Romanian Championships: Shevchenko and Lehaci win maiden titles

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2/28/2023 – GM Kirill Shevchenko (pictured) and WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci are the new champions of Romania. Both won their maiden national titles. The Romanian Championships took place on February 19–26 in Sebes, and saw the triumph of young players. The open, women’s and amateur sections were 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control. | Photos: Romanian Chess Federation

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Young champions

Press release by the International Chess Federation

GM Kirill Shevchenko and WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci are the new champions of Romania. Both won their maiden national titles.

The Romanian Championships took place on February 19–26 in Sebes, and saw the triumph of young players. The open, women’s and amateur sections were 9-round Swiss tournaments with classical time control.

The third-rated Romanian player, Kirill Shevchenko, who completed his transfer from the Ukrainian to the Romanian Federation last month, sure-footedly confirmed his status as the tournament favourite in the open event. The native of Kyiv scored an impressive 8/9, conceding his opponents just two draws.

Two other zoomers, IM David Gavrilescu and FM Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu, tied for second place, netting 6½/9, with the former claiming silver thanks to a superior Buchholz score.

The only female player in the open section, IM Irina Bulmaga, turned in a solid performance and shared fourth place with a large group of players.

Romanian Chess Championship 2023

The winners of the open championship

Irina Bulmaga

Irina Bulmaga had a strong performance in the open section

The women’s championship was a much closer competition, as Miruna-Daria Lehaci and WGM Michaela Sandu took turns leading the field and came to the final round sharing the top position. Lehaci pulled off a crucial victory with the black pieces in a complicated battle with WGM Elena-Luminita Cosma, whereas Sandu suffered a defeat at the hands of the top-rated participant, 12-time national champion IM Corina-Isabela Peptan.

With these results, Miruna-Daria Lehaci finished clear first, a full point ahead of four players tied for second place. The second tiebreak variable (Buchholz) favoured Mihaela Sandu, who took silver, and WIM Angela Dragomirescu, who grabbed the bronze.

Romanian Chess Championship 2023

Miruna-Daria Lehaci was the outright winner in the women’s section

Romanian Chess Championship 2023

The winners of the women’s tournament

NM Ion-Cristian Veneteanu emerged as the winner of the amateur section. 

Final standings - Open

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Shevchenko, Kirill 8 0
2 Gavrilescu, David 6,5 1
3 Ghimpu, Samuel-Timotei 6,5 0
4 Bulmaga, Irina 6 0
5 David, Alexandru-Vasile 6 0
6 Parligras, Mircea-Emilian 6 0
7 Lupulescu, Constantin 6 0
8 Magold, Filip 6 0
9 Jianu, Vlad-Cristian 6 0
10 Szabo, Gergely-Andras-Gyula 6 0
11 Ognean, Mihnea-Ionut 6 0
12 Secheres, Adrian-Simion 6 0
13 Cosma, Ioan 6 0
14 Miron, Lucian-Costin 6 0
15 Cnejev, Vladimir-Alexandru 5,5 0

...84 players

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Final standings - Women’s

Rk. Name Pts.  TB1 
1 Lehaci, Miruna-Daria 7 0
2 Sandu, Mihaela 6 0
3 Dragomirescu, Angela 6 0
4 Ciolacu, Alessia-Mihaela 6 0
5 Peptan, Corina-Isabela 6 0
6 Sgircea, Silvia-Raluca 5,5 0
7 Cosma, Elena-Luminita 5,5 0
8 Stanciu, Andreea-Briana 5,5 0
9 Pirvulescu, Ekaterina 5,5 0
10 Paraschiv, Petronela-Alexandr 5 0
11 Matasaru, Stephanie 5 0
12 Bucur, Denisa-Andreea 5 0
13 Obada, Ema 4,5 0
14 Iordache, Alexia-Andreea 4,5 0
15 Trifoi, Mihaela-Ioana 4,5 0

...30 players

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