Format
RP
Rusan, Paul-Cristian
FM🇷🇴FIDE 1209191· Male· Romania· Born in 1975
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Paul-Cristian Rusan, a 51-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2017. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent appearances: Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed. and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League. Also played 2 rapid events (including Movilesti Cup - 3rd ed.) recently. He took a 26-month break between Jan 2003 and Apr 2005. His peak of 2329 was reached at age 30 (Apr 2005); he also reached Romanian #75 in Jan 2014.
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 28).
Current rating
2017
Standard
Rpd2033·Blz2178
All-time high
2329
−312 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 30
Apr 2005 · age 30
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,974
#24,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
22nd Romanian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2017
Jun 2026
2024
17th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2090
Sep 2024
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 44
Sep 2019
500 career games
at age 44
Apr 2019
2018
15th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2221
Feb 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-47
2064 → 2017
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
5.5/ 1634.4%
4W3D9L
Top 3 wins
3.[D]vsCodrut-Constantin FlorescuIM2,193·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League·R4·+4.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #19 | 1985 | -3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/9 | #118 | 1821 | -44.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTudor Osianu
🇷🇴ROU·1953
+10 −4 =2
16 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsDan-Calin Ambru
🇷🇴ROU·1994
+9 −1 =3
13 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsTeodor AntonIM
🇷🇴ROU·2425
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met May 2018
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vsCodrut-Constantin FlorescuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2188
+2 −0 =9
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsMihnea CostachiIM
🇷🇴ROU·2459
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2021
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Rankings
/
Romania
#253
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#18,424
in continent
World
#24,974
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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