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Turcu, Iulian

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FIDEFIDE 1215116· Male· Romania· Born in 1990

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Iulian Turcu, a 36-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2007. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 13 months (2013–2014), 18 months (2014–2016), 18 months (2016–2017), 41 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included), 28 months (2021–2024) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Sasomi Open - 4th ed.. His peak of 2256 was reached at age 22 (Mar 2012).

At junior level, he reached #9, #11, #7 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2007

Standard

Rpd2020·Blz1981

All-time high

2256

−249 pts below
Mar 2012 · age 22

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#26,422

#26,422 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
8th Romanian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2007
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 2007
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1992 → returned at 1995
Oct 2021
2018
500 career games
at age 28
Mar 2018
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 2002 → returned at 2002
Mar 2018
2016
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2034 → returned at 2038
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Petru-Sebastian UrsanCM 2,195
Sasomi Open - 4th ed. · Feb 2026 · +4.9 Elo
Evolution
+12
1995 → 2007
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
3W4D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsPetru-Sebastian UrsanCM2,195·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R2·+4.9
2.[D]vsOleg MaximovFM2,179·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R3·+4.6
3.[W]vsAleksandra Zgoda1,775·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R7·+4.2
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsDonat DarocziFM2,126·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R5·-6.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sasomi Open - 4th ed.
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/8#772030+11.8

Rankings

/
Romania
#259
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#19,520
in continent
World
#26,422
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Romania
1
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2,650
2
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2,582
3
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2,577
4
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2,550
5
🇷🇴Gavrilescu, DavidFollow David GavrilescuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,545
6
🇷🇴Nanu, Costica-CiprianFollow Costica-Ciprian NanuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,517
7
🇷🇴Parligras, Mircea-EmilianFollow Mircea-Emilian ParligrasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,507
8
🇷🇴Magold, FilipFollow Filip MagoldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,501
9
🇷🇴Ilinca, Felix-AntonioFollow Felix-Antonio IlincaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,486
10
🇷🇴Miron, Lucian-CostinFollow Lucian-Costin MironTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,484
...
259🇷🇴Turcu, Iulian2,007
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,708
...
19520🇷🇴Turcu, Iulian2,007
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
26422🇷🇴Turcu, Iulian2,007