The 2023 Romanian National Chess Championship will take place from 18-26 February in Sebes. The event will be simultaneously held with the Romanian Women’s Chess Championship 2023. Championships will be played in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 15 minutes until the end of the game, with the increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.
The field is headlined by GM Kirill Shevchenko, GM Constantin Lupulescu and GM Mircea-Emilian Parligras. Scroll down for starting list of players
Starting list of players – Romanian National Chess Championship 2023:
No.
Name
Rtg
1
GM
Shevchenko, Kirill
2662
2
GM
Lupulescu, Constantin
2592
3
GM
Parligras, Mircea-Emilian
2570
4
IM
Gavrilescu, David
2522
5
GM
Jianu, Vlad-Cristian
2518
6
GM
Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula
2514
7
GM
Miron, Lucian-Costin
2502
8
GM
Georgescu, Tiberiu-Marian
2479
9
GM
Nevednichy, Vladislav
2477
10
FM
Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei
2455
11
IM
Anton, Teodor
2438
12
IM
Bulmaga, Irina
2428
13
IM
David, Alexandru-Vasile
2405
14
GM
Badea, Bela
2398
15
GM
Istratescu, Andrei
2389
16
FM
Stoleriu, George
2389
17
IM
Filip, Lucian-Ioan
2372
18
IM
Cosma, Ioan
2368
19
FM
Antonica, Dragos-Andrei
2366
20
FM
Secheres, Adrian-Simion
2365
21
IM
Manea, Alexandru
2335
22
FM
Ognean, Mihnea-Ionut
2335
23
FM
Magold, Filip
2324
24
FM
Ciorgovean, Iustin
2319
25
FM
Filip, Andrei
2319
26
FM
Stepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin
2283
27
FM
Cnejev, Vladimir-Alexandru
2268
28
FM
Antal, Hunor-Zoltan
2230
29
FM
Nastase, Robert-Paul
2229
30
FM
Vrencian, Lehel
2226
31
FM
Nastore, Pavel-Alexandru
2218
32
FM
Dicu, Razvan-Stefan
2215
33
CM
Vilcu, Matei-Stefan
2214
34
CM
Nedelcu, Teodor-Cosmin
2211
35
CM
Prisacaru, Stefan-Emilian
2206
36
CM
Coman, Mihnea-George
2198
37
CM
Creanga, Robert-Ionut
2190
38
FM
Daianu, Cristian-Clement
2188
39
I
Sachilaru, Alexandru
2150
40
I
Serban, Cristian-Stefan
2147
41
FM
Voiteanu, Gabriel
2130
42
CM
Radu, David Cr
2115
43
I
Tampea, Radu
2110
44
CM
Butolo, Alexandru-Mircea
2102
45
I
Veress, Armand
2076
46
CM
Anghel, Iulian-Mihai
2063
47
I
Ignat, Matei-Marius
2060
48
I
Nagy-Elek, Tamas
2056
49
I
Stan, Andrei-Mihaita
2053
50
I
Oltean, Cristian-Daniel
2035
51
I
Barbu, Simon-Alexandru
2023
52
I
Veneteanu, Mihai
2014
53
I
Coicev, Matei-Andrei
2007
54
I
Gales, Randi-Ioan
2005
55
CM
Craciun, Sasha-Matei
2001
56
I
Tamas, Christian-Arrydan
1979
57
I
Balaban-Voia, Alexandru
1972
58
I
Sava, Robert-Gabriel
1971
59
I
Negrean, Andrei
1955
60
I
Costescu, Mihnea-Constantin
1947
61
I
Danila, Tudor-Gabriel
1939
62
I
Prelipcean, Eric-Matei
1937
63
CM
Botea, David-Alexandru
1926
64
I
Ghita, Vlad-Bogdan
1922
65
I
Arion, Ilie
1919
66
I
Tudoroiu, Razvan-Catalin
1909
67
CM
Evulet, Gheorghe
1907
68
I
Melinte, Rares-Andrei
1874
69
I
Mazilu, Stefan Fabian
1861
70
I
Capragiu, Matei-Stefan
1826
71
II
Leonte, Luca
1779
72
I
Visanescu, Dragos-Nicholas
1756
73
I
Pirvulescu, Adrian
1749
74
Ivancescu, Bogdan-Andrei
1746
75
II
Cruceru-Uceanu, Tudor-Mihai
1705
76
I
Mihalache, Paul-Stelian
1698
77
II
Vaduva, Ion-Valentin
1667
78
I
Chis, Bogdan-Vasile
1659
79
I
Sofronie, Vladimir
1636
80
II
Gaciu, Vlad-Jan
1631
81
I
Cazacu, Iustin-Nicolas
1561
82
I
Andrei, Gheorghe
1560
83
II
Sida, Flavius-Ovidiu
1502
84
II
Duvlea, Alexandru-Mircea
1200
85
FC
Sarba, Dacian-Flaviu
1001