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Cioara, Andrei-Nestor
IM🇷🇴FIDE 1203509· Male· Romania· Born in 1971
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Andrei-Nestor Cioara, a 55-year-old Romanian International Master, is rated 2346 and ranked 38th among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent appearances: Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open and 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A. His peak of 2496 was reached at age 41 (Sep 2012, Romanian #20 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 30).
Current rating
2346
Standard
Rpd2321·Blz2307
All-time high
2496
−150 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 41
Sep 2012 · age 41
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#38
#38 · Romanian players · of 2,187
Career timeline
19 entries2024
90th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2403
Aug 2024
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2417 → returned at 2413
Mar 2020
2018
98th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2450
May 2018
2015
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Jun 2015
2014
Re-crossed 2400
at age 43
Oct 2014
1,000 career games
at age 43
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
2393 → 2346
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
4.5/ 1237.5%
3W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMurat Kutay GokturkCM2,048·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R5·+1.5
2.[W]vsNikolaos Karakatsanis2,041·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R7·+1.4
3.[W]vsDimitrios Triantafyllakis2,038·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R9·+1.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsBaris Cinar SahbudakCM2,072·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R6·-8.4
3.[L]vsBranimir MaksimovicIM2,131·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A·R8·-7.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #67 | 2100 | -9.1 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #127 | 2032 | -37.9 |
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS A (-37.9 Elo, finished #127).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarius ManolacheGM
🇷🇴ROU·2433
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsConstantin LupulescuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2577
+0 −4 =6
10 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsMircea-Emilian ParligrasGM
🇷🇴ROU·2507
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsVladislav NevednichyGM
🇷🇴ROU·2441
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2021
View head-to-head →
vsRuslan SoltaniciIM
🇲🇩MDA·2284
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Aug 2021
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Romania
#38
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#1,800
in continent
World
#2,801
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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