ROU · 74 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1794 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)
Best performance: 1792 at Romania National Senior Blitz Chess Championship 2022 - Open 65(Best of 2022)
Blitz rating
1632
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Dec 2014
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1708 to 1632 over the last 12 months; peak 1794 in March 2024.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1548, -10, 4 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1632, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1558, +20, 4 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1632, -30, 9 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1538, 0, 0 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1662, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1538, 0, 0 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1662, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1538, 0, 0 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1662, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1538, 0, 0 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1662, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1538, 0, 0 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1662, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1538, +3, 3 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1662, +16, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1535, -12, 7 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1646, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1547, +45, 5 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1646, -43, 5 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1502, -16, 5 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1689, -19, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1518, -33, 4 games | 1631, 0, 0 games | 1708, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 2 games (1 win, 1 draw), since Sep 19. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.
From 102 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 19.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cupa Castanelor - Chess Blitz 2026Sep 19TPR 1529 | 4/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 87 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2014–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Laszlo Merena, Apr 2025 · Chessmania 3rd ed. blitz | , 1833* |
| 2, | IM Constantin Baluta, Jul 2022 · Romania National Senior Blitz Chess Championship 2022 - Open 65 | , 1822 |
| 3, | FM Constantin Vasile, Jul 2022 · Romania National Senior Blitz Chess Championship 2022 - Open 65 | , 1773 |
| 4, | Gheorghe Craciun, Jul 2022 · Romania National Senior Blitz Chess Championship 2022 - Open 65 | , 1765 |
| 5, | Duncan MacDonald, Aug 2019 · Cardiff Chess Club Blitz 2019 | , 1715 |
| 6, | Ioan Ionescu, Sep 2026 · Cupa Castanelor - Chess Blitz 2026 | , 1681 |
| 7, | Ferenc Beres, Apr 2025 · Chessmania 3rd ed. blitz | , 1673 |
| 8, | Victor Nicolae Bighe, Apr 2025 · Chessmania 3rd ed. blitz | , 1649 |
| 9, | Tudor-Andrei Jacodi, Apr 2025 · Chessmania 3rd ed. blitz | , 1571 |
| 10, | Razvan Sebastian Groza, Aug 2025 · Arad blitz 2025 | , 1555 |
| # | Opponent | Overall | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM George-Catalin Ardelean, Highest-rated meeting: Oct 2024 · Chessmania - 2nd ed. blitz | , 0/1 | , 2596 |
| 2, | FM Marius-Nicolae Ceteras, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2014 · National Blitz Chess Championship 2014 - M | , 0/1 | , 2439 |
| 3, | GM Gergely-Andras-Gyula Szabo, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2026 · Chessmania 4th ed. - blitz | , 0/1 | , 2435 |
| 4, | Petru-Gheorghe Culcear, Highest-rated meeting: Mar 2015 · TISA Cupa 5th edition - blitz | , 0/1 | , 2181 |
| 5, | FM Andrei-Mihai Bonte, Highest-rated meeting: Nov 2014 · National Blitz Chess Championship 2014 - M | , 0/1 | , 2180 |
| 6, | FM Csaba Zoltan Varga, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2024 · FISSM 2024 - blitz | , 0/1 | , 2167 |
| 7, | Levente-David Ilonczai, Highest-rated meeting: Apr 2025 · Chessmania 3rd ed. blitz | , 0/1 | , 2142 |
| 8, | FM Ovidiu-Jean Lupu, Highest-rated meeting: Jan 2026 · Chessmania 4th ed. - blitz | , 0/1 | , 2108 |
| 9, | FM Zalan Nemeth, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2025 · Arad blitz 2025 | , 0/1 | , 2081 |
| 10, | CM Tudor-Gabriel Danila, Highest-rated meeting: Aug 2025 · Arad blitz 2025 | , 0/1 | , 2060 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 5 | 1655 | 1530 |
| 2025 | 16 | 6½ | 1736 | 1671 |
| 2024 | 14 | 5½ | 1674 | 1594 |
| 2022 | 7 | 3½ | 1792 | 1792 |
| 2014 | 7 | 1½ | 1901 | 1671 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Sep 2026Swisschess-results.comBest of 2026Score 4/9Opp avg 1572Start 1662
- Jan 2026Swissfederation source#2 in 2026Score 1/9Opp avg 1779Start 1689
- Apr 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 4½/9Opp avg 1729Start 1718
- Oct 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 4½/9Opp avg 1680Start 1754
- Jul 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 3½/7Opp avg 1792Start 1626
- Cupa Castanelor - Chess Blitz 2026 · Sep 2026 · 4/9
- Chessmania 4th ed. - blitz · Jan 2026 · 1/9
- Arad blitz 2025 · Aug 2025 · 2/9
- Chessmania 3rd ed. blitz · Apr 2025 · 4½/9
- Chessmania - 2nd ed. blitz · Oct 2024 · 4½/9
- FISSM 2024 - blitz · Aug 2024 · 3/7
- FISCA - Blitz · Jul 2024 · 0/2
- Romania National Senior Blitz Chess Championship 2022 - Open 65 · Jul 2022 · 3½/7
- Gresu Summer Cup - 2nd ed. - blitz · Jun 2021 · 3/7
- Bucharest Cup Senior Blitz - Open 65 · Nov 2019 · 3/7
- Gresu Cup 2019 - blitz · Sep 2019 · 3/7
- Cardiff Chess Club Blitz 2019 · Aug 2019 · 4½/9
- TISA Cupa 5th edition - blitz · Mar 2015 · 1½/6
- National Blitz Chess Championship 2014 - M · Nov 2014 · 2/8
World
- #=70223Francisca Kagwiria1632.0
- #=70223Fantalis Lucy Nduta1632.0
- #=70223Ioan Bruma1632.0
- #=70223Tan Sang Do1632.0
- #=70223Pham Dang Khoi1632.0
Romania
- #=779David-Nicholas Indrei1633.0
- #=779Stefan Epure1633.0
- #=783Ioan Bruma1632.0
- #=783Doru-Cosmin Ailincai1632.0
- #=783Nicolae Scrob1632.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.