Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U8
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25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Olimp, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 577, and top seed was Ermina-Ioana Covalciuc (π·π΄ ROU, 1457).
Anastasia-Sofia Rusu (π·π΄ ROU, 1425) won with 7.5/9. Rusu won solo starting round 8.
Location
π·π΄Olimp, Romania
Dates
02 Apr 2026 β 09 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π·π΄RomaniaΓ10
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsAnastasia-Sofia Rusu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
14
7
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
R4βR9 Β· LEAD HELD
Anastasia-Sofia Rusu held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Anastasia-Sofia Rusu beat FIDE 42258707 (White).
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Anastasia-Sofia Rusu 6 wins (R1βR6)FIDE 42258707 3 wins (R4βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anastasia-Sofia Rusu | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2FIDE 42258707 | 0 | * | β | 1 |
| 3Ioana Onica | 0 | β | * | 1 |
| 4Anamaria Munteanu | 1 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusu, Anastasia-Sofia | 1425 | ROU | +19B | +10N | +2B | +6N | +4B | +3N | β5B | +9N | =8B | 7.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 41.75 | 2283 | +67.6 |
| 2 | FIDE 42258707 | 0 | β | +?N | +17B | β1N | +13B | +7N | +14B | β9N | +5N | +4N | 7.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 31.00 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Onica, Ioana | 0 | ROU | +8B | +11N | β4B | +18B | +9N | β1B | =13N | +14B | +5N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 31.75 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Craciun, Daria-Maria | 0 | ROU | +13N | +5B | +3N | β9B | β1N | +18B | +7N | +6N | β2B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 52.0 | 32.50 | 1476 | -12.4 |
| 5 | Munteanu, Anamaria | 0 | ROU | +?B | β4N | +15B | +11N | +6B | +16N | +1N | β2B | β3B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 27.00 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Covalciuc, Ermina-Ioana | 1457 | ROU | +23N | +7B | +18N | β1B | β5N | +13B | +14N | β4B | +9B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 25.00 | 1494 | +7.6 |
| 7 | FIDE 42263484 | 0 | β | +15B | β6N | +16B | +12N | β2B | +?N | β4B | +10N | +13B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 23.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lupea, Sonia-Viviana | 0 | ROU | β3N | +25B | β13N | +?B | β18N | +11N | +16B | +17B | =1N | 5.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.75 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Caiali, Zayra | 1445 | ROU | +20B | β16N | +21B | +4N | β3B | +15N | +2B | β1B | β6N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 24.00 | 1351 | -17.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 42260868 | 0 | β | +14N | β1B | β17N | β15B | +?N | +22B | +12N | β7B | +18N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 16.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Cercel, Ilinca | 1438 | ROU | +25N | β3B | +22N | β5B | β14N | β8B | +24N | +18B | +17N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 11.00 | 2349 | +24.8 |
| 12 | FIDE 42247942 | 0 | β | +24N | β18B | +23N | β7B | β13N | +19N | β10B | +?N | +16B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 42256232 | 0 | β | β4B | +?N | +8B | β2N | +12B | β6N | =3B | +15N | β7N | 4.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 18.25 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 42248957 | 0 | β | β10B | +19N | +?B | +16N | +11B | β2N | β6B | β3N | =?B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.50 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 42265134 | 0 | β | β7N | +23B | β5N | +10N | +19B | β9B | =18N | β13B | +21N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Deaconescu, Maria | 0 | ROU | +22N | +9B | β7N | β14B | +17N | β5B | β8N | +21B | β12N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 15.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 42260787 | 0 | β | +?B | β2N | +10B | β19N | β16B | +21N | +20B | β8N | β11B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 11.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Vieru, Anastasia-Isabel | 0 | ROU | +21B | +12N | β6B | β3N | +8B | β4N | =15B | β11N | β10B | 3.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 15.75 | 684 | -70.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 42228522 | 0 | β | β1N | β14B | +24N | +17B | β15N | β12B | =22N | +23B | β20N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 42264340 | 0 | β | β9N | β22B | =?N | +23B | β?B | +?N | β17N | F | +19B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 42265126 | 0 | β | β18N | +24B | β9N | +?B | β22N | β17B | +?B | β16N | β15B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.50 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 42264057 | 0 | β | β16B | +20N | β11B | =?N | +21B | β10N | =19B | β?N | β?B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 42256062 | 0 | β | β6B | β15N | β12B | β20N | F | β?B | =?B | β19N | +24N | 1.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 42254612 | 0 | β | β12B | β21N | β19B | F | =?N | F | β11B | β?N | β23B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 42262763 | 0 | β | β11B | β8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rusu, Anastasia-SofiaROU+67.67.5 pts Β· #3
- 2Cercel, IlincaROU+24.85.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Covalciuc, Ermina-IoanaROU+7.66.0 pts Β· #5
Top rating losers
- 1Vieru, Anastasia-IsabelROU-70.43.5 pts Β· #20
- 2Caiali, ZayraROU-17.25.0 pts Β· #9
- 3Craciun, Daria-MariaROU-12.46.0 pts Β· #4