Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U16
36 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Olimp, Romania. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2148, and top seed was Randi-Ioan Gales (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2300).
Dragos Stefan Leu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2277) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Alexandru Ioan Constantinoiu (6.5) and Matei Vasile (6.5). Leu shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Stefan Moroita (1492) beat Bence Pozna Tokos (1874), a +382-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsFM Dragos Stefan Leu led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Dragos Stefan Leu held the sole lead from R3 through R9 without losing it.
FM Dragos Stefan Leu beat Ivan Onofrasc (White).
FM Dragos Stefan Leu 3 wins (R1–R3)Matei Vasile 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMDragos Stefan Leu | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Ivan Onofrasc | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Matei Vasile | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4FMAlexandru Ioan Constantinoiu | ½ | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leu, Dragos StefanFM | 2277 | ROU | +22N | +4B | +3N | =6B | +11N | =2B | −5N | +9B | +10N | 7.0 | 47.5 | 51.5 | 39.25 | 2286 | +6.6 |
| 2 | Constantinoiu, Alexandru IoanFM | 2115 | ROU | +34N | +24B | =11N | =3B | +13N | =1N | +6B | =5B | =4B | 6.5 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 33.50 | 2238 | +64.8 |
| 3 | Vasile, Matei | 2057 | ROU | +32B | +18N | −1B | =2N | +26B | +20N | +7B | −4N | +5B | 6.5 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 30.75 | 2097 | +32.8 |
| 4 | Onofrasc, Ivan | 1956 | ROU | +33B | −1N | +19B | =18N | +23B | =7N | +12B | +3B | =2N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 31.50 | 2059 | +61.2 |
| 5 | Dodoi, Matei-TeodorCM | 2226 | ROU | +30N | +14B | =6N | =13B | =12N | +8B | +1B | =2N | −3N | 6.0 | 47.0 | 50.0 | 32.25 | 2208 | -2.4 |
| 6 | Gales, Randi-IoanFM | 2300 | ROU | +20B | +7N | =5B | =1N | +8B | =12N | −2N | =11B | +13N | 6.0 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 33.00 | 2239 | -10.6 |
| 7 | Ivancescu, Bogdan-Andrei | 2040 | ROU | +27N | −6B | +22N | +14B | =18N | =4B | −3N | +12B | +11N | 6.0 | 42.5 | 46.0 | 28.00 | 2092 | +32.4 |
| 8 | Cruceru-Uceanu, Tudor-Mihai | 2055 | ROU | +26N | +15B | =12N | =11B | −6N | −5N | +18B | +16B | +20N | 6.0 | 41.0 | 44.5 | 27.50 | 2063 | +18.4 |
| 9 | Dascalescu, Adelin-Stefan | 1950 | ROU | +31N | −11B | +30N | −12B | +24N | +18B | =13N | −1N | +19B | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 21.50 | 1973 | +18.4 |
| 10 | Pozna Tokos, Bence | 1874 | ROU | −25N | −13B | +36N | +29B | +30N | =11B | +15N | +14B | −1B | 5.5 | 37.5 | 38.5 | 20.00 | 1905 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Danila, Tudor-GabrielCM | 2236 | ROU | +28B | +9N | =2B | =8N | −1B | =10N | +20B | =6N | −7B | 5.0 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 25.50 | 2074 | -63.2 |
| 12 | Harabor, David-Alexandru | 2133 | ROU | +16B | =17N | =8B | +9N | =5B | =6B | −4N | −7N | +23B | 5.0 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 26.00 | 2020 | -43.2 |
| 13 | Anghelescu, Teodor-Stefan | 2045 | ROU | =19B | +10N | +17B | =5N | −2B | =16N | =9B | +22N | −6B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 25.00 | 1962 | -28.8 |
| 14 | Kiss-Roth, Abel | 1939 | ROU | +21B | −5N | +32B | −7N | −16B | +30N | +23B | −10N | +22B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 18.50 | 1801 | -52.4 |
| 15 | Cristea, Razvan Andrei | 1783 | ROU | +35B | −8N | =23B | −19N | +21B | +26N | −10B | +17N | =18B | 5.0 | 37.5 | 39.0 | 18.75 | 1701 | -33.2 |
| 16 | Cara, Lucas-Marian | 1626 | ROU | −12N | =29B | =28N | +25B | +14N | =13B | =17B | −8N | +27N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 21.00 | 1814 | +72.4 |
