National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 13
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14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2026 in Caciulata, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1082, and top seed was Ioana-Cristiana Pomirleanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1672).
Emma Cretescu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1647) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Ioana-Cristiana Pomirleanu (5.0) and Otilia-Elena Ratea (5.0). Cretescu won solo starting round 3.
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×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsEmma Cretescu led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Emma Cretescu never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Emma Cretescu drew with Ioana-Cristiana Pomirleanu (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Emma Cretescu won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emma Cretescu | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ioana-Cristiana Pomirleanu | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Otilia-Elena Ratea | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Irina Ruja | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cretescu, Emma | 1647 | ROU | +8B | +5N | +4B | +3N | =2B | +11N | +9B | 6.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 24.00 | 1913 | +53.6 |
| 2 | Pomirleanu, Ioana-Cristiana | 1672 | ROU | +11N | =3B | =7N | +9B | =1N | +5B | =4N | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 19.00 | 1652 | -4.4 |
| 3 | Ratea, Otilia-Elena | 1529 | ROU | +12B | =2N | +5B | −1B | +8N | =4N | +11B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 15.75 | 1603 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Ruja, Irina | 1609 | ROU | +6N | +7B | −1N | =8B | +9N | =3B | =2B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 17.50 | 1619 | +1.2 |
| 5 | Virag, Anna-Timea | 1482 | ROU | +10N | −1B | −3N | +13B | +6B | −2N | +14N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 825 | -36.4 |
| 6 | Postolache, Maya-Stefania | 0 | ROU | −4B | +14N | −9B | +7B | −5N | +13N | +8B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.00 | 1296 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Grigore, Miruna-Ioana | 1472 | ROU | +14B | −4N | =2B | −6N | +13B | =8N | +12B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1452 | +0.8 |
| 8 | Dutescu, Teodora | 0 | ROU | −1N | +10B | +11N | =4N | −3B | =7B | −6N | 3.0 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 9.25 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Iorga, Elizabeth-Maria | 1407 | ROU | +13N | −11B | +6N | −2N | −4B | +10B | −1N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 8.00 | 846 | -25.6 |
| 10 | Ionescu, Maria | 0 | ROU | −5B | −8N | +12B | +14N | −11B | −9N | +13B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Zaharia, Sofia-Ana | 0 | ROU | −2B | +9N | −8B | F | +10N | −1B | −3N | 2.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 6.00 | 1380 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Toculet, Timeea-Alberta-Maria | 0 | ROU | −3N | +13B | −10N | F | F | +14B | −7N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 42248914 | 0 | — | −9B | −12N | +14B | −5N | −7N | −6B | −10N | 1.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.00 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Dragomir, Rebeca | 0 | ROU | −7N | −6B | −13N | −10B | F | −12N | −5B | 0.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cretescu, EmmaROU+53.66.5 pts · #1
- 2Ratea, Otilia-ElenaROU+10.85.0 pts · #4
- 3Ruja, IrinaROU+1.24.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Virag, Anna-TimeaROU-36.44.0 pts · #9
- 2Iorga, Elizabeth-MariaROU-25.63.0 pts · #12
- 3Pomirleanu, Ioana-CristianaROU-4.45.0 pts · #2