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National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 11

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20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2026 in Caciulata, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1502, and top seed was Sofia-Maria Stangu (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1629).

Sabina-Teodora Dutcovici (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1482) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Sofia-Maria Stangu (5.0) and Sofia-Ayana Valean (5.0). Dutcovici won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Sabina-Teodora Dutcovici (1482) beat Sofia-Maria Stangu (1629), a +147-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Caciulata, Romania
Dates
03 Jan 2026 β†’ 07 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 40 Moves in 75 Min. 30 Sec. / in 15 Min. 30 Sec. /
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Sofia-Maria Stangu1629
Avg top 10
1,502
Participants
20
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Sabina-Teodora Dutcovici led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Dutcovici7Stangu5Valean5Dumitru4.5Apostoaiei4.5Apostoaiei4
R4–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Sabina-Teodora Dutcovici never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Sabina-Teodora Dutcovici beat Sofia-Maria Stangu (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Sabina-Teodora Dutcovici 7 wins (R1–R7)Sofia-Maria Stangu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Sabina-Teodora Dutcovici*
1
1
β€”
2Sofia-Maria Stangu
0
*
Β½
1
3Sofia-Ayana Valean
0
Β½
*β€”
4Miruna-Ioana Dumitruβ€”
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Dutcovici, Sabina-Teodora1482ROU+8B+5N+3B+2B+7N+9N+6B7.026.530.530.502309+104.8
2Stangu, Sofia-Maria1629ROU+12B+10N+4Bβˆ’1N+8B=6N=3B5.028.532.020.501599-8.8
3Valean, Sofia-Ayana1470ROU+15B+18Nβˆ’1N+11B=6N+7B=2N5.026.528.517.001539+10.8
4Dumitru, Miruna-Ioana1482ROU+16N+19Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’6B+10N=8B+13N4.522.523.512.501684+44.8
5Apostoaiei, Maria1437ROU+20Nβˆ’1B=6N=16B+19N+13B=8N4.521.522.09.751534+6.4
6Apostoaiei, Magdalena1441ROU+?B=7N=5B+4N=3B=2Bβˆ’1N4.030.030.013.7514940.0
7Soica, Maria-Carmen1498ROU+11N=6B+10N+19Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’3N=9B4.027.528.512.501387-22.8
8Berariu, Maya-Daiana0ROUβˆ’1N+17B+13N+14Bβˆ’2N=4N=5B4.027.029.012.5014440.0
9Rinescu, Maria1585ROU=14Nβˆ’13B+17N+12B+11Nβˆ’1B=7N4.024.026.012.501408-14.8
10Stirb, Natalia-Eva1466ROU+17Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’7B+18Nβˆ’4B+19N+14N4.020.521.58.00709-53.2
11Craciun, Bianca-Maria0ROUβˆ’7B+15N+20Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’9B=12N+16B3.522.022.57.7511420.0
12Tudosescu, Maria-Teodora0ROUβˆ’2N+14B=16Nβˆ’9N=18B=11B+17N3.520.022.09.00755-26.8
13Pestroiu-Braun, Karina1533ROUβˆ’18B+9Nβˆ’8B+20N+16Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’4B3.021.522.07.001324-40.4
14Moroita, Maria0ROU=9Bβˆ’12N+15Bβˆ’8N+17B=16Nβˆ’10B3.021.023.08.2511810.0
15FIDE 422343360β€”βˆ’3Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’17B+20B+18N+19B3.016.517.03.506710.0
16Apostoaiei, Malvina0ROUβˆ’4B+?N=12B=5Nβˆ’13N=14Bβˆ’11N2.522.022.05.5012770.0
17FIDE 422490070β€”βˆ’10Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’9B+15Nβˆ’14N+20Bβˆ’12B2.021.522.03.506540.0
18Dosoftei, Anastasia-Elisa0ROU+13Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’10B=12Nβˆ’15B=20N2.019.520.05.0013970.0
19FIDE 422474200β€”Fβˆ’4N+18Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’15N1.022.022.02.006570.0
20FIDE 422620620β€”βˆ’5BFβˆ’11Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’17N=18B0.518.018.01.007260.0

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