Bogdan, Horia-Daniel

Horia-Daniel Bogdan, a 31-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1940 — just 20 short of his peak of 1960 (Dec 2017, age 22). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2013–2016), 53 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 29 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: Romania National Amateur Championship 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including UVT Grand Prix 5th leg - rapid A) and 2 blitz events (including UVT Grand Prix 5th leg - blitz) recently.

At junior level, he reached #23, #17, #14 and #12 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.