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Stanciu, Alexandru-Ovidiu
FM🇷🇴FIDE 1217674· Male· Romania· Born in 1993
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Alexandru-Ovidiu Stanciu, a 33-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2356 — just 27 short of his peak of 2383 (Jan 2013, age 20) and ranked 33rd among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ferroli Open 2026, Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League, and FISSM 2025 - IM norm tournament - Memorial Marian Vasile. Also played 1 rapid event (including Mihail Breaz Memorial) recently. He reached Romanian #33 in Jan 2026.
Awarded FM in 2013 (age 20). Earned a IM norm at Intl Chess Tnmt III.Ceramica Corund-open A 2017. At junior level, he reached World #93 in U20, World #80 in U18 and #4 and #6 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2356
Standard
Rpd2313·Blz2251
All-time high
2383
−27 pts below
Jan 2013 · age 20
Jan 2013 · age 20
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Romanian players · of 2,168
Career timeline
20 entries2026
Peak Romanian rank: #33
at age 33 · rated 2359
Jan 2026
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Oct 2021
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2323 → returned at 2294
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Sep 2017
2013
500 career games
at age 20
Oct 2013
FM title awardedFM
at age 20
Mar 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2329 → 2356
Tournaments
5
49 games
Score
28.5/ 4958.2%
26W17D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 5.5/6 | #2 | 2295 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/7 | #1 | 2310 | -2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #45 | 2345 | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 2365 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #9 | 2426 | +23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdrian-Marian PetrisorIM
🇷🇴ROU·2379
+4 −4 =5
13 games·last met May 2019
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vsGeorge-Catalin ArdeleanIM
🇷🇴ROU·2421
+2 −2 =8
12 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsAlexandru PopFM
🇷🇴ROU·2249
+9 −2 =1
12 games·last met Aug 2017
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vsMarius ManolacheGM
🇷🇴ROU·2433
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsTiberiu-Marian GeorgescuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2457
+0 −6 =5
11 games·last met Mar 2017
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Rankings
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Romania
#33
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#1,645
in continent
World
#2,562
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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