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Baluta, Constantin
IM🇷🇴FIDE 1201204· Male· Romania· Born in 1949
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Constantin Baluta, a 77-year-old Romanian International Master, is rated 1887. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess Architect Reunion 25 - A, Techirghiol Trophy 31st ed. Open, and Romania National Senior Chess Championship 2025 - Open 65. Also played 2 rapid (including Bucharest Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Bucharest Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004), 32 months (2007–2010) and 102 months (2010–2018). His peak of 2242 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2001).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 52).
Current rating
1887
Standard
Rpd1859·Blz1849
All-time high
2242
−355 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 52
Jan 2001 · age 52
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,326
#51,326 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
4th Romanian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1934
Jun 2025
2020
2nd Romanian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2077
Oct 2020
100 career games
at age 71
Jan 2020
2018
2nd Romanian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 2119
Oct 2018
2010
6th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2139
Nov 2010
Inactive for 102 months
paused at 2139 → returned at 2119
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1925 → 1887
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
9W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 1804 | -14.1 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #20 | 1687 | -24.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadu-Gheorghe Cernea
🇷🇴ROU·1726
+2 −3 =8
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsJenica Afloarei
🇷🇴ROU·1722
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsCristinel Sorbun
🇷🇴ROU·1805
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsGheorghe Evulet
🇷🇴ROU·1853
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsStefan Nastase
🇷🇴ROU·1746
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
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Romania
#447
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#37,772
in continent
World
#51,325
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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