Satori Art Cup U8 - 20th ed.

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18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Slobozia, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 758, and top seed was Daria-Maria Craciun (🇷🇴 ROU, 1627).

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici (🇷🇴 ROU, 1563) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Carol-Bogdan Stefan (5.0) and Vlad-Stefan Grasu (4.5). Dutcovici shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Vlad-Stefan Grasu (1457) beat Daria-Maria Craciun (1627), a +170-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Slobozia, Romania

Dates

21 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇴Daria-Maria Craciun1627

Avg top 10

758

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇴Romania×9

Top 3

🥇
Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici
🇷🇴ROU·1563
5.5pts·1677perf+11.6
🥈
Carol-Bogdan Stefan
🇷🇴ROU·1507
5.0pts·1518perf+0.8
🥉
Vlad-Stefan Grasu
🇷🇴ROU·1457
4.5pts·1561perf+5.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Dutcovici5.5Stefan5Casu4.5Grasu4.54Tigaeru4

R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Mar

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici beat Carol-Bogdan Stefan (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici 3 wins (R4–R6)Carol-Bogdan Stefan 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Sebastian-Andrei Dutcovici	*	1	1	½
2Carol-Bogdan Stefan	0	*	—	—
3Alexandru-Andrei Casu	0	—	*	1
4Vlad-Stefan Grasu	½	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dutcovici, Sebastian-Andrei	1563	ROU	+6N	+5B	=3N	+2B	+4N	+9B	5.5	22.0	25.5	23.25	1677	+11.6
2	Stefan, Carol-Bogdan	1507	ROU	+15B	+17N	+16B	−1N	+5B	+8N	5.0	17.0	17.5	12.00	1518	+0.8
3	Grasu, Vlad-Stefan	1457	ROU	+13N	+9B	=1B	−4N	+10B	+7N	4.5	20.0	22.5	15.25	1561	+5.6
4	Casu, Alexandru-Andrei	0	ROU	+?N	=7B	+?N	+3B	−1B	+12N	4.5	16.5	16.5	9.25	1512	0.0
5	Tigaeru, Vladimir	0	ROU	+?B	−1N	+15B	+7B	−2N	+16N	4.0	18.0	18.0	7.50	736	0.0
6	FIDE 42263239	0	—	−1B	+?N	+18B	+16N	−7B	+?B	4.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	1510	0.0
7	Craciun, Daria-Maria	1627	ROU	+10B	=4N	+8B	−5N	+6N	−3B	3.5	20.5	23.5	12.75	1466	0.0
8	Condurache, Efrem-Teodor	1429	ROU	+14N	+11B	−7N	+13B	=9N	−2B	3.5	17.5	20.0	9.75	711	-18.0
9	Zaharia, Stefan-Lucian	0	ROU	+?B	−3N	+17B	+11N	=8B	−1N	3.5	17.0	17.0	5.25	1224	0.0
10	FIDE 42248760	0	—	−7N	+12B	−11N	+?B	−3N	+?B	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	656	0.0
11	Lupea, Sonia-Viviana	0	ROU	+?B	−8N	+10B	−9B	−?N	+15N	3.0	12.0	12.0	5.00	667	0.0
12	FIDE 42257964	0	—	−?N	−10N	+?B	+?N	+15B	−4B	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	659	0.0
13	FIDE 42262399	0	—	−3B	+?N	+?B	−8N	−16B	=14N	2.5	12.5	12.5	1.25	666	0.0
14	FIDE 42262860	0	—	−8B	−?N	+?B	−15N	+17N	=13B	2.5	8.5	8.5	1.75	675	0.0
15	FIDE 42258707	0	—	−2N	+?B	−5N	+14B	−12N	−11B	2.0	17.5	17.5	2.50	711	0.0
16	FIDE 42264367	0	—	F	+?B	−2N	−6B	+13N	−5B	2.0	15.5	15.5	2.50	1485	0.0
17	FIDE 42263220	0	—	F	−2B	−9N	=?N	−14B	−?B	0.5	11.0	11.0	0.00	711	0.0
18	FIDE 42254612	0	—	F	F	−6N	−?B	−?N	F	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	659	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dutcovici, Sebastian-AndreiROU
+11.6
5.5 pts · #2
2Grasu, Vlad-StefanROU
+5.6
4.5 pts · #8
3Stefan, Carol-BogdanROU
+0.8
5.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Condurache, Efrem-TeodorROU
-18.0
3.5 pts · #11
2Zaharia, Stefan-LucianROU
0.0
3.5 pts · #7
3Tigaeru, VladimirROU
0.0
4.0 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R6+170 Elo gap
Grasu, Vlad-Stefan1457 beat Craciun, Daria-Maria1627