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Stefan, Romulus-Cristian
CM🇷🇴FIDE 1232835· Male· Romania· Born in 1973
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Romulus-Cristian Stefan, a 53-year-old Romanian Candidate Master, is rated 2154 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Tienkampen, XXII Torneo Internacional Gran Hotel Bali Grupo A, and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League. Also played 3 rapid (including Fortress Trophy Deva 2025) and 4 blitz events (including Biel Chess Festival 2025 - BTZ) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 22 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2248 was reached at age 38 (Nov 2011).
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 42).
Current rating
2154
Standard
Rpd2145·Blz2048
All-time high
2248
−94 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 38
Nov 2011 · age 38
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,980 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
12th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2177
Nov 2025
2023
18th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2145
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Jan 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 49
Apr 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 46
Feb 2019
2018
16th Romanian 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2200
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-15
2169 → 2154
Tournaments
4
31 games
Score
18.5/ 3159.7%
13W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/8 | #223 | 2151 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #115 | 2040 | -23.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #39 | 2208 | +8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #88 | 2168 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMihnea CostachiIM
🇷🇴ROU·2459
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsOvidiu Craciun
🇷🇴ROU·1946
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRazvan-Andrei Burja-Udrea
🇷🇴ROU·1992
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAndrei IstratescuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2369
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsDavid Saioc
🇷🇴ROU·2147
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Romania
#147
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#7,856
in continent
World
#10,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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