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Paval, George
🇷🇴FIDE 1214233· Male· Romania· Born in 1982
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George Paval, a 44-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2123 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2123 and 2154 over the past 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent appearances: Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026 and Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - A. Also played 7 rapid events (including Grand Prix Iasi 7) recently. He took a 27-month break between Jan 2019 and May 2021 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2257 was reached at age 32 (Jun 2014); he also reached Romanian #97 in Mar 2014.
Current rating
2123
Standard
Rpd2006·Blz2164
All-time high
2257
−134 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 32
Jun 2014 · age 32
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,388 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
17th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2154
Dec 2025
2019
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2207 → returned at 2156
Jan 2019
2018
500 career games
at age 36
Aug 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 35
Aug 2017
2014
All-time peak 2257
at age 32 · −134 from today
Jun 2014
Peak Romanian rank: #97
at age 32 · rated 2254
Mar 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
2139 → 2123
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7/ 1070.0%
6W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #71 | 1741 | -31.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2184 | +14.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandru CalinFM
🇷🇴ROU·2190
+3 −2 =11
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsLucian-Ioan FilipIM
🇷🇴ROU·2313
+0 −7 =8
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsVlad-George Zubcu
🇷🇴ROU·2220
+4 −3 =6
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsGeorge StoleriuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2379
+3 −3 =5
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMatei-Ionut AcsinteFM
🇷🇴ROU·2219
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
/
Romania
#170
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#9,681
in continent
World
#13,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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