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Armeanu, Ninel-Claudiu
🇷🇴FIDE 1223682· Male· Romania· Born in 1967
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Ninel-Claudiu Armeanu, a 59-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1699. He is progressing steadily with +37 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chess Weekend 1800 - 9th ed., Chess Weekend 1800 - 8th ed., and Gerard Cup - 6th ed.. Also played 9 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Bucharest Marathon Blitz - 6th ed.) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2014–2015) and 20 months (2016–2018). His peak of 1839 was reached at age 43 (May 2010).
Current rating
1699
Standard
Rpd1638·Blz1671
All-time high
1839
−140 pts below
May 2010 · age 43
May 2010 · age 43
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#110,288
#110,288 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+191 Elo)
1522 → 1713
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 57
Mar 2024
2023
53rd Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1549
Jan 2023
2022
77th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1611
Apr 2022
2016
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1759 → returned at 1731
Dec 2016
2014
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1774
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+37
1662 → 1699
Tournaments
6
40 games
Score
24/ 4060.0%
20W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #7 | 1645 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 1718 | +1.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #3 | 1696 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 1751 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 1891 | +35.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #131 | 1789 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGeorge Moroianu
🇷🇴ROU·1635
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsMadalin Andronescu
🇷🇴ROU·2084
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met May 2022
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vsGabriel-Ioan GeorgescuFM
🇷🇴ROU·1710
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsConstantin Bancu
🇷🇴ROU·1735
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsMatei-Marius Ignat
🇷🇴ROU·2128
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2021
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Rankings
/
Romania
#931
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#77,388
in continent
World
#110,285
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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