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Manolache, Marius
GM🇷🇴FIDE 1201530· Male· Romania· Born in 1973
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Marius Manolache, a 53-year-old Romanian Grandmaster, is rated 2433 and ranked 17th among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈88/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League, XXVIII. Caissa-A, and FISSM 2025 - GM norm tournament - Memorial Iuliu Szabo. Also played 2 rapid (including Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open) and 1 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2561 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2012, World #363 at the time); he spent 44 months in Romanian top 10.
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 34), IM in 2001 (age 28), and FM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2433
Standard
Rpd2384·Blz2376
All-time high
2561
−128 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 39
Mar 2012 · age 39
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#17
#17 · Romanian players · of 2,187
44 months in National top 10 (2007–2021)
44 months in National top 10 (2007–2021)
Career timeline
28 entries2025
53rd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2433
Oct 2025
2021
44 months in national top 10
longest streak 14 months · since Jul 2007
Oct 2021
2020
24th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2541
Oct 2020
2019
Peak Romanian rank: #6
at age 46 · rated 2548
Dec 2019
2018
52nd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2523
Dec 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 45
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+25
2408 → 2433
Tournaments
3
28 games
Score
21.5/ 2876.8%
17W9D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 6.5/9 | #6 | 2376 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2525 | +9.1 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 7/10 | #1 | 2544 | +18.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAndrei IstratescuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2369
+2 −11 =22
35 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLucian-Ioan FilipIM
🇷🇴ROU·2313
+4 −7 =13
24 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsAlexandru ManeaIM
🇷🇴ROU·2297
+8 −5 =10
23 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsVladislav NevednichyGM
🇷🇴ROU·2441
+4 −7 =11
22 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMihnea CostachiIM
🇷🇴ROU·2459
+5 −6 =9
20 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Romania
#17
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#740
in continent
World
#1,198
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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