The 17th Arad Chess Open Grand Prix Classic took place from 5-11th August at the Gemi Conference & Events in Arad, Romania.
The event was organized by the Romanian Chess Federation and Vados Chess Club Arad as a part of the national Grand Prix series. The tournament format was a big single section with 9 rounds of Swiss system.
A total of 326 players from 28 chess federations participated in this Grand Prix event. Among them were 30 Grandmasters and 24 International Masters.
GMs Adam Kozak, Gergely Kantor (both Hungary), Constantin Lupulescu (Romania), Pouya Idani (Iran), Grzegorz Nasuta (Poland) and Emre Can (Turkey) shared the first place with 7/9 points each.
There were numerous side and promotional events:
Fischer Random tournament, Wine tasting in Mฤderat, Football tournament, Bughouse tournament, Pairs chess tournament, Pub Chess Quiz, Chess Solving Competition, Table tennis tournament, Blitz tournament and School Chess Kids Tournament.
The total prize fund was 30.000 EUR. Tournament website.
Final standings:
1 GM Kozak Adam HUN 2604 – 7
2 GM Kantor Gergely HUN 2525 – 7
3 GM Lupulescu Constantin ROU 2583 – 7
4 GM Idani Pouya IRI 2595 – 7
5 GM Nasuta Grzegorz POL 2533 – 7
6 GM Can Emre TUR 2543 – 7
7 GM Salinas Herrera Pablo CHI 2487 – 6.5
8 GM Deac Bogdan-Daniel ROU 2683 – 6.5
9 GM Santos Latasa Jaime ESP 2624 – 6.5
10 GM Dudin Gleb HUN 2534 – 6.5
11 GM Aryan Chopra IND 2619 – 6.5
12 GM Balog Imre HUN 2627 – 6.5
13 GM Stremavicius Titas LTU 2520 – 6.5
14 GM Pranesh M IND 2598 – 6.5
15 GM Schitco Ivan MDA 2518 – 6.5
16 IM Maksimovic Bojan BIH 2499 – 6.5
17 GM Warmerdam Max NED 2676 – 6.5
18 GM Beerdsen Thomas NED 2512 – 6.5
19 IM Kraus Tomas CZE 2462 – 6.5
20 GM Lagarde Maxime FRA 2615 – 6.5
21 IM Rozen Eytan ISR 2478 – 6.5
22 IM Ghimpu Samuel-Timotei ROU 2464 – 6.5
23 GM Petkov Momchil BUL 2518 – 6
24 FM Tobak Mikhail UKR 2338 – 6
25 IM Krstulovic Alex HUN 2446 – 6
26 IM Filip Lucian-Ioan ROU 2327 – 6
27 IM Dzida Kamil POL 2385 – 6
28 FM Avramidou Anastasia GRE 2269 – 6
29 GM Manolache Marius ROU 2398 – 6
30 GM Mendonca Leon Luke IND 2621 – 6
31 IM Kirk Ezra ENG 2402 – 6
32 IM Toma Radu-Cristian ROU 2386 – 6
33 I Veress Armand ROU 2097 – 6
34 Pyrih Roman UKR 2422 – 6
35 Muntean Victor SWE 2117 – 6
36 FM Stanciu Alexandru-Ovidiu ROU 2347 – 6
37 CM Sachilaru Alexandru ROU 2255 – 6
38 GM Firat Burak TUR 2450 – 6
39 CM Anghel Iulian-Mihai ROU 2141 – 6
40 CM Negrean Andrei ROU 2279 – 6
41 I Ignat Matei-Marius ROU 2098 – 6
42 FM Ongut Tamas Gunes HUN 2254 – 6
43 IM Manea Alexandru ROU 2287 – 6
44 FM Pribelszky Bence HUN 2368 – 5.5
45 IM David Alexandru-Vasile ROU 2335 – 5.5
46 GM Krysa Leandro ARG 2499 – 5.5
