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Sandulescu, Gheorghe
🇷🇴FIDE 1207121· Male· Romania· Born in 1942
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Gheorghe Sandulescu, a 84-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1681. He has fluctuated between 1664 and 1720 over the past 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Bucharest Chess Weekend 66th ed., and Bucharest Chess Weekend 65th ed.. Also played 7 rapid events (including Caro Trophy - 9th ed.) recently. His peak of 2043 was reached at age 59 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1681
Standard
Rpd1693·Blz1676
All-time high
2043
−362 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 59
Jan 2001 · age 59
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#116,817
#116,817 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+229 Elo)
1497 → 1726
Mar 2024
2023
9th Romanian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1517
Dec 2023
2020
500 career games
at age 78
Nov 2020
2018
10th Romanian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1673
Nov 2018
2014
12th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1850
Dec 2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championshipperf 1907 (+206) · 4/6 · #17
Evolution
+15
1666 → 1681
Tournaments
7
44 games
Score
22/ 4450.0%
20W4D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #47 | 1953 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/5 | #34 | 1601 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #27 | 1732 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #18 | 1850 | +27.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #36 | 1768 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #17 | 1907 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 1833 | +27.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsElefterie-Laurentiu Anuta
🇷🇴ROU·1782
+1 −9 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPetrisor Gavrila
🇷🇴ROU·1933
+0 −3 =9
12 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsMadalin Andronescu
🇷🇴ROU·2084
+1 −7 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsOtto Petrache
🇷🇴ROU·1516
+10 −1 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsViorel Chesa
🇷🇴ROU·1833
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
/
Romania
#998
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#81,363
in continent
World
#116,812
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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