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 (🇷🇴 ROU, 1756).
David-Andrei Calotescu (🇷🇴 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
🇷🇴Bucuresti, Romania
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE08 Feb
Daniel Sava takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Calotescu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aaron-Mathias Dragoi 4 wins (R1–R4)David-Andrei Calotescu 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Viktor Szabo | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Aaron-Mathias Dragoi | — | * | — | — |
| 3David-Andrei Calotescu | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Daniel Podoleanu | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calotescu, David-Andrei | 1596 | ROU | +10B | +45N | +5B | =4B | =7N | +9N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 16.75 | 1808 | +50.8 |
| 2 | Szabo, Viktor | 1720 | ROU | +24N | +13B | =6N | =5B | +16N | +4B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 18.75 | 1848 | +36.0 |
| 3 | Dragoi, Aaron-Mathias | 1616 | ROU | +28B | +18N | +16B | +22B | −4N | +8N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 16.50 | 1824 | +60.8 |
| 4 | Sava, Daniel | 1648 | ROU | +43B | +15N | +8B | =1N | +3B | −2N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 15.00 | 1757 | +25.6 |
| 5 | Podoleanu, Daniel | 1618 | ROU | +35N | +33B | −1N | =2N | +30B | +7B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1711 | +22.0 |
| 6 | Dutcovici, Sabina-Teodora | 1611 | ROU | +17B | +12N | =2B | −7N | +18B | =11B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 24.0 | 15.50 | 1647 | +14.8 |
| 7 | Costache, Alexandru | 1486 | ROU | +25N | +32B | =11N | +6B | =1B | −5N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 13.50 | 1704 | +50.8 |
| 8 | Grigorescu, Stefan | 1604 | ROU | +19N | +31B | −4N | +14B | +22N | −3B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 12.00 | 1610 | +2.0 |
| 9 | Tanasa, Vlad | 1615 | ROU | +37N | +14B | −22N | +15B | +23N | −1B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1650 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Bejan, Eric | 0 | ROU | −1N | +24B | −13N | +25N | +26B | +23B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 12.00 | 1595 | +52.0 |
| 11 | Butochnov, Victor | 1756 | ROU | +27B | −22N | =7B | +28N | +13B | =6N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 1629 | -36.8 |
| 12 | Haidau, Tudor-Andrei | 0 | ROU | +23N | −6B | −14N | +33B | +31N | +22B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 10.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Calugareanu, Kevin Gabriel | 1539 | ROU | +20B | −2N | +10B | =30N | −11N | +29B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 11.25 | 1504 | +6.8 |
| 14 | Rinescu, Maria | 1498 | ROU | +42B | −9N | +12B | −8N | +36B | =20N | 3.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 817 | -22.8 |
| 15 | Minastireanu, Emilia-Elena | 1531 | ROU | +29N | −4B | +34N | −9N | =19B | +30N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 8.75 | 845 | -24.8 |
| 16 | Deaconu, Raul-Alexandru-Adrian | 1580 | ROU | +40N | +39B | −3N | +31B | −2B | =17N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1463 | -26.8 |
| 17 | Oprea, Luca-Stefan | 1401 | ROU | −6N | −25B | +24N | +39B | +34N | =16B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1574 | +22.8 |
| 18 | Dumitru, Miruna-Ioana | 1490 | ROU | +44N | −3B | +39N | +32B | −6N | =21N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1497 | +10.0 |
| 19 | Pasca, Tudor-Petru | 0 | ROU | −8B | +26N | −32N | +42B | =15N | +28B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Matei, Octavian | 0 | ROU | −13N | +35B | +33N | −29B | +32N | =14B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Oprisan, Ilinca-Natalia | 1612 | ROU | −31N | +38B | +40N | −23B | +29N | =18B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1393 | -38.0 |
| 22 | Momirleanu, Mihai-Vlad | 1536 | ROU | +34N | +11B | +9B | −3N | −8B | −12N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1653 | +28.0 |
| 23 | Hrehorciuc, Luca-Rafael | 1524 | ROU | −12B | +41N | +36B | +21N | −9B | −10N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1405 | -18.0 |
| 24 | Buteica, Tudor-Stefan | 1472 | ROU | −2B | −10N | −17B | +38B | +40N | +36N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1324 | -47.2 |
| 25 | Spahiu, David-Andrei | 0 | ROU | −7B | +17N | −31N | −10B | +35N | +42B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1374 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ardeleanu, Carina | 1511 | ROU | −39N | −19B | +35N | +40B | −10N | +34B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1421 | -9.6 |
| 27 | Dobritoiu, Efrem | 1474 | ROU | −11N | −40B | +37N | −34B | +39N | +31B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1711 | +38.0 |
| 28 | Tudorache, David-Andrei | 1438 | ROU | −3N | =29B | +38N | −11B | +33N | −19N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 4.75 | 1608 | +23.6 |
| 29 | Niculescu, David-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | −15B | =28N | +41B | +20N | −21B | −13N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1176 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Ivascu, Ilinca | 1421 | ROU | −32N | +44B | +42N | =13B | −5N | −15B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 1213 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Mocanu, Amalia-Ioana | 1417 | ROU | +21B | −8N | +25B | −16N | −12B | −27N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1359 | -16.0 |
| 32 | Ion, Albert-Andrei | 1613 | ROU | +30B | −7N | +19B | −18N | −20B | −37N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 704 | -70.4 |
| 33 | Vrabie, Iona-Mihail | 1533 | ROU | +36B | −5N | −20B | −12N | −28B | +41N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 761 | -38.0 |
| 34 | Panaite, Radu-Stefan | 0 | ROU | −22B | +43N | −15B | +27N | −17B | −26N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1245 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Caramet, Otilia-Rhea | 1439 | ROU | −5B | −20N | −26B | +41N | −25B | +43N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 769 | -26.0 |
| 36 | Ionescu, Ilinca | 0 | ROU | −33N | +37B | −23N | +43B | −14N | −24B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1283 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Balan, Andreea-Maria | 1429 | ROU | −9B | −36N | −27B | F | +43N | +32B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1427 | -20.0 |
| 38 | Pestroiu-Braun, Karina | 1489 | ROU | =41B | −21N | −28B | −24N | F | +40B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 733 | -56.4 |
| 39 | Deaconu, Andrei-David | 0 | ROU | +26B | −16N | −18B | −17N | −27B | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1245 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 42239109 | 0 | — | −16B | +27N | −21B | −26N | −24B | −38N | 1.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 1255 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 42247381 | 0 | — | =38N | −23B | −29N | −35B | =42N | −33B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1180 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Dudau, Sara-Gabriela | 0 | ROU | −14N | F | −30B | −19N | =41B | −25N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.50 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Balint, Ionut-Cezar | 1439 | ROU | −4N | −34B | F | −36N | −37B | −35B | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 42249872 | 0 | — | −18B | −30N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 42260043 | 0 | — | F | −1B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dragoi, Aaron-MathiasROU+60.85.0 pts · #2
- 2Bejan, EricROU+52.04.0 pts · #11
- 3Calotescu, David-AndreiROU+50.85.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Ion, Albert-AndreiROU-70.42.0 pts · #41
- 2Pestroiu-Braun, KarinaROU-56.41.5 pts · #42
- 3Buteica, Tudor-StefanROU-47.23.0 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R2+220 Elo gap
- R1+195 Elo gap
- R6+184 Elo gap