Romania National Women Championship 2026
SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Timisoara, Romania. 17 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2201, and top seed was Corina-Isabela Peptan (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2298).
Corina-Isabela Peptan (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2298) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Andreea-Marioara Cosman (6.5) and Elena-Luminita Cosma (6.0). Peptan shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Maria Patrascu (1608) beat Maria-Antonia Aldea (2023), a +415-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Timisoara, Romania
Dates
14 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 17
IM×1
WGM×2
WIM×6
WFM×4
WCM×4
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×34
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsIM Corina-Isabela Peptan led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE18 Feb
IM Corina-Isabela Peptan takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Corina-Isabela Peptan drew with WIM Andreea-Marioara Cosman (White).
R3–R6 · WIN STREAK
IM Corina-Isabela Peptan won 4 in a row (R3–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMCorina-Isabela Peptan | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2WIMAndreea-Marioara Cosman | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3WIMMiruna-Daria Lehaci | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4WIMJemal Ovezdurdyyeva | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peptan, Corina-IsabelaIM | 2298 | ROU | +17B | =16N | +30B | +4N | +5B | +8B | =3N | =6N | =2B | 7.0 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 36.00 | 2331 | +4.8 |
| 2 | Cosman, Andreea-MarioaraWIM | 2152 | ROU | +32B | =4N | =10B | =7N | +16B | =3B | +21N | +5B | =1N | 6.5 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 32.25 | 2288 | +35.6 |
| 3 | Cosma, Elena-LuminitaWGM | 2239 | ROU | +11B | +7N | =9B | =10N | =6B | =2N | =1B | +14N | =4B | 6.0 | 48.0 | 53.0 | 34.75 | 2250 | +2.6 |
| 4 | Lehaci, Miruna-DariaWIM | 2258 | ROU | +19N | =2B | +12N | −1B | =7N | +22B | =5N | +8B | =3N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 31.25 | 2249 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Ovezdurdyyeva, JemalWIM | 2201 | ROU | +34B | +23N | +6B | =9N | −1N | +21B | =4B | −2N | +10B | 6.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 25.25 | 2235 | +12.2 |
| 6 | Obada, EmaWFM | 2166 | ROU | +27N | +13B | −5N | +22B | =3N | =10N | +16B | =1B | =9N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 28.50 | 2206 | +14.6 |
| 7 | Sunea, Sara MariaWFM | 2011 | ROU | +26N | −3B | +13N | =2B | =4B | −9N | +20N | +16B | +12N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 28.75 | 2123 | +64.0 |
| 8 | Iordache, Alexia-AndreeaWFM | 2120 | ROU | −13N | +18B | +11N | +15B | +9B | −1N | =10B | −4N | +17B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 27.75 | 2111 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Sandu, MihaelaWGM | 2190 | ROU | +18N | +15B | =3N | =5B | −8N | +7B | −12N | +22B | =6B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 28.50 | 2162 | -3.6 |
| 10 | Sgircea, Silvia-RalucaWIM | 2213 | ROU | +28N | =21B | =2N | =3B | +24N | =6B | =8N | +12B | −5N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 26.00 | 2169 | -6.2 |
| 11 | Hoanca, Alexia-IoanaWCM | 1865 | ROU | −3N | +31B | −8B | =17N | +25N | +23B | −14B | +24N | +22N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 39.5 | 20.75 | 1942 | +18.8 |
| 12 | Dragomirescu, AngelaWIM | 2174 | ROU | +29B | +33N | −4B | −16N | +14B | +17N | +9B | −10N | −7B | 5.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 18.00 | 2062 | -22.0 |
| 13 | Anistoroaei, MariaWCM | 1712 | ROU | +8B | −6N | −7B | +18N | −15N | +19B | −22N | +28B | +21N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 21.50 | 2031 | +134.0 |
| 14 | Batagan, Ilinca-Petra | 1971 | ROU | −25N | +27B | +26N | =21B | −12N | +24B | +11N | −3B | =16N | 5.0 | 36.5 | 39.5 | 20.25 | 1928 | -5.6 |
