The Romanian Grand Prix Super Chess Rapid 2022 aka GP Romania is going to start this April 30 at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest. GP Romania 2022 will consist of 5 open qualifying tournaments – three tournaments will consist in classic chess and two in rapid chess – and a grand final – consisting of a closed tournament in which the best Romanians will participate. The events boast a massive prize fund as the Romanian Chess Federation finances each qualifying stage with 15,000 euros, and the final with 25,000 euros.
The organizers state the goal of the events:
Together with organizing the Grand Chess Tour , Romania is aiming to become the “Chess Capital” in Europe
The first stage of the GP Romania is the Grand Prix Super Chess Rapid, which will take place April 30 – May 1. The tournament is a 10 rounds Swiss with time control 15 mins + 5 sec
The Grand Chess Tour
Upcoming: Grand Chess Tour 2022
Replay: Grand Chess Tour 2021 Romania / Live games / Mamedyarov wins Grand Chess Tour 2021
Romanian Chess Grand Prix participants
| 1 | GM | Jobava Baadur | GEO | 2664 |
| 2 | GM | Kuzubov Yuriy | UKR | 2643 |
| 3 | GM | Berkes Ferenc | HUN | 2637 |
| 4 | GM | Iordachescu Viorel | MDA | 2566 |
| 5 | GM | Jianu Vlad-Cristian | ROU | 2555 |
| 6 | GM | Deac Bogdan-Daniel | ROU | 2553 |
| 7 | GM | Indjic Aleksandar | SRB | 2516 |
| 8 | GM | Sivuk Vitaly | UKR | 2499 |
| 9 | GM | Szabo Gergely-Andras-Gyula | ROU | 2482 |
| 10 | GM | Miron Lucian-Costin | ROU | 2479 |
| 11 | IM | Anton Teodor | ROU | 2476 |
| 12 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | ROU | 2460 |
| 13 | IM | Gavrilescu David | ROU | 2457 |
| 14 | GM | Mikhalevski Victor | ISR | 2453 |
| 15 | GM | Gallego Alcaraz Andres Felipe | COL | 2449 |
| 16 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2438 |
| 17 | GM | Badea Bela | ROU | 2431 |
| 18 | GM | Manolache Marius | ROU | 2428 |
| 19 | IM | Costachi Mihnea | ROU | 2427 |
| 20 | GM | Nevednichy Vladislav | ROU | 2425 |
| 21 | IM | Seo Jung Min | SWE | 2412 |
| 22 | IM | Filip Lucian-Ioan | ROU | 2400 |
| 23 | IM | Grunberg Mihai-Lucian | ROU | 2366 |
| 24 | FM | Ceteras Marius-Nicolae | ROU | 2339 |
| 25 | FM | Tomici Stefan | ROU | 2326 |
| 26 | IM | Vedmediuc Serghei | MDA | 2321 |
| 27 | IM | Soltanici Ruslan | MDA | 2311 |
| 28 | GM | Georgescu Tiberiu-Marian | ROU | 2299 |
| 29 | IM | Dobre Claudiu-Cristian | ROU | 2299 |
| 30 | FM | Ignatescu Radu | ROU | 2294 |
| 31 | IM | Baltag Iulian | MDA | 2286 |
| 32 | FM | Bilych Olexiy | UKR | 2284 |
