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Pop, Ioan I.

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FIDEFIDE 1218670· Male· Romania· Born in 1957

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Ioan I. Pop, a 69-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1726. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sasomi Open - 4th ed. and Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.. Also played 3 rapid events (including Orastie Rapid Chess Open) recently. His peak of 1850 was reached at age 55 (Dec 2012).

Current rating

1726

Standard

Rpd1693·Blz1732

All-time high

1850

−124 pts below
Dec 2012 · age 55

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#100,768

#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+219 Elo)
1493 → 1712
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
61st Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1516
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Apr 2022
500 career games
at age 65
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1661 → returned at 1649
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Sasomi Open - 4th ed.
perf 1850 (+124) · 5/9 · #105
Top opponent
vs Milutin B KosticFM 2,047
Sasomi Open - 4th ed. · Feb 2026 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
+20
1706 → 1726
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
7W3D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMilos V Jovanovic1,880·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R8·+14.2
2.[W]vsCiprian Rudic1,862·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R9·+13.7
3.[D]vsMilutin B KosticFM2,047·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R1·+7.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsKarol Sobon1,551·Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.·R2·-13.7
2.[L]vsMarcin Mala1,623·Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.·R5·-11.8
3.[L]vsMichal Livnansky1,835·Sasomi Open - 4th ed.·R4·-7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sasomi Open - 4th ed.
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#1051850+37.8
Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/7#321628-17.8
Worst Elo result: Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed. (-17.8 Elo, finished #32).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDan-Calin Ambru
🇷🇴ROU·1994
+4 −32 =5
41 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsIonel Miron
🇷🇴ROU·1951
+1 −21 =5
27 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsNicolae Sandru
🇷🇴ROU·1761
+5 −19 =1
25 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsAlexandru-Marius Tamas
🇷🇴ROU·1613
+14 −2 =7
23 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsJanos Helmer
🇷🇴ROU·2003
+0 −20 =2
22 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings

/
Romania
#846
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#71,411
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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