The 2015 Romanian Chess Championships for men and women were held from 18-26th April in Calimanesti.
The men’s tournament had 32 participants, while the women’s section had 24 players. Both events were completed over nine rounds of Swiss system.
Grandmaster Constantin Lupulescu emerged clear winner of the men’s championship with 6,5/9 points. This is his fifth national title, having previously won the championships in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2013.
The women’s championship saw a tight race between IM Corina-Isabela Peptan and WGM Elena-Luminita Cosma, both finishing with 7,5/9 points. Peptan was declared champion on better tie-break. This is her 10th trophy, an amazing achievement! She was also the champion in 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2014.
Final standings (men) – top finishers:
1 GM Lupulescu Constantin 2635 Cs Aem Luxten Timisoara – 6.5
2 GM Berescu Alin-Mile 2448 Cs Aem Luxten Timisoara – 6
3 GM Parligras Mircea-Emilian 2582 Cs Aem Luxten Timisoara – 6
4 GM Nevednichy Vladislav 2576 Cs Aem Luxten Timisoara – 6
5 IM Deac Bogdan-Daniel 2427 Cs Universitar Ploiesti – 6
6 FM Posedaru Bogdan 2346 Cs Petrom Flacara Moreni – 5.5
7 IM Anton Teodor 2421 Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoa – 5.5
8 GM Marin Mihail 2591 Acs De Sah Apa Nova Bucuresti – 5.5
9 IM Miron Lucian-Costin 2486 Acs De Sah Apa Nova Bucuresti – 5.5
10 IM Burnoiu Nicolae-Costel 2400 Cs Universitatea Targoviste – 5.5
Final standings (women) – top finishers:
1 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela 2430 Csm Bucuresti – 7.5
2 WGM Cosma Elena-Luminita 2323 Acs De Sah Apa Nova Bucuresti – 7.5
3 WGM Ionescu Irina 2143 Csm Bucuresti – 6.5
4 WGM Sandu Mihaela 2303 Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoa – 5.5
5 IM Foisor Cristina-Adela 2384 Cs Aem Luxten Timisoara – 5.5
6 CM Stanciu Andreea-Briana 1859 Cs Otopeni – 5.5
7 WIM Dragomirescu Angela 2209 Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoa – 5
8 WIM Sgircea Silvia-Raluca 2275 Csm Bucuresti – 5
9 WNM Erhan Raluca-Gabriela 2014 Cs Universitar Ploiesti – 5
10 WCM Gelip Ioana 2118 Cs Politehnica Iasi – 4.5
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