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Melniciuc, Iuliu-Rudolf
🇷🇴FIDE 1226533· Male· Romania· Born in 1967
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Iuliu-Rudolf Melniciuc, a 59-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1849 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 64 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Romania National Championship 2025 for visual disabled players.
Current rating
1849
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1849
at best
Sep 2025 · age 58
Sep 2025 · age 58
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#61,681
#61,681 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
37th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 1849
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1849
at age 58
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1741 → 1845
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1845 → returned at 1849
Mar 2024
2019
61st Romanian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1741
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1845 → 1849
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsIulian Constantin1,757·Romania National Championship 2025 for visual disabled players·R7·+7.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsCiprian-Iulian Strete1,851·Romania National Championship 2025 for visual disabled players·R9·-9.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #11 | 1859 | +4.2 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#515
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#45,099
in continent
World
#61,681
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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