Amateur Chess Open 10th ed.
86 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Mar 2026 to 04 Mar 2026 in Bucuresti, Romania. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1750, and top seed was Constantin-Gabriel Ungureanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1792).
Constantin-Gabriel Ungureanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1792) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ieremia Nicolaescu (5.0) and Aaron-Mathias Dragoi (5.0). Ungureanu shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Radu-Catalin Bobes (1417) beat Teodor-Spiridon David (1711), a +294-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsConstantin-Gabriel Ungureanu led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Constantin-Gabriel Ungureanu takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Constantin-Gabriel Ungureanu 3 wins (R4–R6)Ieremia Nicolaescu 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ungureanu, Constantin-Gabriel | 1792 | ROU | +56B | +26N | =31B | +23N | +6N | +7B | 5.5 | 19.0 | 21.5 | 20.00 | 2060 | +29.6 |
| 2 | Nicolaescu, Ieremia | 0 | ROU | +3N | +17B | +53N | −6B | +23N | +16B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 1955 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Dragoi, Aaron-Mathias | 1671 | ROU | −2B | +58N | +35B | +44N | +32B | +18N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 15.00 | 2348 | +53.6 |
| 4 | Anghenie, Toma-Horia | 1753 | ROU | +35B | +54N | =23B | +48N | +24B | =6N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 16.00 | 1899 | +39.6 |
| 5 | Vintila, Ionut-Vicentiu | 1601 | ROU | +63B | −12N | +36B | +34N | +25B | +11N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 15.50 | 1856 | +32.2 |
| 6 | Neagu, Andrei | 1689 | ROU | +41B | +28N | +12B | +2N | −1B | =4B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 26.0 | 18.00 | 1805 | +33.2 |
| 7 | Marinache, Luca-Marian | 1771 | ROU | +51B | =15N | +42B | +13N | +8B | −1N | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 16.00 | 1837 | +20.8 |
| 8 | Enache, George-Alexandru | 1734 | ROU | +36B | +32N | =13B | +15N | −7N | +24B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 15.50 | 1811 | +12.0 |
| 9 | Moraru, Stefan-Robert | 1634 | ROU | +82N | +62B | −14N | +40B | +12B | =10N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 12.25 | 1705 | +10.4 |
| 10 | Ghita, Mihai I. | 1507 | ROU | +75B | −13N | +79B | +39N | +31B | =9B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1779 | +57.2 |
| 11 | Dumitrascu, Daniel | 1782 | ROU | +19N | −16B | +64N | +20B | +14N | −5B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 14.00 | 1706 | -10.0 |
| 12 | Mesca, Liviu-Stefanita | 1757 | ROU | +43N | +5B | −6N | +37B | −9N | +29B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.50 | 1725 | -5.0 |
| 13 | Serbanoiu, Constantin | 1680 | ROU | +60N | +10B | =8N | −7B | =28B | +35N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 13.50 | 1684 | +1.4 |
| 14 | Nastase, Stefan | 1719 | ROU | +45B | +29N | +9B | =24N | −11B | =15N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 14.75 | 1743 | +3.8 |
| 15 | Moroianu, George | 1605 | ROU | +76N | =7B | +16N | −8B | +53N | =14B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 1790 | +24.4 |
| 16 | Paraipan, Mihai-Gabriel | 1607 | ROU | +72B | +11N | −15B | +55N | +33B | −2N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 10.50 | 1846 | +41.6 |
| 17 | Constantin, Radu | 1683 | ROU | +38B | −2N | +51B | −18N | +42B | +44N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1731 | +8.8 |
| 18 | Ratea, Otilia-Elena | 1553 | ROU | F | +72N | +27B | +17B | +22N | −3B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 12.50 | 1790 | +36.4 |
| 19 | Petroff, Mihai-Marcilian | 1490 | ROU | −11B | +63N | +26B | −25N | +58B | +31N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1700 | +42.0 |
| 20 | Dumitrescu, Matei | 1589 | ROU | +83B | −33N | +41B | −11N | +45B | +39N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1684 | +28.4 |
| 21 | Dragusin, Calin-Ioan | 1748 | ROU | =55N | +59B | −22N | =46B | +40N | +32B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 10.75 | 1612 | -32.4 |
| 22 | Szatmary, Alex | 1638 | CAN | =71B | +74N | +21B | =31N | −18B | +38N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 10.25 | 1711 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Voicu, Stefan | 1684 | ROU | +65N | +46B | =4N | −1B | −2B | +51N | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 1739 | +14.4 |
| 24 | Athyridis, Aristotelis | 1625 | ROU | +58B | +69N | +39B | =14B | −4N | −8N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1644 | +0.8 |
