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Grunberg, Mihai-Lucian
IM🇷🇴FIDE 1204149· Male· Romania· Born in 1976
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Mihai-Lucian Grunberg, a 50-year-old Romanian International Master, is rated 2381 and ranked 25th among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 8 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SixDays Budapest March 2026 - IM-B, HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7, and Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess. Also played 4 rapid (including Orastie Rapid Chess Open) and 2 blitz events (including UVT Grand Prix 6th leg - blitz) recently. His peak of 2472 was reached at age 25 (Oct 2001, Romanian #14 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 25). Earned GM norms at Festival de Primavara 1999 and Supercom Cup 2002.
Current rating
2381
Standard
Rpd2322·Blz2304
All-time high
2472
−91 pts below
Oct 2001 · age 25
Oct 2001 · age 25
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25
#25 · Romanian players · of 2,187
Career timeline
25 entries2024
90th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 48 · rated 2407
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 48
Nov 2024
2020
4th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2401
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 44
Mar 2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2401 → returned at 2403
Mar 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2400
at age 42
Feb 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
2400 → 2381
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
16/ 3348.5%
17W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCatalin-Lucian PatrascuFM2,283·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open·R1·-6.4
3.[L]vsFelix-Antonio IlincaIM2,426·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open·R7·-4.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #1 | 2378 | +0.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2820 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2216 | -4.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3/9 | #47 | 2269 | -16.5 |
Worst Elo result: Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open (-16.5 Elo, finished #47).
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobin-Alexandru DragomirescuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2331
+1 −2 =17
20 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCalin DragomirescuFM
🇷🇴ROU·1970
+14 −2 =3
19 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIoan-Radu Dima
🇷🇴ROU·2139
+9 −1 =5
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlexandru Balaban-Voia
🇷🇴ROU·2103
+10 −2 =2
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsDaniel-Cristian PadureanCM
🇷🇴ROU·2230
+6 −1 =6
13 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#25
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#1,284
in continent
World
#2,021
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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