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Necula, Iulian

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FIDEFIDE 1232380· Male· Romania· Born in 1970

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Iulian Necula, a 56-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1928. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed. and Pascani Cup - 16th ed.. Also played 4 rapid events (including Mihai Molodoi Memorial - 16th ed.) recently. He took a 44-month break between May 2019 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1992 was reached at age 42 (Sep 2012).

Current rating

1928

Standard

Rpd1869·Blz1874

All-time high

1992

−64 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 42

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#41,419

#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
23rd Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1928
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1851 → 1909
Apr 2024
2023
34th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1882
Feb 2023
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 1890 → returned at 1882
May 2019
2018
32nd Romanian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1974
Sep 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 45
Oct 2015

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.
perf 2062 (+134) · 4.5/6 · #12
Top opponent
vs Razvan-Catalin Tudoroiu 2,113
Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed. · Mar 2026 · +14.9 Elo
Evolution
+23
1905 → 1928
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
7.5/ 1075.0%
7W1D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMarius Arghirescu1,711·Pascani Cup - 16th ed.·R5·-15.0
2.[L]vsVasile SanduleacGM2,326·Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.·R5·-1.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.
Open Swiss
Mar 20264.5/6#122062+25.8
Pascani Cup - 16th ed.
Swiss
Aug 20253/4#271843-4.8

Most-Played Opponents

vsBogdan Sava
🇷🇴ROU·2019
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSilviu Ifrim
🇷🇴ROU
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2017
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vsMatei-Christian Tablan
🇷🇴ROU·1960
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRafael IenasoaieCM
🇷🇴ROU·2161
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsCostel Budur
🇷🇴ROU·2025
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2017
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Rankings

/
Romania
#375
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#30,580
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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