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Nastase, Stefan
🇷🇴FIDE 1204726· Male· Romania· Born in 1950
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Stefan Nastase, a 76-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1746. He is progressing steadily with +75 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Amateur Chess Open 10th ed., Bucharest Chess Weekend 65th ed., and Amateur Chess Open - 9th ed.. Also played 2 rapid (including Bucharest Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Bucharest Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 26 months (2009–2011) and 16 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2092 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1738·Blz1853
All-time high
2092
−346 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 51
Jan 2001 · age 51
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
11th Romanian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1746
Jun 2026
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Apr 2023
2022
7th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1805
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1805 → returned at 1805
Mar 2021
2018
6th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1940
Sep 2018
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1832 → 1923
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+68
1678 → 1746
Tournaments
7
43 games
Score
27/ 4362.8%
23W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #8 | 1732 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #11 | 1805 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #18 | 2039 | +14.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1740 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #47 | 1773 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/3 | #22 | 2440 | +26.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/4 | #23 | 1747 | +6.8 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsRadu-Gheorghe Cernea
🇷🇴ROU·1726
+2 −4 =7
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAndrei-Augustin Raducanu
🇷🇴ROU·1978
+3 −4 =3
10 games·last met Jul 2018
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vsDorian-Raul Craciun
🇷🇴ROU·1696
+6 −3 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsErvin MozesIM
🇷🇴ROU·1998
+1 −8 =0
9 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsOvidiu-Viorel Vladescu
🇷🇴ROU·1707
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Romania
#785
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#66,997
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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