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Romanian National Blitz Championship 2025 - Open

SwissBlitz

102 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held on 14 Nov 2025 in Otopeni, Romania. 33 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2427, and top seed was Constantin Lupulescu (🇷🇴 ROU, GM, 2554).

Henry Edward Tudor (🇷🇴 ROU, IM, 2341) won with 8.5/10, ahead of David Gavrilescu (8.0) and Mircea Talu (7.5). Tudor took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Radu-Andrei Grigore (1762) beat George Jiroveanu (2254), a +492-point gap.

Location
🇷🇴Otopeni, Romania
Dates
14 Nov 2025
Time control
Blitz: 3 minutes for game with 2 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 10 rounds
Top seed
🇷🇴GMConstantin Lupulescu2554
Avg top 10
2,427
Participants
102
Titled players · 33
GM×5
IM×10
FM×12
CM×6
Federations · 3 represented
🇷🇴Romania×100
🇲🇩Moldova×1
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 10 rounds

IM Henry Edward Tudor led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders
48
24
11
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2.557.510R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10Tudor takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE14 Nov

IM Henry Edward Tudor takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R10 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Henry Edward Tudor lost to GM David Gavrilescu (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Henry Edward Tudor 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)GM David Gavrilescu 3 wins (R4–R6)IM Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev 3+4 wins (R3–R5, R7–R10)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMHenry Edward Tudor*
0
1
2GMDavid Gavrilescu
1
*
½
3IMVladimir-Alexandru Cnejev*
4FMMircea Talu
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Tudor, Henry EdwardIM2341ROU+55B+35N+69B+14N=12B+3N+8B+7N+9B2N8.560.064.052.752562+54.8
2Gavrilescu, DavidGM2502ROU+59N+27B19N+45B+16N+15B=3N+13B=10N+1B8.060.064.550.752487-0.1
3Talu, MirceaFM2343ROU+51N+26B+22N+19B+7N1B=2B9N+16B+15N7.562.567.548.002445+29.0
4Sava, Robert-GabrielCM2316ROU+54N+39B+48N=16B=15N+17B7N=25B+22N+8B7.556.561.545.002393+22.8
5Lupulescu, ConstantinGM2554ROU+41B+28N14B12N+60B+26N=20B+17B+23N+19N7.556.561.044.752426-10.8
6Cnejev, Vladimir-AlexandruIM2212ROUF=60B+68N+39B+24N12N+44B+18B+13N+10B7.552.052.043.252449+109.2
7Costachi, MihneaIM2477ROU+56B+21N+9B+13N3B+14N+4B1B8N+24N7.063.068.045.002430-3.8
8Dragomirescu, Robin-AlexandruIM2355ROU+57N+11B+23N=15B=17N+25B1N+27B+7B4N7.061.566.544.002367+3.8
9Sanduleac, VasileGM2239MDA+72N+37B7N+26B+33N+50B=10N+3B1N=11B7.059.063.040.502308+22.4
10David, Alexandru-VasileIM2354ROU+63B+34N20B+49B+22N+31N=9B+12N=2B6N7.058.563.041.502325-0.4
