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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
Rpd2333·Blz2251
All-time high
2383
−27 pts below
Jan 2013 · age 20
Jan 2013 · age 20
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33
#33 · Romanian players · of 2,187
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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
2325 → 2356
Tournaments
5
40 games
Score
28.5/ 4071.3%
21W15D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2355 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdrian-Marian PetrisorIM
🇷🇴ROU·2380
+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 2,757 players
Europe
#1,637
in continent
World
#2,563
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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