47 FM Secheres Adrian-Simion ROU 2342 – 5.5
48 FM Egresi Mate HUN 2353 – 5.5
49 FM Poltorak Sebastian POL 2397 – 5.5
50 FM Antal Hunor-Zoltan ROU 2250 – 5.5
51 WGM Krasteva Beloslava BUL 2252 – 5.5
52 CM Craciun Sasha-Matei ROU 2135 – 5.5
53 FM Baranciuc Alexandr MDA 2332 – 5.5
54 IM Bilych Olexiy UKR 2434 – 5.5
55 CM Tanasie Cosmin ROU 2084 – 5.5
56 GM Istratescu Andrei ROU 2377 – 5.5
57 GM Mohr Georg SLO 2392 – 5.5
58 I Ivancescu Bogdan-Andrei ROU 1875 – 5.5
59 FM Magold Filip ROU 2425 – 5.5
60 GM Nijboer Friso NED 2466 – 5.5
61 IM Vanczak Tamas HUN 2410 – 5.5
62 Li Guohao CHN 2363 – 5.5
63 FM Cnejev Vladimir-Alexandru ROU 2343 – 5.5
64 FM Serban Cristian-Stefan ROU 2283 – 5.5
65 FM Filip Andrei ROU 2302 – 5.5
66 FM Hristodoulou Panagiotis GRE 2407 – 5.5
67 CM Mogirzan Matei-Valeriu ROU 1955 – 5.5
68 CM Paraschiv Paul-Alexandru ROU 2151 – 5.5
69 FM Nedelcu Teodor-Cosmin ROU 2310 – 5.5
70 Eletskikh Alexandr MDA 2231 – 5.5
71 CM Ciocani Iosif ROU 2152 – 5.5
72 Sapocinic Semion MDA 2213 – 5.5
73 Feige Manuel GER 2380 – 5.5
74 IM Cukrowski Filip POL 2409 – 5.5
75 IM Mozes Ervin ROU 2019 – 5.5
76 CM Voicu Teodor-Mihnea ROU 2145 – 5.5
77 CM Tamas Christian-Arrydan ROU 2118 – 5.5
78 CM Tampea Radu ROU 2200 – 5.5
79 WGM Sandu Mihaela ROU 2246 – 5.5
80 WIM Lehaci Miruna-Daria ROU 2190 – 5.5
81 Pasti Zsombor HUN 2043 – 5.5
82 CM Botea David-Alexandru ROU 2132 – 5.5
83 I Costin Alexandru ROU 2084 – 5.5
84 Cernov Henrik GER 2133 – 5.5
85 AIM Dovgaliuk Oleksandr UKR 1993 – 5.5
86 FM Maximov Oleg ROU 2191 – 5.5
87 I Tudoroiu Razvan-Catalin ROU 2055 – 5.5
88 I Danila Tudor-Gabriel ROU 2128 – 5.5
89 Geher Koppany HUN 2182 – 5.5
90 WFM Obada Ema ROU 2035 – 5.5
91 I Sabarez Iulian ROU 2022 – 5.5
92 Jendrowiak Maciej POL 1999 – 5.5
93 IM Koellner Ruben Gideon GER 2490 – 5
94 FM Diaz Villagran Robert CHI 2268 – 5
95 GM Stocek Jiri CZE 2534 – 5
96 FM Tancsa Tamas HUN 2236 – 5
97 WGM Radeva Viktoria BUL 2301 – 5
98 WIM Hrebenshchykova Yelyzaveta UKR 2301 – 5
99 IM Cernov Vadim ROU 2251 – 5
100 FM Voiteanu Gabriel ROU 2119 – 5
101 IM Ardeleanu Alin ROU 2177 – 5
102 WIM Ciolacu Alessia-Mihaela ROU 2152 – 5
103 Grzesik Gracjan POL 2184 – 5
104 Sagi Bence HUN 2183 – 5
105 CM Coman Mihnea-George ROU 2225 – 5
106 CM Coicev Matei-Andrei ROU 2187 – 5
107 I Costache Andrei Eugeniu ROU 1929 – 5
108 Sokhor Nazar UKR 2058 – 5
109 Foldes Marton Gabor HUN 2161 – 5
110 I Balaban-Voia Alexandru ROU 2047 – 5
111 I Corbu George-Alexandru ROU 1973 – 5
112 I Stingu Alin ROU 2002 – 5
113 Majdanski Maksymilian POL 2004 – 5
114 CM Koellner Aaron Noah GER 2093 – 5
115 I Leu Dragos Stefan ROU 2160 – 5
116 Miron Iurii MDA 2080 – 5
117 WFM Grapsa Georgia GRE 2047 – 5
