Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U14

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63 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Olimp, Romania. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2067, and top seed was Andrei Negrean (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2338).

Andrei Negrean (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2338) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Lucas Rusu (7.0) and Razvan-George Parvu (7.0). Negrean won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Vlad-Filip Puia (1588) beat Alexandru-Andrei Vlagiu (1948), a +360-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

🇷🇴FMAndrei Negrean2338

Avg top 10

2,067

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×2

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇴Romania×61

Top 3

🥇
FMAndrei Negrean
🇷🇴ROU·2338
8.5pts·2456perf+14.8
🥈
CMLucas Rusu
🇷🇴ROU·2201
7.0pts·2144perf-11.2
🥉
Razvan-George Parvu
🇷🇴ROU·1993
7.0pts·2043perf+27.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

FM Andrei Negrean led from R5; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Negrean8.5Rusu7Parvu7Petroff6Dunca6Tatar6

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Andrei Negrean never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Andrei Negrean drew with CM Lucas Rusu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Andrei Negrean 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Lucas Rusu 3 wins (R4–R6)Razvan-George Parvu 4 wins (R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMAndrei Negrean	*	½	1	1
2CMLucas Rusu	½	*	—	—
3Razvan-George Parvu	0	—	*	—
4FMVlad Petroff	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Negrean, AndreiFM	2338	ROU	+23B	+22N	+3B	+7N	+6B	+4N	=2B	+8N	+5B	8.5	49.0	54.0	50.50	2456	+14.8
2	Rusu, LucasCM	2201	ROU	+40N	+38B	−5N	+31B	+9N	+26B	=1N	=4B	+10N	7.0	45.5	49.5	36.25	2144	-11.2
3	Parvu, Razvan-George	1993	ROU	+53N	+41B	−1N	+33B	−26N	+40B	+20N	+14B	+4N	7.0	42.0	45.5	32.50	2043	+27.6
4	Simulescu, Andrei	1760	ROU	+49N	=11B	+8N	+10N	+13B	−1B	+12N	=2N	−3B	6.0	52.0	55.5	33.50	2101	+152.8
5	Dunca, Patrick-David	1969	ROU	+36N	+33B	+2B	−6N	=7B	=13N	+41N	+9B	−1N	6.0	48.0	52.0	31.75	2068	+46.8
6	Zlate-Ion, Matei	2088	ROU	+39N	+18B	+19N	+5B	−1N	−8B	−9N	+26B	+25N	6.0	46.5	50.5	30.00	2086	+4.0
7	Butuza, Stefan Aurelian	1901	ROU	+35N	+27B	+15N	−1B	=5N	=11B	=26N	+24B	=8B	6.0	46.0	50.5	30.75	2055	+74.0
8	Petroff, VladFM	2100	ROU	=48B	+56N	−4B	+50N	+17B	+6N	+13B	−1B	=7N	6.0	44.5	47.0	27.75	2021	-21.6
9	Mistrekov, Ratibor	1889	ROU	+34N	+63B	=13B	+16N	−2B	=14N	+6B	−5N	+30B	6.0	44.5	45.5	27.00	2009	+52.0
10	Voinescu, Marian-David	1935	ROU	=59N	+30B	+43N	−4B	+21N	=12B	+15N	+11B	−2B	6.0	44.0	45.5	28.75	1980	+27.6
11	Tatar, Marius Lucian	1972	ROU	+32B	=4N	=16B	+28N	=19B	=7N	+38B	−10N	+22B	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.25	1944	-10.0
12	Ponta-Facalet, Zeno-Andrei	2002	ROU	=29B	=44N	+39B	+18N	=14B	=10N	−4B	+28N	+19B	6.0	41.0	45.0	29.00	1913	-32.0
