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Zarnescu, Marius

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FIDEFIDE 1211331· Male· Romania· Born in 1952

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Marius Zarnescu, a 74-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1807. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2007), 30 months (2013–2016), 67 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included) and 25 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Safir Trophy - 10th ed.. Also played 2 rapid events (including Movilesti Cup - 3rd ed.) recently. His peak of 1952 was reached at age 53 (Apr 2005).

Current rating

1807

Standard

Rpd1745·Blz—

All-time high

1952

−145 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 53

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#74,142

#74,142 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 73
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1711 → 1810
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 25 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1807
Aug 2023
11th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1711
May 2023
2022
26th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 1741
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Marian DominteFM 1,997
Safir Trophy - 10th ed. · Sep 2025 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-3
1810 → 1807
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsMarian DominteFM1,997·Safir Trophy - 10th ed.·R7·+5.0
2.[W]vsIonut-Cristian Toma1,615·Safir Trophy - 10th ed.·R6·+5.0
3.[W]vsIoan Lazanu1,537·Safir Trophy - 10th ed.·R1·+3.5
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsCosmin-Alex Alexa1,926·Safir Trophy - 10th ed.·R5·-6.7
2.[L]vsGheorghe Bratu1,944·Safir Trophy - 10th ed.·R8·-6.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Safir Trophy - 10th ed.
Open Swiss
Sep 20254/7#111776-2.8

Rankings

/
Romania
#616
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#53,749
in continent
World
#74,141
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,484
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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53749🇷🇴Zarnescu, Marius1,807
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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