118 Csabai Viktor HUN 2017 – 5
119 Chlpek Daniel SVK 2029 – 5
120 I Cruceru-Uceanu Tudor-Mihai ROU 2002 – 5
121 CM Vilcu Matei-Stefan ROU 2184 – 5
122 I Iuga Ioan-Alexandru ROU 1975 – 5
123 CM Prisacaru Stefan-Emilian ROU 2191 – 5
124 IM Pasti Aron HUN 2370 – 5
125 WIM Dragomirescu Angela ROU 2110 – 5
126 CM Samu Sorin-Mihai ROU 2071 – 5
127 I Oltean Cristian-Daniel ROU 2119 – 5
128 I Mihaila Marika-Nicolas ROU 1903 – 5
129 NM Minescu Dragos-Olivar-Laurentiu ROU 1981 – 5
130 Wierzbicki Dawid POL 2031 – 5
131 Koronas Vasilios GRE 1857 – 5
132 Gabula Adam HUN 2018 – 5
133 I Rujan Rodel-Marinel ROU 1881 – 5
134 I Chima Radu-Niculin ROU 1991 – 5
135 I Lup Constantin-Ionel ROU 1969 – 5
136 I Cazan Mircea-Andrei ROU 2036 – 5
137 Bitca Emilia MDA 1805 – 5
138 Gathi Donat HUN 2231 – 5
139 Bercaru Vlad Ionut ESP 2034 – 5
140 I Arion Ilie ROU 1937 – 5
141 Bezeyko Olexander UKR 2108 – 5
142 Bod Marton HUN 1969 – 5
143 I Buzuriu Razvan-Florin ROU 1779 – 5
144 FM Nastore Pavel-Alexandru ROU 2233 – 4.5
145 WIM Aydin Gulenay TUR 2176 – 4.5
146 Perets Dmytro DEN 2166 – 4.5
147 FM Domene Mulyukov Alexander ESP 2229 – 4.5
148 CM Mazilu Stefan Fabian ROU 2067 – 4.5
149 I Prelipcean Eric-Matei ROU 2052 – 4.5
150 Oyberman Mikhail UKR 1967 – 4.5
151 CM Visser Henk-Jan NED 2215 – 4.5
152 I Toma Iustin ROU 2086 – 4.5
153 I Taran Sebastian ROU 1983 – 4.5
154 I Dodoi Matei-Teodor ROU 2077 – 4.5
155 CM Padurariu Mihai-Edward ROU 2270 – 4.5
156 I Deac David ROU 1900 – 4.5
157 Gzib David SVK 2047 – 4.5
158 I Anghelescu Teodor-Stefan ROU 1831 – 4.5
159 Oyberman Iliia UKR 1933 – 4.5
160 I Cazan Andrei ROU 1893 – 4.5
161 Owoc Jakub POL 1960 – 4.5
162 I Dima Ioan-Radu ROU 2002 – 4.5
163 La Barbera Manfredi ITA 2128 – 4.5
164 WCM Paraschiv Petronela-Alexandra ROU 1882 – 4.5
165 I Capragiu Matei-Stefan ROU 1961 – 4.5
166 FM Daianu Cristian-Clement ROU 2214 – 4.5
167 Sacharewicz Krzysztof POL 1938 – 4.5
168 II Burja-Udrea Razvan-Andrei ROU 1621 – 4.5
169 II Onica Victor-Dominic ROU 1744 – 4.5
170 I Saioc David ROU 2072 – 4.5
171 I Korcsek Alexandru-David ROU 2018 – 4.5
172 WFM Petricenco Ana MDA 1872 – 4.5
173 WFM Mihailova Alina MDA 1987 – 4.5
174 WCM Batagan Ilinca-Petra ROU 1924 – 4.5
175 FC Enache George-Alexandru ROU 0 – 4.5
176 I Tarciuc Ianis-Mihai ROU 1813 – 4.5
177 WCM Hoanca Alexia-Ioana ROU 1966 – 4.5
178 II Ponta-Facalet Zeno-Andrei ROU 1784 – 4.5
179 WCM Maria Lia-Alexandra ROU 2046 – 4.5
180 WCM Aldea Maria-Antonia ROU 1827 – 4.5
181 II Cimpean Dragos-Lucian ROU 1696 – 4.5
182 Rascu Dmitrii MDA 1849 – 4.5
183 Seres Barnabas HUN 1939 – 4.5
184 CM Armenciu Bogdan-Ovidiu ROU 1978 – 4.5
185 I Dumitrache Elisa-Andreea ROU 1656 – 4.5