11Negrean, AndreiFM2037ROU+70B8N+78B18B+54N+47N=19B+20N+14B=9N7.054.058.037.752221+94.2
12Szabo, Gergely-Andras-GyulaGM2458ROU+67N+33B=17N+5B=1N+6B13N10B+28N=18B6.561.566.041.752376-7.7
13Secheres, Adrian-SimionFM2299ROU+42N+38B+45N7B+28N+18B+12B2N6B=21N6.559.064.038.252329+12.2
14Craciun, Sasha-MateiFM2282ROU+47N+32B+5N1B+21N7B+49N=37B11N+38B6.558.563.538.252239-4.4
15Stoleriu, GeorgeFM2310ROU+78B+36N+52B=8N=4B2N+33B=16N+25N3B6.558.562.536.502282-0.4
16Coicev, Matei-AndreiFM2205ROU+62N+64B+24N=4N2B+34B=27N=15B3N+37B6.557.061.536.002270+42.2
17Magold, FilipIM2276ROU+71B+44N=12B+20N=8B4N+31B5N=36B+33N6.557.061.036.502279+6.8
18Ghimpu, Samuel-TimoteiIM2356ROU+53B69N+56B+11N+20B13N+21B6N+29B=12N6.556.560.539.252238-22.4
19Grecescu, Gabriel-AndreiIM2295ROU+77B+46N+2B3N25B+36N=11N+59B+37N5B6.556.560.536.002235-3.6
20Nastore, Pavel-AlexandruFM2163ROU+76N+80B+10N17B18N+32B=5N11B+44B+35N6.555.059.035.252213+31.9
21Gales, Randi-IoanFM2107ROU+84N7B+58N+37B14B+67N18N+26B+30N=13B6.553.557.033.752226+64.8
22Voicu, Teodor-MihneaCM2208ROU+83B+66N3B+36N10B=38N+46B+40N4B+34N6.553.557.032.252173-3.2
23Bida, Mihai-EugenIM2244ROU+90B+43N8B=35N46B+83N+38B+34N5B+36N6.550.554.031.752162-14.4
24Nanu, Costica-CiprianGM2452ROU+68B+29N16B+69N6B+40B25N+49B+27N7B6.054.058.031.002211-24.4
25Coman, Mihnea-GeorgeCM2114ROUF+92B=49N+43B+19N8N+24B=4N15B+40N6.052.552.532.752272+38.2
26Radu, David Cr.CM2003ROU+87B3N+77B9N+42B5B+47N21N+71B+48N6.052.055.527.002087+34.0
27Ignat, Matei-Marius2122ROU+91B2N+63B=66N+35B+46N=16B8N24B+44N6.052.055.028.502164+13.0
28Costin, Alexandru2152ROU+73N5B+60N+38B13B44N+67B+31N12B+52N6.051.055.029.502131-3.4
29Busuioc, Stelian-Marian2059ROU+85N24B=51N+41B34N=59B+58N+32B18N+47B6.049.052.529.752041-3.4
30Anton, TeodorIM2420ROU+58N45B=41N+51B31B=52N+60B+69N21B+49N6.047.551.528.752107-31.0
31Nicola, Andrei1970ROU80N+76B+72N+48B+30N10B17N28B+73N+50B6.047.551.528.002096+64.8
32Saioc, David1964ROU+101B14N=83B=70N+65B20N+74B29N+79B+61N6.043.544.521.751947+0.8
33Pavel, Sebastian-Ionut2065ROU+75B12N+55B+52N9B+53N15N=39B+43N17B5.552.556.527.252079+4.4
34Stan, Andrei-Mihaita2028ROU+94B10B+54N=61N+29B16N+66N23B+59N22B5.551.054.025.252107+18.4
35Stegaroiu, Marcel-Florian2023ROU+99N1B+42N=23B27N+75B59N+73B+51N20B5.550.552.523.751968-9.2
36Danila, Stefan2000ROU+89N15B+47N22B+86N19B+72N+48B=17N23B5.550.053.524.252076+21.2
37Miculit, Vlad-Cristian1931ROU+82B9N+93B21N+70B+69N+61B=14N19B16N5.549.552.522.752063+29.0
38Cazacu, Iustin-NicolasCM1972ROU+100B13N+90B28N+71B=22B23N+66N+61B14N5.548.550.521.752084+54.3
39Leu, Dragos StefanFM1992ROU+95B4N+71B6N47B+79N+91B=33N40B+63N5.546.549.521.251924-28.1
40Badescu, Matei-Andrei1915ROU93B+65N=70B+83N+61B24N+50N22B+39N25B5.545.548.525.002098+81.2
