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Chirila, Ioan-Cristian
GM🇷🇴INACTIVE · since January 2025FIDE 1211668· Male· Romania· Born in 1991
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Ioan-Cristian Chirila, a 35-year-old Romanian Grandmaster, is rated 2506 and ranked 8th among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays around 51 rated games per year and had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 16 months (2023–2025). Also played 1 blitz event (including The American Cup 2026 - Blitz) recently. His peak of 2576 was reached at age 27 (Jul 2018); he also reached World #316 in Sep 2018 and has been in Romanian top 10 for 84 months and counting (6 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2009 (age 18), IM in 2008 (age 17), and FM in 2005 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #18 in U20, World #11 in U18, World #22 in U16, World #8 in U14 and World #24 in U12.
Current rating
2506
Standard
Rpd2489·Blz2413
All-time high
2576
−70 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 27
Jul 2018 · age 27
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#8
#8 · Romanian players · of 2,187
National top 10 since Jun 2017
National top 10 since Jun 2017
Career timeline
25 entries2026
84 months in national top 10 (ongoing)
longest streak 79 months · since Jul 2011
May 2026
2025
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2506 → still inactive
Jan 2025
2023
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2530 → returned at 2506
Aug 2023
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2536 → returned at 2543
Aug 2019
2018
Peak World rank: #316
at age 27 · rated 2576
Sep 2018
Peak Romanian rank: #6
at age 27 · rated 2576
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
2506 → 2506
Last 12 months — tournaments
0 eventsMost-Played Opponents
vsJulio Catalino SadorraGM
🇵🇭PHI·2547
+1 −3 =6
10 games·last met Nov 2017
View head-to-head →
vsJeffery XiongGM
🇺🇸USA·2656
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Jul 2015
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vsValentin IotovGM
🇧🇬BUL·2485
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2014
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vsRay RobsonGM
🇺🇸USA·2653
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2019
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vsVlad-Cristian JianuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2435
+3 −3 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2014
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Rankings
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Romania
#7
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#373
in continent
World
#552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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