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 (🇷🇴 ROU, 1457).
Anastasia-Sofia Rusu (🇷🇴 ROU, 1425) won with 7.5/9. Rusu won solo starting round 8.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAnastasia-Sofia Rusu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
Anastasia-Sofia Rusu held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Anastasia-Sofia Rusu beat FIDE 42258707 (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Anastasia-Sofia Rusu 6 wins (R1–R6)FIDE 42258707 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anastasia-Sofia Rusu | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2FIDE 42258707 | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ioana Onica | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Anamaria Munteanu | 1 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusu, Anastasia-Sofia | 1425 | ROU | +19B | +10N | +2B | +6N | +4B | +3N | −5B | +9N | =8B | 7.5 | 47.0 | 50.5 | 41.75 | 2283 | +67.6 |
| 2 | FIDE 42258707 | 0 | — | +?N | +17B | −1N | +13B | +7N | +14B | −9N | +5N | +4N | 7.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 31.00 | 1351 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Onica, Ioana | 0 | ROU | +8B | +11N | −4B | +18B | +9N | −1B | =13N | +14B | +5N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 31.75 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Craciun, Daria-Maria | 0 | ROU | +13N | +5B | +3N | −9B | −1N | +18B | +7N | +6N | −2B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 52.0 | 32.50 | 1476 | -12.4 |
| 5 | Munteanu, Anamaria | 0 | ROU | +?B | −4N | +15B | +11N | +6B | +16N | +1N | −2B | −3B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 27.00 | 1512 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Covalciuc, Ermina-Ioana | 1457 | ROU | +23N | +7B | +18N | −1B | −5N | +13B | +14N | −4B | +9B | 6.0 | 43.0 | 44.5 | 25.00 | 1494 | +7.6 |
| 7 | FIDE 42263484 | 0 | — | +15B | −6N | +16B | +12N | −2B | +?N | −4B | +10N | +13B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 23.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lupea, Sonia-Viviana | 0 | ROU | −3N | +25B | −13N | +?B | −18N | +11N | +16B | +17B | =1N | 5.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 16.75 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Caiali, Zayra | 1445 | ROU | +20B | −16N | +21B | +4N | −3B | +15N | +2B | −1B | −6N | 5.0 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 24.00 | 1351 | -17.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 42260868 | 0 | — | +14N | −1B | −17N | −15B | +?N | +22B | +12N | −7B | +18N | 5.0 | 38.0 | 38.0 | 16.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Cercel, Ilinca | 1438 | ROU | +25N | −3B | +22N | −5B | −14N | −8B | +24N | +18B | +17N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 11.00 | 2349 | +24.8 |
| 12 | FIDE 42247942 | 0 | — | +24N | −18B | +23N | −7B | −13N | +19N | −10B | +?N | +16B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 9.50 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 42256232 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | +8B | −2N | +12B | −6N | =3B | +15N | −7N | 4.5 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 18.25 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 42248957 | 0 | — | −10B | +19N | +?B | +16N | +11B | −2N | −6B | −3N | =?B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 12.50 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 42265134 | 0 | — | −7N | +23B | −5N | +10N | +19B | −9B | =18N | −13B | +21N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 14.75 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 42248949 | 0 | — | +22N | +9B | −7N | −14B | +17N | −5B | −8N | +21B | −12N | 4.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 15.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 42260787 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +10B | −19N | −16B | +21N | +20B | −8N | −11B | 4.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 11.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Vieru, Anastasia-Isabel | 0 | ROU | +21B | +12N | −6B | −3N | +8B | −4N | =15B | −11N | −10B | 3.5 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 15.75 | 684 | -70.4 |
| 19 | FIDE 42228522 | 0 | — | −1N | −14B | +24N | +17B | −15N | −12B | =22N | +23B | −20N | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 7.50 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 42264340 | 0 | — | −9N | −22B | =?N | +23B | −?B | +?N | −17N | F | +19B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 42265126 | 0 | — | −18N | +24B | −9N | +?B | −22N | −17B | +?B | −16N | −15B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.50 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 42264057 | 0 | — | −16B | +20N | −11B | =?N | +21B | −10N | =19B | −?N | −?B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 8.25 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 42256062 | 0 | — | −6B | −15N | −12B | −20N | F | −?B | =?B | −19N | +24N | 1.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 0.50 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 42254612 | 0 | — | −12B | −21N | −19B | F | =?N | F | −11B | −?N | −23B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 42262763 | 0 | — | −11B | −8N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rusu, Anastasia-SofiaROU+67.67.5 pts · #3
- 2Cercel, IlincaROU+24.85.0 pts · #8
- 3Covalciuc, Ermina-IoanaROU+7.66.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Vieru, Anastasia-IsabelROU-70.43.5 pts · #20
- 2Caiali, ZayraROU-17.25.0 pts · #9
- 3Craciun, Daria-MariaROU-12.46.0 pts · #4