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Morariu, Ionel
🇷🇴FIDE 1220713· Male· Romania· Born in 1966
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Ionel Morariu, a 60-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1894. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025, Romania National Championship 2025 for visual disabled players, and 17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players. Also played 1 rapid event (including IBCA World Individual Chess Championship for the Blind and Visually Impaired 2025 - Rapid) recently. He took a 34-month break between Nov 2019 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1981 was reached at age 58 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1894
Standard
Rpd1898·Blz1902
All-time high
1981
−87 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 58
Nov 2024 · age 58
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#49,654
#49,654 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2024
14th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1981
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+135 Elo)
1846 → 1981
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1981
at age 58 · −87 from today
Nov 2024
2020
38th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1879
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1879 → returned at 1915
Nov 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 51
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
1948 → 1894
Tournaments
3
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
13W3D10L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIstvan Elo1,949·17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players·R2·+10.5
2.[W]vsPavel Curticapean1,767·Romania National Championship 2025 for visual disabled players·R5·+6.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #24 | 1827 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #9 | 1828 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/8 | #38 | 1867 | -14.8 |
Worst Elo result: Romania National Championship 2025 for visual disabled players (-22.2 Elo, finished #9).
Rankings
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Romania
#433
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#36,538
in continent
World
#49,654
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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