ROU · 49 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1774 (Mar 2025)
Best performance: 1997 at Carpathian Trophy Open(Best of 2018)
Classical rating
1745
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Feb 2016
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Classical
Official classical rating by month
| List | Rating | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 1745 | 0 |
| Oct 2026 | 1745 | 0 |
| Sep 2026 | 1745 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 1745 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 1745 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 1745 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 1745 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 1745 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 1745 | -20 |
| Feb 2026 | 1765 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 1765 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 1765 | -1 |
Form · Classical
From 311 classical games on record, the latest on Feb 8.
No rated standard games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Bucharest Chess Festival 9th ed. - OpenFeb 7 – Feb 8TPR 1575 | 1/4 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Classical
From 293 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2016–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Simeon Onut, Feb 2018 · Bucharest Chess Festival - open | , 2161 |
| 2, | FM Cristian-Gabriel Voiteanu, Nov 2018 · Chess Craft Cup - open | , 2156 |
| 3, | WFM Anca-Otilia Baciu, Aug 2018 · Carpathian Trophy Open | , 2096 |
| 4, | Gheorghe G. Stroescu, Aug 2018 · Carpathian Trophy Open | , 2025 |
| 5, | Valerij Ribarov, Jun 2022 · FISCA 2022 - D | , 1918 |
| 6, | FM Iosif Ciocani, Jan 2022 · Bucharest Chess Festival - 5th ed. Open | , 1910 |
| 7, | Stefan Nastase, Jan 2019 · First Saturday - Tournament C | , 1887 |
| 8, | IM Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev, May 2018 · Chess Academy Cup - open | , 1839 |
| 9, | Costica Marchidan, Apr 2019 · Chess Academy Cup Open - 5th ed. | , 1834 |
| 10, | Laurentiu Salcu, Feb 2020 · National Chess Championship Open 2020 - Semifinal Bucuresti | , 1829 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 1768 | 1575 |
| 2025 | 19 | 10 | 1752 | 1773 |
| 2023 | 10 | 5 | 1427 | 1427 |
| 2022 | 29 | 16 | 1570 | 1606 |
| 2021 | 24 | 13 | 1633 | 1662 |
| 2020 | 16 | 9½ | 1603 | 1668 |
| 2019 | 38 | 22 | 1709 | 1766 |
| 2018 | 63 | 30½ | 1703 | 1689 |
| 2017 | 48 | 24 | 1670 | 1670 |
| 2016 | 42 | 18 | 1707 | 1657 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Feb 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 1/4Opp avg 1768Start 1765
- Oct 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 3/6Opp avg 1832Start 1764
- May 2025Swissfederation source#3 in 2025Score 4½/7Opp avg 1735Start 1768
- Mar 2025Swissfederation source#4 in 2025Score 3/5Opp avg 1642Start 1774
- Feb 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 2½/5Opp avg 1813Start 1771
- Jan 2023Swissfederation source#2 in 2023Score 2/4Opp avg 1266Start 1664
- Aug 2022Swissfederation source#4 in 2022Score 3½/6Opp avg 1437Start 1691
- Bucharest Chess Festival 9th ed. - Open · Feb 2026 · 1/4
- Bitcoin Chess Romania 7th ed. - Open · Oct 2025 · 3/6
- Ploiesti moves smart - Ploiesti City Championship · May 2025 · 4½/7
- Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - A · Mar 2025 · 3/5
- Bucharest Chess Festival 8th ed. - A · Feb 2025 · 2½/5
- Prologos Galati U2000 · Jul 2023 · 3/6
- Bucharest Chess Festival - 6th ed. A · Jan 2023 · 2/4
- Pro Logos Galati Chess Festival 8th ed. - Open under 1800 · Aug 2022 · 3½/6
- FISCA 2022 - D · Jun 2022 · 4/7
- Bitcoin Chess Romania - 4th ed. Open · May 2022 · 3½/6
- Florin Gheorghiu Int. Chess Festival 4th ed. - Open · Mar 2022 · 2/5
- Bucharest Chess Festival - 5th ed. Open · Jan 2022 · 3/5
- Chess Festival Pro Logos Galati 2021 - U2000 · Aug 2021 · 1½/5
- Bitcoin Romania Chess Open 3rd ed. - A Tournament - Open · Jun 2021 · 4/6
- Bucharest Chess Weekend - 35th edition · Feb 2021 · 3½/7
- National Chess Championship Open 2021 - Semifinal Bucuresti · Feb 2021 · 4/7
- Memorial of December Revolution · Dec 2020 · 3/6
- Bucharest Chess Festival - 4th ed. Open · Mar 2020 · 2½/5
- National Chess Championship Open 2020 - Semifinal Bucuresti · Feb 2020 · 4/6
- Dambovita Chess - 1st ed. · Nov 2019 · 2½/5
- Pro Logos Galati 2019 - U2000 · Aug 2019 · 3/6
- International Chess Festival FISCA 2019 - D (Open) · Jun 2019 · 3½/8
- Chess Academy Cup Open - 5th ed. · Apr 2019 · 3½/5
- Bucharest Chess Weekend - 20th ed. · Mar 2019 · 2½/6
- First Saturday - Tournament C · Jan 2019 · 8/9
- Comarnic Cup - 6th ed. · Dec 2018 · 3/5
- Bucharest Chess Championship 2018 · Nov – Dec 2018 · 3/7
- Chess Craft Cup - open · Nov 2018 · 3/6
- Gresu Cup 2018 - U1800 · Sep 2018 · 2½/7
- Bucharest Chess Weekend - 12th ed. · Sep 2018 · 3/7
- Festival Pro Chess Galati U2200 · Aug 2018 · 3½/6
- Carpathian Trophy Open · Aug 2018 · 4½/7
- International Chess Festival FISCA 2018 - D (Open) · Jun 2018 · 4/9
- Chess Academy Cup - open · May 2018 · 3½/6
- Bucharest Chess Festival - open · Feb 2018 · 2½/6
- 1st December Cup Galati - Open · Dec 2017 · 3½/6
- Dambovita Chess Weekend no.15 · Nov 2017 · 4/7
- Open Bucharest 2017 · Sep 2017 · 3½/7
- Carpathian Trophy 2017 - A · Aug 2017 · 3½/7
- International Chess Festival FISCA 2017 - D (Open) · Jun – Jul 2017 · 4½/9
- Chess Academy Cup A - 2nd edition · May 2017 · 3/6
- Bucharest Chess Festival - A Tournament · Mar 2017 · 2½/5
- Winter Cup Ploiesti · Jan 2017 · 3½/6
- Corneliu Butnariu Memorial 2016 · Dec 2016 · 5/9
- Open Bucharest 2016 · Sep 2016 · 2½/6
- Carpathian Trophy - A · Aug 2016 · 2½/7
- International Chess Festival FISCA 2016 - D (Open) · Jun – Jul 2016 · 3/8
- National Chess Championship Open - Semifinal Galati · Feb 2016 · 4/9
- Winter Cup Ploiesti - 3rd edition · Jan 2016 · 3/7
World
- #=96484Mir Mahdi Maleki1745.0
- #=96484Flavia-Maria Sida1745.0
- #=96484Mihai-Zoltan Spiridon1745.0
- #=96484Werner Mueller1745.0
- #=96484Vakaris Drapas1745.0
Romania
- #=784Sorin-Radu Dumitrica1745.0
- #=784Flavia-Maria Sida1745.0
- #=784Mihai-Zoltan Spiridon1745.0
- #788Ionel-Casian Nitu1744.8
- #=789Alexandru Tunaru1744.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.