Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U12

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64 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Olimp, Romania. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1916, and top seed was Iustin Larion (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2033).

Iustin Larion (🇷🇴 ROU, CM, 2033) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Dragos-Ioan Rosca (7.0) and Darius-Cristian Pana (7.0). Larion won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Petru Ivascu (1557) beat Darius-Cristian Pana (1920), a +363-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

🇷🇴CMIustin Larion2033

Avg top 10

1,916

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇴Romania×61

Top 3

🥇
CMIustin Larion
🇷🇴ROU·2033
7.5pts·2109perf+34.4
🥈
Dragos-Ioan Rosca
🇷🇴ROU·1993
7.0pts·1981perf+3.2
🥉
Darius-Cristian Pana
🇷🇴ROU·1920
7.0pts·1911perf+10.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Iustin Larion led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Larion7.5Rosca7Pana7Hurmuzache6.5Mistrekov6.5Cazacu6.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Iustin Larion held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

CM Iustin Larion 4+3 wins (R1–R4, R6–R8)Dragos-Ioan Rosca 3 wins (R3–R5)Darius-Cristian Pana 4 wins (R3–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMIustin Larion	*	—	0	1
2Dragos-Ioan Rosca	—	*	—	—
3Darius-Cristian Pana	1	—	*	—
4Mihnea Hurmuzache	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Larion, IustinCM	2033	ROU	+44N	+24B	+5N	+6B	=4N	+8B	+7N	+11B	−3N	7.5	49.0	53.0	42.75	2109	+34.4
2	Rosca, Dragos-Ioan	1993	ROU	+37B	−13N	+52B	+11B	+21N	=4B	=8N	+7B	+12N	7.0	44.0	47.0	35.25	1981	+3.2
3	Pana, Darius-Cristian	1920	ROU	−32B	=53N	+39N	+43B	+36N	+9B	=4N	+21B	+1B	7.0	41.5	44.5	35.25	1911	+10.8
4	Cazacu, Iustin-NicolasCM	1948	ROU	+48N	+10B	+9N	=8B	=1B	=2N	=3B	+20N	=5B	6.5	51.0	54.5	37.50	2004	+32.0
5	Hurmuzache, Mihnea	1819	ROU	+33N	+14B	−1B	=15N	+19B	=12N	+18B	+13B	=4N	6.5	47.0	51.5	35.25	1898	+37.6
6	Mistrekov, Dobrynia	1929	ROU	+22B	+28N	+20B	−1N	+14B	−7N	=17B	+19N	+11N	6.5	45.5	50.5	34.25	1918	+2.0
7	Ilie, Eduard-Alexandru	1905	ROU	+40N	+26B	=11N	+12B	+16N	+6B	−1B	−2N	=8B	6.0	48.5	52.5	32.25	1950	+26.8
8	Pasca, Alexandru-Daniel	1925	ROU	+49N	+15B	+21N	=4N	+17B	−1N	=2B	=12B	=7N	6.0	48.5	52.0	32.00	1938	+11.6
9	Stan, Dante-Alexandru	1791	ROU	+38B	+25N	−4B	+42N	+20B	−3N	−12B	+37N	+22B	6.0	42.0	46.0	27.00	1823	+16.8
10	Bejan, Eduard-Mihail	1675	ROU	+59B	−4N	−22B	+35N	+38B	−14N	+41B	+39N	+20B	6.0	38.5	40.5	23.50	1717	+17.6
11	Toma, Christian	1750	ROU	+46B	+52N	=7B	−2N	+15B	+23B	+16N	−1N	−6B	5.5	47.0	50.0	26.00	1874	+57.2
12	Stanculet, Ilio-Phoem	1700	ROU	+54B	=32N	+23B	−7N	+25B	=5B	+9N	=8N	−2B	5.5	46.0	49.0	27.50	1828	+62.0
13	Ilie, Razvan-Mihai	1673	ROU	+62N	+2B	−16N	−14B	+34B	+37N	+27B	−5N	=17B	5.5	43.5	45.0	24.75	1767	+31.6
14	Dumitru, Andrei-Mihai	1639	ROU	+58B	−5N	+54B	+13N	−6N	+10B	−21N	=16B	+34N	5.5	42.5	45.0	24.25	1747	+51.2