41Popescu, Daniel-Vasilica1904ROU5N+73B=30B29N83B+81N62N+84B+65N+64B5.544.548.023.501884-6.2
42Popescu-Vava, Luca-Delian1802ROU13B+100N35B+89N26N+85B69B+74N=45N+59B5.542.544.520.001888+42.4
43Grigore, Gigi1937ROU+98B23B+75N25N91B=71N+83B+55N33B+62B5.542.044.521.501871-14.2
44Fluerariu, Radu-CristianFM1941ROU+97N17B=62N=86B+64N+28B6N+45B20N27B5.050.052.522.001980+10.2
45Danila, Tudor-GabrielCM2057ROU+74B+30N13B2N53B+86N+63B44N=42B=51N5.049.553.023.251981-20.9
46Constantinoiu, Alexandru IoanFM1974ROU+81N19B+64N=50B+23N27B22N51B=54N+78B5.049.053.024.001983+4.8
47Cojocaru, Filip1783ROU14B+101N36B+93N+39N11B26B+67N+69B29N5.048.049.018.001917+57.2
48Ciorgovean, IustinFM2155ROU+65B+93N4B31N67B+77N+53B36N+60N26B5.047.550.521.001890-56.4
49Dascalescu, Adelin-Stefan2034ROU=92N+86B=25B10N+63B+91N14B24N+53B30B5.047.550.520.502034-1.1
50Micu, Iulian2204ROU+79B52N+53B=46N+66B9N40B=71N+56B31N5.047.051.023.001927-62.8
51Ciobanu, Sebastian-Stefan1811ROU3B+87N=29B30N92B+84N+65B+46N35B=45B5.046.549.522.001901+16.4
52Grigoras, Alexandru-Nicolae1919ROU+96N+50B15N33B=75N=30B73N+62B+72N28B5.045.548.521.501942+2.4
53Popescu, Alexandru-Mihai1836ROU18N+88B50N+76B+45N33B48N+86B49N+72B5.043.547.020.001960+56.0
54Tarabic, Yanis-Andrei1808ROU4B+95N34B+94N11B74N+87B=70N=46B+69N5.043.546.518.001794-13.2
55Dranga, Victor-Andrei1808ROU1N+99B33N=84B+62N61N+97B43B=57N+76B5.043.545.517.251844+8.7
56Vasiloi, Leonard1891ROU7N+84B18N64B+88N72B+76N+77B50N+73B5.042.546.019.001874-10.8
57Olteanu, Adrian1833ROU8B70N+87B+74N69B=65N+92B61N=55B+79N5.040.543.519.251801-21.2
58Sfichi, Andrei1842ROU30B+74N21B91N+94B+70N29B79N+92B+71N5.040.543.518.001784-22.9
59Stanica, Andrei1900ROU2B+91N61B+62B+85N=29N+35B19N34B42N4.549.552.519.501945+13.6
60Codreanu, Alex-Cosmin1886ROUF=6N28B+72B5N+64B30N+91N48B+77N4.547.547.519.252008+22.4
61Jiroveanu, George2254ROU64N+79B+59N=34B40N+55B37N+57B38N32B4.547.051.021.251876-85.8
62Anghenie, Toma-Horia1746ROU16B+82N=44B59N55B+99N+41B52N+66B43N4.545.547.518.501813+30.0
63Anghel, Teodor-Andrei1821ROU10N+94B27N+73B49N+76B45N=64B+75N39B4.545.048.017.251833-2.3
64Grigore, Radu-Andrei1762ROU+61B16N46B+56N44B60N+81B=63N+70B41N4.544.548.519.751852+22.3
65Ilie, Eduard Andrei1713ROU48N40B+81N+68B32N=57B51N+97N41B+85B4.544.046.517.001766+22.4
66Harabor, David-Alexandru1931ROU+102N22B+80N=27B50N+92N34B38B62N+74N4.544.044.014.001821-46.7
67Harnagea, Stefan-Constantin1846ROU12B75N+99B+90N+48N21B28N47B=85N+84B4.543.545.515.751835-14.8
68Fulger, Ionut-Alexandru1846ROU24N+85B6B65N74B+95N70B=92N+97B+83N4.539.041.514.001705-38.0
69Zlate-Ion, Matei2038ROU+88N+18B1N24B+57N37B+42N30B47N54B4.053.056.520.501962-34.2
70Ilie, Eduard-Alexandru1615ROU11N+57B=40N=32B37N58B+68N=54B64N=75B4.048.052.019.751783+72.8
71Sementov, Andrei1776ROU17N+97B39N+88B38N=43B+75N=50B26N58B4.046.549.015.251810+3.4
