Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open
Team SwissRapid
143 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held on 15 Nov 2025 in Otopeni, Romania. 52 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2451, and top seed was David Gavrilescu (🇷🇴 ROU, GM, 2536).
Catalin-Lucian Patrascu (🇷🇴 ROU, FM, 2217) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Henry Edward Tudor (7.0) and Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev (6.5). Patrascu shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Daniel-Vasilica Popescu (1985) beat Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu (IM, 2415), a +430-point gap.
Location
🇷🇴Otopeni, Romania
Dates
15 Nov 2025
Time control
Rapid: 15 minutes for game with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 8 rounds
Titled players · 52
GM×10
IM×13
FM×21
CM×8
Federations · 2 represented
🇷🇴Romania×141
🇲🇩Moldova×2
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMPatrascu, Catalin-Lucian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2217 | 7.5 | 1948 | 2392 | +22.6 |
| 6 | IMTudor, Henry Edward | 🇷🇴ROU | 2377 | 7.0 | 2128 | 2437 | +8.6 |
| 2 | IMCnejev, Vladimir-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2337 | 6.5 | 2196 | 2447 | +25.6 |
| 4 | IMDavid, Alexandru-Vasile | 🇷🇴ROU | 2392 | 6.5 | 2371 | 2622 | +22.6 |
| 3 | FMNastore, Pavel-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2218 | 6.5 | 1953 | 2204 | +4.0 |
| 5 | CMVoicu, Teodor-Mihnea | 🇷🇴ROU | 2148 | 6.5 | 1980 | 2231 | +20.0 |
| 11 | FMTalu, Mircea | 🇷🇴ROU | 2403 | 6.0 | 2181 | 2374 | +0.4 |
| 15 | FMStepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2284 | 6.0 | 2109 | 2302 | +7.2 |
| 8 | GMSanduleac, Vasile | 🇲🇩MDA | 2312 | 6.0 | 2157 | 2350 | +6.0 |
| 9 | IMCarmaciu, Lucian-Catalin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2392 | 6.0 | 2196 | 2389 | +2.2 |
| 12 | Cruceru-Uceanu, Tudor-Mihai | 🇷🇴ROU | 2028 | 6.0 | 2009 | 2202 | +73.2 |
| 14 | GMMiron, Lucian-Costin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2426 | 6.0 | 2300 | 2493 | +6.9 |
| 13 | GMGavrilescu, David | 🇷🇴ROU | 2536 | 6.0 | 2332 | 2641 | +7.5 |
| 10 | FMStoleriu, George | 🇷🇴ROU | 2295 | 6.0 | 2193 | 2386 | +23.0 |
| 7 | FMLeu, Dragos Stefan | 🇷🇴ROU | 2101 | 6.0 | 2029 | 2222 | +53.2 |
| 19 | Ciocani, Iosif | 🇷🇴ROU | 2063 | 5.5 | 2065 | 2206 | +50.2 |
| 18 | CMCorbu, George-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2097 | 5.5 | 2024 | 2165 | +34.0 |
| 16 | CMSava, Robert-Gabriel | 🇷🇴ROU | 2263 | 5.5 | 2081 | 2222 | -2.4 |
| 20 | FMNastase, Robert-Paul | 🇷🇴ROU | 2158 | 5.5 | 2098 | 2239 | +21.0 |
| 17 | CMToma, Iustin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2035 | 5.5 | 1933 | 2074 | +23.6 |
| 40 | Popescu, Daniel-Vasilica | 🇷🇴ROU | 1985 | 5.5 | 1858 | 1960 | -3.0 |
| 38 | Tarabic, Yanis-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1779 | 5.5 | 1764 | 1957 | +52.8 |
| 21 | FMSerban, Cristian-Stefan | 🇷🇴ROU | 2213 | 5.0 | 2046 | 2141 | -9.8 |
| 24 | GMIstratescu, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2372 | 5.0 | 2303 | 2398 | +3.1 |
| 25 | IMSofronie, Iulian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2291 | 5.0 | 2178 | 2273 | +0.1 |
| 26 | IMVedmediuc, Serghei | 🇲🇩MDA | 2332 | 5.0 | 2265 | 2360 | +3.4 |
| 22 | CMDanila, Tudor-Gabriel | 🇷🇴ROU | 2107 | 5.0 | 2091 | 2186 | +29.8 |
| 33 | FMVedmediuc, Artiom | 🇷🇴ROU | 2001 | 5.0 | 2034 | 2129 | +49.6 |
| 34 | FMSachilaru, Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2208 | 5.0 | 2277 | 2372 | +71.2 |
| 28 | IMMagold, Filip | 🇷🇴ROU | 2451 | 5.0 | 2267 | 2362 | -7.1 |
| 27 | FMNegrean, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2174 | 5.0 | 2189 | 2284 | +50.8 |
| 30 | Pavel, Sebastian-Ionut | 🇷🇴ROU | 2096 | 5.0 | 2077 | 2172 | +17.6 |
| 29 | GMManolache, Marius | 🇷🇴ROU | 2383 | 5.0 | 2243 | 2401 | +3.6 |
| 23 | Parvu, Razvan-George | 🇷🇴ROU | 1780 | 5.0 | 1886 | 2044 | +93.6 |
| 32 | CMRadu, David Cr. | 🇷🇴ROU | 2095 | 5.0 | 1950 | 2223 | +38.0 |
| 59 | Bosinceanu, Iosif | 🇷🇴ROU | 1747 | 5.0 | 1776 | 1826 | +26.3 |
| 31 | GMSzabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula | 🇷🇴ROU | 2374 | 5.0 | 2198 | 2471 | +8.6 |
| 41 | GMParligras, Mircea-Emilian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2472 | 4.5 | 2237 | 2339 | -9.3 |
| 35 | IMDragomirescu, Robin-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2321 | 4.5 | 2153 | 2196 | -11.1 |
| 44 | Zlate-Ion, Matei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1933 | 4.5 | 2020 | 2063 | +50.4 |
| 37 | FMCoicev, Matei-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2301 | 4.5 | 2231 | 2274 | -2.0 |
| 39 | FMBaciu, Stefan | 🇷🇴ROU | 2076 | 4.5 | 2148 | 2191 | +25.2 |
| 36 | FMCraciun, Sasha-Matei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2269 | 4.5 | 2164 | 2207 | -8.8 |
| 45 | FMGales, Randi-Ioan | 🇷🇴ROU | 2157 | 4.5 | 2109 | 2211 | +21.2 |
| 43 | Danila, Stefan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1981 | 4.5 | 2132 | 2175 | +37.8 |
| 42 | Popescu, Rares-Stefan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1664 | 4.5 | 1794 | 1837 | +66.8 |
| 60 | Rosca, Dragos-Ioan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1695 | 4.5 | 1664 | 1789 | +29.6 |
| 62 | IMMusat, Adrian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2362 | 4.0 | 2228 | 2228 | -24.4 |
| 87 | Fulger, Ionut-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 1782 | 4.0 | 1854 | 1804 | +1.4 |
| 49 | CMTanasie, Cosmin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2046 | 4.0 | 1998 | 1998 | -17.2 |
| 55 | FMSecheres, Adrian-Simion | 🇷🇴ROU | 2337 | 4.0 | 2095 | 2095 | -43.8 |
| 47 | Saioc, David | 🇷🇴ROU | 1934 | 4.0 | 1990 | 1990 | +19.6 |
| 61 | Ciobanu, Sebastian-Stefan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1819 | 4.0 | 1933 | 1933 | +21.0 |
| 51 | GMLupulescu, Constantin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2518 | 4.0 | 2349 | 2474 | -2.6 |
| 57 | Harnagea, Stefan-Constantin | 🇷🇴ROU | 1823 | 4.0 | 1902 | 1952 | +49.6 |
| 58 | Vasiloi, Leonard | 🇷🇴ROU | 1900 | 4.0 | 1786 | 1786 | -44.8 |
| 50 | Roua, Radu-Laurentiu | 🇷🇴ROU | 2225 | 4.0 | 2037 | 2037 | -32.8 |
| 46 | Nicola, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2050 | 4.0 | 2054 | 2054 | +5.2 |
| 53 | Girmacea, Bogdan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1980 | 4.0 | 2093 | 2093 | +21.0 |
| 54 | Cojocaru, Filip | 🇷🇴ROU | 1766 | 4.0 | 1859 | 1909 | +50.4 |
| 56 | Cernencu, George-Ciprian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1919 | 4.0 | 1888 | 1938 | +7.6 |
| 52 | Dranga, Victor-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1823 | 4.0 | 1910 | 1910 | +30.0 |
| 89 | Olteanu, Gabriel-Luca | 🇷🇴ROU | 1780 | 4.0 | 1739 | 1739 | -10.4 |
| 48 | Constantinescu, Bogdan-Ionut | 🇷🇴ROU | 1638 | 4.0 | 1779 | 1829 | +55.1 |
| 75 | IMCostachi, Mihnea | 🇷🇴ROU | 2413 | 3.5 | 2392 | 2349 | -7.3 |
| 69 | GMNevednichy, Vladislav | 🇷🇴ROU | 2333 | 3.5 | 2312 | 2269 | -6.4 |
| 63 | FMMiroiu, George-Catalin | 🇷🇴ROU | 2152 | 3.5 | 2163 | 2120 | -8.4 |
| 66 | Mihali-Viorescu, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1801 | 3.5 | 1843 | 1800 | -5.2 |
| 74 | Sfichi, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1804 | 3.5 | 1904 | 1861 | +12.4 |
| 73 | Barbu, Simon-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2010 | 3.5 | 1973 | 1973 | -6.2 |
| 68 | Onofrasc, Ivan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1875 | 3.5 | 1858 | 1815 | -24.0 |
| 72 | Harabor, David-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2089 | 3.5 | 2040 | 2040 | -18.0 |
| 71 | Busuioc, Stelian-Marian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2106 | 3.5 | 2074 | 2074 | -4.2 |
| 101 | Popescu-Vava, Luca-Delian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1825 | 3.5 | 2005 | 2005 | +40.8 |
| 64 | Mitrofan, Alexia | 🇷🇴ROU | 1831 | 3.5 | 1767 | 1767 | -17.6 |
| 70 | Vlagiu, Alexandru-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1935 | 3.5 | 1887 | 1887 | -20.0 |
| 67 | Mironescu, Stefan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1712 | 3.5 | 1754 | 1754 | +12.4 |
| 65 | Stegaroiu, Marcel-Florian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1985 | 3.5 | 1829 | 1886 | -10.4 |
| 92 | CMCazacu, Iustin-Nicolas | 🇷🇴ROU | 1918 | 3.0 | 2024 | 1937 | +1.6 |
| 77 | FMSofronie, Vladimir | 🇷🇴ROU | 2143 | 3.0 | 2055 | 1968 | -70.0 |
| 84 | Dascalescu, Adelin-Stefan | 🇷🇴ROU | 2022 | 3.0 | 1925 | 1838 | -72.8 |
| 93 | Onut, Simeon | 🇷🇴ROU | 2071 | 3.0 | 2084 | 1997 | -15.4 |
| 76 | Luca, Ionel | 🇷🇴ROU | 1975 | 3.0 | 1946 | 1946 | -5.0 |
| 108 | Costin, Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2037 | 3.0 | 1961 | 1803 | -39.4 |
| 79 | Vasile, Matei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2078 | 3.0 | 2103 | 2016 | -20.8 |
| 91 | Badescu, Matei-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1883 | 3.0 | 1952 | 1865 | -18.4 |
| 90 | Ganea, Yanis-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1820 | 3.0 | 1807 | 1757 | -22.8 |
| 86 | Genes, Radu-Cristian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1558 | 3.0 | 1745 | 1658 | +22.4 |
| 82 | Stanica, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1980 | 3.0 | 1938 | 1851 | -51.6 |
| 83 | Vornicescu, Ion | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 3.0 | 1779 | 1692 | 0.0 |
| 80 | FMBotea, David-Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 2122 | 3.0 | 2122 | 2122 | +1.2 |
| 88 | GMNanu, Costica-Ciprian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2482 | 3.0 | 2281 | 2353 | -6.1 |
| 85 | Guguta, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1558 | 3.0 | 1715 | 1665 | +29.2 |
| 78 | Ivan, Tudor George | 🇷🇴ROU | 1430 | 3.0 | 1691 | 1691 | +68.8 |
| 81 | Anghel, Teodor-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1859 | 3.0 | 1713 | 1713 | -34.8 |
| 109 | IMGhimpu, Samuel-Timotei | 🇷🇴ROU | 2415 | 3.0 | 2014 | 2139 | -7.6 |
| 102 | Timpau, Vasile | 🇷🇴ROU | 1722 | 2.5 | 1798 | 1696 | -7.8 |
| 97 | IMAnton, Teodor | 🇷🇴ROU | 2331 | 2.5 | 2290 | 2149 | -19.2 |
| 100 | Sulschi, Gheorghe | 🇷🇴ROU | 1834 | 2.5 | 1837 | 1696 | -29.6 |
| 95 | Neghiu, Cristian-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1900 | 2.5 | 1958 | 1856 | -21.2 |
| 103 | Olteanu, Adrian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1867 | 2.5 | 1963 | 1822 | -28.0 |
| 96 | David, Teodor-Spiridon | 🇷🇴ROU | 1821 | 2.5 | 1966 | 1864 | +3.6 |
| 105 | Alexa, Mirel-Gabriel | 🇷🇴ROU | 1771 | 2.5 | 1689 | 1587 | -33.4 |
| 98 | Ionita, Alexandru A. | 🇷🇴ROU | 1907 | 2.5 | 1861 | 1804 | -30.0 |
| 135 | Oprea, Sorin-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1656 | 2.5 | 1744 | 1422 | -41.6 |
| 104 | Miculit, Vlad-Cristian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1872 | 2.5 | 1895 | 1895 | +2.6 |
| 99 | Tani, Selina | 🇷🇴ROU | 1593 | 2.5 | 1725 | 1623 | +14.0 |
| 94 | Jiroveanu, George | 🇷🇴ROU | 2154 | 2.5 | 1934 | 2029 | -9.0 |
| 114 | Grigorescu, Colin | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 2.0 | 1865 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 113 | IMBida, Mihai-Eugen | 🇷🇴ROU | 2272 | 2.0 | 2245 | 2120 | -22.2 |
| 118 | Matei-Catruna, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1695 | 2.0 | 1813 | 1620 | -27.6 |
| 110 | Simulescu, Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1656 | 2.0 | 1904 | 1779 | +15.6 |
