Luceafarul Cup - 6th ed.
8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 11 Jan 2026 in Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 381, and top seed was Razvan-Daniel Laszlo (🇷🇴 ROU, 1577).
Sofia-Ayana Valean (🇷🇴 ROU, 1470) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Razvan-Daniel Laszlo (5.0). Valean won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Sofia-Ayana Valean (1470) beat Razvan-Daniel Laszlo (1577), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSofia-Ayana Valean led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Sofia-Ayana Valean never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Sofia-Ayana Valean beat Razvan-Daniel Laszlo (White).
Sofia-Ayana Valean 6 wins (R1–R6)Razvan-Daniel Laszlo 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sofia-Ayana Valean | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Razvan-Daniel Laszlo | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3FIDE 42229553 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 42261031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valean, Sofia-Ayana | 1470 | ROU | +4B | +5N | +2B | +7N | +3B | +6N | 6.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 2285 | +20.8 |
| 2 | Laszlo, Razvan-Daniel | 1577 | ROU | +8N | +3B | −1N | +6B | +5N | +4B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.00 | 671 | -20.8 |
| 3 | FIDE 42229553 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +4B | +5N | −1N | +?B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 42261031 | 0 | — | −1N | +6B | −3N | +?B | +7B | −2N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Muntean, Andreea-Maria | 0 | ROU | +?N | −1B | +6N | −3B | −2B | +7N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Gurzo, Ionut-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | +7B | −4N | −5B | −2N | +?N | −1B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 42253861 | 0 | — | −6N | +?B | +?N | −1B | −4N | −5B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 42250870 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Valean, Sofia-AyanaROU+20.86.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 422295530.04.0 pts · #5
- 3Muntean, Andreea-MariaROU0.03.0 pts · #7
- 1Laszlo, Razvan-DanielROU-20.85.0 pts · #3
- 2FIDE 422295530.04.0 pts · #5
- 3Muntean, Andreea-MariaROU0.03.0 pts · #7
- R3+107 Elo gap