Valcea Trophy U12 - 6th ed.

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34 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Ramnicu Valcea, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1570, and top seed was Luca-Stefan Cioboata (🇷🇴 ROU, 1776).

Luca-Stefan Cioboata (🇷🇴 ROU, 1776) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Eduard-Constantin Necula (4.0) and Andrei-Constantin Ionescu (4.0). Cioboata won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Sorin-Mihai Teodorescu (1425) beat Calin-Marian Necula (1575), a +150-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

Top seed

🇷🇴Luca-Stefan Cioboata1776

Avg top 10

1,570

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇴Romania×25

Top 3

🥇
Luca-Stefan Cioboata
🇷🇴ROU·1776
6.0pts·2334perf+49.0
🥈
Eduard-Constantin Necula
🇷🇴ROU·1468
4.0pts·1584perf+20.4
🥉
Andrei-Constantin Ionescu
🇷🇴ROU·1545
4.0pts·1550perf+2.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Luca-Stefan Cioboata led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Cioboata6Dima4Ghiocanu-Pirvan4Ramureanu4Necula4Ionescu4

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Luca-Stefan Cioboata never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Luca-Stefan Cioboata beat Stefan-Matei Dima (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Luca-Stefan Cioboata 6 wins (R1–R6)Stefan-Matei Dima 3 wins (R4–R6)David-Mihai Ghiocanu-Pirvan 3 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Luca-Stefan Cioboata	*	1	1	—
2Stefan-Matei Dima	0	*	—	—
3David-Mihai Ghiocanu-Pirvan	0	—	*	—
4Maria-Ioana Ramureanu	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Cioboata, Luca-Stefan	1776	ROU	+8N	+15B	+4B	+2N	+5B	+3N	6.0	19.5	22.5	22.50	2334	+49.0
2	Necula, Eduard-Constantin	1468	ROU	+17B	+9N	+6B	−1B	−7N	+27N	4.0	20.0	22.0	12.50	1584	+20.4
3	Ionescu, Andrei-Constantin	1545	ROU	+12N	+24B	−11N	+8B	+10N	−1B	4.0	20.0	22.0	12.50	1550	+2.0
4	Dima, Stefan-Matei	1545	ROU	F	+13B	−1N	+12B	+15N	+7B	4.0	19.5	21.0	13.50	1747	+35.2
5	Ghiocanu-Pirvan, David-Mihai	1654	ROU	+25B	+19N	F	+11B	−1N	+13B	4.0	18.0	18.0	12.00	1759	+21.2
6	Ramureanu, Maria-Ioana	1591	ROU	+20N	+7B	−2N	=10B	=18N	+16B	4.0	17.0	20.0	12.75	1548	-4.0
7	Soica, Maria-Carmen	1469	ROU	+23B	−6N	+29B	=14N	+2B	−4N	3.5	17.5	19.0	9.25	1424	-10.0
8	Vorovenci, Vladimir-Stefan	1413	ROU	−1B	+26N	+32B	−3N	+23B	=9N	3.5	17.5	18.5	6.75	1341	-10.8
9	Popa-Cirlig, Petru	1548	ROU	+21N	−2B	+20N	=13B	=16N	=8B	3.5	17.0	20.0	11.00	1352	-42.0
10	Vacareanu, Sabin-Iustin	1440	ROU	F	+18B	+16N	=6N	−3B	+17B	3.5	17.0	17.0	11.00	1619	+38.4
11	Necula, Calin-Marian	1575	ROU	+29B	=16N	+3B	−5N	−14B	+31N	3.5	16.0	17.0	8.00	1423	-34.4
