Romanian Grand Prix 2023 is back with an increased budget. Starting with 2023 Bucharest Grand Prix will take place in 6 of the most beautiful cities in Romania: Bucharest, Brașov, Timișoara, Arad, Cluj, and Alba Iulia. The first event is Bucharest Grand Prix, which is rapid chess tournament with time control of 15 minutes plus 5 seconds increment for each mvoe. The tournament will take place on 29-30 April 2023 and will have total prize fund of 30 000 EUR with 5 000 EUR guaranteed for the winner. More than 160 players will participate in Bucharest Grand Prix and the top five rated players are Ruslan Ponomariov, Alexander Motylev, Grigoriy Oparin, Alexey Sarana and Yuriy Kuzubov.
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Full list of players :
No.
Name
FED
Rtg
1
GM
Ponomariov, Ruslan
UKR
2669
2
GM
Motylev, Alexander
FID
2652
3
GM
Oparin, Grigoriy
USA
2650
4
GM
Sarana, Alexey
FID
2643
5
GM
Kuzubov, Yuriy
UKR
2636
6
GM
Mamedov, Rauf
AZE
2632
7
GM
Harikrishna, Pentala
IND
2627
8
GM
Deac, Bogdan-Daniel
ROU
2618
9
GM
Georgiev, Kiril
MKD
2618
10
GM
Shevchenko, Kirill
ROU
2598
11
GM
Lupulescu, Constantin
ROU
2584
12
GM
Vocaturo, Daniele
ITA
2584
13
GM
Chigaev, Maksim
FID
2568
14
GM
Azarov, Sergei
FID
2556
15
GM
Sadhwani, Raunak
IND
2550
16
GM
Iordachescu, Viorel
MDA
2531
17
GM
Yuffa, Daniil
ESP
2526
18
IM
Gavrilescu, David
ROU
2505
19
GM
Grigoriants, Sergey
HUN
2495
20
GM
Nanu, Costica-Ciprian
ROU
2493
21
IM
Castellanos Rodriguez, Renier
ESP
2476
22
GM
Pranav, V
IND
2465
23
GM
Kobo, Ori
ISR
2448
24
GM
Istratescu, Andrei
ROU
2436
25
GM
Hamitevici, Vladimir
MDA
2427
26
IM
Costachi, Mihnea
ROU
2423
27
GM
Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula
ROU
2421
28
IM
Samunenkov, Ihor
UKR
2420
29
FM
Kilic, Eray
TUR
2418
30
GM
Drazic, Sinisa
SRB
2412
31
IM
David, Alexandru-Vasile
ROU
2408
32
GM
Petkov, Momchil
BUL
2407
33
GM
Pranav, Anand
IND
2402
34
IM
Rakotomaharo, Fy Antenaina
MAD
2395
35
GM
Yankelevich, Lev
GER
2381
36
GM
Georgescu, Tiberiu-Marian
ROU
2378
37
GM
Nevednichy, Vladislav
ROU
2374
38
IM
Bulmaga, Irina
ROU
2371
39
IM
Dhulipalla, Bala Chandra Prasad
IND
2371
40
IM
Prraneeth, Vuppala
IND
2360
41
GM
Manolache, Marius
ROU
2352
42
IM
Vedmediuc, Serghei
MDA
2343
43
FM
Stoleriu, George
ROU
2339
44
FM
Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei
ROU
2328
45
IM
Baltag, Iulian
MDA
2328
46
Roubalik, Jakub
CZE
2320
47
FM
Secheres, Adrian-Simion
ROU
2309
48
IM
Filip, Lucian-Ioan
ROU
2295
49
IM
Soltanici, Ruslan
MDA
2294
50
FM
Antonica, Dragos-Andrei
ROU
2285
51
IM
Cosma, Ioan
ROU
2258
52
IM
Sidhant, Mohapatra
IND
2255
53
IM
Manea, Alexandru
ROU
2246
54
FM
Filev, Georgi
BUL
2246
55
FM
Stepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin
ROU
2243
56
WGM
Papp, Petra
HUN
2236
57
IM
Itkis, Boris
ROU
2234
58
FM
Patrascu, Catalin-Lucian
ROU
2221
59
WGM
Cosma, Elena-Luminita
ROU
2212
60
FM
Ognean, Mihnea-Ionut
ROU
2199
61
FM
Breahna, Radu
ROU
2199
62
FM
Magold, Filip
ROU
2196
63
FM
Ignatescu, Radu
ROU
2194
64
FM
Toncheva, Nadya
BUL
2191
65
FM
