IM David Gavrilescu (ELO 2431) is the rapid chess champion of Romania. He won the 2022 competition with 8,0/9, half a point ahead of GM Constantin Lupulescu (ELO 2623), Teodor-Cosmin Nedelcu (ELO 2000), and IM Alexandru-Vasile David (ELO 2368). IM David Gavrilescu is just 19 years old and a part of a large youth wave of strong Romanian players coming.
Romania rapid chess 2022 standings
| 1 | IM | Gavrilescu David | 2431 | 8 |
| 2 | GM | Lupulescu Constantin | 2623 | 7,5 |
| 3 | CM | Nedelcu Teodor-Cosmin | 2000 | 7,5 |
| 4 | IM | David Alexandru-Vasile | 2386 | 7,5 |
| 5 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | 2556 | 7 |
| 6 | IM | Filip Lucian-Ioan | 2428 | 6,5 |
| 7 | GM | Nanu Costica-Ciprian | 2502 | 6,5 |
| 8 | GM | Jianu Vlad-Cristian | 2569 | 6,5 |
| 9 | GM | Nevednichy Vladislav | 2405 | 6,5 |
| 10 | GM | Parligras Mircea-Emilian | 2498 | 6,5 |
| 11 | GM | Manolache Marius | 2412 | 6,5 |
| 12 | GM | Georgescu Tiberiu-Marian | 2306 | 6,5 |
| 13 | FM | Daianu Cristian-Clement | 2186 | 6,5 |
| 14 | IM | Costachi Mihnea | 2478 | 6,5 |
| 15 | IM | Manea Alexandru | 2233 | 6,5 |
| 16 | IM | Cosma Ioan | 2315 | 6,5 |
| 17 | IM | Dragomirescu Robin-Alexandru | 2375 | 6,5 |
| 18 | FM | Ceteras Marius-Nicolae | 2365 | 6 |
| 19 | FM | Antonica Dragos-Andrei | 1956 | 6 |
| 20 | NM | Martian Dragos-Daniel | 2195 | 6 |
| 21 | FM | Nastore Pavel-Alexandru | 1985 | 6 |
| 22 | I | Coman Mihnea-George | 1977 | 6 |
| 23 | CM | Creanga Robert-Ionut | 1950 | 6 |
| 24 | I | Dobre Mihai | 1919 | 6 |
| 25 | I | Ignat Matei-Marius | 1850 | 6 |
| 26 | FM | Stepanencu Nicodim-Cosmin | 1899 | 6 |
| 27 | NM | Stanca Adrian | 2136 | 6 |
| 28 | I | Gheorghiu Alexandru-Dan | 1759 | 6 |
| 29 | I | Ghita Vlad-Bogdan | 1796 | 6 |
| 30 | FM | Coca Cristi-Iulian | 1884 | 5,5 |
| 31 | CM | Vilcu Matei-Stefan | 1929 | 5,5 |
| 32 | FM | Voiteanu Gabriel | 2019 | 5,5 |
| 33 | FM | Secheres Adrian-Simion | 2286 | 5,5 |
| 34 | IM | Grigore Nicolae-Petre | 2245 | 5,5 |
| 35 | FM | Pribeanu Mihail-Dacian | 2169 | 5,5 |
| 36 | I | Veneteanu Mihai | 1773 | 5,5 |
| 37 | I | Craciun Sasha-Matei | 1788 | 5,5 |
| 38 | AIM | Stan Andrei-Mihaita | 1909 | 5,5 |
| 39 | I | Dumitrescu Daniel | 1840 | 5,5 |
| 40 | I | Sava Robert-Gabriel | 1592 | 5,5 |
| 41 | CM | Cnejev Vladimir-Alexandru | 1903 | 5,5 |
| 42 | I | Negrean Andrei | 1734 | 5,5 |
| 43 | IM | Dumitrache Dragos-Nicolae | 2297 | 5,5 |
