Valcea Trophy - 6th ed.
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51 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Ramnicu Valcea, Romania. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1967, and top seed was Ovidiu-Jean Lupu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2074).
Zeno-Andrei Ponta-Facalet (🇷🇴 ROU, 1989) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Marcel-Florian Stegaroiu (5.0) and Daniel-Alexandru Dobre (5.0). Ponta-Facalet won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: George-Sorin Ivascu (1484) beat Matei Liga (1814), a +330-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×51
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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2
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Ponta-Facalet takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Marcel-Florian Stegaroiu 3 wins (R4–R6)Daniel-Alexandru Dobre 3 wins (R4–R6)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponta-Facalet, Zeno-Andrei | 1989 | ROU | +37B | =13N | +6B | =7N | +21B | +4N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 17.25 | 2065 | +25.6 |
| 2 | Stegaroiu, Marcel-Florian | 1925 | ROU | +28N | +48B | −4B | +12N | +13B | +6N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 15.00 | 2077 | +21.8 |
| 3 | Dobre, Daniel-Alexandru | 1912 | ROU | +49B | +21N | −14B | +34N | +33B | +9B | 5.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 2068 | +24.2 |
| 4 | Lupu, Ovidiu-JeanFM | 2074 | ROU | +16N | +17B | +2N | +14B | =9N | −1B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 17.50 | 2089 | +4.0 |
| 5 | Marcu, Daria-Ana | 2013 | ROU | +20B | −6N | +15B | =18N | +28B | +8B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 15.25 | 1951 | -10.8 |
| 6 | Fulger, Ionut-Alexandru | 1892 | ROU | +39N | +5B | −1N | +16B | +14N | −2B | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 13.50 | 1963 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Toma, Mihail | 1726 | ROU | +32N | =10B | +11N | =1B | −8N | +23B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 14.00 | 1966 | +37.6 |
| 8 | Tanase, Andrei V. | 1921 | ROU | +31N | +19B | =9B | =13N | +7B | −5N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 13.75 | 1911 | +2.4 |
| 9 | Samu, Sorin-Mihai | 1996 | ROU | +35N | +23B | =8N | +25B | =4B | −3N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 12.75 | 1981 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Russu, Eduard | 1947 | ROU | +22B | =7N | −13B | +26N | =15B | +21N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 1793 | -19.2 |
| 11 | Popescu-Vava, Luca-Delian | 1923 | ROU | +30B | =15N | −7B | +42N | +18B | =14N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 11.50 | 1837 | -18.8 |
| 12 | Beldiman, Ciprian-Dumitru | 1792 | ROU | =50N | =29B | +31N | −2B | +37N | +24B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 9.00 | 1672 | -21.4 |
| 13 | Beldiman, Tudor | 1800 | ROU | +40B | =1B | +10N | =8B | −2N | =15N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 12.25 | 1881 | +31.2 |
| 14 | Berechet, Otiliu-OctavianIM | 1961 | ROU | +47N | +43B | +3N | −4N | −6B | =11B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1911 | -2.6 |
| 15 | Nistor, Darius-Ionut | 1697 | ROU | +38N | =11B | −5N | +45B | =10N | =13B | 3.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 9.75 | 1832 | +33.2 |
| 16 | Buse, Mihai-Cristian | 1616 | ROU | −4B | +27N | +36B | −6N | +26B | =33N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 9.75 | 1843 | +65.2 |
| 17 | Gavrila, Eduard-Alexandru | 1826 | ROU | +27B | −4N | +37B | −21N | =22B | +28N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1722 | -26.8 |
| 18 | Liga, Matei | 1814 | ROU | −41N | +46N | +22B | =5B | −11N | +44B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1661 | -30.4 |
| 19 | Haimana, Teodor-Nicolas | 1641 | ROU | +44B | −8N | −33B | =29N | +40B | +30N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1662 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Marinescu, Rares | 1608 | ROU | −5N | −39B | =38N | +49B | +42N | +29B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1669 | +10.8 |
| 21 | Podoleanu, Daniel | 1664 | ROU | +24N | −3B | +29N | +17B | −1N | −10B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1754 | +18.4 |
| 22 | Jitianu, Nicolae-Ovidiu | 1578 | ROU | −10N | +32B | −18N | +38B | =17N | =25B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1697 | +26.0 |
| 23 | Dumitru, Silviu-Mihai | 1812 | ROU | +42B | −9N | =28B | +30N | =36B | −7N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1699 | -30.8 |
