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Oancea, Nicolae
🇨🇦FIDE 1211870· Male· Canada· Born in 1967
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Nicolae Oancea, a 59-year-old Canadian player, is rated 1765. He has slipped back 141 Elo over the past 12 months. 64 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Collingwood Somborac Chess Festival Crown, 2026 Chess4win North York FIDE Ladder Open O2000, and 2026 SCC & Chess4win March Break Open O1900. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 GTCL Cup (Team Rapid)) and 1 blitz events (including Open Blitz Tournament WSTCC 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2002–2005) and 202 months (2005–2021). His peak of 2158 was reached at age 34 (Jul 2001); he also reached Canadian #62 in Mar 2022.
Competes for Canada since Mar 2023.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd1786·Blz1878
All-time high
2158
−393 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 34
Jul 2001 · age 34
Activity
55
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
10th Canadian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1924
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1728 → 1871
Feb 2025
2023
Switched federation: ROU → CAN
at age 56
Mar 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 55
Dec 2022
Peak Canadian rank: #62
at age 55 · rated 2052
Mar 2022
5th Canadian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2052
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-124
1889 → 1765
Tournaments
12
63 games
Score
25.5/ 6340.5%
22W12D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #13 | 1729 | -21.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/4 | #20 | — | -17.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/9 | #159 | 1608 | -50.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/3 | #14 | 1174 | -22.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #54 | 1709 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/5 | #8 | 1887 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #53 | 1606 | -33.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/3 | #44 | 1710 | -16.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #6 | 2711 | +13.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2021 | +36.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael BarronIM
🇨🇦CAN·2035
+4 −6 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDhruv Murali
🇨🇦CAN·1850
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsNikolay NoritsynIM
🇨🇦CAN·2459
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsEric QianCM
🇨🇦CAN·2090
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDmitry Chernik
🇨🇦CAN·1875
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Canada
#729
out of 1,900 players
Americas
#10,229
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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