46.42.5 pts · #22
- 3Plesea, Luca-MatiasROU-40.04.5 pts · #3
- R7+170 Elo gap
- R2+155 Elo gap
- R4+144 Elo gap