| 33 | IM | Cosma Ioan | ROU | 2273 |
| 34 | FM | Secheres Adrian-Simion | ROU | 2267 |
| 35 | NM | Martian Dragos-Daniel | ROU | 2260 |
| 36 | FM | Miroiu George-Catalin | ROU | 2259 |
| 37 | IM | Burnoiu Nicolae-Costel | ROU | 2252 |
| 38 | IM | Dumitrache Dragos-Nicolae | ROU | 2241 |
| 39 | IM | Manea Alexandru | ROU | 2230 |
| 40 | CM | Tasu Traian-Nicolae | ROU | 2226 |
| 41 | WGM | Cosma Elena-Luminita | ROU | 2177 |
| 42 | FM | Ceres Dragos | MDA | 2159 |
| 43 | FM | Ghimpu Samuel-Timotei | ROU | 2158 |
| 44 | FM | Stoleriu George | ROU | 2141 |
| 45 | FM | Nastase Robert-Paul | ROU | 2131 |
| 46 | Bizovi Mihai | MDA | 2125 | |
| 47 | Lozynskyi Bohdan | UKR | 2120 | |
| 48 | Laptii Nazar | UKR | 2099 | |
| 49 | FM | Ciorgovean Iustin | ROU | 2093 |
| 50 | WGM | Sandu Mihaela | ROU | 2092 |
| 51 | CM | Casangiu Paul-Horatiu | ROU | 2055 |
| 52 | I | Tanasa Remus | ROU | 2044 |
| 53 | CM | Luncasu Raul-Ionut | ROU | 2043 |
| 54 | I | Cordea David | ROU | 2040 |
| 55 | FM | Voiteanu Gabriel | ROU | 2026 |
| 56 | FM | Ognean Mihnea-Ionut | ROU | 2020 |
| 57 | AIM | Paraschiv Paul-Alexandru | ROU | 1998 |
| 58 | CM | Andronescu Madalin | ROU | 1989 |
| 59 | Capata Ion | ITA | 1989 | |
| 60 | FM | Antonica Dragos-Andrei | ROU | 1983 |
| 61 | Banuh Valerii | MDA | 1981 | |
| 62 | CM | Vilcu Matei-Stefan | ROU | 1978 |
| 63 | CM | Creanga Robert-Ionut | ROU | 1974 |
| 64 | WFM | Ciolacu Alessia-Mihaela | ROU | 1970 |
| 65 | I | Padurean Daniel-Cristian | ROU | 1957 |
| 66 | CM | Grigore Mitica | ROU | 1950 |
| 67 | I | Vrajitoru Vlad-Laurentiu-Florin | ROU | 1945 |
| 68 | CM | Padurariu Mihai-Edward | ROU | 1943 |
| 69 | NM | Zaim Marian | ROU | 1939 |
| 70 | CM | Magold Filip | ROU | 1929 |
| 71 | AIM | Stan Andrei-Mihaita | ROU | 1929 |
| 72 | CM | Cnejev Vladimir-Alexandru | ROU | 1928 |
| 73 | WFM | Nikanova Ekaterina | ROU | 1920 |
| 74 | I | Dan Silviu-Aurelian | ROU | 1908 |
| 75 | I | Dorache Florin | ROU | 1904 |
| 76 | FM | Stepanencu Nicodim-Cosmin | ROU | 1903 |
| 77 | I | Breitkopf Ioan-Francisc | ROU | 1900 |
| 78 | Arandjelovic Aleksandar Z | SRB | 1890 | |
| 79 | I | Badescu Cristian | ROU | 1875 |
| 80 | I | Pavelescu Dumitru-Stefan | ROU | 1875 |
| 81 | CM | Filip Andrei L. | ROU | 1868 |
| 82 | WIM | Lehaci Miruna-Daria | ROU | 1861 |
| 83 | CM | Antal Hunor-Zoltan | ROU | 1861 |
| 84 | Vasynda Oleksandr | UKR | 1854 | |
| 85 | I | Atomei Cristian | ROU | 1852 |
| 86 | I | Craciun Sasha-Matei | ROU | 1842 |
| 87 | Khrinovskyi Yurii | UKR | 1836 | |
