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Smart Galati Trophy 2025 - U10

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24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Galati, Romania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1556, and top seed was Sofia-Elena Sararu (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1638).

Sofia-Elena Sararu (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1638) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Luca-Stefan Cioboata (4.5) and Stefan Dragan (4.0). Sararu shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Tudor-Stefan Vank (1417) beat Sergiu Casapu (1582), a +165-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Galati, Romania
Dates
06 Dec 2025 β†’ 07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Sofia-Elena Sararu1638
Avg top 10
1,556
Participants
24
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—21
πŸ‡²πŸ‡©MoldovaΓ—2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Sofia-Elena Sararu led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
4
1
1
3
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Sararu takes lead
Sararu5Cioboata4.5Talaba4Dragan4Cristea4Vank3.5
R6 Β· LEADER CHANGE07 Dec

Sofia-Elena Sararu takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R5 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Sofia-Elena Sararu beat Luca-Stefan Cioboata (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Sofia-Elena Sararu 5 wins (R2–R6)Luca-Stefan Cioboata 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Sofia-Elena Sararu*
1
1
1
2Luca-Stefan Cioboata
0
*β€”
1
3David-Christian Talaba
0
β€”*β€”
4Stefan Dragan
0
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Sararu, Sofia-Elena1638ROUF+24B+10N+4B+2N+3B5.016.516.516.502324+75.2
2Cioboata, Luca-Stefan1577ROU+6B+18N+3B+17Nβˆ’1B=7N4.518.521.014.251693+38.8
3Dragan, Stefan1483ROU+19B+9Nβˆ’2N+7B+5Bβˆ’1N4.020.021.011.501595+30.4
4Talaba, David-Christian1611ROU+5B+13N=17Bβˆ’1N=9B+11N4.018.020.512.751638+11.2
5Cristea, David-Andrei1433ROUβˆ’4N+20B+21N+11Bβˆ’3N+12B4.015.016.08.001515+12.8
6Iorgu, Teodor-Razvan1425ROUβˆ’2N+16B=9B=14N=10N+17B3.516.519.010.001489+18.0
7Popov, Stelian1552ROUF+22N+8Bβˆ’3N+17B=2B3.515.515.59.251625+20.0
8Vank, Tudor-Stefan1417ROUF+12Bβˆ’7N=10B+24N+9N3.513.513.58.501650+50.4
9Casapu, Sergiu1582MDA+11Nβˆ’3B=6N+15B=4Nβˆ’8B3.018.021.09.751407-6.4
10Costache, Alexandru1501ROUF+14Nβˆ’1B=8N=6B+18N3.017.517.59.001570+20.4
11Barsan, Aria-Petra1431ROUβˆ’9B+19N+13Bβˆ’5N+14Bβˆ’4B3.017.018.07.001470+10.8
12Panait, David-Nicolas1546ROU=14Bβˆ’8N+22B+18N=13Bβˆ’5N3.016.017.06.501506-14.8
13Jurcanu, Nicolae1511MDA+20Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’11N+23B=12N=15B3.014.015.05.001252-67.6
14Ibanescu, Ianis-Anton0ROU=12Nβˆ’10B+20N=6Bβˆ’11N+23B3.013.514.55.251280-49.2
15Anghel, Andrei C.1412ROUβˆ’17B+23N=18Bβˆ’9N+19B=13N3.012.013.04.7513210.0
16Condurache, Efrem-Teodor0ROUβˆ’18Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’19B+22N+20B+21N3.09.010.03.0013160.0
17Oprisan, Ilinca-Natalia1556ROU+15N+21B=4Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’6N2.518.519.56.001214-40.8
18Zotic, Teodor-Andrei1474ROU+16Nβˆ’2B=15Nβˆ’12B+21Nβˆ’10B2.516.517.55.50737-49.6
19FIDE 422550310β€”βˆ’3Nβˆ’11B+16Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’15Nβˆ’22B1.014.015.03.006430.0
20Popov, Matei0ROUβˆ’13Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’14BFβˆ’16N+24B1.014.014.01.0013450.0
21Onica, Ioana0ROUFβˆ’17Nβˆ’5B+19Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’16B1.013.013.01.006590.0
22Potorac, Ianis-Andrei1466ROUFβˆ’7Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’23N+19N1.011.511.51.00752-26.4
23Cercel, Ilinca0ROUβˆ’24Nβˆ’15BFβˆ’13N+22Bβˆ’14N1.011.011.01.0013370.0
24Scarlet, Eduard-Nectarie1447ROU+23Bβˆ’1NFFβˆ’8Bβˆ’20N1.010.510.51.00739-33.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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