12	Patru, Nadia-Andreea	0	ROU	−3B	+25N	+19B	−4N	+32B	=18N	3.5	16.0	17.0	7.50	1454	0.0
13	Virag, Anna-Timea	1428	ROU	+33B	−4N	+28B	=9N	+22B	−5N	3.5	16.0	17.0	7.25	1472	+5.6
14	Teodorescu, Sorin-Mihai	1425	ROU	F	F	+24N	=7B	+11N	+15B	3.5	12.0	12.0	10.25	1801	+56.8
15	Popa, David-Andrei	1523	ROU	+26B	−1N	+31B	+22N	−4B	−14N	3.0	18.5	19.5	6.00	1366	-37.2
16	Beldiman, Matei-Ioan	1433	ROU	+27N	=11B	−10B	+19N	=9B	−6N	3.0	17.5	19.5	8.50	1448	+6.4
17	FIDE 42259266	0	—	−2N	+21B	−30N	+20B	+31B	−10N	3.0	14.5	15.5	7.00	660	0.0
18	Tesuica, Eduard-George	1460	ROU	F	−10N	+25B	+30N	=6B	=12B	3.0	14.0	14.0	6.75	1309	-27.6
19	Andrei, Rares-Gabriel	1476	ROU	+34N	−5B	−12N	−16B	+28N	+26B	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.50	740	-34.0
20	Ivascu, Ilinca	0	ROU	−6B	+23N	−9B	−17N	+30B	+32N	3.0	13.5	14.5	4.00	751	0.0
21	Almajanu, Sofia-Maria	0	ROU	−9B	−17N	−23B	+25N	+33N	+24B	3.0	12.5	13.5	5.00	738	0.0
22	Dragomirasi, Yanis-Ion	1468	ROU	−24N	+30B	+33N	−15B	−13N	+23B	3.0	11.5	12.5	4.00	691	-37.6
23	FIDE 42247438	0	—	−7N	−20B	+21N	+34B	−8N	−22N	2.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	649	0.0
24	Vladut, Andrei-Stefan	0	ROU	+22B	−3N	−14B	−31N	+29B	−21N	2.0	15.0	16.0	4.50	1351	0.0
25	Tudosescu, Maria-Teodora	0	ROU	−5N	−12B	−18N	−21B	+34N	+30B	2.0	14.5	14.5	1.00	816	0.0
26	FIDE 42251044	0	—	−15N	−8B	+34N	+33B	−27N	−19N	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	679	0.0
27	FIDE 42251931	0	—	−16B	−28N	F	+29N	+26B	−2B	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.50	652	0.0
28	Popescu, Ema-Natalia	0	ROU	F	+27B	−13N	−32N	−19B	=29N	1.5	14.0	15.0	2.75	660	0.0
29	FIDE 42237262	0	—	−11N	+34B	−7N	−27B	−24N	=28B	1.5	12.5	12.5	0.75	721	0.0
30	FIDE 42259240	0	—	F	−22N	+17B	−18B	−20N	−25N	1.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	721	0.0
31	Pircan, Andrei-Alexandru	0	ROU	F	F	−15N	+24B	−17N	−11B	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	760	0.0
32	FIDE 42263883	0	—	F	F	−8N	+28B	−12N	−20B	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	613	0.0
33	FIDE 42248957	0	—	−13N	F	−22B	−26N	−21B	+34B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	654	0.0
34	FIDE 42263484	0	—	−19B	−29N	−26B	−23N	−25B	−33N	0.0	10.5	11.5	0.00	680	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Teodorescu, Sorin-MihaiROU
+56.8
3.5 pts · #6
2Cioboata, Luca-StefanROU
+49.0
6.0 pts · #1
3Vacareanu, Sabin-IustinROU
+38.4
3.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Popa-Cirlig, PetruROU
-42.0
3.5 pts · #11
2Dragomirasi, Yanis-IonROU
-37.6
3.0 pts · #31
3Popa, David-AndreiROU
-37.2
3.0 pts · #16

Biggest upsets

R5+150 Elo gap
Teodorescu, Sorin-Mihai1425 beat Necula, Calin-Marian1575
R3+123 Elo gap
Necula, Eduard-Constantin1468 beat Ramureanu, Maria-Ioana1591