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Plugaru, Rares
🇷🇴FIDE 1237292· Male· Romania· Born in 2004
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Rares Plugaru, a 22-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2199 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent appearances: Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026 and International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed.. Also played 5 rapid (including Grand Prix Iasi 2026 - 1st stage) and 2 blitz events (including International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #11, #7, #5, #9, #5 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2199
Standard
Rpd2115·Blz2141
All-time high
2199
at best
Mar 2026 · age 22
Mar 2026 · age 22
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,226 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
39th Romanian 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2199
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2199
at age 22
Mar 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Sep 2024
2023
11th Romanian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2135
Jan 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
7th Romanian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2156
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
2165 → 2199
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
12/ 1485.7%
11W2D1L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsMatei-Valeriu MogirzanCM2,092·International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed.·R6·+7.3
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsNicodim-Cosmin StepanencuFM2,318·International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed.·R4·-6.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #3 | 2281 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #3 | 2257 | +24.8 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#114
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#5,770
in continent
World
#8,226
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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