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Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - A

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154 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Jul 2025 to 01 Aug 2025 in Brasov, Romania. 97 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2525, and top seed was Pouya Idani (🇮🇷 IRI, GM, 2593).

Karthik Venkataraman (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2540) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Pranesh M (7.5) and Pouya Idani (7.0). Venkataraman won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Dinesh Rajan M (FM, 2131) beat Jegor Lashkin (GM, 2514), a +383-point gap.

Location
🇷🇴Brasov, Romania
Dates
26 Jul 2025 → 01 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for first 40 moves and 15 min. for the rest of the game with 30 sec. increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇷GMPouya Idani2593
Avg top 10
2,525
Participants
154
Titled players · 97
GM×7
IM×18
FM×39
CM×17
WGM×2
WIM×4
WFM×7
WCM×3
Federations · 8 represented
🇷🇴Romania×89
🇮🇳India×20
🇲🇩Moldova×9
🇭🇺Hungary×6
🇹🇷Turkiye×4
🇺🇦Ukraine×4
🇮🇹Italy×3
🇫🇷France×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Karthik Venkataraman led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
55
17
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R6–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Karthik Venkataraman held the sole lead from R6 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Karthik Venkataraman drew with GM Pranesh M (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Karthik Venkataraman 4 wins (R1–R4)GM Pranesh M 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMKarthik Venkataraman*
½
½
1
2GMPranesh M
½
*
½
3GMTitas Stremavicius
½
*
½
4GMPouya Idani
0
½
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Karthik VenkataramanGM2540IND+129B+74N+9B+3N=2N+12B=4B+41N+10B8.049.052.044.752754+20.5
2Pranesh MGM2592IND+50B+43N+88B+11N=1B=41N=3B+19N+8B7.548.052.042.002642+6.2
3Idani, PouyaGM2593IRI+86N+17B+8N1B+44N+5B=2N=4B+13N7.052.056.541.252606+3.3
4Stremavicius, TitasGM2549LTU+78N+31B=7N+34B=5N+36B=1N=3N+41B7.049.554.040.002570+3.7
5Cnejev, Vladimir-AlexandruIM2330ROU+77B=35N+62B+68N=4B3N=22B+45N+31B6.545.550.033.752431+24.4
6Kozak, AdamGM2589HUN=135N=15B+50N+103B=8N=9B+29N=7B+17N6.544.547.533.752406-14.8
7Baratosi, DanielIM2304ROU+113B+99N=4B+102N41B=26N+25B=6N+27B6.542.546.031.502436+16.3
8Oktem, Ege TunaFM2310TUR+124B+40N3B+46N=6B=43N+26B+22N2N6.048.051.531.252446+30.8
9Coicev, Matei-AndreiFM2287ROU+111N+60B1N+48B=42B=6N+32B=27N=19B6.046.550.030.502416+37.5
10Srihari LIM2353IND+32B+21N=102B+79N=18B+45N41B+28B1N6.045.549.031.252386+5.1
11Negrean, AndreiFM2352ROU+133N+54B+33N2B29N+48B17N+57B+43N6.044.547.528.502369+4.2
12Magold, FilipIM2450ROU+65B=26N+70B=28N+69B1N=45B=43N+49B6.043.548.029.502396-5.3
13Ghimpu, Samuel-TimoteiIM2415ROU+108B+46N=29B=69N=28B+56N=18B+52N3B6.043.547.029.252420+1.0
14Vocaturo, DanieleGM2575ITA=55B+59N=45B=43N=26B+61N+33B=18N=24B6.043.048.031.752361-19.3
15Andreasyan, EdgarFM2119ARM=42B=6N=19B=75N+74B+88N=24B+69N=20B6.043.047.030.002465+150.9
16Lashkin, JegorGM2514MDA25N+115B+55N=33B=17N=64B+72N+37B=18N6.043.046.529.752315-18.0
17Vignesh B2231IND+109B3N=94B+60N=16B+104N+11B+42N6B6.043.046.528.002413+40.6