| 15 | Semenova, VasylynaWCM | 1995 | ROU | +20B | −9N | +33B | −8N | +13B | −16N | −17B | +30N | +23B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 16.00 | 1880 | -40.8 |
| 16 | Ciolacu, Alessia-MihaelaWIM | 2037 | ROU | +31N | =1B | =21N | +12B | −2N | +15B | −6N | −7N | =14B | 4.5 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 20.50 | 2055 | +6.0 |
| 17 | Pandelescu, Maria-Catalina | 1931 | ROU | −1N | +32B | =25N | =11B | +26N | −12B | +15N | =21B | −8N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 17.75 | 1933 | +4.0 |
| 18 | Rusu, Anastasia | 1806 | ROU | −9B | −8N | +32N | −13B | =28N | =29B | =19N | +26B | +25N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 36.5 | 15.25 | 1823 | +3.6 |
| 19 | Calugareanu, Ioana-DenisaWCM | 1896 | ROU | −4B | =24N | =23B | =20N | =31B | −13N | =18B | +27N | +30B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 36.0 | 15.25 | 1749 | -68.8 |
| 20 | Tani, Selina | 1559 | ROU | −15N | +28B | −22N | =19B | +30N | =27N | −7B | =29B | +31N | 4.5 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 13.25 | 1840 | +108.4 |
| 21 | Maria, Lia-AlexandraWFM | 2091 | ROU | +24B | =10N | =16B | =14N | +23B | −5N | −2B | =17N | −13B | 4.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 17.75 | 1912 | -72.0 |
| 22 | Aldea, Maria-Antonia | 2023 | ROU | −23B | +29N | +20B | −6N | +27B | −4N | +13B | −9N | −11B | 4.0 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 15.50 | 1842 | -73.6 |
| 23 | Patrascu, Maria | 1608 | ROU | +22N | −5B | =19N | +30B | −21N | −11N | +27B | =25B | −15N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 13.75 | 1829 | +81.6 |
| 24 | Marius, Andra-Beatrice | 1694 | ROU | −21N | =19B | +28N | +25B | −10B | −14N | +26N | −11B | =29N | 4.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 14.25 | 1807 | +25.4 |
| 25 | Nicu, Iulia-Gabriela | 1559 | ROU | +14B | −30N | =17B | −24N | −11B | +33N | +31B | =23N | −18B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 11.75 | 1697 | +55.6 |
| 26 | Brumar, Medeea Destina Ioana | 1562 | ROU | −7B | +34N | −14B | +29N | −17B | =31N | −24B | −18N | +33B | 3.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 4.25 | 1700 | +47.6 |
| 27 | Vajda, Iulia-Alexandra | 1739 | ROU | −6B | −14N | +34B | +33N | −22N | =20B | −23N | −19B | =32N | 3.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 3.50 | 1677 | -34.4 |
| 28 | Sida, Flavia-Maria | 1848 | ROU | −10B | −20N | −24B | +32N | =18B | =30N | +33B | −13N | F | 3.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 1650 | -85.2 |
| 29 | Panici, Karla Marina | 1793 | ROU | −12N | −22B | =31N | −26B | +33B | =18N | F | =20N | =24B | 3.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.75 | 1649 | -63.6 |
| 30 | Petculescu, Diana-Silvana | 1736 | ROU | F | +25B | −1N | −23N | −20B | =28B | +32N | −15B | −19N | 2.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 8.00 | 1654 | -19.8 |
| 31 | Banzea, Izabela-Georgeta | 1618 | ROU | −16B | −11N | =29B | +34N | =19N | =26B | −25N | F | −20B | 2.5 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 5.50 | 1621 | -3.0 |
| 32 | Ciocirlan, Bianca-Alexandra | 1727 | ROU | −2N | −17N | −18B | −28B | F | +34N | −30B | +33N | =27B | 2.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 1.50 | 1665 | -29.6 |
| 33 | Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin | 1448 | ROU | F | −12B | −15N | −27B | −29N | −25B | −28N | −32B | −26N | 0.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 0.00 | 940 | -54.4 |
| 34 | Cristocea, Gabriela | 1820 | ROU | −5N | −26B | −27N | −31B | F | −32B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 970 | -58.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Anistoroaei, MariaWCMROU+134.05.0 pts · #12
- 2Tani, SelinaROU+108.44.5 pts · #19
- 3Patrascu, MariaROU+81.64.0 pts · #22
Top rating losers
- 1Sida, Flavia-MariaROU-85.23.0 pts · #27
- 2Aldea, Maria-AntoniaROU-73.64.0 pts · #21
- 3Maria, Lia-AlexandraWFMROU-72.04.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R1+415 Elo gap
- R1+412 Elo gap
- R1+408 Elo gap