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Phoenix Cup 13th ed. - U12

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11 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Sarata Monteoru, Romania. Top 10 Elo average was 449, and top seed was Luca-Gabriel Rotaru (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1606).

Emilian Marcu (πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄ ROU, 1476) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Luca-Gabriel Rotaru (5.5) and Madalin-Robert Stan (4.0). Marcu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

Location
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Sarata Monteoru, Romania
Dates
16 May 2026 β†’ 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄Luca-Gabriel Rotaru1606
Avg top 10
449
Participants
11
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡·πŸ‡΄RomaniaΓ—6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
4
2
3
2
2
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Marcu5.5Rotaru5.5Stan43.5Nastasache2.5Potorac2
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. Marcu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.5).

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Emilian Marcu drew with Luca-Gabriel Rotaru (White).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Emilian Marcu 3 wins (R4–R6)Luca-Gabriel Rotaru 3 wins (R4–R6)Madalin-Robert Stan 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Emilian Marcu*
Β½
1
1
2Luca-Gabriel Rotaru
Β½
*
1
1
3Madalin-Robert Stan
0
0
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4FIDE 525019619
0
0
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Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Marcu, Emilian1476ROU+7B+5N=2B+10N+3B+4N5.517.518.515.751701+23.6
2Rotaru, Luca-Gabriel1606ROU+3N+11B=1N+4B+9N+6B5.517.017.014.251476-7.2
3Stan, Madalin-Robert0ROUβˆ’2B+7N+8B+6Nβˆ’1N+5B4.017.519.58.5013720.0
4FIDE 5250196190β€”=8B+6N+5Bβˆ’2N+10Bβˆ’1B3.517.518.56.5013720.0
5Nastasache, Adriana-Michaela1409ROU+10Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’4N+7B=8Nβˆ’3N2.517.018.04.00676-16.4
6FIDE 422627550β€”+9Nβˆ’4B+11Nβˆ’3BFβˆ’2N2.015.015.02.008060.0
7FIDE 422079240β€”βˆ’1Nβˆ’3BFβˆ’5N+11B+10N2.013.013.01.006430.0
8Potorac, Ianis-Andrei0ROU=4Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’3NF=5B+11N2.012.012.03.0014090.0
9Dumitru, David-Gabriel0ROUβˆ’6B+8Nβˆ’10B+11Nβˆ’2BF2.010.510.52.008060.0
10FIDE 422642860β€”βˆ’5BF+9Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’7B1.015.515.52.006430.0
11FIDE 422667340β€”Fβˆ’2Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’9Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’8B0.013.513.50.008060.0

Key insights

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