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Salcu, Laurentiu

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FIDEFIDE 1208675· Male· Romania· Born in 1963

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Laurentiu Salcu, a 63-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1761. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 19 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed., Classic Chess Meteor Cup, and Smart Village Festival. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bucharest Rapid Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2017–2019) and 12 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2180 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1761

Standard

Rpd1862·Blz1835

All-time high

2180

−419 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 38

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#88,695

#88,695 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
19th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1831
Mar 2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1707 → 1831
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1746 → returned at 1707
Aug 2021
2019
24th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1852
Sep 2019
100 career games
at age 56
Mar 2019
2017
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1852
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Smart Village Festival
perf 1852 (+75) · 5/7 · #2
Top opponent
vs Ionut-Gheorghe Cirlan 1,850
Smart Village Festival · Aug 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-16
1777 → 1761
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
12W2D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMatei Dumitrescu1,555·Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed.·R2·-15.3
2.[L]vsOvidiu Rosca1,595·Classic Chess Meteor Cup·R4·-14.8
3.[L]vsMihai-Adrian Neagu1,629·Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed.·R1·-13.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed.
Swiss
Jan 20264/7#101675-21.8
Classic Chess Meteor Cup
Swiss
Sep 20254/7#81715-8.0
Smart Village Festival
Swiss
Aug 20255/7#21852+10.8
Worst Elo result: Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed. (-21.8 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Romania
#737
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#63,581
in continent
World
#88,694
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,545
6
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7
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8
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2,501
9
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2,486
10
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2,484
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737🇷🇴Salcu, Laurentiu1,761
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
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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63581🇷🇴Salcu, Laurentiu1,761
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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