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Popa, Valentin

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FIDEFIDE 1229311· Male· Romania· Born in 1981

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Valentin Popa, a 45-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1752. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Predeal City Trophy - 4th ed. and Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - B. He had 3 career breaks: 25 months (2011–2013), 20 months (2013–2015) and 122 months (2015–2025). His peak of 1822 was reached at age 44 (Oct 2025).

Current rating

1752

Standard

Rpd1795·Blz1759

All-time high

1822

−70 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 44

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#91,911

#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
44th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1820
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1822
at age 44 · −70 from today
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 43
Mar 2024
2015
Inactive for 122 months
paused at 1699 → returned at 1821
Jun 2015
2013
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1707 → returned at 1699
Sep 2013

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Luca-Matias Plesea 1,712
Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - B · Jul 2025 · +7.0 Elo
Evolution
-67
1819 → 1752
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
15.5/ 2659.6%
14W3D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsVlad-Stefan Grasu1,491·Check & Mate - B·R2·-16.4
2.[L]vsStefan Nedelcu1,550·Check & Mate - B·R6·-15.2
3.[L]vsStefan Grigorescu1,566·Predeal Trophy 2026·R1·-14.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Check & Mate - B
Open Swiss
May 20262/6#351445-57.0
Predeal Trophy 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/6#61738-10.8
Predeal City Trophy - 4th ed.
Swiss
Aug 20254/6#71742-9.6
Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - B
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/7#421846+10.4
Worst Elo result: Check & Mate - B (-57.0 Elo, finished #35).

Rankings

/
Romania
#766
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#65,697
in continent
World
#91,909
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Romania
1
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2
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3
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2,577
4
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2,550
5
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2,545
6
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2,517
7
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2,507
8
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2,501
9
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2,495
10
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2,484
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766🇷🇴Popa, Valentin1,752
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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65697🇷🇴Popa, Valentin1,752
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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91909🇷🇴Popa, Valentin1,752