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Juncu, Nicolae

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FIDEFIDE 1207156· Male· Romania· Born in 1947

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Nicolae Juncu, a 79-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1797. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 10 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: XXVIII. Caissa-B and Slanic Moldova Classic Chess Open - 2nd ed.. Also played 3 rapid events (including The Champion Pawn - March 2026) recently. He took a 16-month break between Apr 2016 and Sep 2017. His peak of 2195 was reached at age 54 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1797

Standard

Rpd1790·Blz—

All-time high

2195

−398 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 54

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#77,317

#77,317 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1703 → 1820
Sep 2024
2023
5th Romanian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1754
Aug 2023
2018
7th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1903
Jul 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 70
Nov 2017
2016
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1911 → returned at 1907
Apr 2016
2013
6th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2152
Oct 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Slanic Moldova Classic Chess Open - 2nd ed.
perf 1945 (+125) · 3.5/6 · #7
Top opponent
vs David Donici-Maier 1,975
XXVIII. Caissa-B · Aug 2025 · +4.7 Elo
Evolution
-23
1820 → 1797
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
7W2D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAnastasia Rusu1,706·XXVIII. Caissa-B·R5·-12.5
2.[L]vsDavid-Ervin Nagy1,734·XXVIII. Caissa-B·R7·-11.8
3.[L]vsHanna Kiss1,752·XXVIII. Caissa-B·R9·-11.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XXVIII. Caissa-B
Open Swiss
Aug 20254.5/9#221713-23.4
Slanic Moldova Classic Chess Open - 2nd ed.
Open Swiss
Jul 20253.5/6#71945-0.4
Worst Elo result: XXVIII. Caissa-B (-23.4 Elo, finished #22).

Rankings

/
Romania
#637
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#55,942
in continent
World
#77,316
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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