Phoenix Cup 13th ed. - U8
14 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 453, and top seed was Sonia-Viviana Lupea (🇷🇴 ROU, 1599).
Stefan-Lucian Zaharia (🇷🇴 ROU, 0) won with 5.5/6, ahead of David-Andrei Ichim (5.0) and Elias Codreanu (4.5). Zaharia won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Efrem-Teodor Condurache (1409) beat Daria-Maria Craciun (1521), a +112-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsStefan-Lucian Zaharia led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Stefan-Lucian Zaharia held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
Stefan-Lucian Zaharia beat David-Andrei Ichim (Black).
Stefan-Lucian Zaharia 4 wins (R1–R4)David-Andrei Ichim 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stefan-Lucian Zaharia | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2David-Andrei Ichim | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Elias Codreanu | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 42248760 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zaharia, Stefan-Lucian | 0 | ROU | +10B | +8N | +5B | +2N | =3B | +4N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 19.25 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Ichim, David-Andrei | 0 | ROU | +12N | +3B | +11N | −1B | +6N | +7B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 12.50 | 2304 | +46.4 |
| 3 | Codreanu, Elias | 0 | ROU | +7N | −2N | +?B | +11B | =1N | +6B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 9.75 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 42248760 | 0 | — | +?N | −5N | +13B | +7B | +8N | −1B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Craciun, Daria-Maria | 1521 | ROU | +14N | +4B | −1N | −6B | +13N | +11B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 609 | -26.0 |
| 6 | Condurache, Efrem-Teodor | 1409 | ROU | −8B | +10N | +9B | +5N | −2B | −3N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1482 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Lupea, Sonia-Viviana | 1599 | ROU | −3B | +12N | +8B | −4N | +9B | −2N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 6.00 | 643 | -28.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 42263220 | 0 | — | +6N | −1B | −7N | +10B | −4B | +?N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 42265991 | 0 | — | F | F | −6N | +?B | −7N | +10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 42266769 | 0 | — | −1N | −6B | F | −8N | +12B | −9N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 42262895 | 0 | — | F | F | −2B | −3N | +14B | −5N | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 42266750 | 0 | — | −2B | −7B | −14N | F | −10N | +13B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 42262798 | 0 | — | F | F | −4N | +14B | −5B | −12N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 42254612 | 0 | — | −5B | −?N | +12B | −13N | −11N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ichim, David-AndreiROU+46.45.0 pts · #2
- 2Condurache, Efrem-TeodorROU+8.03.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 422487600.04.0 pts · #5
- 1Lupea, Sonia-VivianaROU-28.43.0 pts · #8
- 2Craciun, Daria-MariaROU-26.04.0 pts · #14
- 3FIDE 422487600.04.0 pts · #5
- R4+112 Elo gap