| 25 | David, Teodor-Spiridon | 1711 | ROU | −34N | +68B | +56N | +19B | −5N | =30N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.25 | 1513 | -50.4 |
| 26 | Marinescu, Rares | 1608 | ROU | +77N | −1B | −19N | +52N | +55B | =27B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1463 | -24.4 |
| 27 | Marinescu, Antonie | 0 | ROU | −37N | +73B | −18N | +36N | +43B | =26N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1530 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Voicu, Matei | 1554 | ROU | +70B | −6B | F | +57N | =13N | +33B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1701 | +22.4 |
| 29 | Mihalache, Iulian | 1594 | ROU | +85N | −14B | +81N | =53B | +48B | −12N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1656 | +16.4 |
| 30 | Tudor, George S. | 1550 | ROU | +52B | −31N | +69B | −33N | +61N | =25B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1582 | +2.4 |
| 31 | Oprea, Sorin-Andrei | 1688 | ROU | +47N | +30B | =1N | =22B | −10N | −19B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 1566 | -38.4 |
| 32 | Marinescu, Octavian | 1598 | ROU | +57B | −8B | +45N | +59B | −3N | −21N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 7.50 | 1452 | -14.8 |
| 33 | Milea, Florian | 1733 | ROU | +40N | +20B | −50N | +30B | −16N | −28N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 10.50 | 1579 | -24.2 |
| 34 | Bobes, Radu-Catalin | 1417 | ROU | +25B | −48N | +66B | −5B | =37N | =42N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 8.50 | 1614 | +60.0 |
| 35 | Bojica, Victor | 1481 | ROU | −4N | +76B | −3N | +71B | +59N | −13B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.50 | 902 | -27.2 |
| 36 | Dragomir, Andrei D. | 1453 | ROU | −8N | +67B | −5N | −27B | +78N | +59B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 871 | -15.2 |
| 37 | Stefanescu, Andrada-Maria | 1565 | ROU | +27B | −39N | +61B | −12N | =34B | =41N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1495 | -20.4 |
| 38 | FIDE 42233500 | 0 | — | −17N | −75B | +67N | +49N | +46B | −22B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 8.00 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Neagu, Mihai-Adrian | 1713 | ROU | +73N | +37B | −24N | −10B | +74N | −20B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 1527 | -52.4 |
| 40 | Dumitru, Mircea-Mihai | 1450 | ROU | −33B | +83N | +54B | −9N | −21B | +66N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1593 | +33.2 |
| 41 | Popescu, Luca-Alexandru | 1412 | ROU | −6N | +70B | −20N | =69B | +52N | =37B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1339 | -9.6 |
| 42 | Vilcu, Cristian-Marian | 1565 | ROU | =68N | +84B | −7N | +62B | −17N | =34B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1351 | -32.0 |
| 43 | Vrabie, Iona-Mihail | 1482 | ROU | −12B | =57N | =47B | +72N | −27N | +60B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 5.75 | 1393 | -10.8 |
| 44 | Constandache, Darius-Andrei | 1545 | ROU | +80N | −50B | +75N | −3B | +65N | −17B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 1420 | -25.6 |
| 45 | Oprea, Luca-Stefan | 1431 | ROU | −14N | +85B | −32B | +70N | −20N | +64B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Grigore, Melania-Cristina | 1529 | ROU | +79B | −23N | =52B | =21N | −38N | +74B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.25 | 1632 | +15.6 |
| 47 | Mirzac, Patric-Florentin | 1410 | ROU | −31B | −52N | =43N | +84B | +62N | =54B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1468 | +7.6 |
| 48 | Rautu, Andrei | 1651 | POR | +86N | +34B | F | −4B | −29N | +69B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1464 | -14.6 |
| 49 | Satmari, Radu-Valentin | 1518 | ROU | −62N | +60B | −59N | −38B | +83N | +65B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2205 | +13.6 |
| 50 | Robescu, Andrei-Georgian | 1687 | ROU | +61B | +44N | +33B | F | F | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 2406 | +23.6 |
| 51 | Grigore, Miruna-Ioana | 1487 | ROU | −7N | +77B | −17N | =60B | +57N | −23B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.50 | 915 | -23.2 |
| 52 | Pasoveanu, Silvian-Florin | 0 | ROU | −30N | +47B | =46N | −26B | −41B | +73N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Vladescu, Ovidiu-Viorel | 1712 | ROU | +81B | +66N | −2B | =29N | −15B | F | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 1649 | -6.6 |
| 54 | Matei, Gabriel-Sorin | 1599 | ROU | +67N | −4B | −40N | −61B | +72N | =47N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 1216 | -73.6 |
| 55 | Tuduruta, Ovidiu | 1461 | ROU | =21B | +71N | F | −16B | −26N | +58N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1397 | -10.8 |
