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Ciubotariu, Maricel
🇷🇴FIDE 1221892· Male· Romania· Born in 1969
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Maricel Ciubotariu, a 57-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1873. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2012–2014), 16 months (2018–2019) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group II Rounds 4-5. His peak of 1937 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2010).
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1923
All-time high
1937
−64 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 41
Mar 2010 · age 41
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,025
#55,025 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
33rd Romanian 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1873
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1799 → 1884
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Nov 2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1807 → returned at 1873
Nov 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Nov 2022
2020
39th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1875
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1884 → 1873
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0/ 10.0%
0W0D1L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsGheorghe Tinta1,834·Romania National Championship 3rd League 2025 - group II Rounds 4-5·R5·-11.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #13 | 1034 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDaniel-Iulian Panainte
🇷🇴ROU·1891
+4 −8 =0
12 games·last met Nov 2014
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vsGheorghe Tinta
🇷🇴ROU·1838
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsIulian Mihailov
🇷🇴ROU·2042
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2016
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vsCicirone SpulberFM
🇷🇴ROU·1924
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2014
View head-to-head →
vsIon Lungu
🇷🇴ROU
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2014
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Rankings
/
Romania
#466
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#40,396
in continent
World
#55,024
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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