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Zafiu, Valeriu
🇷🇴FIDE 1209710· Male· Romania· Born in 1956
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Valeriu Zafiu, a 70-year-old Romanian player. currently rated 1792 in Standard, career peak of 1941 (Mar 2024). He had 2 career breaks: 178 months (2009–2024), 14 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1792
Standard
Rpd1837·Blz—
All-time high
1941
−149 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#656
in Romania · of 2,184
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1901 → 1941
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1941
at age 68 · −149 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1941 → returned at 1858
Mar 2024
2009
Inactive for 178 months
paused at 1901 → returned at 1941
Apr 2009
2008
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Apr 2008
Recent Results (last 12 months)
Evolution
-149
1941 → 1792
Standard rating history
Rankings
/
Romania
#656
out of 2,760 players
Europe
#59,089
in continent
World
#79,284
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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