Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Girls 17
7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Timisoara, Romania. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1821, and top seed was Alexia-Andreea Iordache (🇷🇴 ROU, WFM, 2120).
Alexia-Andreea Iordache (🇷🇴 ROU, WFM, 2120) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Maria-Antonia Aldea (5.0) and Iulia-Alexandra Vajda (3.0). Iordache won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Iulia-Alexandra Vajda (1739) beat Ioana-Denisa Calugareanu (WCM, 1896), a +157-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 7 · 7 roundsWFM Alexia-Andreea Iordache led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
WFM Alexia-Andreea Iordache held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
WFM Alexia-Andreea Iordache beat Maria-Antonia Aldea (Black).
WFM Alexia-Andreea Iordache 5 wins (R1–R5)Maria-Antonia Aldea 4 wins (R3–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇷🇴WFMIordache, Alexia-Andreea | 2120 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 13.00 | 14.5 | +18.4 | 2215 |
| 2 | 🇷🇴Aldea, Maria-Antonia | 2023 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 9.50 | 15.0 | +21.2 | 2083 |
| 3 | 🇷🇴Vajda, Iulia-Alexandra | 1739 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 3.0 | 8.25 | 17.0 | +59.2 | 1977 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴WCMCalugareanu, Ioana-Denisa | 1896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 3.50 | 17.0 | -23.6 | 1810 |
| 5 | 🇷🇴Kiss, Abigel | 1699 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 2.25 | 18.0 | -2.8 | 1710 |
| 6 | 🇷🇴Kiss, Hanna | 1784 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 18.5 | -48.8 | 1632 |
| 7 | 🇷🇴Palote, Ana-Maria | 1484 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 20.0 | -23.6 | 1019 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Vajda, Iulia-AlexandraROU+59.23.0 pts · #3
- 2Aldea, Maria-AntoniaROU+21.25.0 pts · #2
- 3Iordache, Alexia-AndreeaWFMROU+18.45.5 pts · #1
- 1Kiss, HannaROU-48.81.5 pts · #6
- 2Palote, Ana-MariaROU-23.60.0 pts · #7
- 3Calugareanu, Ioana-DenisaWCMROU-23.63.0 pts · #4
- R3+157 Elo gap