Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U10

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69 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Olimp, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 1780, and top seed was Leonard Vasiloi (🇷🇴 ROU, 1955).

Matei Liga (🇷🇴 ROU, 1757) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Viktor Szabo (7.0) and Leonard Vasiloi (7.0). Liga won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Alexandru Petrov (1499) beat Teodor-Nicolas Haimana (1750), a +251-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Olimp, Romania

Dates

02 Apr 2026 → 09 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇷🇴Leonard Vasiloi1955

Avg top 10

1,780

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇴Romania×66

Top 3

🥇
Matei Liga
🇷🇴ROU·1757
7.5pts·1970perf+92.4
🥈
Viktor Szabo
🇷🇴ROU·1704
7.0pts·1926perf+100.8
🥉
Leonard Vasiloi
🇷🇴ROU·1955
7.0pts·1889perf-18.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Matei Liga led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Liga7.5Szabo7Vasiloi7Butochnov6.5Mujat6.5Chelu6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Matei Liga held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Matei Liga beat Viktor Szabo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Matei Liga 4 wins (R1–R4)Viktor Szabo 3 wins (R1–R3)Leonard Vasiloi 3 wins (R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Matei Liga	*	1	—	1
2Viktor Szabo	0	*	1	½
3Leonard Vasiloi	—	0	*	—
4Victor Butochnov	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Liga, Matei	1757	ROU	+53B	+56N	+25B	+6B	=8N	=5N	+2B	+7N	=4B	7.5	47.0	50.0	40.50	1970	+92.4
2	Szabo, Viktor	1704	ROU	+24B	+43N	+31B	=5N	+3B	=6N	−1N	+8B	+15B	7.0	48.5	52.5	38.50	1926	+100.8
3	Vasiloi, Leonard	1955	ROU	+34B	+36N	=9B	+4B	−2N	=17B	+22N	+15N	+7B	7.0	46.0	50.5	37.75	1889	-18.8
4	Chelu, Tudor-Iulian	1696	ROU	+45B	+23N	+7B	−3N	+33B	=15N	+6B	=5B	=1N	6.5	48.5	52.5	35.75	1895	+96.0
5	Mujat, Alexandru-Mihai	1803	ROU	+46N	+22B	+28N	=2B	+16N	=1B	−7B	=4N	+19B	6.5	48.0	52.0	35.50	1819	+9.6
6	Butochnov, Victor	1832	ROU	+37B	+33N	+21B	−1N	+31B	=2B	−4N	+18B	+17N	6.5	46.0	50.5	33.00	1795	-9.6
7	Mihai, Adam-Alexandru	1835	ROU	+13N	+20B	−4N	+17B	+25N	+8B	+5N	−1B	−3N	6.0	50.5	55.5	34.50	1821	-4.0
8	Podoleanu, Daniel	1741	ROU	+32B	+41N	=10B	+9N	=1B	−7N	+23B	−2N	+24B	6.0	47.0	51.5	31.75	1744	+11.2
