Ilfov County Chess Championship 2026 - U12
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Otopeni, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 890, and top seed was Anthony-Radu Matala (🇷🇴 ROU, 1546).
Daniel Alecu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1506) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Anthony-Radu Matala (4.0) and Stefan-Matei Dima (4.0). Alecu won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇷🇴Otopeni, Romania
Dates
07 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×12
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDaniel Alecu led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
2
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Daniel Alecu never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daniel Alecu beat Anthony-Radu Matala (White).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Daniel Alecu won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel Alecu | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Anthony-Radu Matala | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Stefan-Matei Dima | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Maria-Emilia Vana | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alecu, Daniel | 1506 | ROU | +5N | +9B | +2B | +6N | +4N | =3B | 5.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 20.50 | 1843 | +63.2 |
| 2 | Matala, Anthony-Radu | 1546 | ROU | +13N | +7B | −1N | +9B | =6N | =8B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 1573 | +2.0 |
| 3 | Dima, Stefan-Matei | 1545 | ROU | +8B | +10N | −6B | =7N | +11B | =1N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1464 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Vana, Maria-Emilia | 1477 | ROU | +12B | −6N | +13B | +10N | −1B | +9N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1456 | -2.4 |
| 5 | Voicu, Cristian-Nectarie | 0 | ROU | −1B | +?B | −7N | +14N | +10B | +6B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Rentea, Vlad-Mihai | 0 | ROU | +?N | +4B | +3N | −1B | =2B | −5N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Cozma, Alexandra-Ioana | 1417 | ROU | +11N | −2N | +5B | =3B | −9N | +13B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1244 | -26.4 |
| 8 | Stefan, Robert-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | −3N | −11B | +?N | +12B | +14B | =2N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Balaban-Grajdan, Rafail | 1412 | ROU | +15B | −1N | +14B | −2N | +7B | −4B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.50 | 1298 | -24.4 |
| 10 | Zaharia, Sofia-Ana | 0 | ROU | +14N | −3B | +11N | −4B | −5N | −12B | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 42249570 | 0 | — | −7B | +8N | −10B | +13N | −3N | F | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Tomulescu, Teodor | 0 | ROU | −4N | −13B | F | −8N | +?B | +10N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Badea, Dan-Mihail | 0 | ROU | −2B | +12N | −4N | −11B | F | −7N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 42262755 | 0 | — | −10B | F | −9N | −5B | −8N | −?N | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 42261384 | 0 | — | −9N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Alecu, DanielROU+63.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Matala, Anthony-RaduROU+2.04.0 pts · #3
- 3Zaharia, Sofia-AnaROU0.02.0 pts · #14
Top rating losers
- 1Cozma, Alexandra-IoanaROU-26.43.5 pts · #8
- 2Balaban-Grajdan, RafailROU-24.43.0 pts · #4
- 3Dima, Stefan-MateiROU-12.04.0 pts · #5