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Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - U8

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20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Bucuresti, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 627, and top seed was Mihai C. Oltean (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1716).

Mihai C. Oltean (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1716) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Victor Bojica (4.5) and Carol-Bogdan Stefan (4.5). Oltean won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Victor Bojica (1481) beat Mihai C. Oltean (1716), a +235-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Bucuresti, Romania
Dates
14 Mar 2026 β†’ 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Mihai C. Oltean1716
Avg top 10
627
Participants
20
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 4 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders
13
5
2
3
2
4
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 4.5/6. Oltean takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

R6 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Vlad Pavel beat Victor Bojica (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Victor Bojica 3 wins (R1–R3)Carol-Bogdan Stefan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Vlad Pavel*
1
β€”
0
2Victor Bojica
0
*
Β½
1
3Carol-Bogdan Stefanβ€”
Β½
*
0
4Mihai C. Oltean
1
0
1
*

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1Oltean, Mihai C.1716ROU=5N+18B+4B+9Nβˆ’2B+3N4.521.023.016.501498-22.0
2Bojica, Victor1481ROU+17N+7B+14N=3B+1Nβˆ’4B4.520.522.515.751807+33.2
3Stefan, Carol-Bogdan1507ROU+16B+12N+10B=2N+11Bβˆ’1B4.518.521.014.251587+11.6
4Pavel, Vlad0ROU+?N+?Bβˆ’1N+6B=?B+2N4.513.013.08.5015430.0
5Sur, Alex0ROU=1Bβˆ’8N+20N+19B+10B=?N4.016.016.09.7515770.0
6Stoian, Stefan-Mihail0ROU+?B=9N=?Bβˆ’4N+13B+12N4.014.014.07.7514370.0
7Fratila, Teodor0ROU+?Bβˆ’2N+16Bβˆ’?N+?B+11N4.010.010.05.5013690.0
8Tigaeru, Vladimir0ROUβˆ’?N+5Bβˆ’?N+?B+17N+14B4.09.09.09.006550.0
9FIDE 422586770β€”F=6B+15Nβˆ’1B+?N+?B3.511.011.04.5015860.0
10Constantinescu, Andrei I.0ROU+?N+?Bβˆ’3N=?Bβˆ’5N+15N3.511.011.02.5012900.0
11Dutcovici, Sebastian-Andrei1563ROU+13Nβˆ’14B+17N+12Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’7B3.017.519.58.00711-22.8
12FIDE 422361850β€”+?Bβˆ’3B+?Nβˆ’11N+16Bβˆ’6B3.014.014.02.507360.0
13Ngo, Minh-Nhat0ROUβˆ’11B+?Nβˆ’?N+15Bβˆ’6N+17B3.011.511.54.507610.0
14Paslaru, Matei-Gabriel0ROU+?B+11Nβˆ’2B+?Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’8N3.011.511.53.0013750.0
15FIDE 422489490β€”+18B=?Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’13N+19Nβˆ’10B2.514.014.04.0014370.0
16Siriteanu, Victor-Alexandru0ROUβˆ’3N+?Bβˆ’7N+?Bβˆ’12N=?B2.511.511.50.007110.0
17Onica, Ioana0ROUβˆ’2B+?Nβˆ’11B+?Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’13N2.014.514.50.007230.0
18Caiali, Zayra0ROUβˆ’15Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’?BF+?B+?N2.07.07.00.009160.0
19FIDE 422579640β€”βˆ’?N+?BFβˆ’5Nβˆ’15B+?N2.06.56.50.006550.0
20FIDE 422599080β€”βˆ’?B+?Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’?N+?Nβˆ’?B2.04.04.00.006370.0

Key insights

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

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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