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Ciobanu, Viorel-Adrian
🇷🇴FIDE 1211846· Male· Romania· Born in 1977
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Viorel-Adrian Ciobanu, a 49-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2206 and sitting in the top 5% of Romanian players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2008–2010) and 39 months (2021–2025). Recent appearance: Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League. His peak of 2280 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2008); he also reached Romanian #91 in Apr 2009.
Current rating
2206
Standard
Rpd2149·Blz2056
All-time high
2280
−74 pts below
Jul 2008 · age 31
Jul 2008 · age 31
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#109 · Romanian players · of 2,168
Career timeline
18 entries2026
14th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2206
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Oct 2025
2021
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2156 → returned at 2164
Oct 2021
2020
17th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2172
Oct 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Nov 2017
2016
500 career games
at age 39
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
2166 → 2206
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7.5/ 983.3%
6W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2357 | +41.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert-Daniel PisuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2106
+4 −6 =14
24 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsIulian-Marinica Galatanu
🇷🇴ROU·1947
+10 −5 =7
22 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsCristian-Clement DaianuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2202
+3 −7 =12
22 games·last met Feb 2021
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vsCristian-Mihaita Dan
🇷🇴ROU·1895
+14 −0 =2
16 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsConstantin Calinoiu
🇷🇴ROU·1554
+14 −0 =0
14 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#109
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#5,482
in continent
World
#7,852
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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| 7852 | 2,206 | |