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Stirb, Aurel

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FIDEFIDE 1212320· Male· Romania· Born in 1959

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Aurel Stirb, a 67-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1838. He has slipped back 84 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Amateur Championship 2026, Sasomi Open - 4th ed., and Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess. Also played 6 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Romania National Senior Blitz Chess Championship 2025 - Open 65) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 55 months (2007–2012), 56 months (2012–2017) and 92 months (2017–2025). His peak of 2169 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2004).

Current rating

1838

Standard

Rpd1846·Blz1939

All-time high

2169

−331 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 45

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#64,871

#64,871 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
13th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1964
Dec 2025
2017
17th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1916
Oct 2017
Inactive for 92 months
paused at 1916 → returned at 1922
Jun 2017
2013
28th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1887
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1887 → returned at 1916
Sep 2012
2007
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1914
Jul 2007

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess
perf 2196 (+232) · 5/6 · #11
Top opponent
vs Sorin-Mihai Samu 2,026
Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess · Nov 2025 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
-112
1950 → 1838
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
29/ 4761.7%
24W10D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Romania National Amateur Championship 2026
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#481648-67.8
Sasomi Open - 4th ed.
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/9#1431727-51.2
Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess
Swiss
Nov 20255/6#112196+18.6
Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.
Open Swiss
Nov 20255/7#121983+12.6
Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/8#351863-11.8
Romania National Senior Chess Championship 2025 - Open 65
Swiss
Jun 20255.5/7#22065+30.2
Worst Elo result: Romania National Amateur Championship 2026 (-67.8 Elo, finished #48).

Rankings

/
Romania
#538
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#47,365
in continent
World
#64,870
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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Europe
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5
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7
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8
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9
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2
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6
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