The 2nd leg of the 2022 Romanian Grand Prix series took place 4-11 June in Targu Mures.
German grandmaster Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu triumphed in the tournament scoring 7/9 points and pocketing the money prize of 25.000 lei (5.000 euros). FM Ihor Samunenkov was second with 6.5 points, while a group of 6 players tied for third place with the same score of 6 points.
IM Irina Bulmaga scored 5.5 points to be the best ranked woman player, finishing the event in the 14th place on the overall standings. (scroll down for final rankings)
The 3rd stage of the Romanian Grand Prix will take place from 20-28 August in Miercurea Ciuc.
Read more: Baadur Jobava wins 1st Romanian Grand Prix event / Romanian Grand Prix 2022 – Stage 2 all information
Final rankings – Romanian Grand Prix Targu Mures:
| Rk. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | GM | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | GER | 2645 | 7 | 0 | 2358 | 44 |
| 2 | FM | Samunenkov Ihor | UKR | 2433 | 6.5 | 0 | 2381 | 42 |
| 3 | GM | Petrov Martin | BUL | 2543 | 6 | 0 | 2399 | 45 |
| 4 | IM | Schitco Ivan | MDA | 2472 | 6 | 0 | 2398 | 44 |
| 5 | IM | Macovei Andrei | MDA | 2470 | 6 | 0 | 2390 | 46 |
| 6 | GM | Manolache Marius | ROU | 2472 | 6 | 0 | 2358 | 40 |
| 7 | IM | David Alexandru-Vasile | ROU | 2427 | 6 | 0 | 2347 | 44 |
| 8 | GM | Szabo Gergely-Andras-Gyula | ROU | 2516 | 6 | 0 | 2317 | 41 |
| 9 | CM | Filip Andrei | ROU | 2232 | 5.5 | 0 | 2430 | 45 |
| 10 | IM | Gorodetzky David | ISR | 2496 | 5.5 | 0 | 2403 | 46 |
| 11 | CM | Magold Filip | ROU | 2156 | 5.5 | 0 | 2326 | 43 |
| 12 | GM | Miron Lucian-Costin | ROU | 2510 | 5.5 | 0 | 2304 | 40 |
| 13 | IM | Vasiesiu Dan | ROU | 2385 | 5.5 | 0 | 2297 | 43 |
| 14 | IM | Bulmaga Irina | ROU | 2396 | 5.5 | 0 | 2291 | 38 |
| 15 | GM | Jianu Vlad-Cristian | ROU | 2527 | 5.5 | 0 | 2259 | 41 |
| 16 | IM | Baltag Iulian | MDA | 2411 | 5.5 | 0 | 2225 | 38 |
| 17 | IM | Brunello Marina | ITA | 2355 | 5.5 | 0 | 2095 | 37 |
| 18 | FM | Stepanencu Nicodim-Cosmin | ROU | 2235 | 5 | 0 | 2368 | 43 |
| 19 | IM | Cosma Ioan | ROU | 2396 | 5 | 0 | 2266 | 40 |
| 20 | FM | Yordanov Lachezar | BUL | 2306 | 5 | 0 | 2262 | 42 |
| 21 | IM | Filip Lucian-Ioan | ROU | 2385 | 5 | 0 | 2248 | 41 |
| 22 | GM | Nevednichy Vladislav | ROU | 2496 | 5 | 0 | 2219 | 36 |
| 23 | WIM | Terbe Julianna | HUN | 2293 | 5 | 0 | 2194 | 40 |
| 24 | GM | Istratescu Andrei | ROU | 2452 | 5 | 0 | 2193 | 35 |
| 25 | IM | Soltanici Ruslan | MDA | 2381 | 5 | 0 | 2175 | 40 |
| 26 | FM | Pasti Aron | HUN | 2382 | 5 | 0 | 2131 | 36 |
| 27 | I | Sachilaru Alexandru | ROU | 2113 | 5 | 0 | 2084 | 36 |
| 28 | WGM | Sandu Mihaela | ROU | 2270 | 4.5 | 0 | 2338 | 45 |
| 29 | I | Veress Armand | ROU | 2100 | 4.5 | 0 | 2297 | 38 |
| 30 | IM | Manea Alexandru | ROU | 2360 | 4.5 | 0 | 2265 | 41 |
| 31 | FM | Samani Yamac | TUR | 2336 | 4.5 | 0 | 2259 | 41 |
| 32 | WFM | Ciolacu Alessia-Mihaela | ROU | 2199 | 4.5 | 0 | 2134 | 37 |
| 33 | I | Mintau Andrei-Catalin | ROU | 2130 | 4.5 | 0 | 2048 | 32 |
| 34 | CM | Antal Hunor-Zoltan | ROU | 2223 | 4 | 0 | 2358 | 42 |
| 35 | NM | Bonte Andrei-Mihai | ROU | 2343 | 4 | 0 | 2297 | 43 |
| 36 | I | Negrean Andrei | ROU | 1840 | 4 | 0 | 2296 | 37 |
| 37 | I | Coicev Matei-Andrei | ROU | 2027 | 4 | 0 | 2224 | 37 |
| 38 | I | Tampea Radu | ROU | 2037 | 4 | 0 | 2218 | 36 |
| 39 | CM | Vilcu Matei-Stefan | ROU | 2184 | 4 | 0 | 2182 | 37 |
| 40 | CM | Radu David Cr | ROU | 1941 | 4 | 0 | 2178 | 34 |
| 41 | I | Prelipcean Eric-Matei | ROU | 1883 | 4 | 0 | 2172 | 34 |
| 42 | IM | Petre Nad-Titus | ROU | 2297 | 4 | 0 | 2165 | 37 |
| 43 | WIM | Lehaci Miruna-Daria | ROU | 2163 | 4 | 0 | 2158 | 37 |
| 44 | I | Nagy-Elek Tamas | ROU | 1880 | 4 | 0 | 2004 | 31 |
| 45 | Draghici Flutur Gavril | ESP | 2100 | 4 | 0 | 1869 | 31 | |
| 46 | I | Saioc David | ROU | 1897 | 3.5 | 0 | 2242 | 38 |
| 47 | CM | Cnejev Vladimir-Alexandru | ROU | 2223 | 3.5 | 0 | 2152 | 39 |
| 48 | WCM | Maria Lia-Alexandra | ROU | 1749 | 3.5 | 0 | 1988 | 28 |
| 49 | I | Anghelescu Teodor-Stefan | ROU | 1688 | 3.5 | 0 | 1895 | 32 |
| 50 | WGM | Cosma Elena-Luminita | ROU | 2276 | 3 | 0 | 2196 | 40 |
| 51 | FM | Rusan Paul-Cristian | ROU | 2114 | 3 | 0 | 2060 | 37 |
| 52 | I | Badica Ariana | ROU | 1458 | 3 | 0 | 1886 | 32 |
| 53 | FM | Pribeanu Mihail-Dacian | ROU | 2175 | 3 | 0 | 1884 | 33 |
| 54 | WCM | Schiopu Oana-Magdalena | ROU | 1683 | 3 | 0 | 1756 | 26 |
| 55 | WCM | Stefan Iulia-Cristiana | ROU | 1646 | 2.5 | 0 | 1891 | 31 |
| 56 | WCM | Puia Alexia-Teodora | ROU | 1787 | 2.5 | 0 | 1884 | 29 |
| 57 | I | Bira Andrada-Paraschiva | ROU | 1685 | 1.5 | 0 | 1808 | 27 |
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