Romanian Chess Championship Explained

The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly event in 1946, and was held irregularly earlier. A series of national eliminating contests are played to select a 20-player field for the men's final. The women's final consists of 16 players.

Men's winners

Year	City	Men's winner
1926		Alexandru Tyroler
1927		Alexandru Tyroler
1929		Alexandru Tyroler
1930		János Balogh
1931		Stefan Erdélyi
1932		Boris Kostić
1933-4		Stefan Erdélyi
1935		Heinrich Silbermann
1936		Ivan Halic
1943		Petre-Vlad Seimeanu
1946		Octav Troianescu
1947		Traian Ichim
1948		Toma Popa
1949		Stefan Erdélyi
1950		Ion Bălănel
1951		Tudorel Flondor Gheorghe-Gică Alexandrescu
1952		Victor Ciocâltea
1953		Ion Bălănel
1954		Octav Troianescu
1955		Ion Bălănel
1956		Octav Troianescu
1957		Octav Troianescu
1958		Ion Bălănel
1959		Victor Ciocâltea
1960		Florin Gheorghiu
1961		Victor Ciocâltea
1962		Florin Gheorghiu
1963		Theodor Ghițescu
1964		Florin Gheorghiu
1965		Florin Gheorghiu
1966		Florin Gheorghiu
1967		Florin Gheorghiu
1968		Octav Troianescu
1969		Victor Ciocâltea
1970		Victor Ciocâltea
1971		Victor Ciocâltea
1972		Carol Partoș
1973		Florin Gheorghiu
1974		Aurel Urzică
1975		Victor Ciocâltea
1976		Mihail-Viorel Ghindă
1977		Florin Gheorghiu
1978		Mihail-Viorel Ghindă
1979		Victor Ciocâltea
1980		Mihai Șubă
1981		Mihai Șubă
1982		Ovidiu-Doru Foișor
1983		Mihail-Viorel Ghindă
1985(1)		Sergiu-Henric Grünberg
1985(2)		Mihai Șubă
1986		Adrian Negulescu
1987		Florin Gheorghiu
1988		Mihail Marin
1989		Mihail-Viorel Ghindă
1990		Ioan Biriescu
1991		Dragoș-Nicolae Dumitrache
1992		Andrei Istrățescu
1993		Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
1994		Mihail Marin
1995		Romeo Sorin Milu
1996		Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
1997		Bela Badea
1998		Bela Badea
1999		Constantin Ionescu Mihail Marin
2000		Iulian Sofronie
2001		Mircea Pârligras
2002		Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
2003		Mihai-Lucian Grünberg
2004		Alin Berescu
2005		Alin Berescu
2006		Vlad-Cristian Jianu
2007		Constantin Lupulescu
2008		Vladislav Nevednichy
2009		Eduard-Andrei Valeanu
2010		Constantin Lupulescu
2011		Constantin Lupulescu
2012		Vladislav Nevednichy
2013		Constantin Lupulescu
2014		Vlad-Victor Bârnaure
2015		Constantin Lupulescu
2016		Mircea Pârligras
2017		Andrei Istrățescu
2018		Tiberiu Georgescu
2019		Lucian-Costin Miron
2021	Iași	Bogdan-Daniel Deac
2022		Mircea Pârligras^[1]
2023		Kirill Shevchenko^[2]

Women's winners

Year	City	Winner
1936		Rodica Manolescu (née Luția)
1949		Lidia Habermann-Giuroiu
1950		Iolanda Szathmary
1951		Maria Albuleț
1952		Elena Graboviețchi
1953		Lidia Giuroiu
1954		Lidia Giuroiu
1955		Maria Albuleț
1956		Maria Albuleț
1957		Rodica Manolescu
1958		Lidia Giuroiu
1959		Margareta Teodorescu
1960		Alexandra Nicolau
1961		Alexandra Nicolau
1962		Margareta Perevoznic
1963		Alexandra Nicolau
1964		Alexandra Nicolau
1965		Alexandra Nicolau
1966		Elisabeta Polihroniade
1967		Gertrude Baumstark
1968		Margareta Teodorescu
1969		Margareta Teodorescu
1970		Elisabeta Polihroniade
1971		Elisabeta Polihroniade
1972		Elisabeta Polihroniade
1973		Alexandra Nicolau
1974		Margareta Teodorescu
1975		Elisabeta Polihroniade
1976		Elisabeta Polihroniade
1977		Elisabeta Polihroniade
1978		Daniela Nuțu
1979		Daniela Nuțu
1980		Daniela Nuțu
1981		Gertrude Baumstark
1982		Eugenia Ghindă
1983		Margareta Mureșan
1984		Marina Pogorevici
1985		Margareta Mureșan
1986		Ligia Jicman
1987		Margareta Mureșan
1988		Gabriela Olărașu
1989		Gabriela Olărașu Cristina Adela Foișor
1990		Mariana Ioniță
1991		Elena Luminița Radu-Cosma
1992		Elena Luminița Radu-Cosma
1993		Gabriela Olărașu
1994		Corina Peptan
1995		Corina Peptan
1996		Gabriela Olărașu
1997		Corina Peptan
1998		Cristina Adela Foișor Ligia Jicman
1999		Gabriela Olărașu
2000		Corina Peptan
2001		Iulia Ionică
2002		Irina Ionescu Brandis
2003		Gabriela Olărașu
2004		Corina Peptan
2005		Angela Dragomirescu
2006		Ioana-Smaranda Pădurariu
2007		Corina Peptan
2008		Corina Peptan
2009		Corina Peptan
2010		Elena-Luminița Cosma
2011		Cristina Adela Foișor
2012		Cristina Adela Foișor
2013		Cristina Adela Foișor
2014		Corina Peptan
2015		Corina Peptan
2016		Elena-Luminița Cosma
2017		Corina Peptan
2018		Irina Bulmaga
2019		Corina Peptan
2021	Iași
2022		Alessia-Mihaela Ciolacu
2023		Miruna-Daria Lehaci

External links

• (brief background, winners through 1976)
• (winners and locales through 1985)
• (background and winners through 1968)
• List of winners from the Romanian Chess Federation
• Constantin Lupulescu and Elena-Luminita Cosma are 2010 Romanian Chess Champions Chessdom.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 16 August 2022. 28 February 2022. en. Parligras and Ciolacu win Romanian Championship. FIDE. .
2. Web site: 26 February 2023. 26 February 2023. en. Romanian Championship: Shevchenko and Lehaci win maiden titles. FIDE. .