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RV
Rusu, Vasile
🇷🇴FIDE 1214497· Male· Romania· Born in 1970
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Vasile Rusu, a 56-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1675. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 15 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed., Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026, and Moldova Chess Classic 4th ed. - A. Also played 1 rapid (including Grand Prix Iasi 5) and 1 blitz events (including Palas Cup 2025 - blitz) recently. He took a 15-month break between Aug 2021 and Dec 2022. His peak of 1961 was reached at age 35 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
1675
Standard
Rpd1738·Blz1748
All-time high
1961
−286 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 35
Jan 2005 · age 35
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#118,929
#118,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
70th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1691
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+252 Elo)
1465 → 1717
Nov 2024
2022
85th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1531
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1531 → returned at 1449
Aug 2021
2020
72nd Romanian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1554
Oct 2020
2013
76th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1758
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1683 → 1675
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
7W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #56 | 1795 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #93 | 1870 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #21 | 1898 | +23.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 0.5/2 | #128 | 1313 | -19.2 |
Worst Elo result: International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed. (-19.2 Elo, finished #128).
Most-Played Opponents
vsCalin GheorghiuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2313
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsCorneliu Iorga
🇷🇴ROU·1750
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsVlad-George Zubcu
🇷🇴ROU·2220
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsGeorge Paval
🇷🇴ROU·2123
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMatei-Teodor DodoiCM
🇷🇴ROU·2215
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2021
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Rankings
/
Romania
#1,018
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#82,592
in continent
World
#118,923
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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