| 88 | I | Sarighioleanu Sebastian-Laurentiu | ROU | 1834 |
| 89 | AIM | Dobre Ana-Margareta-Alexandra | ROU | 1826 |
| 90 | I | Ignat Matei-Marius | ROU | 1826 |
| 91 | I | Clotan Marius-Lilian | ROU | 1820 |
| 92 | I | Veneteanu Mihai | ROU | 1813 |
| 93 | I | Gheorghiu Alexandru-Dan | ROU | 1811 |
| 94 | Bejan Sergiu | MDA | 1805 | |
| 95 | WCM | Obada Ema | ROU | 1804 |
| 96 | I | Sandru Nicolae | ROU | 1802 |
| 97 | CM | Osianu Tudor | ROU | 1797 |
| 98 | CM | Carasca Bogdan-Petru | ROU | 1796 |
| 99 | I | Coicev Matei-Andrei | ROU | 1793 |
| 100 | CM | Grigore Gigi | ROU | 1790 |
| 101 | I | Ghita Vlad-Bogdan | ROU | 1786 |
| 102 | I | Tudor Henry Edward | ROU | 1778 |
| 103 | Louvrier Saint-Mary Jean-Roger | FRA | 1775 | |
| 104 | I | Prisacaru Stefan-Emilian | ROU | 1766 |
| 105 | I | Strugari Vasile | ROU | 1760 |
| 106 | Siddharth Gopakumar | ENG | 1760 | |
| 107 | I | Capragiu Matei-Stefan | ROU | 1756 |
| 108 | I | Toculet Gheorghe-Cristache | ROU | 1756 |
| 109 | I | Borodi Cosmin-Alin | ROU | 1755 |
| 110 | I | Pirvulescu Adrian | ROU | 1753 |
| 111 | I | Morar Ciprian | ROU | 1747 |
| 112 | II | David Cristian-Viorel | ROU | 1738 |
| 113 | WFM | Sariteanu Sabina | ROU | 1733 |
| 114 | NM | Craciun Ovidiu | ROU | 1723 |
| 115 | Kucuk Dogukan | TUR | 1722 | |
| 116 | AFM | Paraschiv Petronela-Alexandra | ROU | 1718 |
| 117 | I | Tamas Christian-Arrydan | ROU | 1712 |
| 118 | I | Morariu Adrian | ROU | 1710 |
| 119 | I | Sava Robert-Gabriel | ROU | 1704 |
| 120 | I | Barbu Simon-Alexandru | ROU | 1695 |
| 121 | WCM | Maria Lia-Alexandra | ROU | 1694 |
| 122 | Portnov Dmytro | UKR | 1693 | |
| 123 | I | Radulescu Gabriel | ROU | 1684 |
| 124 | I | Saioc David | ROU | 1683 |
| 125 | I | Mesca Liviu-Stefanita | ROU | 1669 |
| 126 | II | Stefanescu George-Cristian | ROU | 1668 |
| 127 | II | Grigoras Alexandru-Nicolae | ROU | 1665 |
| 128 | II | Busuioc Stelian-Marian | ROU | 1659 |
| 129 | I | Antal Attila-Laszlo | ROU | 1648 |
| 130 | Parpalac Vadim | MDA | 1646 | |
| 131 | I | Martis Octavian-Mihai | ROU | 1641 |
| 132 | II | Ungureanu Constantin-Gabriel | ROU | 1638 |
| 133 | I | Puia Alexia-Teodora | ROU | 1634 |
| 134 | WCM | Trifoi Mihaela-Ioana | ROU | 1627 |
| 135 | CM | Chiricuta Ion | ROU | 1626 |
| 136 | Chiritoiu Stefan-Adrian | DEN | 1626 | |
| 137 | I | Corbu George-Alexandru | ROU | 1623 |
| 138 | Larchikov Maksym | UKR | 1622 | |
| 139 | II | David Alexandru | ROU | 1618 |
| 140 | II | Koteles Gabriel-Dorian | ROU | 1613 |
| 141 | I | Prelipcean Eric-Matei | ROU | 1612 |