15	Pasat, Rares-Stefan	1673	ROU	+41B	−8N	+38B	=5B	−11N	+32N	+33B	=17N	=18B	5.5	42.0	46.0	25.75	1754	+43.2
16	Plesea, Luca-Matias	1901	ROU	+51B	=23N	+13B	+32N	−7B	=18N	−11B	=14N	+35B	5.5	42.0	45.5	26.00	1739	-62.8
17	Marinca, Matteo-Ioan	1755	ROU	+39N	=43B	+29N	+36B	−8N	=24B	=6N	=15B	=13N	5.5	41.5	45.5	26.25	1750	-0.4
18	Nistor, Darius-Ionut	1724	ROU	−36N	+60B	=44N	+29B	+28N	=16B	−5N	+31B	=15N	5.5	40.5	42.5	24.50	1713	-2.4
19	Bostina, Vladimir-Ioan	1679	ROU	=60N	=36B	=48N	+40B	−5N	+49B	+34N	−6B	+25B	5.5	37.5	39.5	21.75	1672	+1.2
20	Anghenie, Toma-Horia	1786	ROU	+31N	+30B	−6N	+26B	−9N	+39B	+24N	−4B	−10N	5.0	45.0	49.0	24.00	1750	-18.0
21	Patrasc, Patric-Cezar	1756	ROU	+35B	+42N	−8B	+22N	−2B	+26N	+14B	−3N	F	5.0	44.0	44.0	24.00	1821	+26.0
22	Ghitoi, Ioan	1561	ROU	−6N	+62B	+10N	−21B	−26N	+56B	+45N	+23B	−9N	5.0	40.5	42.0	19.50	1652	+21.6
23	Lipovanu, Teodor	1641	ROU	+56N	=16B	−12N	+33B	+27B	−11N	=25B	−22N	+41B	5.0	40.0	43.0	21.75	1660	+8.4
24	Stencau, Filip	1688	ROU	+53B	−1N	+37B	=34N	+32B	=17N	−20B	−25N	+38B	5.0	40.0	43.0	20.50	1707	+8.4
25	Dumitrescu, Matei	1638	ROU	+55N	−9B	=33N	+51B	−12N	+40B	=23N	+24B	−19N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.25	1639	-1.6
26	Ene, Sergiu-Gabriel	1645	ROU	+34B	−7N	+46B	−20N	+22B	−21B	−31N	+53N	+39B	5.0	38.5	41.5	20.50	1630	-7.6
27	Voicu, Stefan	1700	ROU	+45N	=29B	−36N	+44B	−23N	+48B	−13N	+40B	=30N	5.0	36.5	40.0	20.50	1618	-36.4
28	Ionita, Mario-Alexandru	1651	ROU	+50N	−6B	=40N	+48B	−18B	−33N	=35B	+36N	+37B	5.0	36.5	40.0	19.25	1634	-8.4
29	Pruszter, Alexandru	1569	ROU	+64B	=27N	−17B	−18N	−33B	+51N	+32B	=38N	+42B	5.0	36.5	37.5	17.50	1618	+18.0
30	Pistol, Robert-Andrei	1632	ROU	+47B	−20N	−34B	=54N	+41B	=35N	=38B	+33N	=27B	5.0	35.5	38.5	20.75	1623	+7.2
31	Popov, Stelian	1535	ROU	−20B	+61N	−42B	−41N	+59B	+53N	+26B	−18N	+52B	5.0	31.5	33.5	15.00	1553	-4.4
32	Ivascu, Petru	1557	ROU	+3N	=12B	+43N	−16B	−24N	−15B	−29N	+50B	+48N	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.75	1671	+52.4
33	Pana, Alexandru-Ioan	1543	ROU	−5B	+47N	=25B	−23N	+29N	+28B	−15N	−30B	+49N	4.5	41.0	44.5	20.00	1601	+22.4
34	Barnusca, Tudor-Calin	0	ROU	−26N	+49B	+30N	=24B	−13N	+43N	−19B	+48N	−14B	4.5	39.0	42.5	18.50	1626	0.0
35	Mirica, Eric-Cristian	1515	ROU	−21N	=55B	+50N	−10B	+44N	=30B	=28N	+49B	−16N	4.5	37.5	40.5	17.50	1643	+46.4
36	Ion, Matei-Stefan	1494	ROU	+18B	=19N	+27B	−17N	−3B	=42N	−37B	−28B	+55N	4.0	41.5	44.5	18.25	1605	+44.8
37	Radu, Andrei M.	1566	ROU	−2N	+45B	−24N	+56B	+55N	−13B	+36N	−9B	−28N	4.0	39.5	42.5	14.00	1517	-24.4
38	Voicu, Matei	1536	ROU	−9N	+56B	−15N	+57B	−10N	+55B	=30N	=29B	−24N	4.0	38.5	41.5	14.00	1393	-40.0
39	Safta, Alexandru-Adrian	1512	ROU	−17B	+64N	−3B	+61N	+52B	−20N	+42B	−10B	−26N	4.0	37.5	38.5	10.00	1550	+4.4
40	Sutu-Demetriade, Filip-George	1555	ROU	−7B	+58N	=28B	−19N	+50B	−25N	+54B	−27N	=43B	4.0	37.0	39.5	13.50	1560	+4.4
41	Tudorache, Marco	1420	ROU	−15N	−48B	+63N	+31B	−30N	+52B	−10N	+44B	−23N	4.0	37.0	38.5	13.50	1526	+28.8
