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Popa, Marian
🇷🇴FIDE 1213270· Male· Romania· Born in 1960
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Marian Popa, a 66-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1712. He has fluctuated between 1679 and 1748 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group VIII Round 7-9, and Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group VIII Round 1-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) recently. He took a 20-month break between Apr 2005 and Jan 2007. His peak of 2068 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2003).
Current rating
1712
Standard
Rpd1727·Blz—
All-time high
2068
−356 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 43
Jan 2003 · age 43
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,549
#105,549 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
50th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1712
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1574 → 1748
Jul 2024
2022
28th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1655
Apr 2022
2016
40th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1840
Apr 2016
2011
37th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1918
Nov 2011
2009
100 career games
at age 49
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-12
1724 → 1712
Tournaments
5
29 games
Score
16/ 2955.2%
12W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNikolaos Chr Kyriakopoulos1,609·34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS B·R9·-12.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #18 | 2572 | +22.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/1 | #9 | 2424 | -1.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/2 | #7 | 2513 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/7 | #14 | 1674 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/9 | #153 | 1571 | -39.4 |
Worst Elo result: 34th OPEN CHESS TOURNAMENT OF KAVALA VASILIS THEODORIDIS B (-39.4 Elo, finished #153).
Most-Played Opponents
vsConstantin Turlea
🇷🇴ROU·1904
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAndrei-Cristian Bulau
🇷🇴ROU·2194
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsDan Cimpoiasu
🇷🇴ROU·1862
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jan 2021
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vsStefan Telea
🇷🇴ROU·1959
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2018
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Rankings
/
Romania
#897
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#74,460
in continent
World
#105,546
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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