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Arghirescu, Marius
🇷🇴FIDE 1216546· Male· Romania· Born in 1957
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Marius Arghirescu, a 69-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1798. He is climbing fast, having gained +115 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Satori Art Cup Open - 20th ed., XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados, and FIDE World Amateur Chess Championships 2025 - U2000. Also played 8 rapid events (including Grand Prix Iasi 2026 - 3rd stage) recently. His peak of 1960 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2011).
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd1741·Blz1784
All-time high
1960
−162 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 54
Mar 2011 · age 54
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
29th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1813
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+277 Elo)
1485 → 1762
Mar 2024
2021
500 career games
at age 64
May 2021
2020
34th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1750
Oct 2020
2013
41st Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1891
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+113
1685 → 1798
Tournaments
6
42 games
Score
25/ 4259.5%
22W6D14L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsWilliam Rutherford1,957·XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo B Aficionados·R7·+13.9
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/6 | #16 | 1710 | -15.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #109 | 1953 | +34.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #73 | 1824 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #7 | 1966 | +37.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/4 | #40 | 2744 | +16.6 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #18 | 1845 | +28.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSandu Gurguiatu
🇷🇴ROU·1584
+11 −1 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsAndrei Arghirescu
🇷🇴ROU·1914
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsAdrian Toma
🇷🇴ROU·1478
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsGabriel Ienasoaie
🇷🇴ROU·2021
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsStefan Danila
🇷🇴ROU·2051
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Romania
#635
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#55,727
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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