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Bratu, Gheorghe
🇷🇴FIDE 1212443· Male· Romania· Born in 1967
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Gheorghe Bratu, a 59-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1867. He has fluctuated between 1756 and 1957 over the past 2 years. 109 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Phoenix Cup 13th ed. - Open, IBCA World Team Chess Championship 2026, and Buzau County Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 3 rapid events (including Union Cup Buzau - 18th ed.) recently. His peak of 2112 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2006).
Current rating
1867
Standard
Rpd1777·Blz1796
All-time high
2112
−245 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 39
Apr 2006 · age 39
Activity
91
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
103 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#56,654
#56,654 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
16th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1957
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+207 Elo)
1629 → 1836
Feb 2025
2024
8-month rising streak
+99 Elo
Dec 2024
1,000 career games
at age 57
Feb 2024
2022
62nd Romanian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1729
Apr 2022
2018
500 career games
at age 51
Sep 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
1837 → 1867
Tournaments
13
100 games
Score
59/ 10059.0%
44W41D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #8 | 1876 | +2.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #24 | 1848 | -23.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #43 | 1905 | -17.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #6 | 1852 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/7 | #22 | 1817 | -17.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #16 | 1925 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/6 | #12 | 1817 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1960 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #7 | 2132 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #25 | 1847 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVasile Carapit
🇷🇴ROU·1814
+9 −2 =28
39 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRoman Dubic
🇷🇴ROU·2062
+0 −29 =3
32 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMarius-Daniel Gavrila
🇷🇴ROU·1852
+5 −13 =7
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsStefan-Daniel Done
🇷🇴ROU·1921
+2 −18 =5
25 games·last met May 2024
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vsMihai Dima
🇷🇴ROU·1985
+1 −5 =18
24 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#476
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#41,552
in continent
World
#56,653
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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