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Turcu, Florin
🇷🇴FIDE 1217879· Male· Romania· Born in 1964
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Florin Turcu, a 62-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1718. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026 and International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed.. Also played 1 rapid event (including Grand Prix Iasi 2026 - 1st stage) recently. He took a 62-month break between Sep 2017 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1839 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2008).
Current rating
1718
Standard
Rpd1757·Blz—
All-time high
1839
−121 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 44
Jan 2008 · age 44
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#103,295
#103,295 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
28th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1800
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1655 → 1791
Sep 2024
2023
47th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1692
Jan 2023
2017
Inactive for 62 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1692
Sep 2017
2015
100 career games
at age 51
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1772 → 1718
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
5W3D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsRazvan-Alexandru Panait1,988·International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed.·R7·+5.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRafael-Constantin Raileanu1,565·International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed.·R3·-14.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #119 | 1811 | -36.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #48 | 1659 | -18.4 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#876
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#72,996
in continent
World
#103,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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