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Orban, Vasile-Gheorghe
🇷🇴FIDE 1232681· Male· Romania· Born in 1951
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Vasile-Gheorghe Orban, a 75-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1700. He is on a steady climb with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hajdu Bihar County Team Ch. 2025-26 R 9, Ferroli Open 2026, and Petra Chess Weekend 44. He took a 50-month break between Dec 2019 and Mar 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2136 was reached at age 62 (Nov 2013).
Current rating
1700
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2136
−436 pts below
Nov 2013 · age 62
Nov 2013 · age 62
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,949
#109,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
10th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1866
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1849 → returned at 1866
Dec 2019
2017
4th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1962
Aug 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 65
Mar 2016
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
Oct 2014
2013
3rd Romanian 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2136
Nov 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1711 → 1700
Tournaments
8
19 games
Score
8.5/ 1944.7%
7W3D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #46 | 802 | -13.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #29 | 2037 | +6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #32 | 2639 | +14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1557 | -3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #20 | 1731 | -19.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 1756 | +2.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/1 | #27 | 2630 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #91 | 1506 | -10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSorin LevayFM
🇷🇴ROU·2020
+7 −0 =11
18 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsCodrut-Constantin FlorescuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2188
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Aug 2017
View head-to-head →
vsSorin-Mihai Samu
🇷🇴ROU·2030
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsIoan Bruma
🇷🇴ROU·1538
+7 −1 =0
8 games·last met Dec 2024
View head-to-head →
vsDinu-Simi SuciuFM
🇷🇴ROU·1968
+3 −0 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2019
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Romania
#929
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#77,169
in continent
World
#109,946
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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