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Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Girls 11

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11 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Timisoara, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 964, and top seed was Melina-Theodora Stoica (🇷🇴 ROU, 1756).

Melina-Theodora Stoica (🇷🇴 ROU, 1756) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Sofia-Maria Stangu (8.0) and Sofia-Ayana Valean (7.0). Stoica won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Sofia-Ayana Valean (1557) beat Sofia-Elena Sararu (1707), a +150-point gap.

Location
🇷🇴Timisoara, Romania
Dates
23 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
964
Participants
11
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Melina-Theodora Stoica led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

Melina-Theodora Stoica held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Melina-Theodora Stoica drew with Sofia-Maria Stangu (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Melina-Theodora Stoica 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Sofia-Maria Stangu 5 wins (R5–R9)Sofia-Ayana Valean 5 wins (R5–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Stoica, Melina-Theodora1756ROU+6B+3N+5B=2N+4N+7B+8N+10B+9B8.534.535.531.501953+40.4
2Stangu, Sofia-Maria1609ROU+11B+4N=3B=1B+5N+6N+7B+9N+8B8.035.036.028.251846+62.8
3Valean, Sofia-Ayana1557ROU+9N1B=2N=7B+8N+4B+11B+5N+10N7.033.034.020.001755+49.2
4Sararu, Sofia-Elena1707ROU+7N2B+10N+5N1B3N+9B+6BF5.036.536.513.001520-46.0
5Dan, Natalia1543ROU+10B+8N1N4B2B+11NF3B+7N4.036.036.07.501372-41.6
6Soica, Maria-Carmen1469ROU1N+9B=7N=8BF2B+10N4N+11B4.030.030.05.751300-28.8
7Beko, Timea0ROU4B+11N=6B=3N+10B1N2NF5B3.038.538.57.5013360.0
8Zegrea, Ana0ROUF5B+9N=6N3BF1B+11N2N2.533.533.54.001226-36.0
9FIDE 4226311503B6N8BF11N+10B4N2B1N1.037.037.01.007870.0
10FIDE 4226312305NF4B+11B7N9N6B1N3B1.033.533.51.008040.0
11FIDE 4226310702N7BF10N+9B5B3N8B6N1.030.530.51.007240.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets