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Paparuz, Vasile
🇷🇴FIDE 1217798· Male· Romania· Born in 1984
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Vasile Paparuz, a 42-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1560. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Satori Art Cup Open - 20th ed., and Minerva Braila Trophy 4th ed. - A. Also played 2 rapid events (including Royal League - 10th ed.) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010), 14 months (2012–2013), 35 months (2014–2017), 19 months (2017–2018) and 26 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1657 was reached at age 22 (Apr 2006).
Current rating
1560
Standard
Rpd1665·Blz—
All-time high
1657
−97 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 22
Apr 2006 · age 22
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#162,400
#162,400 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
93rd Romanian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1589
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+247 Elo)
1360 → 1607
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 40
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 40
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 40
Mar 2024
2022
73rd Romanian 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 1511
Mar 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-29
1589 → 1560
Tournaments
5
25 games
Score
10/ 2540.0%
8W4D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #52 | 2019 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #77 | 1898 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/6 | #25 | 1582 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #46 | 1710 | +10.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/5 | #122 | 1423 | -14.4 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#1,484
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#106,278
in continent
World
#162,383
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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