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Telea, Stefan
🇷🇴FIDE 1207008· Male· Romania· Born in 1964
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Stefan Telea, a 62-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1959. He has fluctuated between 1923 and 2013 over the past 2 years. 50 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Satori Art Cup Open - 20th ed., and Ploiesti Open - Rompetrol. Also played 2 rapid events (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) recently. He took a 20-month break between Jul 2001 and Apr 2003. His peak of 2190 was reached at age 43 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1959
Standard
Rpd1950·Blz2050
All-time high
2190
−231 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 43
Oct 2007 · age 43
Activity
52
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
11th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1974
May 2025
2024
11th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2013
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1879 → 2013
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 60
Aug 2024
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Oct 2018
2016
500 career games
at age 52
Feb 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1940 → 1959
Tournaments
7
46 games
Score
30.5/ 4666.3%
24W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsMelina-Theodora Stoica1,681·Ploiesti moves intelligently - Corneliu Butnariu Memorial·R2·-16.0
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2087 | +24.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #9 | 1874 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2026 | +18.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #12 | 1870 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #20 | 2056 | -1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/6 | #102 | 1824 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 1973 | +11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElefterie-Laurentiu Anuta
🇷🇴ROU·1782
+3 −4 =6
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsConstantin Turlea
🇷🇴ROU·1904
+5 −6 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsClaudiu-Cristian DobreIM
🇷🇴ROU·2268
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAdrian-Iulian Iordache
🇷🇴ROU·1977
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsGheorghe Sandulescu
🇷🇴ROU·1681
+9 −2 =0
11 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
/
Romania
#324
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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