186 II Dunca Patrick-David ROU 1676 – 4.5
187 II Matei-Catruna Andrei ROU 1641 – 4.5
188 I Rusu Adrian ROU 1915 – 4.5
189 I Ghita Vlad-Bogdan ROU 1902 – 4
190 WFM Maksimovic Masa BIH 2094 – 4
191 Zhang Ruijia CHN 1913 – 4
192 II Negotei Alin-Adrian ROU 1861 – 4
193 I Dorobat Alexia ROU 1730 – 4
194 II Covaciu Alexandru-Marian ROU 1608 – 4
195 I Onofrasc Ivan ROU 1866 – 4
196 FM Dragomirescu Calin ROU 2000 – 4
197 Somogyi Gabor HUN 1901 – 4
198 FC Gherghe David ROU 1652 – 4
199 I Ungureanu Sandu ROU 2060 – 4
200 Mohr Pablo SLO 1868 – 4
201 II Nasui Andrei-Catalin ROU 1721 – 4
202 I Iacoban Anatolie ROU 1798 – 4
203 I Breaz Adrian ROU 1735 – 4
204 II Kumar Amrit-Darius ROU 1763 – 4
205 I Gulias Alin-Constantin ROU 1739 – 4
206 WCM Stanciu Andreea-Briana ROU 1975 – 4
II Vaduva Ion-Valentin ROU 1770 – 4
208 I Dascalescu Adelin-Stefan ROU 1810 – 4
209 CM Bartha Andrei ROU 1828 – 4
210 II Deac Victor ROU 1731 – 4
211 Dergausov Denis MDA 1926 – 4
212 I Miculit Vlad-Cristian ROU 1814 – 4
213 Margaryan Aram ARM 1712 – 4
214 II Voinescu Marian-David ROU 1825 – 4
215 Pop Laurentius Dr. GER 1914 – 4
II Mihai Traian-Daniel ROU 1737 – 4
217 I Dragomir Carmen-Teodora ROU 1707 – 4
218 II Chira Alex ROU 1680 – 4
219 CM Moldovan Gheorghe-Zamfir ROU 1953 – 4
220 II Colta Tudor Cristian ROU 1623 – 4
221 I Burtea Marius-Valentin ROU 1821 – 4
222 II Kumar Ambar-David ROU 1765 – 4
223 II Moldovan Alex ROU 1607 – 4
224 I Sida Flavia-Maria ROU 1746 – 4
225 II Codru Raul Cristian ROU 1793 – 4
226 II Bran Horatiu ROU 1691 – 4
227 I Marius Andra-Beatrice ROU 1729 – 4
228 I Guiu Lorena-Malina ROU 1795 – 4
229 I Haineala Iustin-Petru ROU 1727 – 4
230 I Cucu Ioan-Mircea ROU 1805 – 4
231 I Moldovanu Raluca ROU 1681 – 4
232 II Dumitru Sorin ROU 1589 – 4
233 I Isopescu Iulia Elena ROU 1723 – 4
234 II Spatariu Darius ROU 1605 – 4
235 I Balla David ROU 1720 – 4
236 I Nasui Vasile ROU 1695 – 4
237 II Halmajan Iulian-Teodor ROU 1569 – 4
238 II Groza Razvan Sebastian ROU 1537 – 4
239 II Craciun Dimitri ROU 1526 – 4
240 II Balaceanu Ruben-Daniel ROU 1515 – 4
241 III Puscas Gavril-Adrian ROU 0 – 4
242 II Birau Cristian-Andrei ROU 0 – 4
243 Kun Joan GER 1797 – 3.5
244 CM Sorbun Cristinel ROU 1857 – 3.5
245 WCM Panici Karla Marina ROU 1710 – 3.5
246 II Grosu Tudor ROU 1691 – 3.5
247 II Mocanita Matei ROU 1697 – 3.5
248 I Cretu Sorin-Alexandru ROU 1826 – 3.5
249 II Naghi Ioan Viorel ROU 1651 – 3.5
250 I Parasca Claudiu ROU 1836 – 3.5
251 I Dragoi Tudor ROU 1773 – 3.5
252 II Seletye Dominik ROU 1685 – 3.5
253 II Halmajan Fabian-Mirel ROU 1692 – 3.5
254 II Plesca Victor ROU 1667 – 3.5
255 I Donici-Maier David ROU 1899 – 3.5
256 II Mateia Benone-Nicolae ROU 0 – 3.5
