2012 Romanian Women's Chess Championship

Report courtesy of Chessdom.com:

The 2012 Romanian Chess Championships for men and women took place from 13th to 21st February at the Great Hall of the Hotel Casino in Sarata Monteoru. The start of the competitions was delayed for two days due to heavy snow and blocked roads.
Men’s championship was played over 11 rounds of Swiss system, while ladies competed over 9 rounds of Swiss.

In the women’s championship Cristina-Adela Foisor defended the last year’s title after edging fellow Grandmasters Elena-Luminita Cosma and Corina-Isabela Peptan on tie-break. All three players finished on 6.5/9 points. Full standings bellow.

1 WGM Foisor Cristina-Adela 2395 – 6.5
2 WGM Cosma Elena-Luminita 2325 – 6.5
3 WGM Peptan Corina-Isabela 2425 – 6.5
4 WGM L’Ami Alina 2360 – 6
5 WFM Foisor Mihaela-Veronica 2215 – 6
6 WIM Dragomirescu Angela 2240 – 6
7 WGM Sandu Mihaela 2248 – 5.5
8 WIM Bulmaga Irina 2360 – 5.5
9 WCM Adam Andrea 1906 – 5.5
10 WIM Padurariu Ioana-Smaranda 2247 – 5
11 WFM Uta Adeline-Ramona 2087 – 5
12 WFM Baciu Anca-Otilia 2129 – 5
13 WFM Visanescu Daria-Ioana 2047 – 5
14 WCM Gelip Ioana 2025 – 5
15 WCM Cosman Andreea-Marioara 1885 – 4.5
16 WCM Cirlig Ioana-Andreea 1665 – 4.5
17 WCM Stanciu Ioana-Georgiana 1697 – 4.5
18 WCM Cusmuliuc Diana-Elena 1745 – 4
19 WCM Vasile Teodora 1985 – 4
20 WCM Anton Roxana-Ana 1859 – 4
21 I Bulmaga Elena 1816 – 3.5
22 I Bratu Andreea 1787 – 3.5
23 I Didiliuc Dariana-Gabriela 1508 – 3.5
24 I Coman Emilia-Florentina 1463 – 3
25 I Sonfalean Maria-Laura 1628 – 3
26 I Ciungan Diana-Alexandra 1677 – 2.5
27 I Ciocan Maria-Alexandra 1563 – 2
28 I Porcoleanu Doina-Olga 1767 – 1.5

The best Romanian players sit out this event, and it is unfortunate.  But the total prizes for both the Men's and Women's Championships is approximately Euros 6,900.