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Cirjan, Daniel
🇷🇴FIDE 1212265· Male· Romania· Born in 1966
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Daniel Cirjan, a 60-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1844. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A, XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados, and Valcea Trophy 5th ed. - Open. His peak of 2101 was reached at age 40 (Apr 2006).
Current rating
1844
Standard
Rpd1953·Blz1826
All-time high
2101
−257 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 40
Apr 2006 · age 40
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#63,124
#63,124 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
26th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1902
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1726 → 1907
Feb 2025
2017
500 career games
at age 51
Nov 2017
20th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1980
May 2017
2016
34th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2030
Oct 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 50
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-55
1899 → 1844
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
9W9D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRozsa Evelin Majoros1,967·X Open Internacional de Ajedrez Semana Santa San Vicente del Raspeig 2026 A·R3·+13.4
3.[D]vsAlexandru Ioan ConstantinoiuFM2,114·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League·R6·+5.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFilip Antonio Ilinca Ilinca1,641·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R1·-15.3
3.[L]vsJesus Esquinas Garcia1,759·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R7·-12.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #451 | 1847 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #196 | 1711 | -26.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #32 | 1743 | -12.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3/6 | #75 | 1927 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #27 | 1754 | -23.2 |
Worst Elo result: XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados (-26.8 Elo, finished #196).
Most-Played Opponents
vsIonut-Alexandru Fulger
🇷🇴ROU·1899
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsAntonio-Emil Deliman
🇷🇴ROU·1949
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Aug 2014
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vsDinu-Simi SuciuFM
🇷🇴ROU·1968
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsAurelian Ciobanu
🇷🇴ROU·2049
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsVlad-Stefan Motounu
🇷🇴ROU·1947
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Jan 2011
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Rankings
/
Romania
#526
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#46,139
in continent
World
#63,123
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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