Romanian Chess Federation

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♟️ Day 3 recap at Arad Grand Prix Chess Festival!

After 4 rounds, Santos Latasa Jaime and Or Bronstein lead Tournament A with perfect scores.

In Tournament B, 5 players remain perfect, keeping the race for the podium wide open.

Good luck to all players!

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♟️ Alba Iulia Grand Prix Rapid 2026 brought together 400+ players from 27 countries for two days of rapid chess, “Education through Chess” and special moments with Vishy Anand.

Congrats to winner IM Nodar Lortkipanidze!

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♟️ Day 2 recap from Arad Grand Prix Classic!

The heat didn’t stop the players from battling through Rounds 2 and 3, and at 22:00 we kicked off the Football Championship.

Good luck to everyone in the next rounds and side events!

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Beyond the board, C.E.S.S. is building the digital foundation for a stronger, better-connected Romanian chess community.

Let there be chess. ♟️

#CESS

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♟️ Day 1 at Arad Grand Prix Classic 2026 brought together 431 players from 37 countries.

The event opened with Vishy Anand, while Super Foundation awarded Tudor Henry a €10,000 cheque for his World Championship silver medal.

Main rounds and Fischer Random are underway.

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♟️ Arad Grand Prix Classic 2026 is underway!

431 players from 37 countries compete in Arad, 3–9 August.

Vishy Anand joined the opening, where Super Foundation awarded Tudor Henry €10,000 for his World Championship silver medal.

Good luck to all players!

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♟️ Alba Iulia Grand Prix Rapid 2026

🥇 IM Nodar Lortkipanidze – 9/10
🥈 GM S.L. Narayanan – 8.5/10
🥉 IM Filip Magold – 8/10

Congrats to the winners and all 400+ players from 27 countries!

#RomaniaGrandPrix #Chess

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♟️ IM Nodar Lortkipanidze wins the Alba Iulia Grand Prix Rapid 2026!

The Georgian International Master scored an impressive 9/10 in a field of 400+ players from 27 countries.

Congratulations! 👏

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When was the last time you played chess in the park with a World Champion?

Chess fans in Alba Iulia had the chance to play a few blitz games with Vishy Anand, under the eyes of Ion Dumitrel, President of Alba County Council.

Let there be chess! ♟️

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♟️ Day 1 of Alba Iulia Grand Prix Rapid 2026 is complete!

400+ players from 27 countries are competing in one of Romania’s most historic cities.

After 4 rounds, 11 players are on a perfect 4/4. Today, the final games will decide the winner.

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♟️ Alba Iulia Grand Prix Rapid 2026 has begun with 400+ players from 27 countries!

Vishy Anand, Super Foundation Ambassador, joined local officials for the honorary first moves.

Good luck to all players!
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♟️ Brașov Grand Prix Classic 2026 has concluded!

Congratulations to Group A winner GM Pranav Anand and Group B winner Dobre Daniel-Alexandru.

Vishy Anand, Super Foundation ambassador, awarded the Group A prizes.

Thank you to all players and partners!

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♟️ The final round of Brașov Grand Prix 2026 began with Adrian Veștea, President of the Brașov County Council, making the honorary first move.

Thank you for your presence and support.

Good luck to all players in the final round!

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♟️ Romania Grand Prix Brașov remains wide open after 6 rounds!
Tournament A: 6 players share the lead with 5/6.

Tournament B: Ioana-Denisa Călugăreanu leads with a perfect 6/6.

Every game can change the standings.

#RomaniaGrandPrix #Chess

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Felix Ilinca is one step closer to the GM title! ♟️

He scored a new GM norm at the Open International d’Aix-en-Provence – Trophée Dole, with 6.5/9 and a 2627 performance.
Congratulations, Felix!

On the road to greatness. Let’s play chess! ♟️

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“Chess has a unique place in society. It is sport, but it is also education. It is competition, but it is also culture.” — Vlad Ardeleanu, President of the Romanian Chess Federation
♟️ Chess is more than a game.
#CESS

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♟️ Brașov Grand Prix Classic 2026 starts today!

Nearly 500 players from 29 countries are gathering in Brașov for a classical chess week, 25–31 July, with a €36,000 prize fund.

Good luck to all players!

#RomaniaGrandPrix #Chess

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♟️ Over 1,100 players from 40+ countries are joining the next Romania Grand Prix 2026 stages!

Brașov is now closed, but registration remains open for Alba Iulia and Arad.

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♟️ On World Chess Day, the Romanian Chess Federation and the West University of Timișoara presented the new university course “Didactics of Educational Chess.”

The event was attended by Prof. Marilen Gabriel Pirtea, Rector of UVT, and highlighted chess as a tool for education!

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♟️ World Chess Day

Today, July 20, we celebrate the game that brings together people, generations and communities around the world.

Romanian chess marks this day with an important milestone: 30,000 registered players.

Happy World Chess Day!