18Krishna Teja, NIM2305IND+134N=51B+93N+73B=10N=27B=13N=14B=16B6.043.046.028.752418+13.7
19Adharsh KFM2346IND=84N=132B=15N+93B+57N+21B+116N2B=9N6.042.545.528.252332-2.0
20Avinash RameshIM2336IND73N+100B+123N+82B=22N=25B=31N+36B=15N6.041.545.029.002280-5.7
21Le Ruyet, LeopoldFM2194FRA+119B10B=53N+128N+92B19N=30B+89N+58B6.039.042.024.752345+37.2
22Varga, Csaba ZoltanFM2244HUN+142NF+131B+99N=20B+47B=5N8B+42N6.039.041.525.752432+20.0
23Nastore, Pavel-AlexandruFM2336ROU68B+138N+32B26N+129B=70N=35B+62N+46B6.038.541.526.502273-13.2
24Srinath, Rao S.V.IM2299IND+107N25B=132N+98B=54N+96B=15N+116B=14N6.037.540.525.002282-1.7
25Dinesh Rajan MFM2131IND+16B+24N42B=56N+49B=20N7N+79B=34N5.545.049.529.752407+64.2
26Rohit SFM2215IND+117N=12B=27N+23B=14N=7B8N+126B=28N5.545.048.027.252379+38.6
27Egresi, MateFM2352HUN+76B=70N=26B+74N+35B=18N=52B=9B7N5.543.548.028.002315-8.0
28Al Hosani, OmranIM2303UAE+96N=48B+51N=12B=13N+73B=42B10N=26B5.543.047.027.252329+8.0
29Vavric, PavelFM2269MDA+141N+53B=13N=30B+11B42N6B=70N+68B5.543.045.526.002347+20.0
30Pasti, AronIM2376HUN+71B+57N=68B=29N45B=46N=21N+64B=33N5.541.546.027.752275-11.1
31Coman, Mihnea-GeorgeCM2218ROU+91B4N=112B=94N+76B+102N=20B+44B5N5.540.544.023.752259+10.6
32Obada, EmaWFM2113ROU10N+63B23N+111B+148N+120B9N+61B=36N5.540.542.521.752303+45.6
33Gales, Randi-IoanFM2243ROU+136B+90N11B=16N=102B+94N14N+71B=30B5.539.542.523.002287+24.4
34Ciorgovean, IustinFM2300ROU+131B=93N+98B4N+68B116N+51B=46N=25B5.538.541.523.752254-9.6
35Filev, GeorgiFM2189BUL+147N=5B=44N+148B27N=69B=23N=47B+120N5.538.040.021.002351+40.8
36Nedelcu, Teodor-CosminFM2280ROU=127B+95N+128B=42N+89B4N+126B20N=32B5.537.540.520.752298+6.2
37Veress, ArmandFM2257ROU128B=104N+95B71N+105B+127N+68B16N+76B5.533.536.521.252195-13.0
38Padurariu, Mihai-Edward2240ROU=112B127N+151N+110B47N+77B=71N=60B+72N5.533.535.020.502167-15.4
39Nemeth, ZalanFM2329IRL=105BF+66N+108N71B68N+113B+95N+70B5.533.036.022.252236-16.8
40Radu, David Cr.CM2164ROU+150N8B=145N72B=134N+107B+102B=75N+69B5.531.533.518.252167+6.0
41Ilinca, Felix-AntonioIM2431ROUF+61B=69N+52B+7N=2B+10N1B4N5.049.549.528.502487+5.9
42Stoleriu, GeorgeFM2392ROU=15N+135B+25N=36B=9N+29B=28N17B22B5.046.049.025.502266-14.5
43Gubin, DmitriiFM2241MDA+72N2B+107N=14B+103N=8B=44N=12B11B5.044.548.023.002339+42.4
44Sachilaru, AlexandruFM2315ROU=95B+105N=35B+67N3B+62N=43B31N=59B5.042.045.523.252254-15.4
45Eletskikh, Alexandr2256MDA=130N+101B=14N+126B+30N10B=12N5B=48N5.042.045.022.502296+9.4
46Daianu, Cristian-ClementFM2205ROU+63N13B+141N8B+123N=30B+73N=34B23N5.042.044.521.002251+11.2
47Filip, AndreiFM2348ROU=126B=55N=71B+59N+38B22N=70B=35N=67B5.041.044.024.252217-30.6
48Vilcu, Matei-Stefan2145ROU+149B=28N=58B9N+114B11N+97B=56N=45B5.040.042.019.752212+17.4
49Cosma, IoanIM2275ROU+100N=73B103N+77B25N=60B+78N+55B12N5.039.042.522.752175-11.7
50Lahav, MichalWIM2141ISR2N+142B6B+100N=75B+145N=56B58N+97B5.039.041.017.252243+20.4
51Praveen K B2149IND+125B=18N28B+140N56B+90N34N=66B+96N5.038.541.019.502156+3.0
52Brunello, MarinaIM2288ITA+114B=98N+127B41N+90BF=27N13B+54N5.037.540.520.252279+0.3
53Mihailova, AlinaWFM1975MDA+83B29N=21B=81N70B+129N62B+105N+93B5.037.540.520.252220+56.4
54Botea, David-AlexandruFM2167ROU+143B11N+97B=88N=24B=89N=75B+92N52B5.037.540.019.752269+49.4
