Phoenix Cup 13th ed. - U10
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10 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 909, and top seed was Ana Zegrea (🇷🇴 ROU, 1593).
Rares-Christian Craciun (🇷🇴 ROU, 1506) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Stefan Grigorescu (4.0) and Ana Zegrea (4.0). Craciun took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇷🇴Sarata Monteoru, Romania
Dates
16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇷🇴Romania×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsRares-Christian Craciun led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE16 May
Rares-Christian Craciun takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rares-Christian Craciun drew with Stefan Grigorescu (White).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
Rares-Christian Craciun went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishersGrille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craciun, Rares-Christian | 1506 | ROU | +10N | =3B | =2B | +5N | +6N | =4N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 12.50 | 1640 | +28.4 |
| 2 | Grigorescu, Stefan | 1566 | ROU | F | +4B | =1N | +3B | =5N | +7B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 14.75 | 1745 | +43.6 |
| 3 | Zegrea, Ana | 1593 | ROU | +7B | =1N | =5B | −2N | +10B | +6N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.25 | 1498 | -20.4 |
| 4 | Tudorache, David-Andrei | 1507 | ROU | +6B | −2N | =7B | +8N | +9N | =1B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 1368 | -22.4 |
| 5 | Costache, Alexandru | 1512 | ROU | +8N | +9B | =3N | −1B | =2B | +10N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 1430 | -12.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 42228476 | 0 | — | −4N | =8B | +9N | +7N | −1B | −3B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 4.75 | 1310 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Birsan, Nicolae-Cristian | 1406 | ROU | −3N | +10B | =4N | −6B | +8B | −2N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1282 | -16.4 |
| 8 | Anghel, Andrei C. | 0 | ROU | −5B | =6N | +10B | −4B | −7N | +9N | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.25 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 42266742 | 0 | — | F | −5N | −6B | +10N | −4B | −8B | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 42262844 | 0 | — | −1B | −7N | −8N | −9B | −3N | −5B | 0.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Grigorescu, StefanROU+43.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Craciun, Rares-ChristianROU+28.44.5 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 422284760.02.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Tudorache, David-AndreiROU-22.44.0 pts · #5
- 2Zegrea, AnaROU-20.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Birsan, Nicolae-CristianROU-16.42.5 pts · #7