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Frunza, Ionel

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FIDEFIDE 1213075· Male· Romania· Born in 1968

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Ionel Frunza, a 58-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1790. He has slipped back 59 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Satori Art Cup Open - 20th ed., and Bitcoin Chess Romania 7th ed. - Open. Also played 2 rapid events (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2012–2014), 21 months (2016–2017), 21 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2021–2024). His peak of 1924 was reached at age 43 (Sep 2011).

Current rating

1790

Standard

Rpd1828·Blz1875

All-time high

1924

−134 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 43

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#79,473

#79,473 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
29th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1894
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+61 Elo)
1848 → 1909
Mar 2024
2022
40th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1848
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1848 → returned at 1909
Mar 2021
2018
50th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1866
Nov 2018
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1866 → returned at 1874
Dec 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Darius-Cristian Pana 1,921
Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026 · Apr 2026 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
-48
1838 → 1790
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
11/ 2055.0%
9W4D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026
Swiss
Apr 20263/3#292523+5.2
Satori Art Cup Open - 20th ed.
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#431623-24.2
Bitcoin Chess Romania 7th ed. - Open
Swiss
Oct 20252/6#431657-29.0
Ploiesti moves smart - Ploiesti City Championship
Swiss
May 20253.5/5#81735-10.8
Worst Elo result: Bitcoin Chess Romania 7th ed. - Open (-29.0 Elo, finished #43).

Rankings

/
Romania
#659
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#57,373
in continent
World
#79,472
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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8
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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7
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8
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8
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10
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2
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6
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7
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7
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