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Barbu, Nicolai
FM🇷🇴FIDE 1202464· Male· Romania· Born in 1957
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Nicolai Barbu, a 69-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 1988. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Ploiesti moves intelligently - Corneliu Butnariu Memorial, and Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group VIII Round 1-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 44 months (2004–2007), 47 months (2009–2013) and 99 months (2017–2025). His peak of 2234 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2003).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 44).
Current rating
1988
Standard
Rpd2029·Blz2041
All-time high
2234
−246 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 46
Oct 2003 · age 46
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,457
#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
4th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2035
Jun 2025
2018
6th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2062
Jan 2018
2017
Inactive for 99 months
paused at 2062 → returned at 2035
Feb 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Feb 2015
2013
100 career games
at age 56
Dec 2013
7th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2169
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
2035 → 1988
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
17.5/ 3156.5%
15W7D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsLuca-Matias Plesea1,827·Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship·R2·+5.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 1999 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2048 | +13.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #17 | 2366 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2013 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/8 | #151 | 1748 | -57.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClaudiu-Cristian DobreIM
🇷🇴ROU·2268
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsElefterie-Laurentiu Anuta
🇷🇴ROU·1782
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGheorghe Sandulescu
🇷🇴ROU·1681
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsConstantin Turlea
🇷🇴ROU·1904
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGeorge-Catalin MiroiuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2277
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2023
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Rankings
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Romania
#286
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#21,765
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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