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Cluj Chess Marathon - 13th ed.

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16 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1664, and top seed was Jayden Breider (πŸ‡³πŸ‡± NED, 1766).

Eduard Hale (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1746) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Emanuel Pau (5.5) and Elisa-Andreea Dumitrache (4.5). Hale won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Ioan-Andrei Jurjiu (1448) beat Iulian Pacurar (1676), a +228-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Dates
24 Apr 2026 β†’ 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 7 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡³πŸ‡±Jayden Breider1766
Avg top 10
1,664
Participants
16
Federations Β· 2 represented
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—14
πŸ‡³πŸ‡±NetherlandsΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 7 rounds

Eduard Hale led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Hale6Pau5.5Dumitrache4.5Paraschiv4Donici-Maier3.5Tamas3.5
R2–R7 Β· LEAD HELD

Eduard Hale held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Eduard Hale beat Emanuel Pau (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

Eduard Hale 4 wins (R1–R4)Emanuel Pau 3 wins (R5–R7)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
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1Eduard Hale*
1
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Β½
2Emanuel Pau
0
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Β½
1
3Elisa-Andreea Dumitracheβ€”
Β½
*
Β½
4Andrei-Cristian Paraschiv
Β½
0
Β½
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Hale, Eduard1746ROU+5N+12B+10N+2B=6N+9B=4N6.022.024.020.251951+61.6
2Pau, Emanuel1687ROU=3B+8N+4Bβˆ’1N+5N+6B+7N5.525.028.019.751840+26.2
3Dumitrache, Elisa-Andreea1610ROU=2N+11B+9Nβˆ’6B=4N=5B+8N4.522.525.015.001731+48.0
4Paraschiv, Andrei-Cristian1604ROUF+16Bβˆ’2N+7N=3B+11N=1B4.022.022.011.251653+7.0
5Tamas, Alexandru-Marius1626ROUβˆ’1B+7N+15B+10Nβˆ’2B=3Nβˆ’6N3.525.526.59.251633+1.6
6Donici-Maier, Luca1643ROUFF+8B+3N=1Bβˆ’2N+5B3.522.522.514.001809+44.4
7Sandea, Dorin-Gheorghe1413ROU=10Nβˆ’5B+12Nβˆ’4B+16N+14Nβˆ’2B3.519.019.04.751468+5.8
8Stanescu, Gabriel1630ROU+14Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’6N+12Bβˆ’9N+15Bβˆ’3B3.020.021.04.501525-34.0
9Breider, Jayden1766NEDFFβˆ’3B+14N+8Bβˆ’1N+10B3.017.517.57.001660-22.8
10Sarac, Ionut-Andrei1654ROU=7B+13Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’5BF+12Nβˆ’9N2.520.020.05.751530-40.4
11Jurjiu, Ioan-Andrei1448ROUFβˆ’3N=14BF+13Nβˆ’4B+15N2.513.013.03.751587+28.8
12Dumitrache, Dragos-Alexandru1515ROU+15Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’8N+14Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’13N2.018.519.52.501323-54.8
13Dumitru, Sorin1456ROUFβˆ’10BF+15Nβˆ’11BF+12B2.08.08.03.001573+12.2
14Gligor, Ana Maria0ROUβˆ’8Bβˆ’15N=11Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’7B+16B1.515.015.01.2511740.0
15Pacurar, Iulian1676ROUβˆ’12N+14Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’13BFβˆ’8Nβˆ’11B1.014.514.51.50735-136.4
16FIDE 422479690β€”Fβˆ’4NFFβˆ’7BFβˆ’14N0.09.09.00.007090.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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Biggest upsets
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