Brasov Grand Prix Classic 2026 | Group A

25 Jul to 31 Jul 2026 · Brașov, Romania · 9-round Swiss · 90 min + 30 sec / move Finished

Top 100 players in this event

GM Igor Kovalenko ★: No. 1, 7½/9, performance 2663 (+2)
GM Jaime Santos Latasa ★: No. 3, 7/9, performance 2628 (+3)
GM Narayanan S L ★: No. 11, 6/9, performance 2488 (-9)
IM Miaoyi Lu ★: No. 37, 3/7, performance 2207 (-17)
WIM Kalyani Sirin ★: No. 54, 2/5, performance 2295 (+8)
WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan ★: No. 61, 1/3, performance 2200 (-6)

Standings

Standings, Brasov Grand Prix Classic 2026 | Group A
#	Player	Fed	Rating	Score	Games	Perf	Change
1	GM Igor Kovalenko ★	UKR	2672	7½	9	2663	+2
2	GM Pranav Anand	IND	2588	7½	9	2714	+15
3	GM Jaime Santos Latasa ★	ESP	2620	7	9	2628	+3
4	GM Tong(QD) Xiao	CHN	2599	7	9	2594	+1
5	IM Maximillian Lu	USA	2458	7	9	2535	+10
6	GM Cristobal Henriquez Villagra	CHI	2603	6½	9	2524	-6
7	GM Emin Ohanyan	ARM	2516	6½	9	2502	0
8	IM Arda Camlar	TUR	2497	6½	9	2554	+8
9	IM Gabriele Lumachi	ITA	2465	6½	9	2418	-4
10	Antoni Kozak	POL	2426	6½	9	2570	+18
11	GM Narayanan S L ★	IND	2581	6	9	2488	-9
12	GM David Gavrilescu	ROU	2537	6	9	2486	-3
13	IM Jakub Fus	POL	2450	6	9	2410	-3
14	IM Nodar Lortkipanidze	GEO	2374	6	9	2407	+4
15	IM Alexander Khripachenko	FID	2363	6	9	2409	+7
16	IM Filip Magold	ROU	2501	5½	9	2420	-8
17	GM Mamikon Gharibyan	ARM	2485	5½	9	2385	-10
18	GM Marius Manolache	ROU	2433	5½	9	2298	-14
19	FM Dmitrii Gubin	MDA	2385	5½	9	2435	+7
20	Hongfu Dong	CHN	2353	5½	8	2505	+18
21	GM Francesco Sonis	ITA	2540	5	8	2466	-6
22	FM Apaar Saxena	IND	2396	5	8	2293	-20
23	IM Manish Anto Cristiano F	IND	2376	5	8	2492	+13
24	Bei Liu	CHN	2175	5	8	2459	+59
25	IM Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu	ROU	2463	4½	8	2385	-7
26	IM Matias Perez Gormaz	CHI	2388	4½	7	2373	-1
27	FM Semion Sapocinic	MDA	2355	4½	8	2304	-9
28	FM Marek Mica	CZE	2349	4½	8	2248	-19
29	FM Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu	ROU	2328	4½	8	2285	-7
30	FM Daakshin Arun	IND	2327	4	7	2359	+4
31	Radoslaw Psyk	POL	2492	3½	7	2239	-21
32	GM Yeshaayahu Tzidkiya	ISR	2492	3½	6	2357	-9
33	FM Mircea Talu	ROU	2399	3½	7	2186	-38
34	FM Ali Poyraz Uzdemir	TUR	2265	3½	7	2458	+35
35	FM Alexandru Pop	ROU	2249	3½	6	2452	+34
36	Iosif Ciocani	ROU	2197	3½	7	2384	+33
37	IM Miaoyi Lu ★	CHN	2392	3	7	2207	-17
38	CM Robert-Gabriel Sava	ROU	2313	3	6	2268	-7
39	FM Nathael Eugene	FRA	2310	3	6	2272	-6
40	FM Maksym Pankiv	UKR	2302	3	5	2457	+21
41	FM Sherali Pattnaik	IND	2174	3	7	2313	+23
42	Itay Afek	ISR	2171	3	7	2275	+38
43	FM Randi-Ioan Gales	ROU	2289	2½	6	2248	-7
44	WIM Velpula Sarayu	IND	2280	2½	4	2528	+12
45	Matei-Stefan Vilcu	ROU	2214	2½	6	2355	+21
46	CM Igor Volcov	MDA	2193	2½	4	2437	+52
47	FM Setumadhav Yellumahanthi	IND	2178	2½	5	2417	+29
48	FM Alexandru Sachilaru	ROU	2347	2	5	2285	-10
49	IM Lucian-Ioan Filip	ROU	2313	2	5	2174	-10
50	IM Ioan Cosma	ROU	2252	2	5	2389	+8
51	Mihai-Edward Padurariu	ROU	2219	2	2	3148	+27
52	FM Hunor-Zoltan Antal	ROU	2212	2	5	2325	+13
53	Kirill Guretchii	MDA	2196	2	5	2279	+10
54	WIM Kalyani Sirin ★	IND	2150	2	5	2295	+8
55	IM Adam Frank	CZE	2358	1½	4	2090	-29
56	FM Raem Sherman	ISR	2300	1½	3	2313	0
57	CM Yoann Robert	FRA	2272	1½	3	2400	+9
58	CM Stefan-Emilian Prisacaru	ROU	2260	1½	4	2345	+8
59	FM Cristian-Clement Daianu	ROU	2202	1½	5	2213	+1
60	Rom Manyevich	ISR	1993	1½	3	2315	+22
61	WGM Mariam Mkrtchyan ★	ARM	2353	1	3	2200	-6

