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George Pop de Basesti Cup - 5th ed.

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16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1232, and top seed was Marius-Ionut Pop (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1692).

Marius-Ionut Pop (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1692) won with 6.5/7, ahead of David-Andrei Sofineti (5.5) and Alexandru Coman (5.0). Pop won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Alexandru Mihai Sofineti (1472) beat Darius-Ciprian Laza-Neuschli (1589), a +117-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania
Dates
14 Mar 2026 β†’ 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Marius-Ionut Pop1692
Avg top 10
1,232
Participants
16
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Marius-Ionut Pop led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Pop6.5Sofineti5.5Coman5Laszlo4.5Laza-Neuschli4Sofineti4
R2–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Marius-Ionut Pop never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Marius-Ionut Pop beat David-Andrei Sofineti (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Marius-Ionut Pop 5 wins (R1–R5)David-Andrei Sofineti 4 wins (R4–R7)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Marius-Ionut Pop*
1
Β½
1
2David-Andrei Sofineti
0
*
Β½
β€”
3Alexandru Coman
Β½
Β½
*
1
4Razvan-Daniel Laszlo
0
β€”
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Pop, Marius-Ionut1692ROU+9B+5N+2B+4N+7B=3N+10B6.525.528.526.001867+32.0
2Sofineti, David-Andrei1677ROU+12N=3Bβˆ’1N+10B+6N+8B+5N5.526.028.019.001706+8.4
3Coman, Alexandru1486ROU+14B=2N=7B=8N+4B=1B+9N5.026.528.519.001628+38.0
4Laszlo, Razvan-Daniel1430ROU+10B=8N+5Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’3N+7N+12B4.525.527.514.251522+18.4
5Sofineti, Alexandru Mihai1472ROU+13Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’4N+12B+11N+6Bβˆ’2B4.025.027.010.501411-12.8
6Laza-Neuschli, Darius-Ciprian1589ROU+15B=7N=8B+9Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’5N+11B4.022.023.510.501334-54.8
7Dirle, Aleesia-Stefania1421ROU+16N=6B=3N+11Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’4B=8N3.526.026.59.251404-6.0
8Codrea, Tudor-Ioan1549ROU+11N=4B=6N=3B=9Nβˆ’2N=7B3.525.528.012.501454-23.2
9FIDE 422295530β€”βˆ’1N+13B+12Nβˆ’6B=8B=11Nβˆ’3B3.023.525.57.0012560.0
10FIDE 422630260β€”βˆ’4Nβˆ’11B+13Nβˆ’2N+14B+15Bβˆ’1N3.023.024.55.508070.0
11FIDE 422630000β€”βˆ’8B+10N+15Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’5B=9Bβˆ’6N2.521.022.56.007070.0
12Talos, Vlad-Mihai0ROUβˆ’2B+14Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’5NF+13Bβˆ’4N2.021.021.54.007330.0
13FIDE 422630180β€”βˆ’5Bβˆ’9Nβˆ’10B+16B+15Nβˆ’12Nβˆ’14B2.015.516.02.006710.0
14FIDE 422508890β€”βˆ’3Nβˆ’12B+16Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’10NF+13N2.014.014.02.506860.0
15FIDE 422629920β€”βˆ’6N=16Bβˆ’11N+14Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’10NF1.514.014.02.257950.0
16FIDE 422630340β€”βˆ’7B=15Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’13NFFF0.511.011.00.756210.0

Key insights

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

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George Pop de Basesti Cup - 5th ed. (2026) β€” Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats