Romania National Open Championship 2026

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73 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Timisoara, Romania. 40 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2483, and top seed was Bogdan-Daniel Deac (🇷🇴 ROU, GM, 2652).

Bogdan-Daniel Deac (🇷🇴 ROU, GM, 2652) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Constantin Lupulescu (7.0) and Filip Magold (7.0). Deac won solo starting round 8.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Tudor-Mihai Cruceru-Uceanu (1981) beat Robin-Alexandru Dragomirescu (IM, 2336), a +355-point gap.

Location

🇷🇴Timisoara, Romania

Dates

14 Feb 2026 → 22 Feb 2026

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

🇷🇴GMBogdan-Daniel Deac2652

Avg top 10

2,483

Participants

Titled players · 40

GM×4

IM×13

FM×18

CM×5

Federations · 1 represented

🇷🇴Romania×73

Top 3

🥇
GMBogdan-Daniel Deac
🇷🇴ROU·2652
7.5pts·2656perf+2.7
🥈
GMConstantin Lupulescu
🇷🇴ROU·2585
7.0pts·2592perf+2.1
🥉
IMFilip Magold
🇷🇴ROU·2460
7.0pts·2603perf+17.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Deac7.5Lupulescu7Magold7Sachilaru6.5Talu6.5Filip6

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac drew with GM Constantin Lupulescu (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

GM Bogdan-Daniel Deac 4 wins (R1–R4)IM Filip Magold 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1GMBogdan-Daniel Deac	*	½	1	—
2GMConstantin Lupulescu	½	*	½	—
3IMFilip Magold	0	½	*	—
4FMAlexandru Sachilaru	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Deac, Bogdan-DanielGM	2652	ROU	+33N	+27B	+9N	+3B	=2N	+6B	=4N	+16B	=7N	7.5	49.0	54.0	44.25	2656	+2.7
2	Lupulescu, ConstantinGM	2585	ROU	+29B	=12N	+36B	+16N	=1B	=8N	+20B	=3B	+4N	7.0	48.5	53.0	39.75	2592	+2.1
3	Magold, FilipIM	2460	ROU	+63B	+25N	+4B	−1N	+12B	+21N	+14B	=2N	=6B	7.0	48.5	51.5	37.50	2603	+17.0
4	Talu, MirceaFM	2316	ROU	+52N	+23B	−3N	+38B	+13N	+7B	=1B	+6N	−2B	6.5	48.5	52.5	34.75	2547	+55.2
5	Sachilaru, AlexandruFM	2313	ROU	+53N	−19B	+45N	=23B	=22N	+43B	=13N	+36B	+14B	6.5	38.5	42.0	29.25	2378	+19.2
6	Gavrilescu, DavidGM	2548	ROU	+54N	+22B	=11N	+50B	+7N	−1N	+8B	−4B	=3N	6.0	48.0	51.5	31.00	2506	-3.2
7	Tudor, Henry EdwardIM	2428	ROU	+37B	+26N	=19N	+11B	−6B	−4N	+28N	+18B	=1B	6.0	46.5	51.0	32.25	2449	+3.6
8	Ghimpu, Samuel-TimoteiIM	2440	ROU	=24N	+58B	+28N	=34B	+10N	=2B	−6N	+9B	=13N	6.0	45.0	48.5	31.50	2447	+2.9
9	Filip, AndreiFM	2318	ROU	+57B	+21N	−1B	+35N	=19B	=15N	+10B	−8N	+31B	6.0	44.5	48.0	29.25	2418	+24.6
10	Nastore, Pavel-AlexandruFM	2305	ROU	+49N	+38B	=13N	=15N	−8B	+23B	−9N	+32N	+20B	6.0	42.5	46.5	29.00	2401	+25.4
11	Negrean, AndreiFM	2308	ROU	+46B	+40N	=6B	−7N	−14B	+37N	+38B	=15N	+21B	6.0	41.5	45.5	28.25	2365	+17.2
12	Gales, Randi-IoanFM	2296	ROU	+59N	=2B	=17N	+54B	−3N	+53B	=15B	=20N	+34B	6.0	41.5	45.0	26.50	2390	+52.8
13	Jianu, Vlad-CristianGM	2447	ROU	+39B	+31N	=10B	=19N	−4B	+29N	=5B	=21N	=8B	5.5	45.0	49.5	28.75	2328	-11.8
14	Ilinca, Felix-AntonioIM	2458	ROU	+45N	=28B	−34N	+44B	+11N	+18B	−3N	+17B	−5N	5.5	44.0	48.0	27.50	2357	-9.7
15	Cnejev, Vladimir-AlexandruIM	2414	ROU	+48N	=41B	+30N	=10B	=34N	=9B	=12N	=11B	=16N	5.5	43.5	47.5	28.25	2350	-6.6
16	Vedmediuc, ArtiomFM	2337	ROU	+43N	=35B	+41N	−2B	=23N	+34B	+22N	−1N	=15B	5.5	43.5	47.5	25.50	2405	+17.0
17	Coicev, Matei-AndreiFM	2340	ROU	+56B	=32N	=12B	=25N	+26B	=19N	=21B	−14N	+35N	5.5	41.0	44.5	26.00	2319	-3.0
18	Dragomirescu, Robin-AlexandruIM	2336	ROU	−40B	+49N	+37B	=26N	+32B	−14N	+19B	−7N	+38B	5.5	40.0	44.0	25.50	2268	-5.2
19	Corbu, George-AlexandruCM	2187	ROU	+69N	+5N	=7B	=13B	=9N	=17B	−18N	=27B	=28N	5.0	45.0	47.0	25.00	2326	+69.2
20	Cozianu, Costin-ValeriuFM	2342	ROU	+44N	=30B	=35N	=22B	+25N	+24B	−2N	=12B	−10N	5.0	43.5	47.5	24.25	2298	-4.9
21	Padurean, Daniel-CristianCM	2205	ROU	+72N	−9B	+52N	+27B	+50N	−3B	=17N	=13B	−11N	5.0	43.0	43.5	19.00	2300	+24.6
22	Manea, AlexandruIM	2284	ROU	+47B	−6N	+40B	=20N	=5B	+36N	−16B	=29N	=26B	5.0	42.0	46.0	23.75	2277	+0.5
23	Daianu, Cristian-ClementFM	2203	ROU	+66B	−4N	+57B	=5N	=16B	−10N	+39B	−31N	+46B	5.0	41.5	43.5	20.00	2185	-1.0
24	Nicola, Andrei	2061	ROU	=8B	−36N	+62B	+30B	+27N	−20N	=25B	=26N	=41B	5.0	40.0	43.0	23.25	2308	+108.8
25	Dobre, Claudiu-CristianIM	2283	ROU	+55N	−3B	+48N	=17B	−20B	+54N	=24N	=35B	=30N	5.0	39.5	43.0	21.00	2232	-9.4
26	Cosma, IoanIM	2253	ROU	+64N	−7B	+43N	=18B	−17N	+48B	=50N	=24B	=22N	5.0	39.0	42.0	20.75	2235	-0.7
27	Leu, Dragos StefanFM	2304	ROU	+51B	−1N	+56B	−21N	−24B	+46N	+63B	=19N	=29B	5.0	39.0	42.0	19.50	2173	-27.8
28	Sava, Robert-GabrielCM	2279	ROU	+71B	=14N	−8B	=29N	=39B	+56N	−7B	+57N	=19B	5.0	39.0	40.0	18.00	2214	-22.8
29	Dima, Ioan-Radu	2124	ROU	−2N	+59B	=53N	=28B	+55N	−13B	+43N	=22B	=27N	5.0	38.5	42.0	20.25	2206	+17.4
30	Ciorgovean, IustinFM	2251	ROU	+68B	=20N	−15B	−24N	+47B	=39N	+37B	=34N	=25B	5.0	38.0	40.0	20.00	2180	-12.4
31	Pop, AlexandruFM	2278	ROU	+61N	−13B	−44N	+52B	−43N	+49B	+45N	+23B	−9N	5.0	36.5	39.5	20.00	2128	-29.0
32	Danila, Tudor-GabrielCM	2243	ROU	+60N	=17B	−50N	+58B	−18N	=44B	+53N	−10B	+43N	5.0	36.0	39.5	19.25	2167	-27.6
33	Harabor, David-Alexandru	2153	ROU	−1B	−51N	+68B	+46N	=40B	−50B	=55N	+62N	+47B	5.0	34.5	36.5	17.00	2056	-41.6
34	Filip, Lucian-IoanIM	2315	ROU	=62B	+42N	+14B	=8N	=15B	−16N	=35N	=30B	−12N	4.5	42.5	45.5	22.00	2261	-5.0
35	Craciun, Sasha-MateiFM	2212	ROU	+67B	=16N	=20B	−9B	=44N	+40N	=34B	=25N	−17B	4.5	40.0	42.0	18.50	2194	-1.2
36	Tamas, Christian-ArrydanFM	2325	ROU	=58N	+24B	−2N	=53B	+45N	−22B	+44N	−5N	=37B	4.5	39.5	43.0	18.75	2142	-38.0
37	Panait, Razvan-Alexandru	2039	ROU	−7N	+64B	−18N	+59B	+41N	−11B	−30N	+53B	=36N	4.5	38.5	41.5	16.75	2161	+50.4
38	Rusu, LucasCM	2169	ROU	+73B	−10N	+46B	−4N	=56B	+57N	−11N	+55B	−18N	4.5	38.5	38.5	12.75	2085	-31.6
39	Ivancescu, Bogdan-Andrei	2064	ROU	−13N	=61B	+55N	=41B	=28N	=30B	−23N	+52B	=40N	4.5	37.0	40.0	18.50	2111	+19.2
40	Cruceru-Uceanu, Tudor-Mihai	1981	ROU	+18N	−11B	−22N	+61B	=33N	−35B	=54B	+63N	=39B	4.5	37.0	40.0	18.00	2151	+73.2
41	Creanga, Robert-IonutFM	2264	ROU	+65B	=15N	−16B	=39N	−37B	=51N	+56B	=54N	=24N	4.5	36.0	38.0	16.75	2087	-37.2
42	Armenciu, Bogdan-Ovidiu	2017	ROU	=50N	−34B	=61N	−55B	=62N	=47B	=59N	+49B	+57N	4.5	30.0	33.0	16.25	1980	-11.2
43	Tarabic, Yanis-Andrei	1997	ROU	−16B	+67N	−26B	+65N	+31B	−5N	−29B	+69N	−32B	4.0	36.0	38.0	11.00	2020	+12.0
44	Zlate-Ion, Matei	2017	ROU	−20B	+68N	+31B	−14N	=35B	=32N	−36B	−47N	+66B	4.0	35.5	37.5	13.75	2073	+22.4
45	Vasile, Matei	2091	ROU	−14B	+71N	−5B	+51N	−36B	+61N	−31B	−46N	+64B	4.0	35.5	36.5	11.00	2018	-32.4
46	Stegaroiu, Marcel-Florian	1915	ROU	−11N	+69B	−38N	−33B	+64N	−27B	+66N	+45B	−23N	4.0	34.5	36.5	11.00	1966	+9.2
47	Popescu-Vava, Luca-Delian	1863	ROU	−22N	−54B	+72N	=48B	−30N	=42N	+58B	+44B	−33N	4.0	34.5	35.0	12.25	2010	+59.2
48	Barbu, Simon-Alexandru	2038	ROU	−15B	+65N	−25B	=47N	+58B	−26N	−57B	+56N	=51B	4.0	34.0	36.0	13.00	1998	-11.2
49	Covaciu, Alexandru-Marian	1877	ROU	−10B	−18B	+60N	−63N	+65B	−31N	+61B	−42N	+62B	4.0	33.5	35.5	11.50	1974	+33.2
50	Bulmaga, IrinaIM	2395	ROU	=42B	+62N	+32B	−6N	−21B	+33N	=26B	F	F	4.0	33.5	33.5	17.75	2252	-10.7
51	Vaduva, Ion-Valentin	1872	ROU	−27N	+33B	−54N	−45B	+73N	=41B	−52N	+60B	=48N	4.0	33.5	33.5	12.75	1968	+39.2
52	Ganea, Yanis-Andrei	1937	ROU	−4B	+66N	−21B	−31N	−61B	+67N	+51B	−39N	+69B	4.0	32.0	34.0	10.00	1879	-26.4
53	Onofrasc, Ivan	1918	ROU	−5B	+73N	=29B	=36N	+63B	−12N	−32B	−37N	=58B	3.5	38.0	38.0	9.50	2022	+36.8
54	Petroff, VladFM	2118	ROU	−6B	+47N	+51B	−12N	=57B	−25B	=40N	=41B	F	3.5	37.5	41.0	14.25	2085	-18.4
55	Anghel, Teodor-Andrei	1856	ROU	−25B	+63N	−39B	+42N	−29B	+62N	=33B	−38N	F	3.5	35.0	38.0	13.00	2058	+73.6
56	Buzbuchi, IonutFM	2013	ROU	−17N	+60B	−27N	+71B	=38N	−28B	−41N	−48B	+73N	3.5	33.0	33.0	6.75	1985	-7.8
57	Pana, Darius-Cristian	1944	ROU	−9N	+72B	−23N	+73B	=54N	−38B	+48N	−28B	−42B	3.5	33.0	33.0	6.25	1958	+2.8
58	Berechet, Otiliu-OctavianIM	1964	ROU	=36B	−8N	+70B	−32N	−48N	=68B	−47N	+59B	=53N	3.5	32.5	34.0	10.00	1962	-2.8
59	Mironescu, Stefan	1865	ROU	−12B	−29N	+67B	−37N	=68B	=70N	=42B	−58N	+61B	3.5	30.5	32.0	9.00	1877	-0.8
60	Nedelcu, Teodor Vasile	1723	ROU	−32B	−56N	−49B	−66B	=72N	+73N	+67B	−51N	+65B	3.5	23.0	23.0	4.25	1703	-10.6
61	Dumitru, Silviu-Mihai	1785	ROU	−31B	=39N	=42B	−40N	+52N	−45B	−49N	+71B	−59N	3.0	34.0	35.0	9.50	1860	+28.4
62	Dascalescu, Adelin-Stefan	1924	ROU	=34N	−50B	−24N	+70N	=42B	−55B	+64N	−33B	−49N	3.0	33.5	35.0	9.00	1917	-11.6
63	Panc, Samuel	2104	ROU	−3N	−55B	+64N	+49B	−53N	+69B	−27N	−40B	F	3.0	32.5	32.5	9.00	1895	-43.4
64	Stoica, Melina-Theodora	1756	ROU	−26B	−37N	−63B	+67N	−46B	+71N	−62B	+65B	−45N	3.0	27.5	28.5	5.00	1819	+19.6
65	Ciomaga, Andrei	1763	ROU	−41N	−48B	+69N	−43B	−49N	−66B	+73B	−64N	−60N	2.0	27.0	27.0	2.00	1573	-89.2
66	Marinescu, Rares	1576	ROU	−23N	−52B	−71B	+60N	−70B	+65N	−46B	F	−44N	2.0	25.0	25.5	5.50	1700	+31.6
67	Naghi, Ioan Viorel	1667	ROU	−35N	−43B	−59N	−64B	F	−52B	−60N	+73B	+68N	2.0	24.5	24.5	2.00	1629	-10.0
68	Marinca, Matteo-Ioan	1739	ROU	−30N	−44B	−33N	+72B	=59N	=58N	F	F	−67B	2.0	23.5	23.5	4.00	1762	-4.4
69	Indrei, David-Nicholas	1521	ROU	−19B	−46N	−65B	F	+71N	−63N	+72B	−43B	−52N	2.0	23.5	23.5	1.50	1658	+39.2
70	Mozes, ErvinIM	2022	ROU	F	F	−58N	−62B	+66N	=59B	F	F	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.75	1757	-13.5
71	Palade, Ioan	1846	ROU	−28N	−45B	+66N	−56N	−69B	−64B	F	−61N	F	1.0	22.5	22.5	2.00	1545	-49.6
72	Haldea, Tudor	1652	ROU	−21B	−57N	−47B	−68N	=60B	F	−69N	F	F	0.5	22.0	22.0	1.75	1406	-56.8
73	Anghel, Stefan G.	1495	ROU	−38N	−53B	F	−57N	−51B	−60B	−65N	−67N	−56B	0.0	26.5	26.5	0.00	1025	-42.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Nicola, AndreiROU
+108.8
5.0 pts · #27
2Anghel, Teodor-AndreiROU
+73.6
3.5 pts · #53
3Cruceru-Uceanu, Tudor-MihaiROU
+73.2
4.5 pts · #35

Top rating losers

1Ciomaga, AndreiROU
-89.2
2.0 pts · #66
2Haldea, TudorROU
-56.8
0.5 pts · #72
3Palade, IoanROU
-49.6
1.0 pts · #71

Biggest upsets

R1+355 Elo gap
Cruceru-Uceanu, Tudor-Mihai1981 beat IMDragomirescu, Robin-Alexandru2336
R5+325 Elo gap
Indrei, David-Nicholas1521 beat Palade, Ioan1846
R2+281 Elo gap
Vaduva, Ion-Valentin1872 beat Harabor, David-Alexandru2153