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Buzau County Chess Championship 2026 - U10

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8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Buzau, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 382, and top seed was Rares-Christian Craciun (🇷🇴 ROU, 1593).

David-Andrei Tudorache (🇷🇴 ROU, 1461) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Rares-Christian Craciun (5.0) and Nicolae-Cristian Birsan (4.5). Tudorache won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: David-Andrei Tudorache (1461) beat Rares-Christian Craciun (1593), a +132-point gap.

Location
🇷🇴Buzau, Romania
Dates
28 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇴Rares-Christian Craciun1593
Avg top 10
382
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

David-Andrei Tudorache led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
1
2
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Tudorache takes lead
Tudorache5.5Craciun5Birsan4.5322
R4 · LEADER CHANGE01 Mar

David-Andrei Tudorache takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

David-Andrei Tudorache beat Rares-Christian Craciun (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

David-Andrei Tudorache 4 wins (R3–R6)Rares-Christian Craciun 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1David-Andrei Tudorache*
1
½
1
2Rares-Christian Craciun
0
*
1
1
3Nicolae-Cristian Birsan
½
0
*
1
4FIDE 42248787
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Tudorache, David-Andrei1461ROU+5B=3N+2B+6N+4B+7N5.516.517.515.252410+26.4
2Craciun, Rares-Christian1593ROU+7N+4B−1N+3N+8B+5N5.016.017.011.50692-26.4
3Birsan, Nicolae-Cristian0ROU+8N=1B+4N−2B+7N+6B4.516.517.59.7513580.0
4FIDE 422487870—+6B−2N−3B+5N−1N+8B3.019.020.05.007510.0
5FIDE 422569840—−1N+8B+7N−4B−6N−2B2.016.517.52.007510.0
6FIDE 422632120—−4N−7B+8N−1B+5B−3N2.016.017.03.006920.0
7FIDE 422487790—−2B+6N−5B−8N−3B−1B1.019.020.02.007510.0
8FIDE 422632040—−3B−5N−6B+7B−2N−4N1.016.517.51.008100.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets