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Sandu, Mihaela
WGM🇷🇴FIDE 1204327· Female· Romania· Born in 1977
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Mihaela Sandu, a 49-year-old Romanian Woman Grandmaster, is rated 2186 and ranked 9th among Romanian women, and in the top 4% worldwide. She has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 8 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Women Championship 2026, European Women Team Ch 2025, and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Women. Her peak of 2347 was reached at age 38 (Jun 2015); she also reached Romanian #61 in Nov 2023.
Awarded WGM in 2008 (age 31), WIM in 2007 (age 30), and WFM in 2001 (age 24).
Current rating
2186
Standard
Rpd2066·Blz2120
All-time high
2347
−161 pts below
Jun 2015 · age 38
Jun 2015 · age 38
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · Romanian women · of 305
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Oct 2025
2023
Peak Romanian rank: #61
at age 46 · rated 2292
Nov 2023
11th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2298
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2268 → returned at 2271
Dec 2019
10th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2326
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 41
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
2203 → 2186
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
15.5/ 3051.7%
11W9D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsDeimante Daulyte-CornetteIM2,394·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Women·R6·+15.0
3.[W]vsAndreea-Marioara CosmanWIM2,140·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Women·R3·+8.2
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #8 | 2161 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #142 | 2124 | -13.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 2206 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #67 | 2185 | -4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElena-Luminita CosmaWGM
🇷🇴ROU·2234
+2 −18 =13
33 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIrina BulmagaIM
🇷🇴ROU·2359
+6 −11 =7
24 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsCorina-Isabela PeptanIM
🇷🇴ROU·2303
+4 −9 =7
20 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAndreea-Marioara CosmanWIM
🇷🇴ROU·2187
+7 −2 =6
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAngela DragomirescuWIM
🇷🇴ROU·2152
+3 −3 =7
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#124
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#6,298
in continent
World
#8,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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