National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 9
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2026 in Caciulata, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1052, and top seed was Emilia-Elena Minastireanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1543).
Ilinca-Natalia Oprisan (🇷🇴 ROU, 1533) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Maria-Ioana Ramureanu (5.5) and Emilia-Elena Minastireanu (4.5). Oprisan broke clear in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsIlinca-Natalia Oprisan led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Ilinca-Natalia Oprisan never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Ilinca-Natalia Oprisan drew with Maria-Ioana Ramureanu (Black).
Ilinca-Natalia Oprisan 4 wins (R4–R7)Maria-Ioana Ramureanu 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ilinca-Natalia Oprisan | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Maria-Ioana Ramureanu | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Emilia-Elena Minastireanu | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Teodora Pintea | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oprisan, Ilinca-Natalia | 1533 | ROU | +10N | +6B | =2N | +3B | +4N | +5B | +7N | 6.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 20.75 | 1895 | +112.4 |
| 2 | Ramureanu, Maria-Ioana | 1530 | ROU | +7B | +4N | =1B | +5N | +10B | +6N | −3B | 5.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 16.75 | 1652 | +32.4 |
| 3 | Minastireanu, Emilia-Elena | 1543 | ROU | −4B | +7N | +5B | −1N | +8B | =10N | +2N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 13.25 | 1474 | -8.8 |
| 4 | Pintea, Teodora | 1459 | ROU | +3N | −2B | +9N | +6B | −1B | F | +5N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.50 | 1596 | +45.6 |
| 5 | Caramet, Otilia-Rhea | 1519 | ROU | +8N | +9B | −3N | −2B | +11N | −1N | −4B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 5.00 | 670 | -93.2 |
| 6 | Balan, Andreea-Maria | 1485 | ROU | +11B | −1N | +8B | −4N | +9N | −2B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.00 | 655 | -88.4 |
| 7 | Popescu, Ema-Natalia | 0 | ROU | −2N | −3B | +10N | −11B | F | +8N | −1B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 42242096 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −6N | +9B | −3N | −7B | +11N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 761 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Jacota, Casiana-Sofia | 0 | ROU | F | −5N | −4B | −8N | −6B | +11B | +10N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.50 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ivascu, Ilinca | 1446 | ROU | −1B | +11N | −7B | F | −2N | =3B | −9B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.25 | 1210 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 42248949 | 0 | — | −6N | −10B | F | +7N | −5B | −9N | −8B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Oprisan, Ilinca-NataliaROU+112.46.5 pts · #1
- 2Pintea, TeodoraROU+45.64.0 pts · #3
- 3Ramureanu, Maria-IoanaROU+32.45.5 pts · #2
- 1Caramet, Otilia-RheaROU-93.23.0 pts · #9
- 2Balan, Andreea-MariaROU-88.43.0 pts · #7
- 3Minastireanu, Emilia-ElenaROU-8.84.5 pts · #4