Romanian Chess Championship

The Romanian Chess Championship became a yearly even 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	Sibiu	Alexandru Tyroler
1927	Bucharest	Alexandru Tyroler
1929	Iaşi	Alexandru Tyroler
1930	Cernăuţi	János Balogh
1931	Bucharest	Stefan Erdélyi
1932	Bucharest	Boris Kostić
1933-4	Bucharest	Stefan Erdélyi
1935	Bucharest	Heinrich Silbermann
1936	Bucharest	Ivan Halic
1943	Bucharest	Petre Seimeanu
1946	Bucharest	Octav Troianescu
1947	Braşov	Traian Ichim
1948	Bucharest	Toma Popa
1949	Bucharest	Stefan Erdélyi
1950	Bucharest	Ion Balanel
1951	Bucharest	Tudor Flondor Gheorghe-Gicǎ Alexadrescu
1952	Bucharest	Victor Ciocâltea
1953	Bucharest	Ion Balanel
1954	Bucharest	Octav Troianescu
1955	Bucharest	Ion Bǎlǎnel
1956	Bucharest	Octav Troianescu
1957	Bucharest	Octav Troianescu
1958	Bucharest	Ion Bǎlǎnel
1959	Bucharest	Victor Ciocâltea
1960	Bucharest	Florin Gheorghiu
1961	Bucharest	Victor Ciocâltea
1962	Bucharest	Florin Gheorghiu
1963	Bucharest	Teodor Ghiţescu
1964	Bucharest	Florin Gheorghiu
1965	Bucharest	Florin Gheorghiu
1966	Bucharest	Florin Gheorghiu
1967	Bucharest	Florin Gheorghiu
1968	Bucharest	Octav Troianescu
1969	Bucharest	Victor Ciocâltea
1970	Bucharest	Victor Ciocâltea
1971	Bucharest	Victor Ciocâltea
1972	Bucharest	Carol Partos
1973	Bucharest	Florin Gheorghiu
1974	Bucharest	Aurel Urzicǎ
1975	Sinaia	Victor Ciocâltea
1976	Timişoara	Miha-Viorel Ghindǎ
1977	Sibiu	Florin Gheorghiu
1978	Herculane	Miha-Viorel Ghindǎ
1979	Bucharest	Victor Ciocâltea
1980	Bucharest	Mihai Suba
1981	Bucharest	Mihai Suba
1982	Bucharest	Ovidiu Foisor
1983	Bucharest	Miha-Viorel Ghindǎ
1984	Bucharest	Florin Gheorghiu
1985(1)	Bucharest	Sergiu Henric Grünberg
1985(2)	Timişoara	Mihai Suba
1986		Adrian Negulescu
1987		Florin Gheorghiu
1988	Predeal	Mihail Marin
1989		Miha-Viorel Ghindǎ
1990		Ioan Biriescu
1991		Dragos Dumitrache
1992		Andrei Istrăţescu
1993		Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu
1994		Mihail Marin
1995		Romeo Sorin Milu
1996	Herculane	Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
1997		Bela Badea
1998	Bucharest	Bela Badea
1999	Iaşi	Constantin Ionescu Mihail Marin
2000		Iulian Sofronie
2001		Mircea Pârligras
2002		Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
2003	Satu Mare	Mihai Grünberg
2004	Braşov	Alin Berescu
2005	Băile Tuşnad	Alin Berescu
2006	Predeal	Vlad-Cristian Jianu
2007	Amara	Constantin Lupulescu
2008	Cluj-Napoca	Vladislav Nevednichy
2009	Eforie Nord	Eduard-Andrei Valeanu
2010	Baile Olanesti	Constantin Lupulescu
2011	Sarata Monteoru	Constantin Lupulescu
2012	Sarata Monteoru	Vladislav Nevednichy
2013	Olanesti	Constantin Lupulescu
2014	Targu Mures	Vlad-Victor Barnaure
2015	Călimăneşti-Căciulata	Constantin Lupulescu

Women's winners

 

Year	City	Winner
1936	Bucharest	Rodica Manolescu (née Luţia)
1949	Bucharest	Lidia Habermann-Giuroiu
1950	Braşov	Iolanda Szathmary
1951	Braşov	Maria Albuleţ
1952	Sibiu	Elena Grabovieţchi
1953	Satu Mare	Lidia Giuroiu
1954	Bucharest	Lidia Giuroiu
1955	Oradea	Maria Albuleţ
1956	Cluj	Maria Albuleţ
1957	Ploieşti	Rodica Manolescu
1958	Bucharest	Lidia Giuroiu
1959	Bucharest	Margareta Teodorescu
1960	Timişoara	Alexandra Nicolau
1961	Bucharest	Alexandra Nicolau
1962	Braşov	Margareta Perevoznic
1963	Ploieşti	Alexandra Nicolau
1964	Oradea	Alexandra Nicolau
1965	Herculane	Alexandra Nicolau
1966	Constanţa	Elisabeta Polihroniade
1967	Arad	Gertrude Baumstark
1968	Oradea	Margareta Teodorescu
1969	Piatra Neamţ	Margareta Teodorescu
1970	Ploieşti	Elisabeta Polihroniade
1971	Braşov	Elisabeta Polihroniade
1972	Cluj	Elisabeta Polihroniade
1973	Braşov	Alexandra Nicolau
1974	Timişoara	Margareta Teodorescu
1975	Alexandria	Elisabeta Polihroniade
1976	Piatra Neamţ	Elisabeta Polihroniade
1977	Sinaia	Elisabeta Polihroniade
1978	Mediaş	Daniela Nuţu
1979	Satu Mare	Daniela Nuţu
1980	Eforie	Daniela Nuţu
1981	Herculane	Gertrude Baumstark
1982	Mediaş	Eugenia Ghindǎ
1983	Herculane	Margareta Mureşan
1984		Marina Pogorevici
1985	Herculane	Margareta Mureşan
1986		Ligia Jicman
1987		Margareta Mureşan
1988		Gabriela Olǎraşu
1989		Gabriela Olǎraşu Cristina Adela Foisor
1990		Mariana Ioniţa
1991		Elena Luminita Radu-Cosma
1992		Elena Luminita Radu-Cosma
1993		Gabriela Olǎraşu
1994		Corina Peptan
1995		Corina Peptan
1996		Gabriela Olǎraşu
1997		Corina Peptan
1998		Cristina Adela Foisor Ligia Jicman
1999		Gabriela Olǎraşu
2000		Corina Peptan
2001		Iulia Ionicǎ
2002		Irina Ionescu Brandis
2003		Gabriela Olǎraşu
2004		Corina Peptan
2005		Angela Dragomirescu
2006		Ioana-Smaranda Pădurariu
2007		Corina Peptan
2008	Napoca	Corina Peptan
2009	Eforie Nord	Corina Peptan
2010	Baile Olanesti	Elena-Luminita Cosma
2011	Sarata Monteoru	Cristina Adela Foisor
2012	Sarata Monteoru	Cristina Adela Foisor
2013	Olanesti	Cristina Adela Foisor
2014	Targu Mures	Corina Peptan
2015	Călimăneşti-Căciulata	Corina Peptan