| 44 | CM | Botea David-Alexandru | 1748 | 5,5 |
| 45 | I | Dan Silviu-Aurelian | 1952 | 5,5 |
| 46 | I | Coicev Matei-Andrei | 1780 | 5,5 |
| 47 | CM | Magold Filip | 1961 | 5,5 |
| 48 | I | Serban Cristian-Stefan | 1920 | 5 |
| 49 | CM | Antal Hunor-Zoltan | 1832 | 5 |
| 50 | FM | Stoleriu George | 2180 | 5 |
| 51 | CM | Filip Andrei L. | 1833 | 5 |
| 52 | I | Tudor Henry Edward | 1744 | 5 |
| 53 | FM | Fluerariu Radu-Cristian | 1863 | 5 |
| 54 | CM | Bulau Andrei-Cristian | 2019 | 5 |
| 55 | AIM | Paraschiv Paul-Alexandru | 2031 | 5 |
| 56 | CM | Stefan Romulus-Cristian | 2109 | 5 |
| 57 | I | Pirvulescu Adrian | 1741 | 5 |
| 58 | I | Saioc David | 1631 | 5 |
| 59 | I | Capragiu Matei-Stefan | 1720 | 5 |
| 60 | I | Iustin Silviu | 1956 | 5 |
| 61 | I | Prelipcean Eric-Matei | 1605 | 5 |
| 62 | FM | Nastase Robert-Paul | 2169 | 5 |
| 63 | CM | Butolo Alexandru-Mircea | 1490 | 5 |
| 64 | I | Vasilescu Rares-Cristian | 1713 | 5 |
| 65 | CM | Tusu Nicolae-Dan | 1888 | 5 |
| 66 | II | Constantinoiu Alexandru Ioan | 1219 | 5 |
| 67 | II | Danila Tudor-Gabriel | 1296 | 5 |
| 68 | II | Jinga Vlad-Ionut | 1677 | 5 |
| 69 | I | Radulescu Gabriel | 1732 | 5 |
| 70 | II | Radu Luca-Ioan | 1441 | 5 |
| 71 | I | Jugaru Lucian | 1844 | 5 |
| 72 | I | Bobocea Laurentiu-Vlad | 1791 | 5 |
| 73 | II | Mioara Robert-Cristian | 1605 | 5 |
| 74 | II | Axente Ioan-Lucian | 1202 | 5 |
| 75 | II | Leu Dragos Stefan | 1531 | 4,5 |
| 76 | II | Toma Iustin | 1424 | 4,5 |
| 77 | I | Gales Randi-Ioan | 1390 | 4,5 |
| 78 | I | Stefan Iulia-Cristiana | 1499 | 4,5 |
| 79 | II | Grasu Gigi | 1476 | 4,5 |
| 80 | II | Ungureanu Constantin-Gabriel | 1640 | 4,5 |
| 81 | I | Berechet Stefan-Mario | 1840 | 4,5 |
| 82 | II | Tofan Adrian-Ion | 1512 | 4,5 |
| 83 | NM | Campian Cristian | 1724 | 4,5 |
| 84 | I | Anghelescu Teodor-Stefan | 1454 | 4,5 |
| 85 | I | Atomei Cristian | 1895 | 4,5 |
| I | Borodi Cosmin-Alin | 1769 | 4,5 | |
| 87 | II | Serban Viorel | 1524 | 4,5 |
| 88 | II | Harabor David-Alexandru | 1318 | 4 |
| 89 | NM | Craciun Ovidiu | 1757 | 4 |
| 90 | II | Cruceru-Uceanu Tudor-Mihai | 1366 | 4 |
| 91 | II | Novitchi Silviu | 1483 | 4 |
| 92 | II | Tanasie Cosmin | 1532 | 4 |
| 93 | II | Ganea Yanis-Andrei | 1328 | 4 |
| 94 | II | Vasile Matei | 1344 | 4 |
| 95 | II | Serbanoiu Constantin | 1469 | 4 |
| 96 | II | Dusa Adrian | 1563 | 4 |
| 97 | I | Nagy-Elek Tamas | 1586 | 4 |
