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Popescu, Daniel-Vasilica

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FIDEFIDE 1232096· Male· Romania· Born in 1981

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Daniel-Vasilica Popescu, a 45-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1993. He has fluctuated between 1942 and 2015 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bucharest Chess Weekend 66th ed., Buzau County Chess Championship 2026 - Open, and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open. Also played 5 rapid (including Romania Grand Prix 2025 - 1st stage) and 1 blitz events (including Romanian National Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2163 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2011).

Current rating

1993

Standard

Rpd1935·Blz1897

All-time high

2163

−170 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 30

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#28,603

#28,603 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

17 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1942 → 2015
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Jul 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 42
Nov 2023
2022
26th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2078
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Nov 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Mamaia Classic Chess Open
perf 2176 (+169) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Boris ItkisIM 2,247
Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open · Sep 2025 · +15.8 Elo
Evolution
+16
1977 → 1993
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
12W2D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bucharest Chess Weekend 66th ed.
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/6#41948+3.6
Buzau County Chess Championship 2026 - Open
Swiss
Feb 20262/5#81746-26.4
Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open
Team
Sep 20251/3#662132+8.0
Mamaia Classic Chess Open
Open Swiss
Jun 20256/7#12176+30.0
Worst Elo result: Buzau County Chess Championship 2026 - Open (-26.4 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

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Romania
#279
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#21,136
in continent
World
#28,603
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Romania
1
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2
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2,582
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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2,486
10
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2,484
...
279🇷🇴Popescu, Daniel-Vasilica1,993
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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28603🇷🇴Popescu, Daniel-Vasilica1,993