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Lupu, Ovidiu-Jean

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FIDEFIDE 1209558· Male· Romania· Born in 1973

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Ovidiu-Jean Lupu, a 53-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2064 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Valcea Trophy - 6th ed., Ferroli Open 2026, and Sasomi Open - 4th ed.. Also played 10 rapid (including Orastie Rapid Chess Open) and 8 blitz events (including Arad blitz 2025) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2002–2003), 29 months (2004–2006), 14 months (2006–2008), 12 months (2017–2018), 16 months (2021–2022) and 16 months (2023–2024). His peak of 2308 was reached at age 37 (Mar 2010); he also reached Romanian #74 in Jul 2010.

Awarded FM in 2010 (age 37).

Current rating

2064

Standard

Rpd2047·Blz2030

All-time high

2308

−244 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 37

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

24 entries
2026
14th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2092
May 2026
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2046 → returned at 2032
Mar 2023
2022
20th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2152
Dec 2022
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2128 → returned at 2152
Jul 2021
2018
16th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2210
Jan 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Feb 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Chessmania 4th ed. - A
perf 2164 (+128) · 5/7 · #5
Top opponent
vs Vladimir OkhotnikGM 2,252
Chessmania 4th ed. - A · Jan 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+46
2018 → 2064
Tournaments
9
64 games
Score
35.5/ 6455.5%
31W9D24L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlin StinguCM2,200·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - A·R5·+15.1
2.[W]vsStefan-Emilian PrisacaruCM2,244·Ferroli Open 2026·R5·+14.1
3.[W]vsMatvii SobolCM2,180·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R6·+13.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Check & Mate - A
Open Swiss
May 20260/4#281413-27.6
Valcea Trophy - 6th ed.
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/6#52077+4.0
Ferroli Open 2026
Swiss
Mar 20264.5/7#62134+13.8
Sasomi Open - 4th ed.
Open Swiss
Feb 20266/9#392179+37.8
Chessmania 4th ed. - A
Open Swiss
Jan 20265/7#52164+30.6
Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess
Swiss
Nov 20254/7#121961-1.4
Worst Elo result: Check & Mate - A (-27.6 Elo, finished #28).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDan-Calin Ambru
🇷🇴ROU·1994
+8 −5 =7
20 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJanos Helmer
🇷🇴ROU·2003
+6 −8 =4
18 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsIonel Miron
🇷🇴ROU·1951
+9 −4 =3
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSorin-Mihai Samu
🇷🇴ROU·2030
+5 −5 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsIlie Arion
🇷🇴ROU·1994
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings

/
Romania
#205
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#13,975
in continent
World
#19,090
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Romania
1
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2
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2,582
3
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2,577
4
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2,550
5
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2,545
6
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2,517
7
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2,507
8
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2,501
9
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2,495
10
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2,484
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205🇷🇴Lupu, Ovidiu-Jean2,064
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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13975🇷🇴Lupu, Ovidiu-Jean2,064
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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19090🇷🇴Lupu, Ovidiu-Jean2,064