Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Girls 11
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMelina-Theodora Stoica led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Melina-Theodora Stoica held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
Melina-Theodora Stoica drew with Sofia-Maria Stangu (Black).
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Melina-Theodora Stoica | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sofia-Maria Stangu | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Sofia-Ayana Valean | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Sofia-Elena Sararu | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stoica, Melina-Theodora | 1756 | ROU | +6B | +3N | +5B | =2N | +4N | +7B | +8N | +10B | +9B | 8.5 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 31.50 | 1953 | +40.4 |
| 2 | Stangu, Sofia-Maria | 1609 | ROU | +11B | +4N | =3B | =1B | +5N | +6N | +7B | +9N | +8B | 8.0 | 35.0 | 36.0 | 28.25 | 1846 | +62.8 |
| 3 | Valean, Sofia-Ayana | 1557 | ROU | +9N | −1B | =2N | =7B | +8N | +4B | +11B | +5N | +10N | 7.0 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 20.00 | 1755 | +49.2 |
| 4 | Sararu, Sofia-Elena | 1707 | ROU | +7N | −2B | +10N | +5N | −1B | −3N | +9B | +6B | F | 5.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 13.00 | 1520 | -46.0 |
| 5 | Dan, Natalia | 1543 | ROU | +10B | +8N | −1N | −4B | −2B | +11N | F | −3B | +7N | 4.0 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 7.50 | 1372 | -41.6 |
| 6 | Soica, Maria-Carmen | 1469 | ROU | −1N | +9B | =7N | =8B | F | −2B | +10N | −4N | +11B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 5.75 | 1300 | -28.8 |
| 7 | Beko, Timea | 0 | ROU | −4B | +11N | =6B | =3N | +10B | −1N | −2N | F | −5B | 3.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 7.50 | 1336 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Zegrea, Ana | 0 | ROU | F | −5B | +9N | =6N | −3B | F | −1B | +11N | −2N | 2.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 4.00 | 1226 | -36.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 42263115 | 0 | — | −3B | −6N | −8B | F | −11N | +10B | −4N | −2B | −1N | 1.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 1.00 | 787 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 42263123 | 0 | — | −5N | F | −4B | +11B | −7N | −9N | −6B | −1N | −3B | 1.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 1.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 42263107 | 0 | — | −2N | −7B | F | −10N | +9B | −5B | −3N | −8B | −6N | 1.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 1.00 | 724 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stangu, Sofia-MariaROU+62.88.0 pts · #2
- 2Valean, Sofia-AyanaROU+49.27.0 pts · #3
- 3Stoica, Melina-TheodoraROU+40.48.5 pts · #1
- 1Sararu, Sofia-ElenaROU-46.05.0 pts · #4
- 2Dan, NataliaROU-41.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Zegrea, AnaROU-36.02.5 pts · #7
- R6+150 Elo gap