Format
JV
Jianu, Vlad-Cristian
GM🇷🇴FIDE 1208110· Male· Romania· Born in 1984
Follow Vlad-Cristian JianuTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Vlad-Cristian Jianu, a 42-year-old Romanian Grandmaster, is rated 2435 and ranked 16th among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 8 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent appearances: Romania National Open Championship 2026 and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League. Also played 2 rapid (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) and 1 blitz events (including Open Blitz The Square) recently. His peak of 2588 was reached at age 30 (Sep 2014); he also reached World #262 in Nov 2014 and spent 100 months in Romanian top 10, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2007 (age 23), IM in 2003 (age 19), and FM in 2001 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #64 in U20 and World #39 in U18.
Current rating
2435
Standard
Rpd2452·Blz2455
All-time high
2588
−153 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 30
Sep 2014 · age 30
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Romanian players · of 2,187
100 months in National top 10 (2006–2023)
100 months in National top 10 (2006–2023)
Career timeline
24 entries2025
87th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2467
Feb 2025
2023
100 months in national top 10
longest streak 55 months · since Jan 2006
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 39
Jun 2023
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2532 → returned at 2527
Mar 2020
2014
Peak World rank: #262
at age 30 · rated 2588
Nov 2014
All-time peak 2588
at age 30 · −153 from today
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
2454 → 2435
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
6W9D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 2327 | -11.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/7 | #35 | 2343 | -7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVladislav NevednichyGM
🇷🇴ROU·2441
+6 −6 =13
25 games·last met Dec 2025
View head-to-head →
vsAlexandru ManeaIM
🇷🇴ROU·2297
+14 −0 =7
21 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsMarius ManolacheGM
🇷🇴ROU·2433
+7 −2 =10
19 games·last met Jun 2022
View head-to-head →
vsConstantin LupulescuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2577
+1 −2 =16
19 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
vsCostica-Ciprian NanuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2517
+7 −4 =7
18 games·last met Sep 2022
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Romania
#16
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#729
in continent
World
#1,178
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Romania
| 1 | 🇷🇴Follow Bogdan-Daniel DeacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,650 |
| 2 | 🇷🇴Follow Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,582 |
| 3 | 🇷🇴Follow Constantin LupulescuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,577 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴Follow Alexander MotylevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,550 |
| 5 | 🇷🇴Follow David GavrilescuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,545 |
| 6 | 🇷🇴Follow Costica-Ciprian NanuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,517 |
| 7 | 🇷🇴Follow Mircea-Emilian ParligrasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,507 |
| 8 | 🇷🇴Follow Filip MagoldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,501 |
| 9 | 🇷🇴Follow Felix-Antonio IlincaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,486 |
| 10 | 🇷🇴Follow Lucian-Costin MironTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,484 |
| ... | ||
| 16 | 2,435 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| ... | ||
| 729 | 2,435 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 1178 | 2,435 | |