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Ardelean, George-Catalin
IM🇷🇴FIDE 1207091· Male· Romania· Born in 1981
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George-Catalin Ardelean, a 45-year-old Romanian International Master, is rated 2421 and ranked 19th among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 10. Also played 1 blitz event (including Chessmania 4th ed. - blitz) recently. His peak of 2526 was reached at age 32 (Sep 2013); he also reached Romanian #12 in Jan 2010.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #33 in U20.
Current rating
2421
Standard
Rpd2441·Blz2576
All-time high
2526
−105 pts below
Sep 2013 · age 32
Sep 2013 · age 32
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Romanian players · of 2,168
Career timeline
15 entries2022
65th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2494
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2488 → returned at 2489
Apr 2020
2013
All-time peak 2526
at age 32 · −105 from today
Sep 2013
2012
Re-crossed 2500
at age 31
Sep 2012
2011
500 career games
at age 30
Jul 2011
2010
Peak Romanian rank: #12
at age 29 · rated 2525
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
2433 → 2421
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
2.5/ 641.7%
0W5D1L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsJose Gonzalez GarciaGM2,429·HUN Team 1st Div. Maroczy Geza Memorial Group 2025-26 R 6-7·R2·+0.1
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2291 | -1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #86 | 2293 | -1.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #115 | 2280 | -3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2308 | -1.7 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2291 | -1.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandru-Ovidiu StanciuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2356
+2 −2 =8
12 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsGergely-Andras-Gyula SzaboGM
🇷🇴ROU·2483
+0 −1 =8
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMarius ManolacheGM
🇷🇴ROU·2433
+0 −1 =7
8 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsRobin-Alexandru DragomirescuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2331
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsTeodor AntonIM
🇷🇴ROU·2425
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
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Romania
#19
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#838
in continent
World
#1,350
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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