Cluj-Napoca Chess Weekend - 3rd ed.
29 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 11 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1984, and top seed was Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2356).
Mihai Veneteanu (🇷🇴 ROU, 2170) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu (5.5) and Adam-Alexandru Mihai (5.0). Veneteanu won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Vlad-Codrin Luca (1577) beat Marius-Lilian Clotan (1825), a +248-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsMihai Veneteanu led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Mihai Veneteanu never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Mihai Veneteanu drew with FM Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu (White).
Mihai Veneteanu 4 wins (R1–R4)FM Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu 4 wins (R1–R4)Adam-Alexandru Mihai 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mihai Veneteanu | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FMAlexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Adam-Alexandru Mihai | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Carla-Ioana Marchis | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veneteanu, Mihai | 2170 | ROU | +13B | +7N | +12B | +3N | =2B | +10N | +6B | 6.5 | 25.5 | 29.0 | 26.25 | 2367 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Stanciu, Alexandru-OvidiuFM | 2356 | ROU | +24N | +4B | +21N | +9B | =1N | F | +3B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 19.75 | 2393 | +3.2 |
| 3 | Mihai, Adam-Alexandru | 1834 | ROU | +28N | +6B | +10N | −1B | +11N | +9B | −2N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 15.00 | 2124 | +105.2 |
| 4 | Cret, Andrei-Rares | 1756 | ROU | +17B | −2N | +29B | −7N | +22B | =5B | +9N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1861 | +23.6 |
| 5 | Marchis, Carla-Ioana | 1776 | ROU | +23N | =9B | =11N | +21B | −7B | =4N | +14B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 12.75 | 1877 | +42.0 |
| 6 | Helmer, Janos | 2003 | ROU | +18B | −3N | =8B | +24N | +20B | =11N | −1N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.75 | 1878 | -18.8 |
| 7 | Samhita Pungavanam | 1866 | IND | +27N | −1B | +26N | +4B | +5N | F | F | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.00 | 2020 | +30.8 |
| 8 | Tat, Alin-Sebastian | 1741 | ROU | +26B | −21N | =6N | −10B | +16N | +18B | =11B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 10.75 | 1897 | +23.2 |
| 9 | Strugari, Vasile | 1882 | ROU | +14B | =5N | +15B | −2N | +21B | −3N | −4B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 10.75 | 1857 | -6.6 |
| 10 | Dunca, Patrick-David | 2018 | ROU | +20N | F | −3B | +8N | +15B | −1B | =13N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 1889 | -33.2 |
| 11 | Voinescu, Marian-David | 1976 | ROU | F | +25N | =5B | +12N | −3B | =6B | =8N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 11.25 | 1838 | -36.0 |
| 12 | Moldovan, Maia-Rut | 1754 | ROU | +29N | +16B | −1N | −11B | =13N | −20B | +22N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 1775 | -0.8 |
| 13 | Guo, Aris-Dian | 1707 | ROU | −1N | F | =24B | +27N | =12B | +15N | =10B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 8.25 | 1897 | +56.0 |
| 14 | Tamas, Alexandru-Marius | 1613 | ROU | −9N | =23B | −16N | +17B | +29N | +22B | −5N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.25 | 1558 | -8.2 |
| 15 | Hale, Eduard | 1834 | ROU | +19B | F | −9N | +18B | −10N | −13B | +17N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 1695 | -36.8 |
| 16 | Clotan, Marius-Lilian | 1825 | ROU | =25B | −12N | +14B | =22N | −8B | −19N | +26B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 6.00 | 1504 | -49.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 1277391 | 0 | — | −4N | −22B | +19B | −14N | +26B | +23N | −15B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Stangu, Sofia-Maria | 1652 | ROU | −6N | F | +28B | −15N | +23B | −8N | +19B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1678 | +5.6 |
| 19 | Luca, Vlad-Codrin | 1577 | ROU | −15N | −24B | −17N | +28B | +25N | +16B | −18N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 5.00 | 1663 | +25.2 |
| 20 | Macioca, Laurentiu-Daniel | 1704 | ROU | −10B | =28N | +25B | F | −6N | +12N | F | 2.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1744 | +4.0 |
| 21 | Illes, Sandor-Ferenc | 1905 | ROU | +22N | +8B | −2B | −5N | −9N | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.50 | 1793 | -16.8 |
| 22 | Paraschiv, Andrei-Cristian | 1623 | ROU | −21B | +17N | F | =16B | −4N | −14N | −12B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.50 | 1405 | -21.0 |
| 23 | Sandea, Dorin-Gheorghe | 1430 | ROU | −5B | =14N | −27B | +25N | −18N | −17B | F | 1.5 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 3.25 | 1473 | +3.8 |
| 24 | Valean, Sofia-Ayana | 1722 | ROU | −2B | +19N | =13N | −6B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 1765 | +1.9 |
| 25 | Lucaciu, Alexandru | 1463 | ROU | =16N | −11B | −20N | −23B | −19B | F | +29N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1314 | -30.8 |
| 26 | FIDE 42267951 | 0 | — | −8N | F | −7B | F | −17N | +29B | −16N | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1011 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Cristea, Valentin-Ioan | 1605 | ROU | −7B | F | +23N | −13B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1543 | -5.4 |
| 28 | Pacurar, Iulian | 1481 | ROU | −3B | =20B | −18N | −19N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.25 | 1370 | -18.8 |
| 29 | FIDE 42267943 | 0 | — | −12B | F | −4N | F | −14B | −26N | −25B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mihai, Adam-AlexandruROU+105.25.0 pts · #3
- 2Guo, Aris-DianROU+56.03.5 pts · #8
- 3Marchis, Carla-IoanaROU+42.04.5 pts · #4
- 1Clotan, Marius-LilianROU-49.23.0 pts · #20
- 2Hale, EduardROU-36.83.0 pts · #19
- 3Voinescu, Marian-DavidROU-36.03.5 pts · #9
- R6+248 Elo gap
- R3+184 Elo gap
- R2+169 Elo gap