| 24 | Potcovaru, Robert-Costin | 0 | ROU | −21B | +49N | −30B | +39N | +34B | −12N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Statescu-Enescu, Vlad | 1810 | ROU | =29N | +41B | +45B | −9N | F | =22N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.75 | 1668 | -14.0 |
| 26 | Bichis, Tudor | 1460 | ROU | −43N | +47B | +48N | −10B | −16N | +37B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1684 | +65.2 |
| 27 | Ramureanu, Ioan-Vladimir | 1512 | ROU | −17N | −16B | −32N | +51B | +47N | +38B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1507 | -7.6 |
| 28 | Pavelescu, Darius-Marian | 1563 | ROU | −2B | +51N | =23N | +35B | −5N | −17B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 4.00 | 1702 | +33.2 |
| 29 | Gavrila, David-Mihai | 1463 | ROU | =25B | =12N | −21B | =19B | +35N | −20N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 19.5 | 7.75 | 1630 | +47.6 |
| 30 | Indrei, David-Nicholas | 1559 | ROU | −11N | =38B | +24N | −23B | +46N | −19B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 991 | -26.0 |
| 31 | Ivascu, Petru | 1543 | ROU | −8B | +44N | −12B | −40N | +41B | =32N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 5.25 | 1472 | -23.6 |
| 32 | Ancuta, Daria Alina | 1449 | ROU | −7B | −22N | +27B | −37N | +51N | =31B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 1507 | +16.0 |
| 33 | Panaite, Mihai-Teodor | 1925 | ROU | F | F | +19N | +43B | −3N | =16B | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1821 | -18.4 |
| 34 | Stoenescu, Ioana-Teodora | 1681 | ROU | =46B | F | +41N | −3B | −24N | +40N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1744 | +10.0 |
| 35 | Avram, Victor-Stefan | 1602 | ROU | −9B | =42N | +46B | −28N | −29B | +47N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1461 | -42.8 |
| 36 | Radulescu, Andrei | 1907 | ROU | F | F | −16N | +41B | =23N | +45B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1705 | -16.4 |
| 37 | Marinescu, Octavian | 1598 | ROU | −1N | +40B | −17N | +32B | −12B | −26N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1537 | -12.4 |
| 38 | Doncu Petcu, Adriana Aylin | 0 | ROU | −15B | =30N | =20B | −22N | +39B | −27N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Zafiu, George-Razvan | 1526 | ROU | −6B | +20N | −43N | −24B | −38N | +46B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1623 | +12.4 |
| 40 | Stoica, Beatrice Karina | 1463 | ROU | −13N | −37N | +49B | +31B | −19N | −34B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1508 | +11.6 |
| 41 | Ivascu, George-Sorin | 1484 | ROU | +18B | −25N | −34B | −36N | −31N | +51B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1567 | +8.4 |
| 42 | Basaraba, Mihai Sebastian | 1473 | ROU | −23N | =35B | +50N | −11B | −20B | =49N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1527 | +14.4 |
| 43 | Chirimbu, Alexandru-Claudiu | 1740 | ROU | +26B | −14N | +39B | −33N | −44B | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1716 | -2.0 |
| 44 | Stanciulescu, Mario-David | 0 | ROU | −19N | −31B | F | +47B | +43N | −18N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Samoila, Andrei | 1477 | ROU | F | +50B | −25N | −15N | +48B | −36N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1643 | +35.2 |
| 46 | Iorga, Elizabeth-Maria | 0 | ROU | =34N | −18B | −35N | +50B | −30B | −39N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 1.75 | 1415 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Belegan, Albert-Nicola-Matei | 1583 | ROU | −14B | −26N | +51B | −44N | −27B | −35B | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 1354 | -60.4 |
| 48 | Nitu, Ionel-Casian | 1711 | ROU | +51B | −2N | −26B | F | −45N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1379 | -33.2 |
| 49 | Banica, Eric-Mihai | 1541 | ROU | −3N | −24B | −40N | −20N | F | =42B | 0.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 1289 | -48.8 |
| 50 | Tuduruta, Ovidiu | 1461 | ROU | =12B | −45N | −42B | −46N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1302 | -27.2 |
| 51 | Constantin, Radu-Mihai | 1414 | ROU | −48N | −28B | −47N | −27N | −32B | −41N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 751 | -80.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bichis, TudorROU+65.23.0 pts · #16
- 2Buse, Mihai-CristianROU+65.23.5 pts · #12
- 3Gavrila, David-MihaiROU+47.62.5 pts · #28
Top rating losers
- 1Constantin, Radu-MihaiROU-80.80.0 pts · #51
- 2Belegan, Albert-Nicola-MateiROU-60.41.0 pts · #45
- 3Banica, Eric-MihaiROU-48.80.5 pts · #49
Biggest upsets
- R1+330 Elo gap
- R3+291 Elo gap
- R3+251 Elo gap