13	Stanica, Andrei	2005	ROU	+20N	+21B	=9N	+17B	−4N	=5B	−8N	+38B	=14N	5.5	45.0	49.0	28.25	1948	-21.2
14	Vlagiu, Alexandru-Andrei	1948	ROU	−27N	+35B	+20N	+41B	=12N	=9B	+24N	−3N	=13B	5.5	43.5	47.5	27.25	1894	-16.4
15	Tarabic, Yanis-Andrei	2006	ROU	+50B	+28N	−7B	=38N	=16B	+19N	−10B	+21N	=17B	5.5	41.5	45.0	25.50	1910	-40.0
16	Savu, Vicentiu-Dorian	1737	ROU	+61N	+26B	=11N	−9B	=15N	−20B	=27N	+34B	+38N	5.5	40.0	41.5	22.50	1847	+50.0
17	Ionita, Eduard-Gabriel	1873	ROU	+42B	=43N	+48B	−13N	−8N	+31B	=39N	+33B	=15N	5.5	38.0	41.5	23.25	1869	+2.4
18	Bosinceanu, Iosif	1828	ROU	+57N	−6N	+47B	−12B	=48N	−39B	+36N	+20B	+26N	5.5	37.5	40.0	22.25	1833	+4.8
19	Ganea, Yanis-Andrei	1925	ROU	+47B	+37N	−6B	+49N	=11N	−15B	=21N	+42B	−12N	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.50	1851	-21.1
20	Iavorschi, Andrei	1641	ROU	−13B	+52N	−14B	+51N	+28B	+16N	−3B	−18N	+41B	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.00	1840	+84.8
21	Grecu, Bogdan-Andrei	1796	ROU	+52B	−13N	=44B	+32N	−10B	+29N	=19B	−15B	+39N	5.0	39.0	42.5	21.00	1813	+9.6
22	Beldiman, Ciprian-Dumitru	1851	ROU	+45N	−1B	=36N	=43B	=40N	+48B	=42N	+39B	−11N	5.0	39.0	42.5	19.75	1775	-35.2
23	Borciu, Luca-Daniel	1698	ROU	−1N	−45B	+57N	+36B	+34N	−41B	=44N	=27B	+42N	5.0	38.0	40.5	19.75	1689	-4.8
24	Butochnov, Tudor-Alexandru	1900	ROU	=44B	=29N	=32B	+42N	=38B	+37N	−14B	−7N	+47B	5.0	37.0	41.0	21.00	1752	-60.8
25	Milasan, George	1962	ROU	−43B	+46N	=50B	=48N	=29B	=27N	+30B	+41N	−6B	5.0	35.0	38.5	20.50	1746	-85.6
26	Cernencu, George-Ciprian	1946	ROU	+58B	−16N	+29B	+37N	+3B	−2N	=7B	−6N	−18B	4.5	46.0	48.0	21.00	1856	-38.4
27	Puia, Vlad-Filip	1588	ROU	+14B	−7N	−38N	+62B	=31N	=25B	=16B	=23N	=28B	4.5	40.0	41.0	18.75	1787	+68.4
28	Mihali-Viorescu, Andrei	1793	ROU	+55N	−15B	+45N	−11B	−20N	+49B	+40N	−12B	=27N	4.5	38.5	41.5	16.75	1717	-33.2
29	Birladeanu, Alexandru	1621	ROU	=12N	=24B	−26N	+60B	=25N	−21B	=45N	+43B	=40N	4.5	37.5	39.0	17.50	1763	+46.8
30	Popa, Razvan-Nicolae	1788	ROU	=46B	−10N	−49N	+52B	+35N	+45B	−25N	+48B	−9N	4.5	36.5	40.0	17.50	1682	-44.0
31	Maier, Alexandru Sever	1759	ROU	−56B	+34N	+54B	−2N	=27B	−17N	=51B	=32N	+52B	4.5	36.0	38.5	17.25	1634	-56.8
32	Otic, Mateo-Stefan	1615	ROU	−11N	+55B	=24N	−21B	−45N	+62B	+46N	=31B	=33N	4.5	36.0	37.0	15.00	1671	+13.2
33	Calin, Rares-Ionut	1717	ROU	+62B	−5N	+60B	−3N	+54B	−38N	+47B	−17N	=32B	4.5	35.5	36.5	11.75	1621	-32.0
34	Pup, Alexandru	1558	ROU	−9B	−31B	+61N	+56N	−23B	+54N	=37B	−16N	+48B	4.5	34.5	36.0	12.75	1635	+27.2
35	Dunca, David	1567	ROU	−7B	−14N	=52B	+46N	−30B	−51N	+54B	+50N	+49N	4.5	34.0	37.0	15.75	1632	+17.2
36	Cocirta, Ciprian	1604	ROU	−5B	+62N	=22B	−23N	−42B	+50N	−18B	+59N	+51B	4.5	34.0	35.0	12.00	1668	+18.4
37	Tuzlaru, Darius-Mihai	1730	ROU	+60N	−19B	+63N	−26B	+43N	−24B	=34N	+44B	F	4.5	29.5	29.5	12.75	1692	-16.4
38	Ilie, Eduard Andrei	1832	ROU	+51B	−2N	+27B	=15B	=24N	+33B	−11N	−13N	−16B	4.0	43.5	47.0	17.75	1812	-12.0
39	Radu, Victor Mihai	1675	ROU	−6B	+51N	−12N	=45B	+47B	+18N	=17B	−22N	−21B	4.0	41.0	44.5	17.75	1746	+28.0
40	Samoila, Rares-Andrei	1682	ROU	−2B	=42N	+46B	+44N	=22B	−3N	−28B	=51N	=29B	4.0	40.0	43.5	16.50	1682	-11.2