| 17 | Gavrila, Eduard-Alexandru | 1799 | ROU | +29N | =12B | −13N | −26N | +27B | +19B | =16N | −15B | +24N | 5.0 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 20.50 | 1770 | -10.8 |
| 18 | Celmare, Radu-Constantin | 1729 | ROU | +36N | −3B | +31N | =4B | =7B | −9N | −8N | +28B | =15N | 4.5 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 16.25 | 1836 | +36.4 |
| 19 | Precup, Luca Ioan | 1577 | ROU | =13N | +25B | −4N | +15B | −20B | −17N | +21B | +27B | −9N | 4.5 | 40.0 | 43.5 | 19.50 | 1747 | +68.8 |
| 20 | Cret, Andrei-Rares | 1719 | ROU | −6N | +27B | +25N | =24B | +19N | −3B | −11N | +26N | −8B | 4.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 17.50 | 1821 | +35.2 |
| 21 | Gavrila, David-Mihai | 1512 | ROU | −14N | −30B | =34N | +31B | −15N | +35B | −19N | +29N | +26B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 13.00 | 1586 | +27.6 |
| 22 | Chira, Alex | 1711 | ROU | −1B | +33N | −7B | −23N | +31B | +25N | +24N | −13B | −14N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 14.00 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Genes, Radu-Cristian | 1481 | ROU | −24N | +34B | =15N | +22B | −4N | =28B | −14N | +25B | −12N | 4.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 15.25 | 1709 | +90.4 |
| 24 | Filip, Gabriel | 1839 | ROU | +23B | −2N | =26B | =20N | −9B | +32N | −22B | +33N | −17B | 4.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 14.00 | 1681 | -68.4 |
| 25 | Moroita, Stefan | 1492 | ROU | +10B | −19N | −20B | −16N | +33B | −22B | +32N | −23N | +31B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 14.50 | 1584 | +41.6 |
| 26 | Chiotan, Victor | 1590 | ROU | −8B | +35N | =24N | +17B | −3N | −15B | +28N | −20B | −21N | 3.5 | 39.0 | 40.5 | 12.00 | 1648 | +12.8 |
| 27 | Gheorghiu, Alexandru Petru | 1567 | ROU | −7B | −20N | =35B | +36N | −17N | +34B | +30B | −19N | −16B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 33.5 | 7.75 | 1548 | -5.2 |
| 28 | Buse, Mihai-Cristian | 1680 | ROU | −11N | −31B | =16B | +33N | +35B | =23N | −26B | −18N | =34B | 3.5 | 31.0 | 32.5 | 10.50 | 1505 | -78.8 |
| 29 | Neag, Raul Ilie | 1404 | ROU | −17B | =16N | =33B | −10N | −32B | =31N | +36N | −21B | +35B | 3.5 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 1396 | -6.0 |
| 30 | Aldea, Florin-Alexandru | 1655 | ROU | −5B | +21N | −9B | +32N | −10B | −14B | −27N | −31N | +36B | 3.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 8.50 | 1554 | -49.2 |
| 31 | Rus, Matei | 1514 | ROU | −9B | +28N | −18B | −21N | −22N | =29B | =34N | +30B | −25N | 3.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 9.75 | 1508 | -4.4 |
| 32 | Nedelcu, Stefan | 1608 | ROU | −3N | +36B | −14N | −30B | +29N | −24B | −25B | =34N | =33B | 3.0 | 32.0 | 33.0 | 7.50 | 1492 | -53.2 |
| 33 | Chiazna, Radu Stefan | 1535 | ROU | −4N | −22B | =29N | −28B | −25N | +36B | +35N | −24B | =32N | 3.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 5.75 | 1358 | -58.4 |
| 34 | Rus, Mihai | 1615 | ROU | −2B | −23N | =21B | −35N | +36B | −27N | =31B | =32B | =28N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 8.00 | 1461 | -63.6 |
| 35 | Bold, Mihai-Catalin | 0 | ROU | −15N | −26B | =27N | +34B | −28N | −21N | −33B | −36B | −29N | 1.5 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 4.75 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 42262828 | 0 | — | −18B | −32N | −10B | −27B | −34N | −33N | −29B | +35N | −30N | 1.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 1.50 | 820 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Genes, Radu-CristianROU+90.44.0 pts · #19
- 2Cara, Lucas-MarianROU+72.45.0 pts · #11
- 3Precup, Luca IoanROU+68.84.5 pts · #18
- 1Buse, Mihai-CristianROU-78.83.5 pts · #28
- 2Filip, GabrielROU-68.44.0 pts · #20
- 3Rus, MihaiROU-63.63.0 pts · #32
- R1+382 Elo gap
- R5+313 Elo gap
- R4+230 Elo gap