National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Girls 15
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13 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 07 Jan 2026 in Caciulata, Romania. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1616, and top seed was Iulia Elena Isopescu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1863).
Ariana Badica (🇷🇴 ROU, WCM, 1849) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Iulia Elena Isopescu (6.0) and Maria Plesa (4.5). Badica shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 6.
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
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsWCM Ariana Badica led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE06 Jan
WCM Ariana Badica takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Ariana Badica drew with Iulia Elena Isopescu (Black).
R4–R7 · WIN STREAK
WCM Ariana Badica won 4 in a row (R4–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMAriana Badica | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Iulia Elena Isopescu | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Maria Plesa | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Karla Marina Panici | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badica, ArianaWCM | 1849 | ROU | +3N | +6B | =2N | +4B | +7N | +8B | +5N | 6.5 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 26.50 | 2044 | +47.6 |
| 2 | Isopescu, Iulia Elena | 1863 | ROU | +7B | +5N | =1B | +8N | +4B | =3N | +10B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 23.00 | 1907 | +18.0 |
| 3 | Plesa, Maria | 1481 | ROU | −1B | +8N | =7B | +11N | +6N | =2B | =4B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 15.00 | 1732 | +68.0 |
| 4 | Panici, Karla Marina | 1825 | ROU | +9B | +12N | +5B | −1N | −2N | +6B | =3N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 12.75 | 1703 | -28.4 |
| 5 | Szasz, Aida | 1645 | ROU | +13N | −2B | −4N | +12B | +9N | +7B | −1B | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 6.50 | 1657 | +0.8 |
| 6 | Puiu, Natalia | 1550 | ROU | +10B | −1N | +12B | +9N | −3B | −4N | =8N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.75 | 1481 | -20.4 |
| 7 | Olariu-Chilut, Sofia | 1490 | ROU | −2N | +13B | =3N | +10B | −1B | −5N | +11B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.25 | 1517 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Ancuta, Daria Alina | 1512 | ROU | +11N | −3B | +10N | −2B | +12N | −1N | =6B | 3.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.75 | 1366 | -28.4 |
| 9 | Stoica, Beatrice Karina | 1477 | ROU | −4N | +11B | +13N | −6B | −5B | −10N | +12N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1428 | -10.8 |
| 10 | Sirbu, Anastasia Maria | 0 | ROU | −6N | F | −8B | −7N | +11B | +9B | −2N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 42248906 | 0 | — | −8B | −9N | F | −3B | −10N | +12B | −7N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sirbu, Sofia Ioana | 0 | ROU | F | −4B | −6N | −5N | −8B | −11N | −9B | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bratu, Agnes-Andreea | 1466 | ROU | −5B | −7N | −9B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 732 | -50.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Plesa, MariaROU+68.04.5 pts · #3
- 2Badica, ArianaWCMROU+47.66.5 pts · #1
- 3Isopescu, Iulia ElenaROU+18.06.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Bratu, Agnes-AndreeaROU-50.40.0 pts · #12
- 2Panici, Karla MarinaROU-28.44.5 pts · #4
- 3Ancuta, Daria AlinaROU-28.43.5 pts · #10