Format
PG
Padurariu, Gelu
🇷🇴FIDE 1212761· Male· Romania· Born in 1966
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Gelu Padurariu, a 60-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1597. He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Safir Trophy - 10th ed. and Gheorghe Cristian Memorial - Centrocoop Trophy 38th ed. - Open. Also played 3 rapid events (including Movilesti Cup - 3rd ed.) recently. His peak of 1632 was reached at age 58 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd1612·Blz1584
All-time high
1632
−35 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 58
Mar 2024 · age 58
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+212 Elo)
1420 → 1632
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 58
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1632
at age 58 · −35 from today
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 56
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+21
1576 → 1597
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
6W4D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPatric-Cezar Patrasc1,730·Gheorghe Cristian Memorial - Centrocoop Trophy 38th ed. - Open·R7·+13.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/6 | #18 | 1817 | +5.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #29 | 1804 | +15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIulian Romascanu
🇷🇴ROU·1721
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsNicu-Marius Toma
🇷🇴ROU·1501
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsVasile Anchidin
🇷🇴ROU·1611
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsStefan-Emilian PrisacaruCM
🇷🇴ROU·2260
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsTiberiu-Cezar Craescu
🇷🇴ROU·1742
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Romania
#1,322
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#98,939
in continent
World
#148,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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