9	Talaba, David-Christian	1699	ROU	+39N	+14B	=3N	−8B	+35N	=22B	=13N	=17B	+29N	6.0	45.0	49.5	31.75	1724	+7.6
10	Indrei, David-Nicholas	1531	ROU	+67N	+12B	=8N	−16B	=11N	+25B	−17N	+52B	+22N	6.0	42.5	43.5	26.50	1691	+71.2
11	Marinescu, Rares	1618	ROU	+52B	−31N	+27B	=23N	=10B	=26N	=32B	+34N	+21B	6.0	39.5	43.0	28.25	1654	+13.2
12	Alexa, Sebastian-Ioan	1679	ROU	+54B	−10N	−37B	+52N	=23B	+42N	+26B	+16N	=14B	6.0	39.5	43.0	27.00	1602	-31.6
13	Hrehorciuc, Luca-Rafael	1514	ROU	−7B	+48N	−15B	+61N	+54B	+33N	=9B	=21N	+23B	6.0	39.0	42.0	25.00	1706	+64.0
14	Silivestru, Dominic-Andrei	1560	ROU	+64B	−9N	+50B	−15N	+24B	+51N	=21B	+38B	=12N	6.0	39.0	41.0	24.00	1683	+44.8
15	Haimana, Teodor-Nicolas	1750	ROU	−16N	+42B	+13N	+14B	+20N	=4B	+18N	−3B	−2N	5.5	49.0	53.0	30.25	1694	-22.4
16	Petrov, Alexandru	1499	ROU	+15B	+40N	=18B	+10N	−5B	=21N	=19B	−12B	+36N	5.5	44.5	49.0	28.50	1717	+102.8
17	Nae, Darius-Ioan	1635	ROU	+55B	=59N	+19B	−7N	+43B	=3N	+10B	=9N	−6B	5.5	44.5	47.5	27.00	1745	+44.0
18	Fodor, Eric-Matei	1603	ROU	=42N	+35B	=16N	=26B	+39N	+38B	−15B	−6N	+32B	5.5	40.5	44.5	25.25	1653	+26.8
19	Popescu, Adrian-Nicolae	1661	ROU	=35N	+44B	−17N	+49B	=26N	+59B	=16N	+27B	−5N	5.5	39.5	42.5	23.00	1586	-31.6
20	Momirleanu, Mihai-Vlad	1579	ROU	+48B	−7N	+45B	+34N	−15B	−31N	+51B	=32N	+38B	5.5	37.0	40.5	22.25	1631	+30.8
21	Calotescu, David-Andrei	1692	ROU	+29N	+26B	−6N	+59B	=22N	=16B	=14N	=13B	−11N	5.0	45.0	48.0	24.25	1616	-39.2
22	Rotescu, Vladimir-Szilard	1567	ROU	+50B	−5N	+54B	+37N	=21B	=9N	−3B	+31N	−10B	5.0	43.0	46.5	21.50	1621	+13.2
23	Grigorescu, Stefan	1555	ROU	+60N	−4B	+65N	=11B	=12N	+28B	−8N	+35B	−13N	5.0	43.0	45.0	20.50	1565	-2.4
24	Ioan, Nicolae	1492	ROU	−2N	+66B	+30B	−33N	−14N	+49B	+25N	+41B	−8N	5.0	41.5	43.5	20.00	1568	+38.4
25	Tanasa, Vlad	1594	ROU	+58B	+68N	−1N	+32B	−7B	−10N	−24B	+49N	+45B	5.0	39.5	40.0	15.50	1463	-42.0
26	Ardeleanu, Gabriel	1537	ROU	+63B	−21N	+68B	=18N	=19B	=11B	−12N	+48N	=30B	5.0	39.0	39.5	17.50	1524	-3.6
27	Stan, Vlad	1493	ROU	+38B	−28B	−11N	+58N	=36B	+56N	+30B	−19N	=40B	5.0	38.0	41.0	20.00	1607	+48.0
28	Stanescu, Gabriel	1606	ROU	+61B	+27N	−5B	−31N	+37B	−23N	−34B	+54N	+43B	5.0	37.5	40.5	20.00	1552	-34.0
29	Laze, Andrei	1462	ROU	−21B	+64N	−33B	+48N	+34B	−30N	+40B	+43N	−9B	5.0	37.0	39.0	18.50	1550	+23.6
30	Patarau, Tudor	1618	ROU	−44N	+61B	−24N	+67B	=32N	+29B	−27N	+39B	=26N	5.0	36.0	37.0	18.25	1480	-61.6