41	Guo, Aris-Dian	1734	ROU	+54B	−3N	+56B	−14N	+49B	+23N	−5B	−25B	−20N	4.0	40.0	42.5	14.00	1683	-24.8
42	Paun, David	1551	ROU	−17N	=40B	+59N	−24B	+36N	+43B	=22B	−19N	−23B	4.0	38.0	39.5	14.50	1704	+60.0
43	Jitianu, Nicolae-Ovidiu	1602	ROU	+25N	=17B	−10B	=22N	−37B	−42N	+56B	−29N	+55B	4.0	37.5	40.0	15.75	1683	+33.2
44	Haldea, Tudor	1564	ROU	=24N	=12B	=21N	−40B	=50B	+55N	=23B	−37N	=46B	4.0	37.0	40.0	17.25	1674	+46.4
45	Varzari, Tudor-Constantin	1551	ROU	−22B	+23N	−28B	=39N	+32B	−30N	=29B	−47N	+54B	4.0	36.0	39.0	16.75	1616	+21.2
46	Corduneanu Dragota, Andrei	1486	ROU	=30N	−25B	−40N	−35B	+59N	+61B	−32B	+55N	=44N	4.0	31.0	32.5	10.25	1589	+35.2
47	Tasulea, Dragos-Gabriel	1571	ROU	−19N	+61B	−18N	+63B	−39N	+60B	−33N	+45B	−24N	4.0	31.0	32.0	8.00	1564	-15.2
48	Neagu, Mihai-Adrian	1679	ROU	=8N	+59B	−17N	=25B	=18B	−22N	+52B	−30N	−34N	3.5	39.5	41.0	13.25	1709	+4.9
49	Basaraba, Mihai Sebastian	1471	ROU	−4B	+58N	+30B	−19B	−41N	−28N	=50B	+53N	−35B	3.5	35.5	37.5	11.75	1630	+62.0
50	Constantinescu, Bogdan-Ionut	1666	ROU	−15N	+57B	=25N	−8B	=44N	−36B	=49N	−35B	+59B	3.5	35.5	37.0	10.25	1629	-28.8
51	Craciun, Dimitri	1543	ROU	−38N	−39B	+53N	−20B	=62N	+35B	=31N	=40B	−36N	3.5	34.0	35.0	12.75	1590	+16.0
52	Ilie, Alexandru-Stefan	1527	ROU	−21N	−20B	=35N	−30N	+57B	+53B	−48N	+58B	−31N	3.5	33.0	35.0	10.25	1586	+4.4
53	Athyridis, Aristotelis	1618	ROU	−3B	−54N	−51B	=57N	+56B	−52N	+62N	−49B	+60N	3.5	27.0	28.0	6.25	1409	-72.8
54	Momirleanu, Mihnea-Ilie	0	ROU	−41N	+53B	−31N	+59B	−33N	−34B	−35N	+61B	−45N	3.0	31.0	32.5	6.50	1492	0.0
55	Diaconescu, Andrei-Cristian	1517	ROU	−28B	−32N	+58B	F	+63N	−44B	+60N	−46B	−43N	3.0	25.5	25.5	4.50	1339	-49.6
56	Moroita, Petru	1456	ROU	+31N	−8B	−41N	−34B	−53N	+63B	−43N	=60B	−57B	2.5	30.5	31.5	6.25	1364	-35.6
57	Almasan, Albert-Mihail	1531	ROU	−18B	−50N	−23B	=53B	−52N	+58N	−59B	F	+56N	2.5	27.0	27.0	6.25	1489	-26.4
58	Baltac, Andrei-Cristian	1584	ROU	−26N	−49B	−55N	+61B	−60N	−57B	F	−52N	+63B	2.0	21.0	21.0	2.50	1311	-84.0
59	Zadacencu, Sergiu	1578	ROU	=10B	−48N	−42B	−54N	−46B	F	+57N	−36B	−50N	1.5	31.0	31.0	5.50	1413	-60.8
60	FIDE 42255007	0	—	−37B	F	−33N	−29N	+58B	−47N	−55B	=56N	−53B	1.5	28.5	28.5	3.25	1358	0.0
61	Oprea, Calin-Andrei	1443	ROU	−16B	−47N	−34B	−58N	F	−46N	+63B	−54N	=62B	1.5	25.0	25.0	1.50	796	-62.4
62	Jurj, David-Ioan	0	ROU	−33N	−36B	F	−27N	=51B	−32N	−53B	−63N	=61N	1.0	27.5	27.5	2.50	1288	0.0
63	FIDE 42254965	0	—	F	−9N	−37B	−47N	−55B	−56N	−61N	+62B	−58N	1.0	24.5	24.5	1.00	806	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Simulescu, AndreiROU
+152.8
6.0 pts · #8
2Iavorschi, AndreiROU
+84.8
5.0 pts · #21
3Butuza, Stefan AurelianROU
+74.0
6.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Milasan, GeorgeROU
-85.6
5.0 pts · #23
2Baltac, Andrei-CristianROU
-84.0
2.0 pts · #60
3Athyridis, AristotelisROU
-72.8
3.5 pts · #57

Biggest upsets

R1+360 Elo gap
Puia, Vlad-Filip1588 beat Vlagiu, Alexandru-Andrei1948
R1+360 Elo gap
Jitianu, Nicolae-Ovidiu1602 beat Milasan, George1962
R3+340 Elo gap
Simulescu, Andrei1760 beat FMPetroff, Vlad2100