257 II Antal Iris-Ileana ROU 1511 – 3.5
258 Poenaru Victor GER 1591 – 3.5
259 II Dumitrescu Alexandru-Petru ROU 1714 – 3.5
260 I Tat Alin-Sebastian ROU 1764 – 3.5
261 II Marin Alexia-Iuliana ROU 1581 – 3.5
262 II Borciu Luca-Daniel ROU 1502 – 3.5
263 I Radu Rebecca-Aimee ROU 1677 – 3.5
264 Cazacu Raluca-Cristiana MDA 1593 – 3.5
265 II Dragoi Gabriel-Fabius ROU 1648 – 3.5
266 II Nemet Ciprian-Lucian ROU 1505 – 3.5
267 II Cordos Lucas ROU 1517 – 3.5
268 II Breaz Albert ROU 1550 – 3.5
269 FM Ciorgovean Iustin ROU 2277 – 3
270 Zhu Zile CHN 1921 – 3
271 CM Fugulyan Grigore ROU 1738 – 3
272 I Brosman Alexandru ROU 1809 – 3
273 II Sida Flavius-Ovidiu ROU 1719 – 3
274 Xu Yuze CHN 2081 – 3
275 II Gutu Catalin-Vlad-Aurelian ROU 1611 – 3
276 I Crisan Cornel ROU 1882 – 3
277 II Liga Matei ROU 1520 – 3
278 II Popa Alesia-Maria ROU 1436 – 3
279 I Vasiloi Leonard ROU 1565 – 3
280 II Voda Teodor ROU 1568 – 3
281 I Ionita Gheorghe ROU 1541 – 3
282 II Robescu Andrei-Georgian ROU 1521 – 3
283 II Brumar Medeea Destina Ioana ROU 1416 – 3
284 II Soica Adrian-Cosmin ROU 1569 – 3
285 II Balaceanu David ROU 1719 – 3
286 II Jorja Mircea ROU 1617 – 3
287 II Buidoso Mihai ROU 1421 – 3
288 II Donici-Maier Luca ROU 1562 – 3
289 II Mujat Alexandru-Mihai ROU 1471 – 3
290 I Mihalca Imre-Gheorghe ROU 1688 – 3
291 II Damian Beniamin-Ephraim ROU 1492 – 3
292 FC Bumbaru Viorel ROU 0 – 3
293 II Buliga Nelu ROU 1599 – 3
294 II Stanci David-Dacian ROU 1471 – 3
295 II Mihai Adam-Alexandru ROU 1531 – 3
296 II Moldovan Razvan-Vasile ROU 1511 – 3
297 II Abrudan Alexandru ROU 1570 – 3
298 FC Albis Vlad-Ioan ROU 0 – 3
299 FC Ene Alexandru-Andrei ROU 0 – 3
300 I Hirsu Adrian ROU 1788 – 2.5
301 FC Pop Robert NED 0 – 2.5
302 I Ionescu Daria S. ROU 1631 – 2.5
303 Maksimovic Savo BIH 1635 – 2.5
304 II Radac Patrick Nicholas ROU 1516 – 2.5
305 IV Foghis George-David ROU 0 – 2.5
306 II Nan Simion-Nicolae ROU 1546 – 2.5
307 I Sandea Dorin-Gheorghe ROU 1431 – 2.5
308 Bujdoso Erik ESP 1543 – 2.5
309 II Carasca Mihai-Nicolae ROU 1585 – 2.5
310 II Bercu Razvan ROU 0 – 2.5
311 II Soica Maria-Carmen ROU 0 – 2.5
312 Molnar Laszlo HUN 2114 – 2
313 NM Mircov Nicola-Alexandar ROU 1939 – 2
314 FC Gyuricza Eduard-Ioan ROU 1447 – 2
315 FC Botas Rafi-Mathias-Ionel ROU 1445 – 2
316 II Culda Dragos-Ilie ROU 1414 – 2
317 II Breaz Arthur ROU 1435 – 2
318 III Raevschi Katrina ROU 0 – 2
319 FC Cotoc Mara-Cristina ROU 0 – 2
320 II Dumitrica Radu ROU 1471 – 2
321 II Carasca Andrei-Pavel ROU 1762 – 1.5
322 FC Table Levin-Filip ROU 0 – 1.5
323 FC Groza Ianis-Petru ROU 0 – 1.5
324 III Stirb Natalia-Eva ROU 1506 – 1
325 II Valean Sofia-Ayana ROU 1449 – 0
326 II Kohn Daniel ROU 1426 – 0