| 142 | I | Pop Ioan I | ROU | 1611 |
| 143 | I | Tudoroiu Razvan-Catalin | ROU | 1610 |
| 144 | II | Nedelcu Florin | ROU | 1610 |
| 145 | I | Chira Eduard-Vasile | ROU | 1599 |
| 146 | I | Matei Adrian | ROU | 1596 |
| 147 | II | Corneanu Radu-Nicolae | ROU | 1583 |
| 148 | CM | Ciocani Iosif | ROU | 1580 |
| 149 | II | Gavrilas Florin | ROU | 1577 |
| 150 | Vardanian Yurii | UKR | 1574 | |
| 151 | Toroptseva Yevheniia | UKR | 1572 | |
| 152 | II | Mioara Robert-Cristian | ROU | 1565 |
| 153 | I | Hoanca Alexia-Ioana | ROU | 1562 |
| 154 | I | Rata Anamaria | ROU | 1557 |
| 155 | II | Leu Dragos Stefan | ROU | 1545 |
| 156 | FC | Gicquel Ioan-Alain-Georges | ROU | 1541 |
| 157 | II | Tanasie Cosmin | ROU | 1537 |
| 158 | II | Bunda Daniel | ROU | 1535 |
| 159 | II | Munos Jean Marc Lucien Jose | ROU | 1507 |
| 160 | II | Grasu Gigi | ROU | 1500 |
| 161 | I | Anghelescu Teodor-Stefan | ROU | 1491 |
| 162 | I | Rusu Lucas | ROU | 1482 |
| 163 | I | Buciuman Aurel | ROU | 1480 |
| 164 | I | Pruszter Rudolf | ROU | 1471 |
| 165 | I | Gales Randi-Ioan | ROU | 1451 |
| 166 | II | Carasca Andrei-Pavel | ROU | 1425 |
| 167 | II | Cioraneanu Cristian-Marian | ROU | 1421 |
| 168 | Vedmediuc Artiom | ROU | 1413 | |
| 169 | II | Cruceru-Uceanu Tudor-Mihai | ROU | 1408 |
| 170 | II | Grigore Radu-Andrei | ROU | 1384 |
| 171 | II | Ciobanu Claudiu-Jan | ROU | 1382 |
| 172 | I | Anghel Teodor-Andrei | ROU | 1371 |
| 173 | WCM | Iordache Alexia-Andreea | ROU | 1361 |
| 174 | II | Nacu Mihai | ROU | 1339 |
| 175 | II | Balaban Nicolae-Adrian | ROU | 1338 |
| 176 | II | Petroff Vlad | ROU | 1337 |
| 177 | II | Mihalea Maria-Ioana | ROU | 1336 |
| 178 | FC | Bouda Francisc | ROU | 1335 |
| 179 | II | Craciun Dorian-Raul | ROU | 1323 |
| 180 | ACM | Ivan Daniel | ROU | 1301 |
| 181 | FC | Sarba Dacian-Flaviu | ROU | 1294 |
| 182 | Kryshtafor Maksym | UKR | 1285 | |
| 183 | I | Sandea Dorin-Gheorghe | ROU | 1246 |
| 184 | II | Apostu Rares-Stefan | ROU | 1239 |
| 185 | I | Pandelescu Maria-Catalina | ROU | 1238 |
| 186 | II | Matei-Catruna Andrei | ROU | 1188 |
| 187 | I | Calugareanu Ioana-Denisa | ROU | 1165 |
| 188 | II | Dumitrache Elisa-Andreea | ROU | 1121 |
| 189 | II | Dumitrache Dragos-Alexandru | ROU | 1050 |
| 190 | FC | Chirica Teodor-Ionel | ROU | 0 |
| 191 | Mihoc Ecaterina | ROU | 0 | |
| 192 | Mihoc Iustin | ROU | 0 | |
| 193 | Madan Bogdan | MDA | 0 | |
| 194 | Madan David | MDA | 0 | |
| 195 | Madan Vlad | MDA | 0 | |
| 196 | Parse Aurelian | ROU | 0 | |
| 197 | Sementov Gabriel | ROU | 0 |