31	Deaconu, Raul-Alexandru-Adrian	1524	ROU	+57N	+11B	−2N	+28B	−6N	+20B	−38N	−22B	=35N	4.5	44.0	47.0	21.75	1589	+34.0
32	Iorgu, Teodor-Razvan	1496	ROU	−8N	+62B	+40B	−25N	=30B	+36N	=11N	=20B	−18N	4.5	42.0	45.0	20.25	1575	+48.0
33	Vieriu, Ianis-Andrei	1571	ROU	+49N	−6B	+29N	+24B	−4N	−13B	−35N	+51B	=52N	4.5	40.5	44.0	18.75	1489	-37.2
34	Craciun, Rares-Christian	1515	ROU	−3N	+58B	+57N	−20B	−29N	+39B	+28N	−11B	=42N	4.5	40.0	43.0	17.50	1490	-20.0
35	Zotic, Teodor-Andrei	1457	ROU	=19B	−18N	+42B	+40N	−9B	=43N	+33B	−23N	=31B	4.5	39.5	43.5	20.00	1567	+70.8
36	Buteica, Tudor-Stefan	1587	ROU	+47N	−3B	−39N	+65B	=27N	−32B	+45B	+37N	−16B	4.5	39.0	41.0	17.00	1499	-10.4
37	Mihali-Viorescu, Tudor	1510	ROU	−6N	+47B	+12N	−22B	−28N	=48B	+42N	−36B	+55N	4.5	38.5	42.0	19.25	1536	+8.0
38	Cioboata, Luca-Stefan	1726	ROU	−27N	+52B	=59B	+44N	+56B	−18N	+31B	−14N	−20N	4.5	37.0	40.0	16.50	1520	-93.6
39	Puscasu, Iosif-Calin	1480	ROU	−9B	+69N	+36B	=56N	−18B	−34N	+50B	−30N	+48B	4.5	35.5	36.0	13.50	1397	-33.6
40	Vank, Tudor-Stefan	1635	ROU	+51N	−16B	−32N	−35B	+64N	+44B	−29N	+57B	=27N	4.5	35.0	37.0	15.00	1356	-56.4
41	Blaga, Vladimir	1564	ROU	+69B	−8B	=44N	−43N	−42B	+53N	+55B	−24N	+50B	4.5	33.5	34.0	13.00	1324	-66.8
42	Gramada, Vladimir-Christian	1411	ROU	=18B	−15N	−35N	+62B	+41N	−12B	−37B	+53N	=34B	4.0	38.5	41.5	16.00	1508	+40.8
43	Tudorache, David-Andrei	1563	ROU	+66N	−2B	=49N	+41B	−17N	=35B	+54N	−29B	−28N	4.0	38.5	40.5	14.00	1375	-59.2
44	Gazzi, Casian	1441	ROU	+30B	−19N	=41B	−38B	=49N	−40N	+60B	−45N	+56B	4.0	34.5	37.5	15.00	1485	+15.2
45	Vrabie, Iona-Mihail	1470	ROU	−4N	+60B	−20N	+57B	−59N	+65B	−36N	+44B	−25N	4.0	34.5	36.5	12.00	1278	-56.8
46	Pasca, Tudor-Petru	1506	ROU	−5B	−50N	−48B	+63N	−60B	+66N	−49B	+61N	+58B	4.0	28.5	30.5	10.50	1633	+10.8
47	Cristea, David-Andrei	0	ROU	−36B	−37N	=63B	−53N	+69B	−50N	+62B	=56N	+60B	4.0	27.5	28.0	9.25	1357	-30.0
48	Diaconu, Tudor-Andrei	0	ROU	−20N	−13B	+46N	−29B	+68N	=37N	+56B	−26B	−39N	3.5	37.5	38.0	9.75	1384	0.0
49	Beldiman, Matei-Ioan	0	ROU	−33B	+53N	=43B	−19N	=44B	−24N	+46N	−25B	=51N	3.5	35.5	39.0	13.25	1443	0.0
50	Constantin, Radu-Mihai	0	ROU	−22N	+46B	−14N	−51B	=55N	+47B	−39N	+67B	−41N	3.5	35.0	36.0	10.75	1352	0.0
51	Popa-Cirlig, Petru	1450	ROU	−40B	+63N	−56B	+50N	+53B	−14B	−20N	−33N	=49B	3.5	34.0	36.5	11.25	1272	-36.4
