Marius triumphs in Targu Mures Open
GM Marius Manolache of Romania scored 6.0/7 along with GM Jianu Vlad-Cristian and IM Anton Teodor. All three of them remained unbeaten. However due to a better tie-break score, Marius clinched the championship, Jianu and Anton had to settle for second and third position respectively. Champion Marius received 3300 Romanian Lei, a shining new trophy and a certificate. Total 109 players participated from Romania and Moldova including 3 GMs and 6 IMs. The four-day seven-round tournament was organized by CS Juvenes. Photo: CS Juvenes
Marius Manolache wins it big at Targu Mures
Second seeded GM Marius Manolache (2548) of Romania scored an unbeaten 6.0/7 to win Targo Mures Open International as he had a better tie-break score than the runner-up GM Jianu Vlad-Cristian (2529) and IM Anton Teodor (2445)
Marius' best win of the tournament was against Mihnea-Ionut Ognean where he had to play a long Rook-Bishop ending. Despite being ahead by two pawns, it was by no means an easy win as they were doubled.
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The tournament witnessed the total participation of 109 players from Romania and Moldova, including 3 GMs and 6 IMs. It was organized by CS Juvenes in association with Targu Mures City Hall.
Final Standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 2 | GM | Manolache Marius | ROU | 2548 | 0 | Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoa | 6,0 | 5 | 2648 | 35,5 | |||
| 2 | 3 | GM | Jianu Vlad-Cristian | ROU | 2529 | 0 | Csc Ghiroda Si Giarmata Vii | 6,0 | 5 | 2616 | 35,0 | |||
| 3 | 4 | IM | Anton Teodor | ROU | 2445 | 0 | Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoa | 6,0 | 5 | 2514 | 32,5 | |||
| 4 | 8 | FM | Banzea Alexandru-Bogdan | U20 | ROU | 2389 | 0 | Clubul Central De Sah Bucurest | 5,5 | 5 | 2393 | 32,0 | ||
| 5 | 11 | FM | Ognean Mihnea-Ionut | U16 | ROU | 2285 | 0 | Css Targu Mures | 5,5 | 5 | 2390 | 34,0 | ||
| 6 | 1 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | ROU | 2564 | 0 | Csu Universitatea De Vest Timi | 5,5 | 4 | 2541 | 35,5 | |||
| 7 | 5 | IM | Filip Lucian-Ioan | ROU | 2418 | 0 | Cs Sah Club Oltenia Craiova | 5,5 | 4 | 2432 | 34,0 | |||
| 8 | 6 | IM | Soltanici Ruslan | MDA | 2416 | 0 | MOLDOVA | 5,0 | 5 | 2304 | 32,5 | |||
| 9 | 9 | IM | Petre Nad-Titus | ROU | 2306 | 0 | Cs Studentesc Medicina Timisoa | 5,0 | 5 | 2280 | 32,5 | |||
| 10 | 12 | FM | Daianu Cristian-Clement | ROU | 2206 | 0 | Cs Otopeni | 5,0 | 5 | 2172 | 30,0 | |||
| 11 | 13 | FM | Titu Maiorescu-Dorin | S50 | ROU | 2147 | 0 | Acs Sah Chindia Targoviste | 5,0 | 5 | 2133 | 29,5 | ||
| 12 | 10 | IM | Manea Alexandru | ROU | 2305 | 0 | Cs Universitar Ploiesti | 5,0 | 4 | 2357 | 33,0 | |||
| 13 | 7 | IM | Vasiesiu Dan | S50 | ROU | 2392 | 0 | Cs Sah Club Galati | 5,0 | 4 | 2247 | 31,5 | ||
| 14 | 15 | FM | Rusan Paul-Cristian | ROU | 2105 | 0 | Asociatia Sah Club Bistrita | 5,0 | 4 | 2135 | 30,5 | |||
| 15 | 14 | CM | Stegariu Alexandru | ROU | 2146 | 0 | Cs Politehnica Iasi | 4,5 | 4 | 2163 | 30,5 |
