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Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter
GM🇷🇴FIDE 1202758· Male· Romania· Born in 1976
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Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, a 50-year-old Romanian Grandmaster, is rated 2582 and ranked 2nd among Romanian players, and 207th worldwide. He has held steady between 2575 and 2600 for 2 years. 53 rated games in the past year (≈71/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, and 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 1-5. Also played 2 rapid events (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) recently. His peak of 2707 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2005, World #15 at the time); he spent 153 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 6 consecutive years.
Competes for Romania since Apr 2023. Awarded GM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2582
Standard
Rpd2605·Blz2625
All-time high
2707
−125 pts below
Oct 2005 · age 29
Oct 2005 · age 29
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Romanian players · of 2,168
153 months in World top 100 (2001–2022)
153 months in World top 100 (2001–2022)
Career timeline
23 entries2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 47
Jun 2023
Switched federation: GER → ROU
at age 47
Apr 2023
2022
6th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 46 · rated 2644
Aug 2022
153 months in world top 100
longest streak 77 months · since Jan 2001
Mar 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2650
at age 45
Nov 2021
3rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2671
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2584 → 2582
Tournaments
9
44 games
Score
24.5/ 4455.7%
7W35D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 2711 | +5.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #42 | 2518 | -5.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #133 | 2543 | -0.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #64 | 2607 | +1.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #52 | 2601 | +0.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #33 | 2553 | -1.9 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #109 | 2626 | +4.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #31 | 2572 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/9 | #8 | 2488 | -7.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarkus RaggerGM
🇦🇹AUT·2579
+1 −1 =13
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarin BosiocicGM
🇭🇷CRO·2563
+5 −1 =7
13 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsVasyl IvanchukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2634
+1 −5 =6
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsMircea-Emilian ParligrasGM
🇷🇴ROU·2507
+7 −0 =5
12 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsConstantin LupulescuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2577
+1 −0 =10
11 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#2
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#113
in continent
World
#207
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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