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LI
Lazar, Iosif
🇷🇴FIDE 1203673· Male· Romania· Born in 1938
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Iosif Lazar, a 88-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1872. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Ploiesti moves intelligently - Corneliu Butnariu Memorial, and Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2002), 132 months (2003–2014) and 100 months (2017–2025). His peak of 2136 was reached at age 65 (Jan 2003).
Current rating
1872
Standard
Rpd1813·Blz—
All-time high
2136
−264 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 65
Jan 2003 · age 65
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,305
#55,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
100 career games
at age 87
Nov 2025
2nd Romanian 80+ player
at age 87 · rated 1944
Oct 2025
2017
Inactive for 100 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1944
Jan 2017
2014
1st Romanian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2090
Sep 2014
2004
8th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2084
Apr 2004
2003
Inactive for 132 months
paused at 2084 → returned at 2090
Apr 2003
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-72
1944 → 1872
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
7W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsLaurentiu Cinatti1,690·Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship·R7·-15.4
3.[L]vsMelina-Theodora Stoica1,681·Ploiesti moves intelligently - Corneliu Butnariu Memorial·R4·-14.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #11 | 2024 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #28 | 1614 | -40.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #15 | 1679 | -41.6 |
Worst Elo result: Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship (-41.6 Elo, finished #15).
Rankings
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Romania
#468
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#40,606
in continent
World
#55,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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