ROU · 51 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2694 (Apr 2013)
Best performance: 2668 at Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013(Best of 2013)
Blitz rating
2514
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jan 2013
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Official blitz rating by month
| List | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 2514 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 2514 | -2 |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 12 games (9 wins, 3 draws), since Nov 16, 2025.
From 303 blitz games on record, the latest on Nov 21, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Blitz at Museum - 4th ed.Nov 21, 2025TPR 2421 | 6½/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 262 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2012–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | GM Loek Van Wely, Mar 2013 · Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013 | , 2651 |
| 2, | GM Romain Edouard, Mar 2013 · Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013 | , 2643 |
| 3, | GM Ivan Sokolov, Mar 2013 · Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013 | , 2638 |
| 4, | GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, Nov 2018 · Kings Tournament Romgaz - 12 ed. - Blitz Open | , 2627 |
| 5, | GM Arkadij Naiditsch, 2 wins, Mar 2013 · Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013 | , 2616 |
| 6, | GM Yasser Seirawan, Mar 2013 · Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013 | , 2614 |
| 7, | GM Alexandr Fier, Mar 2013 · Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013 | , 2598 |
| 8, | GM Konstantin Tarlev, Mar 2016 · International Open Tournament of Romania - blitz | , 2597 |
| 9, | GM Matthew D Sadler, Mar 2013 · Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013 | , 2593 |
| 10, | GM Maxim Turov, Oct 2013 · OCI Blitz 2013 | , 2586 |
Openings · Blitz
Moves are on record for 8 of 303 blitz games. Openings show once one has been played 3 times.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 11½ | 2167 | 2378 |
| 2024 | 17 | 13 | 2129 | 2331 |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 | 2097 | 2255 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 2111 | 2420 |
| 2021 | 19 | 14½ | 1945 | 2147 |
| 2019 | 53 | 39½ | 2337 | 2530 |
| 2018 | 27 | 19½ | 2305 | 2471 |
| 2017 | 23 | 19½ | 2202 | 2498 |
| 2016 | 15 | 12½ | 2231 | 2504 |
| 2015 | 11 | 7½ | 2351 | 2484 |
| 2014 | 18 | 10 | 2321 | 2364 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Nov 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 6½/7Opp avg 1999Start 2516
- Nov 2025Teamfederation source#2 in 2025Score 5/8Opp avg 2314Start 2516
- Nov 2024Teamfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 6/8Opp avg 2231Start 2520
- Oct 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 7/9Opp avg 2038Start 2523
- Jun 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 6/7Opp avg 2111Start 2529
- Blitz at Museum - 4th ed. · Nov 2025 · 6½/7
- Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open · Nov 2025 · 5/8
- Romania National Team Blitz Championship 2024 - Open · Nov 2024 · 6/8
- Chessmania - 2nd ed. blitz · Oct 2024 · 7/9
- FISSM 2023 - blitz · Aug 2023 · 5/7
- Open Targu Mures - blitz · Jun 2022 · 6/7
- XXIV.Caissa Blitz · Aug 2021 · 5½/7
- Arad Open 2021 - blitz · Aug 2021 · 7/9
- Romania National Blitz Chess Championship 2021 - Teams Open · Jun 2021 · 3/4
- SuperChess Cup 2019 - Blitz · Nov 2019 · 13/18
- Alba County Blitz Open 2019 · Oct 2019 · 7/8
- 2nd Al Sayyah International Blitz Championship 2019 · Aug 2019 · 7/9
- 26th Abudhabi International Chess Festival(Blitz) · Aug 2019 · 7½/11
- Cristina Foisor Memorial 2019 - blitz · Jan 2019 · 7/9
- Kings Tournament Romgaz - 12 ed. - Blitz Open · Nov 2018 · 7/12
- International Chess Festival "IV Corund" - blitz · Sep 2018 · 8/9
- Cristina Foisor Memorial - Blitz · Jan 2018 · 7/9
- Romgaz 2017 - GM blitz tournament · Nov 2017 · 6½/9
- International Chess Tournament III.Ceramica Corund blitz · Sep 2017 · 6½/7
- XX. Bancpost - Blitz · Aug 2017 · 6½/7
- International Chess Festival "OPEN IASI" 3rd Edition - blitz · Jun 2016 · 6/7
- International Open Tournament of Romania - blitz · Mar 2016 · 6½/8
- Dubai Open Blitz Chess Tournament 2015 · Apr 2015 · 7½/11
- Abu Dhabi Chess Festival 2014. Blitz tournament. · Aug 2014 · 7/11
- Dubai INT. Blitz Tournament 2014 · Apr 2014 · 5/9
- OCI Blitz 2013 · Oct 2013 · 8/9
- 20th Abu Dhabi International Festival(Blitz Tournament) · Jul 2013 · 7/9
- Dubai Int. Blitz Tournament 2013 · Apr 2013 · 6½/9
- Open Dutch Blitzchess Championship 2013 · Mar 2013 · 24½/34
- European Blitz Chess Championship · Dec 2012 · 16½/22
World
- #=326GM Peter Acs2515.0
- #=330GM Jan Smeets2514.0
- #=330GM Andrei Istratescu2514.0
- #=330GM Zoran Jovanovic2514.0
- #=330GM Boris Savchenko2514.0
Romania
- #2IM George-Catalin Ardelean2576.0
- #3GM Constantin Lupulescu2548.0
- #4GM Andrei Istratescu2514.0
- #5GM David Gavrilescu2504.0
- #6IM Mihnea Costachi2482.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.