72Onofrasc, Ivan1758ROU9B+98N31B60N+87B+56N36B+78N52B53N4.045.548.015.001756-4.4
73Bosinceanu, Iosif1679ROU28B41N+100B63N+96B+78N+52B35N31B56N4.044.546.514.001755+15.5
74Simulescu, Andrei1625ROU45N58B+102N57B+68N+54B32N42B+86N66B4.044.044.013.001757+57.6
75Szabo, Viktor1635ROU33N+67B43B+78N=52B35N71B+83N63B=70N4.042.546.016.501780+62.8
76David, Teodor-Spiridon1724ROU20B31N+95B53N+89B63N56B+82N+93B55N4.042.545.513.501643-29.3
77Matei-Catruna, Andrei1791ROU19N+81B26N85B+80N48B+88N56N+91B60B4.042.045.014.501734-35.0
78Jugaru, Lucian1805ROU15N+89B11N75B+84N73B+85N72B+80N46N4.041.545.014.501688-33.0
79Timpau, Vasile1732ROU50N61N89B+101N+95B39B+93N+58B32N57B4.040.541.512.001703-11.4
80Genes, Radu-Cristian1503ROU+31B20N66B92N77B+94N84B+90N78B+91N4.038.041.015.501652+52.4
81Aman Bhargav1522IND46B77N65B+82N+90B41B64N+87N83B+92N4.038.041.014.001609+30.0
82Pavel, Mihai-Razvan1405ROU37N62B88N81B+98N+100N86B76B+94N+99B4.032.534.59.501516+40.0
83Cernencu, George-Ciprian1746ROU22N+96B=32N40B+41N23B43N75B+81N68B3.548.051.015.501724-19.6
84Tudor, Remus-Ion1641ROU21B56N+101B=55N78B51B+80N41N+98B67N3.542.043.010.001648-2.2
85Pruszter, Alexandru1629ROU29B68N+98B+77N59B42N78B+95N=67B65N3.540.543.011.751664+6.7
86Babadita, Andrei1776ROUF49N+92B=44N36B45B+82N53N74B+93N3.539.539.512.501671-44.0
87Berbecel, Eric1573ROU26N51B57N+98B72N+101B54N81B+96N=88B3.538.039.08.2515340.0
88Bostina, Vladimir-Ioan1621ROU69B53N+82B71N56B+96N77B93N+95B=87N3.535.538.511.751589-13.6
89Matala, Anthony-Radu1537ROU36B78N+79N42B76N93B=98B=99N=90B+97N3.534.536.510.501622+21.8
90Anusca, Vasile1760ROU23N+102B38N67B81N97B+101N80B=89N+98B3.534.034.05.251536-58.6
91Olteanu, Gabriel-Luca1676ROU27N59B+97N+58B+43N49B39N60B77N80B3.044.046.513.001695-2.0
92Anghel, Rares-Mihai1609ROU=49B25N86N+80B+51N66B57N=68B58N81B3.043.046.513.751659+12.0
93Grigorescu, Colin0ROU+40N48B37N47B97N+89N79B+88B76N86B3.039.542.012.5016150.0
94Ilie, Alexandru-Stefan1601ROU34N63N+96B54B58N80B+99B98N82B+102N3.035.535.55.0014400.0
95Paraipan, Eric-Andrei1530ROU39N54B76N+102B79N68B+96N85B88N+100B3.035.035.05.001474-30.4
96Serafinceanu, Ionut0ROU52B83N94N+100B73N88B95B+102N87B+101N3.028.528.53.0015300.0
97Mirzac, Patric-Florentin1482ROU44B71N91B=99N+93B+90N55N65B68N89B2.536.038.07.501460-14.0
98Ursu, Adrian-Dumitru1478ROU43N72B85N87N82B+102B=89N+94B84N90N2.534.034.04.751383-20.8
99Radu, Victor Mihai1597ROU35B55N67N=97BF62B94N=89B+100N82N2.034.536.55.001474-56.0
100Dobre, Tiberiu-Costin1516ROU38N42B73N96NF82B+102N+101B99B95N2.030.030.01.001417-44.4
101Jugaru, Victor1489ROU32N47B84N79BF87N90B100N+102B96B1.030.530.50.001374-36.4
102Melenciuc, Luca-Alexandru1465ROU66B90N74B95NF98N100B96B101N94B0.026.527.50.00808-92.0

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