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Lupulescu, Constantin
GM🇷🇴FIDE 1207822· Male· Romania· Born in 1984
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Constantin Lupulescu, a 42-year-old Romanian Grandmaster, is rated 2577 and ranked 3rd among Romanian players, and 223rd worldwide. He has held steady between 2575 and 2600 for 11 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈81/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Romania National Open Championship 2026, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2660 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2014); he also reached World #78 in Sep 2021 and spent 27 months in the world top 100.
Awarded GM in 2006 (age 22) and IM in 2003 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #16 in U20 and World #20 in U18.
Current rating
2577
Standard
Rpd2515·Blz2548
All-time high
2660
−83 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 30
Apr 2014 · age 30
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#3
#3 · Romanian players · of 2,187
27 months in World top 100 (2011–2021)
27 months in World top 100 (2011–2021)
Career timeline
26 entries2025
11th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2603
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 41
Feb 2025
2021
27 months in world top 100
longest streak 21 months · since Jul 2011
Sep 2021
Peak World rank: #78
at age 37 · rated 2660
Sep 2021
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2656 → returned at 2659
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2650
at age 36
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2571 → 2577
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
27.5/ 4167.1%
16W23D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/11 | #52 | 2506 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2584 | +2.1 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | R256 | 2319 | -7.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #494 | 2515 | +0.3 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2691 | +14.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/7 | #23 | 2563 | -0.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLucian-Costin MironGM
🇷🇴ROU·2484
+7 −1 =18
26 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMircea-Emilian ParligrasGM
🇷🇴ROU·2507
+1 −0 =20
21 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsVlad-Cristian JianuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2435
+2 −1 =16
19 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsCostica-Ciprian NanuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2517
+10 −2 =6
18 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsVladislav NevednichyGM
🇷🇴ROU·2441
+5 −1 =12
18 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#3
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#119
in continent
World
#223
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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