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Nicolescu, Ilie

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FIDEFIDE 1207768· Male· Romania· Born in 1960

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Ilie Nicolescu, a 66-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1630. He has slipped back 96 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: Amateur Chess Open - 9th ed. and Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed.. Also played 6 rapid events (including Caro Trophy - 4th ed.) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2001–2003), 47 months (2004–2008), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2026). His peak of 2043 was reached at age 43 (Apr 2003).

Current rating

1630

Standard

Rpd1686·Blz1732

All-time high

2043

−413 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 43

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#135,168

#135,168 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
53rd Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1694
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1647 → 1726
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1726 → returned at 1694
Aug 2024
2021
25th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1870
Jun 2021
2020
22nd Romanian 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1870
Jun 2020
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1870 → returned at 1796
Jul 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Iulian Mihalache 1,601
Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed. · Jan 2026 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-96
1726 → 1630
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
5W1D7L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsIulian Mihalache1,601·Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed.·R4·+7.4
2.[W]vsEric Bejan1,435·Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed.·R3·+3.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Amateur Chess Open - 9th ed.
Swiss
Jan 20262/4#891468-63.2
Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed.
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/6#261626-33.2
Worst Elo result: Amateur Chess Open - 9th ed. (-63.2 Elo, finished #89).

Rankings

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Romania
#1,190
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#91,875
in continent
World
#135,160
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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1190🇷🇴Nicolescu, Ilie1,630
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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135160🇷🇴Nicolescu, Ilie1,630