52	Jugaru, Victor	1446	ROU	−11N	−38N	+69B	−12B	+67N	+57B	F	−10N	=33B	3.5	34.0	34.5	6.75	1259	-33.6
53	Sticea, Stefan-Petru	1501	ROU	−1N	−49B	=62N	+47B	−51N	−41B	+64N	−42B	+57N	3.5	33.0	35.0	10.50	1313	-60.8
54	Popov, Matei	1460	ROU	−12N	+67B	−22N	+68B	−13N	+60N	−43B	−28B	=63N	3.5	32.5	33.0	5.75	795	0.0
55	Anghel, Andrei C.	1456	ROU	−17N	−57B	+66N	F	=50B	+62B	−41N	+58N	−37B	3.5	29.0	29.0	9.75	1338	0.0
56	Sirbu, Vlad-Gabriel	1567	ROU	+62N	−1B	+51N	=39B	−38N	−27B	−48N	=47B	−44N	3.0	36.5	39.5	10.75	1443	-58.8
57	Popescu, Tudor-Mihai	0	ROU	−31B	+55N	−34B	−45N	+58B	−52N	+61B	−40N	−53B	3.0	31.0	34.0	9.50	1177	0.0
58	Panait, Ioan-Gabriel	1404	ROU	−25N	−34N	+60B	−27B	−57N	+68B	+65N	−55B	−46N	3.0	30.0	30.5	5.50	731	0.0
59	Ivascu, Vladimir	1530	ROU	+65B	=17B	=38N	−21N	+45B	−19N	F	F	F	3.0	30.0	30.0	11.00	1570	+11.6
60	Suteu, David	0	ROU	−23B	−45N	−58N	+66B	+46N	−54B	−44N	+65B	−47N	3.0	29.5	31.5	8.00	1252	0.0
61	Balaban-Grajdan, Mihail	1416	ROU	−28N	−30N	+64B	−13B	−65N	+67B	−57N	−46B	+69N	3.0	28.0	28.5	3.50	775	-54.8
62	Pup, Paul	0	ROU	−56B	−32N	=53B	−42N	+63B	−55N	−47N	=64B	+67N	3.0	27.0	28.0	6.25	1121	-68.4
63	Crava, Stefan-Alexandru	0	ROU	−26N	−51B	=47N	−46B	−62N	=64B	F	+66N	=54B	2.5	27.0	27.0	6.75	1108	0.0
64	Panici, Mihailo	0	ROU	−14N	−29B	−61N	+69N	−40B	=63N	−53B	=62N	−66B	2.0	29.5	30.0	3.25	1091	0.0
65	Popescu, Stefan-Gabriel	0	ROU	−59N	F	−23B	−36N	+61B	−45N	−58B	−60N	+68N	2.0	26.0	26.0	3.50	1266	0.0
66	FIDE 42253454	0	—	−43B	−24N	−55B	−60N	F	−46B	+68N	−63B	+64N	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.50	711	0.0
67	FIDE 42251389	0	—	−10B	−54N	F	−30N	−52B	−61N	+69B	−50N	−62B	1.0	28.0	28.0	0.50	698	0.0
68	FIDE 42265193	0	—	F	−25B	−26N	−54N	−48B	−58N	−66B	=69N	−65B	0.5	24.5	24.5	0.25	763	0.0
69	Oprean, Victor	0	ROU	−41N	−39B	−52N	−64B	−47N	F	−67N	=68B	−61B	0.5	23.0	23.0	0.25	682	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Petrov, AlexandruROU
+102.8
5.5 pts · #13
2Szabo, ViktorROU
+100.8
7.0 pts · #2
3Chelu, Tudor-IulianROU
+96.0
6.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Cioboata, Luca-StefanROU
-93.6
4.5 pts · #19
2Pup, PaulROU
-68.4
3.0 pts · #62
3Blaga, VladimirROU
-66.8
4.5 pts · #48

Biggest upsets

R1+251 Elo gap
Petrov, Alexandru1499 beat Haimana, Teodor-Nicolas1750
R5+251 Elo gap
Szabo, Viktor1704 beat Vasiloi, Leonard1955
R1+233 Elo gap
Stan, Vlad1493 beat Cioboata, Luca-Stefan1726