| 98 | II | Costescu Mihnea-Constantin | 1461 | 4 |
| 99 | I | Anghel Teodor-Andrei | 1358 | 4 |
| 100 | II | Grigore Radu-Andrei | 1368 | 4 |
| 101 | II | Pirvu Ciprian-Valentin | 1362 | 4 |
| 102 | II | Tufeanu Rares-Andrei | 1190 | 4 |
| 103 | II | Munos Jean Marc Lucien Jose | 1539 | 4 |
| 104 | CM | Chiricuta Ion | 1730 | 4 |
| 105 | II | Grigoras Alexandru-Nicolae | 1725 | 4 |
| 106 | I | Badica Ariana | 1270 | 4 |
| 107 | II | Necula Vlad-Eduard | 1136 | 4 |
| 108 | I | Groapa Aurelian | 1692 | 4 |
| 109 | II | Serban Stelian | 1287 | 4 |
| 110 | I | Grigore Matei | 1289 | 4 |
| 111 | II | Podea Andrei | 1380 | 4 |
| 112 | II | Dobre Daniel-Alexandru | 1377 | 3,5 |
| 113 | NM | Neagu Liviu | 2014 | 3,5 |
| 114 | II | Popescu Alexandru-Mihai | 1251 | 3,5 |
| 115 | II | Stanica Andrei | 1215 | 3,5 |
| 116 | I | Citra Anton-Valeriu | 1463 | 3,5 |
| 117 | II | Constantin Eduard-Andrei | 1350 | 3,5 |
| 118 | II | Ghita Mihai I. | 1239 | 3,5 |
| 119 | II | Vintila Ionut-Vicentiu | 1444 | 3,5 |
| 120 | II | Grecu Emilian | 1274 | 3,5 |
| 121 | II | Zlate-Ion Matei | 1119 | 3,5 |
| 122 | II | Parvu Razvan-George | 1146 | 3,5 |
| 123 | I | Pruszter Rudolf | 1508 | 3,5 |
| 124 | I | Vladescu Ovidiu-Viorel | 1508 | 3,5 |
| 125 | FC | Constantinescu Andrei-Augustin | 0 | 3,5 |
| 126 | II | Bibis Vlad-Andreas | 1126 | 3,5 |
| 127 | FC | Seremet Cristinel-Ionica | 0 | 3,5 |
| 128 | FC | Bobes Radu-Catalin | 0 | 3,5 |
| 129 | CM | Radu Ioan | 2086 | 3 |
| 130 | II | Mihai Serban-Catalin | 1478 | 3 |
| 131 | II | Vasile Bogdan-Mihai | 1152 | 3 |
| 132 | II | Olteanu Gabriel-Luca | 1293 | 3 |
| 133 | FC | Nicola Andrei | 0 | 3 |
| 134 | FC | Sarba Dacian-Flaviu | 0 | 3 |
| 135 | FC | Onofrasc Ivan | 1184 | 3 |
| 136 | IV | Palfi Tamas | 1161 | 3 |
| 137 | II | Vasile Martian-Adrian | 1633 | 3 |
| 138 | II | Latiu Ionela-Madalina | 0 | 3 |
| 139 | IV | Fetcu Amalia | 0 | 3 |
| 140 | II | Coman Andrei M | 1181 | 3 |
| 141 | FC | Ionita Leon-Alexandru | 0 | 3 |
| 142 | I | Jamba Alexandru | 1812 | 2,5 |
| 143 | ACM | Ivan Daniel | 1331 | 2,5 |
| 144 | FC | Pomarac Petru-Bogdan | 1199 | 2,5 |
| 145 | II | Mihali-Viorescu Andrei | 1205 | 2,5 |
| 146 | II | Babadita Andrei | 1297 | 2,5 |
| 147 | II | Varabiescu Petru | 1219 | 2,5 |
| 148 | II | Popescu Rares-Stefan | 1201 | 2,5 |
| 149 | II | Matei-Catruna Andrei | 1198 | 2,5 |
| 150 | I | Paparuz Vasile | 1551 | 2 |

