Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U14
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29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 02 Apr 2026 to 09 Apr 2026 in Olimp, Romania. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1747, and top seed was Sara Maria Sunea (🇷🇴 ROU, WFM, 2116).
Sara Maria Sunea (🇷🇴 ROU, WFM, 2116) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Anastasia Leca Andrei (7.0) and Nicola-Diana Dospin (6.0). Sunea won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Alexandra-Gabriela Nanu (1598) beat Amalia-Maria Zamfirache (1842), a +244-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
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×28
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWFM Sara Maria Sunea led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
WFM Sara Maria Sunea never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WFM Sara Maria Sunea beat Anastasia Leca Andrei (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
WFM Sara Maria Sunea 6 wins (R1–R6)Anastasia Leca Andrei 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)Nicola-Diana Dospin 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WFMSara Maria Sunea | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Anastasia Leca Andrei | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Nicola-Diana Dospin | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Amalia-Maria Zamfirache | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunea, Sara MariaWFM | 2116 | ROU | +12B | +10N | +5B | +2N | +9B | +4N | =3N | +6B | +8N | 8.5 | 45.0 | 49.5 | 46.50 | 2192 | +17.2 |
| 2 | Leca Andrei, Anastasia | 1877 | ROU | +23N | +15B | +6N | −1B | =3N | +8B | +5N | +10B | =7N | 7.0 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 34.25 | 1908 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Dospin, Nicola-Diana | 1696 | ROU | −21B | +17B | +11N | +12N | =2B | +16N | =1B | =4N | =5B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 32.00 | 1804 | +48.0 |
| 4 | Zamfirache, Amalia-Maria | 1842 | ROU | +19B | −9N | +13B | +21N | +5B | −1B | =6N | =3B | +10N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 47.5 | 28.25 | 1786 | -19.6 |
| 5 | Toma, Maria C. | 1657 | ROU | +20N | +22B | −1N | +8B | −4N | +14N | −2B | +15B | =3N | 5.5 | 45.5 | 48.5 | 24.00 | 1746 | +32.4 |
| 6 | Plesa, Maria | 1584 | ROU | +26B | +7N | −2B | =13N | +14B | +9N | =4B | −1N | =19B | 5.5 | 45.0 | 47.5 | 24.75 | 1747 | +70.4 |
| 7 | Curca, Maria-Magdalena | 1709 | ROU | +24N | −6B | =16N | +17B | −8N | +20B | =15N | +12B | =2B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 24.00 | 1675 | -18.8 |
| 8 | Pomirleanu, Ioana-Cristiana | 1668 | ROU | +11B | +21N | =9B | −5N | +7B | −2N | =12B | +22N | −1B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.5 | 21.75 | 1675 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Nanu, Alexandra-Gabriela | 1598 | ROU | +25N | +4B | =8N | +15B | −1N | −6B | −10N | +14B | =12N | 5.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 22.25 | 1658 | +19.2 |
| 10 | Tcaciuc, Smaranda-Maria | 1612 | ROU | +18N | −1B | −14N | +24B | +22N | +13N | +9B | −2N | −4B | 5.0 | 43.0 | 46.0 | 20.00 | 1670 | +14.8 |
| 11 | Puiu, Natalia | 1466 | ROU | −8N | +25B | −3B | +28N | −13B | +27B | =16N | =17N | +22B | 5.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 14.50 | 1487 | +5.6 |
| 12 | Dumitru, Rucsandra Sofia | 1531 | ROU | −1N | +20B | +18N | −3B | =15N | +17B | =8N | −7N | =9B | 4.5 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 20.25 | 1633 | +45.2 |
| 13 | Tani, Selina | 1671 | ROU | +27N | =16B | −4N | =6B | +11N | −10B | =14N | =18B | =15N | 4.5 | 39.5 | 42.0 | 19.25 | 1549 | -62.4 |
| 14 | Weis, Daria | 1415 | ROU | =17N | =23B | +10B | +16N | −6N | −5B | =13B | −9N | +24N | 4.5 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 18.50 | 1591 | +78.0 |
| 15 | Cazacu, Maria-Sofia | 1599 | ROU | +28B | −2N | +29B | −9N | =12B | +23N | =7B | −5N | =13B | 4.5 | 37.0 | 37.5 | 12.75 | 1556 | -25.6 |
| 16 | Mihaila, Maria | 1557 | ROU | +29N | =13N | =7B | −14B | +18N | −3B | =11B | −19N | +26N | 4.5 | 36.5 | 37.0 | 15.00 | 1457 | -29.6 |
| 17 | Szasz, Aida | 1626 | ROU | =14B | −3N | +27B | −7N | +21B | −12N | +26N | =11B | =18N | 4.5 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 15.50 | 1481 | -62.0 |
| 18 | Lazar, Sara | 1412 | ROU | −10B | +19N | −12B | +29N | −16B | =25N | +21B | =13N | =17B | 4.5 | 33.0 | 33.5 | 13.75 | 1519 | +39.6 |
| 19 | Druta, Antonia Maria | 1507 | ROU | −4N | −18B | =20N | −22B | F | +29N | +25B | +16B | =6N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 12.25 | 1485 | -10.8 |
| 20 | Nagy-Elek, Panna | 1444 | ROU | −5B | −12N | =19B | +27N | +28B | −7N | −22B | =23N | +29B | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.5 | 8.50 | 1446 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Stoica, Beatrice Karina | 1487 | ROU | +3N | −8B | +22N | −4B | −17N | =26B | −18N | F | +25B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 12.75 | 1407 | -19.2 |
| 22 | Popa, Sofia-Maria | 0 | ROU | F | −5N | −21B | +19N | −10B | +24B | +20N | −8B | −11N | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.00 | 1458 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Badea, Anastasia | 1510 | ROU | −2B | =14N | =28B | =25N | =26N | −15B | =24N | =20B | F | 3.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.25 | 1423 | -30.0 |
| 24 | Mustafa, Esna | 1501 | ROU | −7B | =28N | +26B | −10N | =25B | −22N | =23B | =27N | −14B | 3.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 7.50 | 1313 | -47.6 |
| 25 | Apolzan, Alexia-Victoria | 0 | ROU | −9B | −11N | F | =23B | =24N | =18B | −19N | +28B | −21N | 2.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 7.25 | 1268 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sbarcea, Rebecca | 0 | ROU | −6N | =27B | −24N | F | =23B | =21N | −17B | +29N | −16B | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.00 | 1299 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Cirlan, Ioana | 1473 | ROU | −13B | =26N | −17N | −20B | +29B | −11N | F | =24B | =28N | 2.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 4.25 | 1178 | -62.0 |
| 28 | Dutescu, Teodora | 0 | ROU | −15N | =24B | =23N | −11B | −20N | F | =29B | −25N | =27B | 2.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 1311 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 42230985 | 0 | — | −16B | F | −15N | −18B | −27N | −19B | =28N | −26B | −20N | 0.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Weis, DariaROU+78.04.5 pts · #8
- 2Plesa, MariaROU+70.45.5 pts · #7
- 3Dospin, Nicola-DianaROU+48.06.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Tani, SelinaROU-62.44.5 pts · #6
- 2Szasz, AidaROU-62.04.5 pts · #14
- 3Cirlan, IoanaROU-62.02.5 pts · #28
Biggest upsets
- R2+244 Elo gap
- R1+209 Elo gap
- R3+197 Elo gap