42	Muraru-Teberean, David	1585	ROU	+57N	−21B	+31N	−9B	=49N	=36B	−39N	+45B	−29N	4.0	36.5	39.5	15.75	1503	-42.0
43	Alecu, Daniel	1575	ROU	+61B	=17N	−32B	−3N	+51N	−34B	−49N	+55B	=40N	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.25	1520	-21.6
44	Matala, Anthony-Radu	1566	ROU	−1B	+59N	=18B	−27N	−35B	=54N	+61B	−41N	+53B	4.0	34.5	36.5	11.25	1454	-54.8
45	Apostolatu, Stefan	1468	ROU	−27B	−37N	+47B	−52N	+58B	+61N	−22B	−42N	+57B	4.0	30.5	32.5	11.50	1299	-50.8
46	Paltinus, Alexandru-Ioan	1496	ROU	−11N	+57B	−26N	−55B	−56N	−50B	+64N	+59B	+60N	4.0	27.0	28.0	8.00	1376	-25.6
47	Nemes, Victor-Nicholas	0	ROU	−30N	−33B	−45N	−59N	+63B	+60B	−52N	+62N	+54B	4.0	25.0	26.5	8.00	1398	0.0
48	Dima, Stefan-Matei	1564	ROU	−4B	+41N	=19B	−28N	+54B	−27N	+50N	−34B	−32B	3.5	38.5	41.5	13.25	1563	-19.6
49	Pavel, Nicholas-Christian	1559	ROU	−8B	−34N	+58B	+53N	=42B	−19N	+43B	−35N	−33B	3.5	36.0	38.5	11.50	1541	-11.2
50	Bari, Yunus	1403	ROU	−28B	=51N	−35B	+60B	−40N	+46N	−48B	−32N	+58B	3.5	31.5	33.5	10.25	1449	+14.8
51	Ionescu, Andrei-Constantin	1543	ROU	−16N	=50B	+60N	−25N	−43B	−29B	−57N	+63B	+59N	3.5	30.0	31.5	7.25	1402	-45.6
52	Simu, Alexandru	1570	ROU	F	−11B	−2N	+45B	−39N	−41N	+47B	+57B	−31N	3.0	36.5	38.0	11.00	1351	-71.6
53	Vamanu, Darius-Andrei	1445	ROU	−24N	=3B	=55N	−49B	+57N	−31B	+56N	−26B	−44N	3.0	35.5	38.5	11.00	1244	-38.8
54	Dobre, Tiberiu-Costin	1487	ROU	−12N	+63B	−14N	=30B	−48N	=44B	−40N	+56B	−47N	3.0	34.5	36.0	9.00	1337	-34.0
55	Munteanu, Adrian	0	ROU	−25B	=35N	=53B	+46N	−37B	−38N	+59B	−43N	−36B	3.0	32.5	34.5	9.75	1339	0.0
56	Balaban-Grajdan, Rafail	0	ROU	−23B	−38N	+64B	−37N	+46B	−22N	−53B	−54N	+61N	3.0	30.0	31.0	7.00	1222	0.0
57	Stan, Madalin-Robert	0	ROU	−42B	−46N	+59B	−38N	−53B	+62N	+51B	−52N	−45N	3.0	27.5	29.0	7.00	1214	0.0
58	Plosnita, Cezar	0	ROU	−14N	−40B	−49N	+63B	−45N	−59N	=62B	+64B	−50N	2.5	25.5	26.5	3.25	724	-68.8
59	Dumitru, David-Gabriel	1430	ROU	−10N	−44B	−57N	+47B	−31N	+58B	−55N	−46N	−51B	2.0	32.5	35.0	6.50	1270	0.0
60	Dumitru, Petru	1432	ROU	=19B	−18N	−51B	−50N	=62B	−47N	+63N	F	−46B	2.0	29.5	31.0	5.00	1202	-52.4
61	FIDE 42265169	0	—	−43N	−31B	+62N	−39B	+64N	−45B	−44N	F	−56B	2.0	27.5	28.5	2.50	744	0.0
62	Plaveti, Matei	1422	ROU	−13B	−22N	−61B	=64N	=60N	−57B	=58N	−47B	−63N	1.5	25.5	26.5	2.75	1338	0.0
63	FIDE 42265177	0	—	F	−54N	−41B	−58N	−47N	=64B	−60B	−51N	+62B	1.5	23.5	24.5	2.00	664	0.0
64	FIDE 42262755	0	—	−29N	−39B	−56N	=62B	−61B	=63N	−46B	−58N	F	1.0	23.5	23.5	1.50	699	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Stanculet, Ilio-PhoemROU
+62.0
5.5 pts · #10
2Toma, ChristianROU
+57.2
5.5 pts · #14
3Ivascu, PetruROU
+52.4
4.5 pts · #25

Top rating losers

1Simu, AlexandruROU
-71.6
3.0 pts · #58
2Plosnita, CezarROU
-68.8
2.5 pts · #62
3Plesea, Luca-MatiasROU
-62.8
5.5 pts · #11

Biggest upsets

R1+363 Elo gap
Ivascu, Petru1557 beat Pana, Darius-Cristian1920
R2+320 Elo gap
Ilie, Razvan-Mihai1673 beat Rosca, Dragos-Ioan1993
R1+230 Elo gap
Ion, Matei-Stefan1494 beat Nistor, Darius-Ionut1724