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Murg, Gheorghe
🇷🇴FIDE 1214357· Male· Romania· Born in 1945
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Gheorghe Murg, a 81-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1551. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sasomi Open - 4th ed., Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess, and Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B. Also played 6 rapid (including Orastie Rapid Chess Open) and 3 blitz events (including Winter Cup Shopping City Sibiu - Blitz) recently. He took a 17-month break between Oct 2005 and Apr 2007. His peak of 1850 was reached at age 60 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
1551
Standard
Rpd1460·Blz1484
All-time high
1850
−299 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 60
Jul 2005 · age 60
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#165,034
#165,034 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
15th Romanian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1551
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1326 → 1596
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 78
Apr 2023
2022
22nd Romanian 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1334
Apr 2022
2016
24th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1619
Feb 2016
2011
27th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1790
Sep 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1575 → 1551
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
10.5/ 3035.0%
9W3D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #273 | 1853 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #68 | 2159 | -6.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/4 | #186 | 1996 | -18.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3/7 | #16 | 1599 | +2.4 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#1,523
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#107,425
in continent
World
#165,011
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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