Bucharest Chess Festival 9th ed. - U14
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Bucuresti, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1617, and top seed was Eduard Andrei Ilie (🇷🇴 ROU, 1827).
Mihai-Adrian Neagu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1643) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Rares-Andrei Samoila (4.5) and Maria-Magdalena Curca (4.0). Neagu shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alexandru-Stefan Ilie (1501) beat Maria-Magdalena Curca (1723), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMihai-Adrian Neagu led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Mihai-Adrian Neagu takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Mihai-Adrian Neagu drew with Rares-Andrei Samoila (Black).
Mihai-Adrian Neagu went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mihai-Adrian Neagu | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Rares-Andrei Samoila | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Maria-Magdalena Curca | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Eduard Andrei Ilie | ½ | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neagu, Mihai-Adrian | 1643 | ROU | +6N | +5B | =2N | =4B | +12N | +8B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 16.50 | 1934 | +76.8 |
| 2 | Samoila, Rares-Andrei | 1677 | ROU | +11B | +13N | =1B | +8N | =4N | =3B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 13.75 | 1783 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Curca, Maria-Magdalena | 1723 | ROU | +9N | −8B | +7N | =6B | +5N | =2N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 14.00 | 1762 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Ilie, Eduard Andrei | 1827 | ROU | +7N | +12B | F | =1N | =2B | =5B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 1785 | -7.6 |
| 5 | Dorobat, Alexia | 1803 | ROU | +16B | −1N | +11B | +10N | −3B | =4N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1630 | -41.6 |
| 6 | Ionescu, Matei-Adrian | 0 | ROU | −1B | +16N | +14B | =3N | −8B | +12B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Costea, David-Andrei | 1473 | ROU | −4B | +10N | −3B | +15N | =9B | +13N | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1571 | +16.0 |
| 8 | Ilie, Alexandru-Stefan | 1501 | ROU | +17B | +3N | F | −2B | +6N | −1N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.50 | 1555 | -1.6 |
| 9 | Stefanescu, Andrada-Maria | 0 | ROU | −3B | =14N | +16B | =12B | =7N | =10N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1550 | +1.2 |
| 10 | Mustafa, Esna | 1531 | ROU | +15N | −7B | +17N | −5B | =13N | =9B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1333 | -30.0 |
| 11 | Momirleanu, Mihnea-Ilie | 0 | ROU | −2N | +15B | −5N | +17B | −14N | +16B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Cocirta, Ciprian | 1566 | ROU | +14B | −4N | +13B | =9N | −1B | −6N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1395 | -28.0 |
| 13 | Soare, Isabelle-Andreea | 0 | ROU | F | −2B | −12N | +16N | =10B | −7B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Chiriazi, Teodor-Mihai-Daniel | 0 | ROU | −12N | =9B | −6N | F | +11B | −15B | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 42262232 | 0 | — | −10B | −11N | F | −7B | F | +14N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Dobre, David-Nicholas | 1427 | ROU | −5N | −6B | −9N | −13B | F | −11N | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 873 | -17.2 |
| 17 | Gheorghe, David-Andrei A. | 0 | ROU | −8N | F | −10B | −11N | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Neagu, Mihai-AdrianROU+76.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Samoila, Rares-AndreiROU+20.44.5 pts · #4
- 3Costea, David-AndreiROU+16.03.5 pts · #9
- 1Dorobat, AlexiaROU-41.63.5 pts · #7
- 2Mustafa, EsnaROU-30.03.0 pts · #12
- 3Cocirta, CiprianROU-28.02.5 pts · #14
- R2+222 Elo gap
- R2+160 Elo gap