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Popescu, Daniel-Vasilica
🇷🇴FIDE 1232096· Male· Romania· Born in 1981
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Daniel-Vasilica Popescu, a 45-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2018. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Phoenix Cup 13th ed. - Open, Bucharest Chess Weekend 66th ed., and Buzau County Chess Championship 2026 - Open. Also played 4 rapid (including Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open) and 2 blitz events (including Romanian National Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2163 was reached at age 30 (Mar 2011).
Current rating
2018
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz1863
All-time high
2163
−145 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 30
Mar 2011 · age 30
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,839
#24,839 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 45
Jun 2026
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
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
2007 → 2018
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
12/ 2157.1%
10W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #3 | 2118 | +24.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #4 | 1948 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #8 | 1746 | -26.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #66 | 2132 | +8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoman Dubic
🇷🇴ROU·2062
+8 −12 =15
35 games·last met May 2026
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vsStefan-Daniel Done
🇷🇴ROU·1921
+12 −12 =4
28 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMarius-Daniel Gavrila
🇷🇴ROU·1852
+14 −7 =1
22 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsSilviu Iustin
🇷🇴ROU·2041
+15 −0 =7
22 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsPaul Moldoveanu
🇷🇴ROU·1701
+14 −1 =1
16 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Romania
#250
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#18,316
in continent
World
#24,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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