Showing the top 61 of 127 players, plus every top-100 player. See the full results page for everyone else.

Games

Games
Round	Game	Result
1.1	Dragos-Nicolae Dumitrache – Igor Kovalenko	0-1
1.2	Jaime Santos Latasa – Victor Muntean	1-0
1.6	Narayanan S L – Angela Dragomirescu	1-0
1.7	Kalyani Sirin – Francesco Sonis	0-1
1.22	Miaoyi Lu – Alexandru Balaban-Voia	1-0
2.1	Igor Kovalenko – Gabriel Petcu	½-½
2.2	Raem Sherman – Jaime Santos Latasa	0-1
2.6	Yoann Robert – Narayanan S L	0-1
2.19	Iosif Ciocani – Miaoyi Lu	1-0
3.1	Jaime Santos Latasa – Matias Perez Gormaz	1-0
3.4	Narayanan S L – Alexandru Sachilaru	1-0
3.13	Vladimir Poley – Igor Kovalenko	0-1
3.23	Cristian-Clement Daianu – Mariam Mkrtchyan	0-1
4.1	Emin Ohanyan – Jaime Santos Latasa	½-½
4.3	Arda Camlar – Narayanan S L	½-½
4.5	Igor Kovalenko – Nodar Lortkipanidze	½-½
4.7	Mariam Mkrtchyan – Tong(QD) Xiao	0-1
4.21	Eric-Matei Prelipcean – Miaoyi Lu	0-1
5.2	Jaime Santos Latasa – Arda Camlar	½-½
5.4	Narayanan S L – Dmitrii Gubin	½-½
5.6	Alexandru Sachilaru – Igor Kovalenko	0-1
5.13	Kalyani Sirin – Maximillian Lu	0-1
5.15	Miaoyi Lu – Ali Poyraz Uzdemir	1-0
5.26	Bei Liu – Mariam Mkrtchyan	1-0
6.2	Igor Kovalenko – David Gavrilescu	1-0
6.3	Jaime Santos Latasa – Samuel-Timotei Ghimpu	½-½
6.5	Antoni Kozak – Narayanan S L	½-½
6.6	Francesco Sonis – Miaoyi Lu	1-0
7.1	Arda Camlar – Igor Kovalenko	0-1
7.4	Jakub Fus – Jaime Santos Latasa	½-½
7.7	Narayanan S L – Maximillian Lu	½-½
7.14	Miaoyi Lu – Sasha-Matei Craciun	0-1
7.23	Vladimir Poley – Kalyani Sirin	½-½
8.1	Igor Kovalenko – Pranav Anand	½-½
8.5	Jaime Santos Latasa – Hongfu Dong	1-0
8.6	Semion Sapocinic – Narayanan S L	½-½
8.26	Raem Sherman – Kalyani Sirin	½-½
8.29	Mihai-Edward Padurariu – Miaoyi Lu	1-0
9.1	Antoni Kozak – Igor Kovalenko	0-1
9.3	Francesco Sonis – Jaime Santos Latasa	0-1
9.6	Narayanan S L – Manish Anto Cristiano F	½-½
9.29	Kalyani Sirin – Sasha-Matei Craciun	1-0

Games involving a top-100 player. Click a game to replay it.

Standings and games from Lichess broadcasts. ★ marks a player on the FIDE top 100 lists.