55Ovezdurdyyeva, JemalWIM2137ROU=14N=47B16B104N+122B+114N+88B49N+92B5.037.040.520.502305+35.2
56Manea, AlexandruIM2279ROU=103N+151B=126N=25B+51N13B=50N=48B=116N5.036.538.019.252186-11.0
57Tamas, Christian-ArrydanFM2203ROU+106B30B=130N+127N19B+91N=89B11N+90B5.036.039.018.002191-2.0
58Vrencian, LehelFM2293ROU=121N+110B=48N116B+78N72B+133N+50B21N5.035.538.520.252151-32.8
59Cosman, Andreea-MarioaraWIM2144ROU=144N14B+117N47B+151N+63B69N+80B=44N5.035.537.018.002178+6.6
60Dragomirescu, AngelaWIM2104ROU+154B9NF17B+115N=49N+74B=38N+83B5.035.035.017.752312+43.6
61Sagi, Bence2212HUN+139B41N+109B89N+131B14B+103N32N+95B5.034.537.517.0022180.0
62Ienasoaie, RafaelCM2168ROU=115N+144B5N=145B+130N44B+53N23B+126N5.034.036.015.752120-9.0
63Armenciu, Bogdan-Ovidiu1951ROU46B32N=113B+118N+108B59N=105B+94N+137B5.033.536.517.502154+46.6
64Danila, Tudor-GabrielCM2178ROU=145B=140N=90B+112N=88B=16N=92B30N+91B5.033.535.518.752186+2.1
65Sava, Robert-GabrielCM2121ROU12N+122B89B=91N+128B75N=106B+130N+88B5.032.535.517.252197+29.6
66Melinte, Rares-Andrei2060ROU88B=119N39B=106N=109B+140N+145B=51N+99B5.031.533.516.252117+12.2
67Siva Kumar, Nirish KumarFM2208MAS102N+118B+111N44B126N+132B+138N=72B=47N5.031.034.017.752141-15.4
68Leu, Dragos StefanFM2089ROU+23N+148B=30N5B34N+39B37N+85B29N4.544.546.520.752292+92.8
69Sapocinic, SemionFM2296MDA+94B+116N=41B=13B12N=35N+59B15B40N4.543.046.520.752232-14.8
70Ciocani, Iosif2191ROU+80N=27B12N=130B+53N=23B=47N=29B39N4.543.046.022.002222+10.0
71Toma, IustinCM2118ROU30N+139B=47N+37B+39NF=38B33N=79B4.542.045.021.502294+75.2
72Sunea, Sara MariaWFM2001ROU43B+129N=81B+40N=79B+58N16B=67N38B4.541.044.020.502236+104.0
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74Hnatyshyn, AnastasiiaWFM2233UKR+122N1B+121N27B15N+123B60N=103B+110N4.538.542.015.752145-42.4
75Filip, Lucian-IoanIM2327ROU=110N=121B=77N=15B=50N+65B=54N=40BF4.538.038.021.502155-16.6
76Sandor, Petrut2105ROU27N=80B=115N+141B31N+117B=120N+87B37N4.536.038.516.252123+4.4
77Athvik M2082IND5N+147B=75B49N+140B38N+119B+81NF4.536.038.014.752190+27.1
78Pasti, Zsombor2137HUN4B91N+122B+109N58B+112N49B=106N+104B4.535.038.515.752112-11.5
79Antal, Hunor-ZoltanFM2245ROU+118B=128N+92B10B=72N126N+94B25N=71N4.535.038.017.502121-28.2
80Dincov, Ioan1924FRA70B=76N=105B+124N+99B92N=93B59N+108B4.533.036.517.002145+48.8
81Stingu, AlinCM2200ROU=101N=130B=72N=53B96N+134B=104N77B+111N4.532.035.016.502018-80.6
82Cruz de la Osa, ReyderFM2206CUB=140B=112N+91B20N94B=113N+131B=90N=102B4.531.534.015.502030-39.8
83Demeny, NicolaeFM2225ROU53N141B+144N=107B+110N=103B=96N+73B60N4.531.533.515.502022-45.6
84Rindhiya VWFM2091IND=19B92N+106B120N91B=118N=142B+136N+122B4.531.033.516.002097-0.2
85Ignat, Matei-Marius2159ROU+97B88N=140B90N104B+100N+128B68N+114B4.530.533.015.752029-30.2
86Dodoi, Matei-TeodorCM2142ROU3B109N+142B=138N127B97N+140B+128N+103B4.529.532.013.002052-29.0
87Tanasie, CosminCM2189ROU90B=136N=104B114N+142B=131N+127B76N+113B4.528.030.513.752024-76.8
88Sharma IshaWGM2312IND+66N+85B2N=54B=64N15B55N+104B65N4.043.046.518.002130-42.4
89Sharan, RaoIM2365IND98N+114B+65N+61B36N=54B=57N21BF4.040.043.518.502166-20.0
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93Taran, SebastianCM2146ROU+152N=34B18B19N=107N+130B=80N=96B53N4.037.538.012.252046-46.4
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