| 111 | Ailincai, Doru-Cosmin | 🇷🇴ROU | 1643 | 2.0 | 1773 | 1615 | -8.8 |
| 131 | Nuta, Dan | 🇷🇴ROU | 1870 | 2.0 | 2153 | 2028 | +9.2 |
| 107 | Tudor, Remus-Ion | 🇷🇴ROU | 1548 | 2.0 | 1757 | 1599 | +0.6 |
| 116 | Stefancu, Constantin-Viorel | 🇷🇴ROU | 1599 | 2.0 | 1805 | 1647 | +4.2 |
| 112 | FMIonesi, Cristian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2303 | 2.0 | 2067 | 2067 | -20.2 |
| 127 | Pruszter, Alexandru | 🇷🇴ROU | 1609 | 2.0 | 1776 | 1651 | 0.0 |
| 106 | Paraipan, Eric-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1465 | 2.0 | 1610 | 1538 | +14.0 |
| 115 | Jugaru, Lucian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1909 | 2.0 | 1740 | 1865 | -1.4 |
| 120 | Grigore, Radu-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1814 | 1.5 | 1940 | 1710 | -38.2 |
| 122 | Constanda, Lucas-Costin | 🇷🇴ROU | 1486 | 1.5 | 1701 | 1471 | -10.4 |
| 123 | Matala, Sophia-Lenina | 🇷🇴ROU | 1430 | 1.5 | 1661 | 1431 | -12.8 |
| 124 | Grigore, Gigi | 🇷🇴ROU | 1984 | 1.5 | 2070 | 1921 | -8.8 |
| 117 | Berbecel, Eric | 🇷🇴ROU | 1408 | 1.5 | 1725 | 1576 | +25.2 |
| 119 | Radu, Ioan | 🇷🇴ROU | 2087 | 1.5 | 2193 | 2106 | +0.8 |
| 121 | Szabo, Viktor | 🇷🇴ROU | 1705 | 1.5 | 1887 | 1887 | +28.0 |
| 126 | Matala, Anthony-Radu | 🇷🇴ROU | 1555 | 1.0 | 1855 | 1546 | -14.0 |
| 129 | Dobre, Tiberiu-Costin | 🇷🇴ROU | 1423 | 1.0 | 1710 | 1401 | -14.4 |
| 143 | Mateescu, Octavian-Andrei | 🇷🇴ROU | 1435 | 1.0 | 1751 | 951 | -37.6 |
| 125 | Radu, Victor Mihai | 🇷🇴ROU | 1666 | 1.0 | 1865 | 1625 | -16.4 |
| 137 | Barila, Cristian-Dorin | 🇷🇴ROU | 1466 | 1.0 | 1716 | 916 | -22.2 |
| 132 | Pruszter, Rudolf | 🇷🇴ROU | 1684 | 1.0 | 1829 | 1636 | -6.2 |
| 128 | Jugaru, Victor | 🇷🇴ROU | 1459 | 1.0 | 1685 | 1445 | -12.8 |
| 139 | Gheorghiu, Alexandru Petru | 🇷🇴ROU | 1472 | 1.0 | 1853 | 1053 | -10.8 |
| 130 | FMBreahna, Radu | 🇷🇴ROU | 2131 | 1.0 | 2292 | 2167 | +1.8 |
| 133 | Micu, Iulian | 🇷🇴ROU | 2146 | 1.0 | 2099 | 1974 | -13.8 |
| 134 | Iordache, Clava | 🇷🇴ROU | 1514 | 0.5 | 1596 | 1174 | -78.8 |
| 141 | Arhire, Lucian | 🇷🇴ROU | 1589 | 0.0 | 1869 | 1069 | -58.0 |
| 138 | Posa, Bogdan-Petre | 🇷🇴ROU | 1407 | 0.0 | 1671 | 871 | -46.4 |
| 140 | Grigore, Eduard-Petru | 🇷🇴ROU | 1468 | 0.0 | 1723 | 923 | -62.4 |
| 136 | Marcu, Mihai-Marian | 🇷🇴ROU | 0 | 0.0 | 1640 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 142 | Mocanita, Andi-Matias | 🇷🇴ROU | 1475 | 0.0 | 1433 | 633 | -40.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Parvu, Razvan-GeorgeROU+93.65.0 pts · #23
- 2Cruceru-Uceanu, Tudor-MihaiROU+73.26.0 pts · #12
- 3Sachilaru, AlexandruFMROU+71.25.0 pts · #34
Top rating losers
- 1Iordache, ClavaROU-78.80.5 pts · #134
- 2Dascalescu, Adelin-StefanROU-72.83.0 pts · #84
- 3Sofronie, VladimirFMROU-70.03.0 pts · #77
Biggest upsets
- R3+430 Elo gap
- R2+373 Elo gap
- R6+349 Elo gap