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ZV
Zafiu, Valeriu
🇷🇴FIDE 1209710· Male· Romania· Born in 1956
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Valeriu Zafiu, a 70-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1760. He has slipped back 98 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent appearances: Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026 and Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) recently. He took a 193-month break between Apr 2009 and Jun 2025. His peak of 1941 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd1836·Blz—
All-time high
1941
−181 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,176
#89,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Nov 2025
17th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1875
Aug 2025
2024
All-time peak 1941
at age 68 · −181 from today
Mar 2024
2009
Inactive for 193 months
paused at 1901 → returned at 1858
Apr 2009
2008
41st Romanian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1880
Apr 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-98
1858 → 1760
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
5W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLucas-Andrei Nitu1,518·Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship·R5·-16.6
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #41 | 1801 | -31.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #18 | 1721 | -66.8 |
Worst Elo result: Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship (-66.8 Elo, finished #18).
Rankings
/
Romania
#746
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#63,905
in continent
World
#89,174
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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