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Bucharest Chess Festival 9th ed. - U10

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45 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Bucuresti, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1641, and top seed was Victor Butochnov (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1756).

David-Andrei Calotescu (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1596) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Viktor Szabo (5.0) and Aaron-Mathias Dragoi (5.0). Calotescu won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Mihai-Vlad Momirleanu (1536) beat Victor Butochnov (1756), a +220-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Bucuresti, Romania
Dates
07 Feb 2026 β†’ 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Victor Butochnov1756
Avg top 10
1,641
Participants
45
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—41
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
21
11
4
1
1
3
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Sava takes lead
Szabo5Dragoi5Calotescu5Podoleanu4.5Sava4.5Butochnov4β€” ex-leaders:Savaled R5, #9
R5 Β· LEADER CHANGE08 Feb

Daniel Sava takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 5.0/6. Calotescu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Aaron-Mathias Dragoi 4 wins (R1–R4)David-Andrei Calotescu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Viktor Szabo*β€”β€”
Β½
2Aaron-Mathias Dragoiβ€”*β€”β€”
3David-Andrei Calotescuβ€”β€”*
1
4Daniel Podoleanu
Β½
β€”
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Calotescu, David-Andrei1596ROU+10B+45N+5B=4B=7N+9N5.021.021.016.751808+50.8
2Szabo, Viktor1720ROU+24N+13B=6N=5B+16N+4B5.020.023.018.751848+36.0
3Dragoi, Aaron-Mathias1616ROU+28B+18N+16B+22Bβˆ’4N+8N5.018.521.016.501824+60.8
4Sava, Daniel1648ROU+43B+15N+8B=1N+3Bβˆ’2N4.522.522.515.001757+25.6
5Podoleanu, Daniel1618ROU+35N+33Bβˆ’1N=2N+30B+7B4.518.520.513.001711+22.0
6Dutcovici, Sabina-Teodora1611ROU+17B+12N=2Bβˆ’7N+18B=11B4.020.524.015.501647+14.8
7Costache, Alexandru1486ROU+25N+32B=11N+6B=1Bβˆ’5N4.020.522.513.501704+50.8
8Grigorescu, Stefan1604ROU+19N+31Bβˆ’4N+14B+22Nβˆ’3B4.019.521.512.001610+2.0
9Tanasa, Vlad1615ROU+37N+14Bβˆ’22N+15B+23Nβˆ’1B4.018.020.012.001650+6.8
10Bejan, Eric0ROUβˆ’1N+24Bβˆ’13N+25N+26B+23B4.017.520.512.001595+52.0
11Butochnov, Victor1756ROU+27Bβˆ’22N=7B+28N+13B=6N4.017.520.013.001629-36.8
12Haidau, Tudor-Andrei0ROU+23Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’14N+33B+31N+22B4.015.517.510.0015520.0
13Calugareanu, Kevin Gabriel1539ROU+20Bβˆ’2N+10B=30Nβˆ’11N+29B3.519.021.511.251504+6.8
14Rinescu, Maria1498ROU+42Bβˆ’9N+12Bβˆ’8N+36B=20N3.517.518.08.25817-22.8
15Minastireanu, Emilia-Elena1531ROU+29Nβˆ’4B+34Nβˆ’9N=19B+30N3.517.019.08.75845-24.8
16Deaconu, Raul-Alexandru-Adrian1580ROU+40N+39Bβˆ’3N+31Bβˆ’2B=17N3.516.517.55.751463-26.8
17Oprea, Luca-Stefan1401ROUβˆ’6Nβˆ’25B+24N+39B+34N=16B3.515.516.57.751574+22.8
18Dumitru, Miruna-Ioana1490ROU+44Nβˆ’3B+39N+32Bβˆ’6N=21N3.515.515.54.751497+10.0
19Pasca, Tudor-Petru0ROUβˆ’8B+26Nβˆ’32N+42B=15N+28B3.515.015.57.7515350.0
20Matei, Octavian0ROUβˆ’13N+35B+33Nβˆ’29B+32N=14B3.513.515.57.7515270.0
21Oprisan, Ilinca-Natalia1612ROUβˆ’31N+38B+40Nβˆ’23B+29N=18B3.512.513.56.751393-38.0
22Momirleanu, Mihai-Vlad1536ROU+34N+11B+9Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’12N3.021.023.010.001653+28.0
23Hrehorciuc, Luca-Rafael1524ROUβˆ’12B+41N+36B+21Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’10N3.017.518.56.501405-18.0
24Buteica, Tudor-Stefan1472ROUβˆ’2Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’17B+38B+40N+36N3.016.017.04.501324-47.2
25Spahiu, David-Andrei0ROUβˆ’7B+17Nβˆ’31Nβˆ’10B+35N+42B3.015.516.06.0013740.0
26Ardeleanu, Carina1511ROUβˆ’39Nβˆ’19B+35N+40Bβˆ’10N+34B3.012.513.55.001421-9.6
27Dobritoiu, Efrem1474ROUβˆ’11Nβˆ’40B+37Nβˆ’34B+39N+31B3.011.012.05.001711+38.0
28Tudorache, David-Andrei1438ROUβˆ’3N=29B+38Nβˆ’11B+33Nβˆ’19N2.517.018.54.751608+23.6
29Niculescu, David-Gabriel0ROUβˆ’15B=28N+41B+20Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’13N2.516.517.55.7511760.0
30Ivascu, Ilinca1421ROUβˆ’32N+44B+42N=13Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’15B2.514.014.02.2512130.0
31Mocanu, Amalia-Ioana1417ROU+21Bβˆ’8N+25Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’27N2.018.021.06.501359-16.0
32Ion, Albert-Andrei1613ROU+30Bβˆ’7N+19Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’37N2.017.019.06.00704-70.4
33Vrabie, Iona-Mihail1533ROU+36Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’28B+41N2.016.517.53.00761-38.0
34Panaite, Radu-Stefan0ROUβˆ’22B+43Nβˆ’15B+27Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’26N2.016.016.03.0012450.0
35Caramet, Otilia-Rhea1439ROUβˆ’5Bβˆ’20Nβˆ’26B+41Nβˆ’25B+43N2.015.015.01.00769-26.0
36Ionescu, Ilinca0ROUβˆ’33N+37Bβˆ’23N+43Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’24B2.013.513.52.0012830.0
37Balan, Andreea-Maria1429ROUβˆ’9Bβˆ’36Nβˆ’27BF+43N+32B2.011.011.02.001427-20.0
38Pestroiu-Braun, Karina1489ROU=41Bβˆ’21Nβˆ’28Bβˆ’24NF+40B1.511.011.01.50733-56.4
39Deaconu, Andrei-David0ROU+26Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’27BF1.016.516.53.0012450.0
40FIDE 422391090β€”βˆ’16B+27Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’26Nβˆ’24Bβˆ’38N1.016.017.53.0012550.0
41FIDE 422473810β€”=38Nβˆ’23Bβˆ’29Nβˆ’35B=42Nβˆ’33B1.011.011.51.0011800.0
42Dudau, Sara-Gabriela0ROUβˆ’14NFβˆ’30Bβˆ’19N=41Bβˆ’25N0.513.513.50.506550.0
43Balint, Ionut-Cezar1439ROUβˆ’4Nβˆ’34BFβˆ’36Nβˆ’37Bβˆ’35B0.012.512.50.007500.0
44FIDE 422498720β€”βˆ’18Bβˆ’30NFFFF0.06.06.00.006460.0
45FIDE 422600430β€”Fβˆ’1BFFFF0.05.05.00.008020.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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