Buzau County Chess Championship 2026 -U14
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Buzau, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 456, and top seed was Luca-Gabriel Rotaru (🇷🇴 ROU, 1685).
Paul-Filip Manolescu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1449) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Luca-Gabriel Rotaru (5.0) and Emilian Marcu (4.0). Manolescu won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Paul-Filip Manolescu (1449) beat Luca-Gabriel Rotaru (1685), a +236-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsPaul-Filip Manolescu led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Paul-Filip Manolescu never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Paul-Filip Manolescu beat Luca-Gabriel Rotaru (Black).
Paul-Filip Manolescu 6 wins (R1–R6)Luca-Gabriel Rotaru 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Paul-Filip Manolescu | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Luca-Gabriel Rotaru | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Emilian Marcu | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Anastasia-Elisa Dosoftei | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manolescu, Paul-Filip | 1449 | ROU | +9B | +6N | +3B | +2N | +7N | +5B | 6.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 2399 | +55.2 |
| 2 | Rotaru, Luca-Gabriel | 1685 | ROU | +5N | +4B | +9N | −1B | +3N | +7B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 13.50 | 1480 | -21.2 |
| 3 | Marcu, Emilian | 1429 | ROU | +10N | +7B | −1N | +4B | −2B | +8N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 769 | -34.0 |
| 4 | Dosoftei, Anastasia-Elisa | 0 | ROU | +8B | −2N | =6B | −3N | +10B | +9B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.25 | 799 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Doros, Daria-Andreea | 0 | ROU | −2B | +8N | −7N | +10B | +9N | −1N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 42263190 | 0 | — | F | −1B | =4N | −7B | +8N | +10N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.75 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Brinzea, Razvan-Mihai | 0 | ROU | F | −3N | +5B | +6N | −1B | −2N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 5.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 42207924 | 0 | — | −4N | −5B | +10N | +9B | −6B | −3B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Barbu, Rares-Alexandru-Constantin | 0 | ROU | −1N | +10B | −2B | −8N | −5B | −4N | 1.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 42252164 | 0 | — | −3B | −9N | −8B | −5N | −4N | −6B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Manolescu, Paul-FilipROU+55.26.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 422079240.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Brinzea, Razvan-MihaiROU0.02.0 pts · #5
- 1Marcu, EmilianROU-34.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Rotaru, Luca-GabrielROU-21.25.0 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 422079240.02.0 pts · #6
- R4+236 Elo gap