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Nanu, Costica-Ciprian
GM🇷🇴FIDE 1204580· Male· Romania· Born in 1977
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Costica-Ciprian Nanu, a 49-year-old Romanian Grandmaster, is rated 2517 — just 18 short of his peak of 2535 (Apr 2009, age 32) and ranked 6th among Romanian players, and 478th worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open) and 2 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. He reached World #459 in Sep 2025 and has been in Romanian top 10 for 57 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 33) and IM in 2001 (age 24).
Current rating
2517
Standard
Rpd2476·Blz2429
All-time high
2535
−18 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 32
Apr 2009 · age 32
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#6
#6 · Romanian players · of 2,187
National top 10 since Sep 2021
National top 10 since Sep 2021
Career timeline
19 entries2026
57 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 57 months · since Sep 2021
May 2026
2025
Peak Romanian rank: #6
at age 48 · rated 2517
Nov 2025
Peak World rank: #459
at age 48 · rated 2522
Sep 2025
2024
22nd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 47 · rated 2525
Oct 2024
2022
49th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 45 · rated 2521
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2503 → returned at 2514
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
2522 → 2517
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #65 | 2323 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladislav NevednichyGM
🇷🇴ROU·2441
+6 −5 =8
19 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsConstantin LupulescuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2577
+2 −10 =6
18 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVlad-Cristian JianuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2435
+4 −7 =7
18 games·last met Sep 2022
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vsLucian-Costin MironGM
🇷🇴ROU·2484
+5 −4 =7
16 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMarius ManolacheGM
🇷🇴ROU·2433
+2 −2 =11
15 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Romania
#6
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#274
in continent
World
#478
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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