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Buzgaru, Gabriel
🇷🇴FIDE 1209795· Male· Romania· Born in 1968
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Gabriel Buzgaru, a 58-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1827. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 42 months (2011–2014), 13 months (2015–2016), 13 months (2016–2017), 21 months (2017–2019), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group II Rounds 4-5. His peak of 2053 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2007).
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd1848·Blz1939
All-time high
2053
−226 pts below
Oct 2007 · age 39
Oct 2007 · age 39
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#68,037
#68,037 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
19 entries2026
47th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1827
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1729 → 1837
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1837 → returned at 1827
Mar 2024
2022
42nd Romanian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1864
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1867 → returned at 1864
Oct 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1837 → 1827
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsVladimir Balan1,664·Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group II Rounds 4-5·R2·+5.6
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #5 | 1659 | -10.0 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#565
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#49,554
in continent
World
#68,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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