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Costin, Petrica

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FIDEFIDE 1218093· Male· Romania· Born in 1953

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Petrica Costin, a 73-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 1888. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Petra Chess Weekend 44, Petra Chess Weekend 43, and Petra Chess Weekend 42. His peak of 2301 was reached at age 57 (Mar 2010); he also reached Romanian #80 in Aug 2014.

Awarded FM in 2010 (age 57).

Current rating

1888

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1968

All-time high

2301

−413 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 57

Activity

30

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#51,081

#51,081 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

25 entries
2024
4th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1985
Jul 2024
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2083 → returned at 2047
Apr 2020
2019
3rd Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2127
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 65
May 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
May 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vasile-Gheorghe Orban 1,715
Petra Chess Weekend 44 · Nov 2025 · +5.4 Elo
Evolution
-55
1943 → 1888
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVasile-Gheorghe Orban1,715·Petra Chess Weekend 44·R5·+5.4
2.[W]vsAlexandru-Gabriel Chis1,586·Petra Chess Weekend 43·R1·+2.5
3.[W]vsIoan Bruma1,551·Petra Chess Weekend 44·R4·+2.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Petra Chess Weekend 44
Swiss
Nov 20252/5#151662-33.4
Petra Chess Weekend 43
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/4#191713-22.0
Worst Elo result: Petra Chess Weekend 44 (-33.4 Elo, finished #15).

Most-Played Opponents

vsCiprian-Sorin MunteanFM
🇷🇴ROU·2138
+20 −5 =17
42 games·last met Oct 2014
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vsCodrut-Constantin FlorescuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2188
+23 −4 =13
40 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsDinu-Simi SuciuFM
🇷🇴ROU·1968
+28 −2 =4
34 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsArghil Marchis
🇭🇺HUN·1860
+19 −6 =3
28 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsSorin LevayFM
🇷🇴ROU·2020
+16 −3 =8
27 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings

/
Romania
#443
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#37,593
in continent
World
#51,080
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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