Bucharest Chess Festival 9th ed. - U8
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19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Bucuresti, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 878, and top seed was Victor Bojica (🇷🇴 ROU, 1512).
Carol-Bogdan Stefan (🇷🇴 ROU, 1486) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Victor Bojica (5.0) and Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici (4.5). Stefan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Stefan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Carol-Bogdan Stefan beat Victor Bojica (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Carol-Bogdan Stefan 3 wins (R1–R3)Victor Bojica 3 wins (R4–R6)Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan, Carol-Bogdan | 1486 | ROU | +5N | +9B | +2B | −3N | +11N | +8B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 1636 | +24.0 |
| 2 | Bojica, Victor | 1512 | ROU | +16N | +18B | −1N | +7B | +5N | +3B | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 13.50 | 1532 | +2.8 |
| 3 | Dutcovici, Sebastian-Andrei | 1492 | ROU | +15B | +13N | +4B | +1B | =8N | −2N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 16.75 | 1481 | -15.6 |
| 4 | Stoian, Stefan-Mihail | 1426 | ROU | +11N | +?B | −3N | −6B | +13N | +14B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Paslaru, Matei-Gabriel | 0 | ROU | −1B | +?B | +?N | +12N | −2B | +7N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 6.50 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fratila, Teodor | 0 | ROU | F | +16B | +18N | +4N | −7B | +12N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Oltean, Mihai C. | 0 | ROU | =12B | +14N | +10B | −2N | +6N | −5B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 12.00 | 1288 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rusu, Anastasia-Sofia | 1415 | ROU | =14B | =12N | +17B | +13N | =3B | −1N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 9.25 | 1381 | -10.8 |
| 9 | Pavel, Vlad | 0 | ROU | +?N | −1N | −12B | +?B | =10N | +11B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Constantinescu, Andrei I. | 0 | ROU | +17N | +?B | −7N | −11B | =9B | +?N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Tigaeru, Vladimir | 0 | ROU | −4B | +19N | +15B | +10N | −1B | −9N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Peter, Patrick-Daniel | 1445 | ROU | =7N | =8B | +9N | −5B | +15N | −6B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 1449 | -0.4 |
| 13 | Caiali, Zayra | 0 | ROU | +?N | −3B | +?N | −8B | −4B | +16N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Siriteanu, Victor-Alexandru | 0 | ROU | =8N | −7B | +?N | =?B | +16B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1481 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Zaharia, Stefan-Lucian | 0 | ROU | −3N | +?B | −11N | +?B | −12B | +17N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1372 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Valutanu, Paul | 0 | ROU | −2B | −6N | F | +?B | −14N | −13B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bacanu, Petru-Octavian | 0 | ROU | −10B | F | −8N | +18B | −?N | −15B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 42262372 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −6B | −17N | =?B | −?N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 42258014 | 0 | — | −?N | −11B | −?N | F | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stefan, Carol-BogdanROU+24.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Bojica, VictorROU+2.85.0 pts · #10
- 3Constantinescu, Andrei I.ROU0.03.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Dutcovici, Sebastian-AndreiROU-15.64.5 pts · #5
- 2Rusu, Anastasia-SofiaROU-10.83.5 pts · #8
- 3Peter, Patrick-DanielROU-0.43.0 pts · #13