| 56 | Haiducu, Razvan-Cristian | 1496 | ROU | −1N | +82B | −25B | F | =60N | +61N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1554 | +6.4 |
| 57 | Danut, Lara-Cristina | 0 | ROU | −32N | =43B | +84N | −28B | −51B | +70N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1206 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Valeanu, Eduard-Antonio | 0 | ROU | −24N | −3B | +78N | +64B | −19N | −55B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1305 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 42255007 | 0 | — | +64B | −21N | +49B | −32N | −35B | −36N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Perieteanu, Eugen | 0 | ROU | −13B | −49N | +63B | =51N | =56B | −43N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1292 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Valahu, Dan | 1402 | ROU | −50N | +80B | −37N | +54N | −30B | −56B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.50 | 1342 | -48.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 42247381 | 0 | — | +49B | −9N | F | −42N | −47B | +72B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1349 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 42254515 | 0 | — | −5N | −19B | −60N | +80B | −64N | +78B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Calugareanu, Kevin Gabriel | 1502 | ROU | −59N | +86B | −11B | −58N | +63B | −45N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 802 | -26.0 |
| 65 | Grigore, Stefan-Petru | 1401 | ROU | −23B | −79N | +76B | +66N | −44B | −49N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1391 | -3.6 |
| 66 | Mitran, Radu-Mihai | 1573 | ROU | +78N | −53B | −34N | −65B | +67N | −40B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 697 | -96.4 |
| 67 | Danut, Darius-Daniel | 0 | ROU | −54B | −36N | −38B | +77N | −66B | +83N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 68 | FIDE 42264740 | 0 | — | =42B | −25N | −74B | −73N | +84N | =71B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1217 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Ousta-Yaakov, Omer | 0 | ROU | F | −24B | −30N | =41N | +73B | −48N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.50 | 1385 | 0.0 |
| 70 | FIDE 42265070 | 0 | — | −28N | −41N | +77B | −45B | =71N | −57B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Chiriazi, Teodor-Mihai-Daniel | 0 | ROU | =22N | −55B | F | −35N | =70B | =68N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1262 | 0.0 |
| 72 | FIDE 42261716 | 0 | — | −16N | −18B | +80N | −43B | −54B | −62N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 1.00 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 73 | Panaite, Radu-Stefan | 1428 | ROU | −39B | −27N | F | +68B | −69N | −52B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 908 | -6.0 |
| 74 | Ioan, Nicolae | 1443 | ROU | F | −22B | +68N | F | −39B | −46N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 826 | -34.0 |
| 75 | Visan, George-Cristian | 0 | ROU | −10N | +38N | −44B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 76 | FIDE 42264880 | 0 | — | −15B | −35N | −65N | −78B | F | +80B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 77 | FIDE 42265045 | 0 | — | −26B | −51N | −70N | −67B | −80N | +84B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 78 | FIDE 42264944 | 0 | — | −66B | −81N | −58B | +76N | −36B | −63N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 79 | FIDE 42265096 | 0 | — | −46N | +65B | −10N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 80 | FIDE 42261929 | 0 | — | −44B | −61N | −72B | −63N | +77B | −76N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 81 | Rinescu, Maria | 1423 | ROU | −53N | +78B | −29B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 855 | -17.6 |
| 82 | FIDE 42246130 | 0 | — | −9B | −56N | +83B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 83 | FIDE 42265061 | 0 | — | −20N | −40B | −82N | F | −49B | −67B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 718 | 0.0 |
| 84 | FIDE 42265088 | 0 | — | F | −42N | −57B | −47N | −68B | −77N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 85 | FIDE 42265053 | 0 | — | −29B | −45N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 86 | FIDE 42249171 | 0 | — | −48B | −64N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bobes, Radu-CatalinROU+60.03.0 pts · #22
- 2Ghita, Mihai I.ROU+57.24.5 pts · #26
- 3Dragoi, Aaron-MathiasROU+53.65.0 pts · #9
- 1Mitran, Radu-MihaiROU-96.42.0 pts · #85
- 2Matei, Gabriel-SorinROU-73.62.5 pts · #58
- 3Neagu, Mihai-AdrianROU-52.43.0 pts · #15
- R1+294 Elo gap
- R4+206 Elo gap
- R6+198 Elo gap