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Negureanu, Valentin
🇷🇴FIDE 1233556· Male· Romania· Born in 1970
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Valentin Negureanu, a 56-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1729. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent appearances: Pegas Winter 2026 - A and Slanic Moldova Classic Chess Open - 2nd ed.. Also played 5 rapid (including Movilesti Cup - 3rd ed.) and 2 blitz events (including Winter Cup Shopping City Sibiu - Blitz) recently. His peak of 1790 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd1718·Blz1684
All-time high
1790
−61 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54
Mar 2024 · age 54
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#99,784
#99,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
62nd Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1729
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+202 Elo)
1588 → 1790
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1790
at age 54 · −61 from today
Mar 2024
57th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1657
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Apr 2023
2020
65th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1630
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+3
1726 → 1729
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
3W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/5 | #11 | 1863 | -3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAurelian Ciobanu
🇷🇴ROU·2049
+0 −13 =0
13 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAdrian Toma
🇷🇴ROU·1478
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSilviu Ifrim
🇷🇴ROU
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsSandu Gurguiatu
🇷🇴ROU·1584
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPetrisor Gavrila
🇷🇴ROU·1933
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#838
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#70,783
in continent
World
#99,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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