National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 15
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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 1877, and top seed was Marius Lucian Tatar (🇷🇴 ROU, 1995).
Matei Vasile (🇷🇴 ROU, 1990) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Dominik Seletye (5.0) and George-Ciprian Cernencu (5.0). Vasile won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Dominik Seletye (1787) beat Marius Lucian Tatar (1995), a +208-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Caciulata, Romania
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 07 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 75 Min. 30 Sec. / in 15 Min. 30 Sec. /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMatei Vasile led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Matei Vasile never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Matei Vasile drew with George-Ciprian Cernencu (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Matei Vasile won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matei Vasile | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2George-Ciprian Cernencu | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Dominik Seletye | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Eduard Andrei Ilie | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasile, Matei | 1990 | ROU | +21N | +11B | +6N | +10B | =4N | +2B | =3B | 6.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 25.25 | 2151 | +46.0 |
| 2 | Seletye, Dominik | 1787 | ROU | +24N | +3B | =5N | =8B | +6N | −1N | +10B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 19.00 | 2039 | +80.8 |
| 3 | Cernencu, George-Ciprian | 1872 | ROU | +14B | −2N | +9B | =13N | +12B | +4B | =1N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 31.0 | 21.25 | 1948 | +30.0 |
| 4 | Butuza, Stefan Aurelian | 1872 | ROU | +20N | +7B | =10N | +5B | =1B | −3N | =9B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 19.25 | 1933 | +26.8 |
| 5 | Mohonea, Alexandru | 1973 | ROU | +9B | +12N | =2B | −4N | +13B | =7N | =8B | 4.5 | 27.0 | 30.5 | 19.00 | 1881 | -29.2 |
| 6 | Santimbrean, Bogdan-Iacob | 1845 | ROU | +18N | +26B | −1B | +12N | −2B | +15N | =7B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 13.75 | 1827 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Malureanu, Andrei | 1730 | ROU | +25B | −4N | +19B | +11B | =8N | =5B | =6N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1872 | +46.4 |
| 8 | Ilie, Eduard Andrei | 1801 | ROU | =17B | +23N | +16B | =2N | =7B | =10B | =5N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 15.00 | 1855 | +24.8 |
| 9 | Radu, Victor Mihai | 1654 | ROU | −5N | +22B | −3N | +25B | +18N | +11B | =4N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 12.25 | 1838 | +57.6 |
| 10 | Tatar, Marius Lucian | 1995 | ROU | +15B | +13N | =4B | −1N | +16B | =8N | −2N | 4.0 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 14.50 | 1873 | -42.0 |
| 11 | Vitan, Daniel-Attila | 1817 | ROU | +19B | −1N | +24B | −7N | +17B | −9N | +14B | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 10.50 | 1688 | -39.2 |
| 12 | Oprea, Paul Angel Andrei | 1801 | ROU | +27N | −5B | +26N | −6B | −3N | +24B | +17N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 6.00 | 1672 | -33.2 |
| 13 | Beldiman, Tudor | 1803 | ROU | +22N | −10B | +20N | =3B | −5N | =16N | =15B | 3.5 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 10.75 | 1787 | -4.4 |
| 14 | Athyridis, Aristotelis | 1611 | ROU | −3N | =27B | +18N | −16N | +20B | +19B | −11N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 9.50 | 1672 | +16.8 |
| 15 | Popescu, Erick | 1719 | ROU | −10N | −18B | +22N | +24B | +19N | −6B | =13N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 7.75 | 1669 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Prignea, David-Cristian | 1790 | ROU | =23B | +17N | −8N | +14B | −10N | =13B | −21B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1654 | -48.0 |
| 17 | Rosu, Dragos Ioan | 1564 | ROU | =8N | −16B | +27N | =20B | −11N | +18B | −12B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 7.75 | 1645 | +25.2 |
| 18 | Diaconu, Costin-Silviu | 1586 | ROU | −6B | +15N | −14B | +23N | −9B | −17N | +24N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1514 | -23.6 |
| 19 | Varsescu, Andrei Alexandru | 1571 | ROU | −11N | +21B | −7N | +26B | −15B | −14N | +25N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 5.00 | 1478 | -21.2 |
| 20 | Neagu, Mihai-Adrian | 1629 | ROU | −4B | +25N | −13B | =17N | −14N | +26B | =23N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.25 | 1420 | -46.0 |
| 21 | Iorga, Flavius Stefan | 1705 | ROU | −1B | −19N | =23B | =27N | F | +25B | +16N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1578 | -33.6 |
| 22 | Topan, David | 1565 | ROU | −13B | −9N | −15B | F | −24N | +27B | +26N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 1465 | -19.6 |
| 23 | Basaraba, Mihai Sebastian | 1435 | ROU | =16N | −8B | =21N | −18B | −26N | F | =20B | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 1548 | +21.2 |
| 24 | Banica, Eric-Mihai | 0 | ROU | −2B | F | −11N | −15N | +22B | −12N | −18B | 1.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Virag, Zoltan Mark | 0 | ROU | −7N | −20B | F | −9N | +27B | −21N | −19B | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.00 | 1347 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Bilis, Andrei | 0 | ROU | F | −6N | −12B | −19N | +23B | −20N | −22B | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.50 | 1364 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Mustatea, Ciprian | 1442 | ROU | −12B | =14N | −17B | =21B | −25N | −22N | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.25 | 1410 | -13.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Seletye, DominikROU+80.85.0 pts · #6
- 2Radu, Victor MihaiROU+57.64.5 pts · #10
- 3Malureanu, AndreiROU+46.44.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1Prignea, David-CristianROU-48.03.0 pts · #14
- 2Neagu, Mihai-AdrianROU-46.03.0 pts · #27
- 3Tatar, Marius LucianROU-42.04.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R7+208 Elo gap
- R6+163 Elo gap
- R2+134 Elo gap