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Biro, Sandor

IM🇷🇴

FIDEFIDE 1200178· Male· Romania· Born in 1957

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Sandor Biro, a 69-year-old Romanian International Master, is rated 2129 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +56 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent appearances: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 and EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus. His peak of 2360 was reached at age 44 (Oct 2001); he also reached Romanian #57 in Jul 2001.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 44).

Current rating

2129

Standard

Rpd2238·Blz2247

All-time high

2360

−231 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 44

Activity

42

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,868 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
2073 → 2129
Jun 2026
2023
4th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2089
Dec 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Jan 2019
2018
3rd Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2191
Dec 2018
500 career games
at age 61
Feb 2018
2013
2nd Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2277
Dec 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
36. Offene Bayerische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026
perf 2270 (+141) · 7/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Valentin BogdanovIM 2,314
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 · Oct 2025 · +2.6 Elo
Evolution
+38
2091 → 2129
Tournaments
3
29 games
Score
18.5/ 2963.8%
10W17D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
36. Offene Bayerische Senioren-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026
Open Swiss
May 20267/9#32270+18.7
World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/11#432176+13.2
EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus
Open Swiss
Sep 20255/9#382134+5.7
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Romania
#160
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#9,297
in continent
World
#12,868
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Romania
1
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2,656
2
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2,582
3
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2,577
4
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2,550
5
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2,545
6
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2,517
7
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2,507
8
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2,501
9
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2,495
10
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2,484
...
160🇷🇴Biro, Sandor2,129
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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9297🇷🇴Biro, Sandor2,129
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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