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CS
Cretu, Sorin-Alexandru
🇷🇴FIDE 1214110· Male· Romania· Born in 1958
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Sorin-Alexandru Cretu, a 68-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1791. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: HUN Team Ch. Toth Laszlo Memorial Group 2025-26 R 9 and Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B. Also played 1 rapid event (including Educhess Arad - February 2026) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2011–2012) and 19 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2054 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1828·Blz1944
All-time high
2054
−263 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 51
Apr 2009 · age 51
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1715 → 1811
Dec 2024
26th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1842
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 65
Mar 2023
2020
24th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1836
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
1831 → 1791
Tournaments
9
18 games
Score
7.5/ 1841.7%
5W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #103 | 1154 | -5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2624 | +11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #71 | 1700 | -4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #107 | 1136 | -6.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 1969 | +4.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #87 | 1169 | -5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2680 | +12.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #112 | 1090 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #70 | 1659 | -38.0 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#655
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#57,208
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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