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A 9-year-old Romanian student became the world champion in mental arithmetic: He solved 240 calculations in 10 minutestranslated

July 6, 2026 · 1 min read

Daniel Sava, a nine-year-old student from the "Anghel Saligny" Secondary School in Focșani, Vrancea county, won the title of world champion in mental arithmetic in the WAMAS 2026 competition, held in Istanbul.

The young Romanian ranked first after solving 240 calculations in 10 minutes, without any mistakes, in front of more than 400 participants from 16 countries. The performance was noted by the mayor of Focșani, Cristi Valentin Misăilă, who highlighted the exceptional results obtained by the student through a post on his personal Facebook page.

"An extraordinary performance that speaks for itself of a brilliant mind and hundreds of hours of training, discipline and patience."

The mayor also mentioned the other results obtained by the student from Focșan in recent years: "Daniel is a national champion in blitz chess, a member of the national chess team, holder of a world record in mental arithmetic and laureate in numerous international competitions".

"His story proves to us that great achievements are not about age or where you start from, but about the courage to dream, the desire to work and the people who believe in you", a...

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Ειρήνη Αντωνίου
Congratulations, Daniel! 240 de calculus without greșeală în 10 minute e ceva ce nici nu pot să-mi imaginez. Bravo and parents and professors care l-au supported antlea ore, se vede că munca asta dà roade.
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Анна Бондаренко
Congratulations, Daniel! 240 de calcule corecte în 10 minute, without any mistakes, e pur și simplu uimitor. Se vede că acele sute de ore de training, plus șahul, au dat roade. Bravo și primarului că a scris despre el.
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Claudia Wagner
Bravo, Daniel! 240 de calcule fără nicio greșeală in doar 10 minute sună incredible, May ales la 9 ani. Se vede că discipline din șah și orele de antrenament chiar ajută. Felicitări și părinților și profesorilor care l-au susținut.
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Соломія Кузьменко
Well done Daniel! 240 de calculate without greșeală în 10 minute la 9 ani e ceva ce nici nu-mi în în cap. Se vede că acele sute de ore de disciplină şi şahul l-au ajutat mult, iar primarul a fătat bine că scris despre el.
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Alexandru Barbu
Well done Daniel, 240 calculations without error in 10 minutes at 9 years is unbelievable. It can be seen that the discipline of chess and the hundreds of hours of training have had their say. Congratulations to Mayor Misăilă for posting, he deserves to be heard in Iași as well.
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Sophia Evans
Bravo, Daniel! 240 de calcule fără nicio greșeală în 10 minute la 9 ani e ceva ce-mi depășește orice calcul mental pe care-l fac eu la supermarket. Mă bucur că primarul Misăilă a scris despre el și a amintit și de șah – se vede că disciplina aia aduce rezultate.
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