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Baciu, Stefan
FM🇷🇴FIDE 1200984· Male· Romania· Born in 1964
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Stefan Baciu, a 62-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2133 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019) and 14 months (2022–2023). Recent appearances: Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group I Rounds 4-5 and Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group I Round 2. Also played 1 rapid (including Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open) and 2 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2266 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2007); he also reached Romanian #100 in Oct 2012.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 37).
Current rating
2133
Standard
Rpd2101·Blz2011
All-time high
2266
−133 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 43
Apr 2007 · age 43
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,574 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
7th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2133
May 2026
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2146
Apr 2022
8th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2177
Mar 2022
2019
11th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2167
Nov 2019
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2154 → returned at 2167
Sep 2018
2012
10th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2243
Nov 2012
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2130 → 2133
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
1W2D0L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsRobert-Ionut CreangaFM2,268·Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group I Round 2·R2·+3.8
2.[W]vsArthur Simsensohn1,692·Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group I Rounds 4-5·R4·+1.5
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2492 | +1.6 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #4 | 2139 | +0.6 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#154
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#9,069
in continent
World
#12,574
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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