Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Open 17
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Timisoara, Romania. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1910, and top seed was Matei-Andrei Coicev (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2340).
Tudor-Gabriel Danila (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2243) won with 7.5/9, ahead of David-Alexandru Harabor (7.0) and Matei-Andrei Coicev (6.5). Danila shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Viacheslav Voloshyn (1674) beat Victor-Dominic Onica (2103), a +429-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsCM Tudor-Gabriel Danila led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
CM Tudor-Gabriel Danila held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
CM Tudor-Gabriel Danila drew with David-Alexandru Harabor (Black).
CM Tudor-Gabriel Danila 5 wins (R2–R6)David-Alexandru Harabor 5 wins (R5–R9)Victor-Dominic Onica 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMTudor-Gabriel Danila | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2David-Alexandru Harabor | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Victor-Dominic Onica | 1 | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4FMMatei-Andrei Coicev | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇴CMDanila, Tudor-Gabriel | 2243 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 26.50 | 36.5 | +19.2 | 2260 |
| 2 | 🇷🇴Harabor, David-Alexandru | 2153 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.50 | 37.0 | +23.2 | 2168 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴FMCoicev, Matei-Andrei | 2340 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.5 | 26.50 | 37.5 | -3.6 | 2292 |
| 3 | 🇷🇴Onica, Victor-Dominic | 2103 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.00 | 37.5 | +17.6 | 2097 |
| 5 | 🇷🇴Voloshyn, Viacheslav | 1674 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 15.00 | 39.5 | +73.2 | 1877 |
| 6 | 🇷🇴Ivancescu, Bogdan-Andrei | 2064 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 9.75 | 39.5 | -50.8 | 1920 |
| 7 | 🇷🇴Santimbrean, Mihnea-Nicolae | 1765 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 40.0 | +27.2 | 1855 |
| 8 | 🇷🇴Ghise, Bogdan | 1642 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.50 | 42.0 | -15.6 | 1641 |
| 9 | 🇷🇴Szekely, David-Kristof | 1648 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 2.25 | 42.5 | -38.0 | 1593 |
| 10 | 🇷🇴Neagu, Iustin-Alex | 1463 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 44.0 | -48.8 | 973 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Voloshyn, ViacheslavROU+73.24.5 pts · #5
- 2Santimbrean, Mihnea-NicolaeROU+27.24.0 pts · #7
- 3Harabor, David-AlexandruROU+23.27.0 pts · #2
- 1Ivancescu, Bogdan-AndreiROU-50.84.5 pts · #6
- 2Neagu, Iustin-AlexROU-48.80.0 pts · #10
- 3Szekely, David-KristofROU-38.01.5 pts · #9
- R5+429 Elo gap
- R7+140 Elo gap