Miroiu, George-Catalin
ROU
2177
66
FM
Nastase, Robert-Paul
ROU
2175
67
CM
Padurariu, Mihai-Edward
ROU
2174
68
I
Sava, Catalin-Vasile
ROU
2164
69
IM
Dumitrache, Dragos-Nicolae
ROU
2159
70
FM
Filip, Andrei
ROU
2157
71
FM
Daianu, Cristian-Clement
ROU
2157
72
CM
Bulau, Andrei-Cristian
ROU
2153
73
Niezhentsev, Kyrylo
UKR
2149
74
WIM
Sgircea, Silvia-Raluca
ROU
2133
75
FM
Antal, Hunor-Zoltan
ROU
2133
76
NM
Martian, Dragos-Daniel
ROU
2132
77
WGM
Sandu, Mihaela
ROU
2131
78
CM
Coman, Mihnea-George
ROU
2126
79
FM
Cnejev, Vladimir-Alexandru
ROU
2125
80
FM
Pisu, Robert-Daniel
ROU
2125
81
FM
Nastore, Pavel-Alexandru
ROU
2120
82
FM
Coca, Cristi-Iulian
ROU
2117
83
Schain, Randolph
CAM
2116
84
FM
Mitev, Valentin
BUL
2093
85
CM
Stefan, Romulus-Cristian
ROU
2080
86
Hnatyshyn, Anastasiia
UKR
2078
87
Berin, Artem
UKR
2077
88
IM
Vasilescu, Lucian-Mihail
ROU
2069
89
CM
Dulman, Egmond-Gabriel
ROU
2061
90
CM
Zubcu, Vlad-George
ROU
2058
91
WFM
Ciolacu, Alessia-Mihaela
ROU
2048
92
CM
Prisacaru, Stefan-Emilian
ROU
2033
93
I
Tampea, Radu
ROU
2033
94
CM
Sachilaru, Alexandru
ROU
2027
95
I
Oltean, Cristian-Daniel
ROU
2024
96
CM
Pavel, Sebastian-Ionut
ROU
2011
97
Baranciuc, Alexandr
MDA
2000
98
IM
Mozes, Ervin
ROU
1990
99
CM
Anghel, Iulian-Mihai
ROU
1986
100
I
Coicev, Matei-Andrei
ROU
1981
101
I
Balaban-Voia, Alexandru
ROU
1963
102
CM
Ciocani, Iosif
ROU
1962
103
I
Caraba, Alexandru
ROU
1962
104
AIM
Stan, Andrei-Mihaita
ROU
1956
105
CM
Armenciu, Bogdan-Ovidiu
ROU
1951
106
WCM
Matasaru, Stephanie
ROU
1951
107
WCM
Lolici, Iselin-Amanda
ROU
1950
108
I
Danila, Stefan
ROU
1946
109
I
Barbu, Simon-Alexandru
ROU
1940
110
Scurtu, Alexandr
MDA
1926
111
I
Vedmediuc, Artiom
ROU
1924
112
WFM
Pirvulescu, Ekaterina
ROU
1914
113
I
Ghita, Vlad-Bogdan
ROU
1913
114
I
Mihailiuc, Flavius-Iulian
ROU
1903
115
Lauda, Alexandr
MDA
1903
116
I
Negrean, Andrei
ROU
1895
117
II
Tanasie, Cosmin
ROU
1894
118
I
Galatanu, Iulian-Marinica
ROU
1879
119
I
Corbu, George-Alexandru
ROU
1874
120
CM
Tudor, Henry Edward
ROU
1872
121
I
Leu, Dragos Stefan
ROU
1868
122
I
Ienasoaie, Rafael
ROU
1865
123
CM
Grigore, Gigi
ROU
1861
124
I
Costescu, Mihnea-Constantin
ROU
1859
125
I
Tudoroiu, Razvan-Catalin
ROU
1838
126
I
Prelipcean, Eric-Matei
ROU
1821
127
WCM
Stanciu, Andreea-Briana
ROU
1818
128
I
Nagy, Janos-Nandor
ROU
1817
129
I
Rusu, Lucas
ROU
1814
130
I
Pavelescu, Dumitru-Stefan
ROU
1811
131
Sustov, Savva
MDA
1809
132
I
Danila, Tudor-Gabriel
ROU
1808
133
I
Gales, Randi-Ioan
ROU
1801
134
Gobjila, Nicolai
MDA
1800
135
I
Sava, Robert-Gabriel
ROU
1792
136
CM
Tomoae, Marian
ROU
1790
137
I
Ciobanu, Bogdan
ROU
1789
138
AIM
Dobre, Ana-Margareta-Alexandr
ROU
1788
139
NM
Craciun, Ovidiu
ROU
1782
140
II
Ienasoaie, Gabriel
ROU
1779
141
Bejan, Sergiu
MDA
1779
142
I
Vitan, Rares-Mihai
ROU
1768
143
II
Ionica, Robert
ROU
1767
144
I
Lup, Constantin-Ionel
ROU
1764
145
Kucuk, Dogukan
TUR
1764
146
I
Pitigoi, Sabina-Andreea
ROU
1761
147
I
Oprea, Florea
ROU
1754
148
I
Stan, Luciana-Gabriela
ROU
1744
149
WFM
Sariteanu, Sabina
ROU
1740
150
I
Pirvulescu, Adrian
ROU
1735