Format
BA
Bulau, Andrei-Cristian
🇷🇴FIDE 1237691· Male· Romania· Born in 2003
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Andrei-Cristian Bulau, a 23-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2194 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include March Chess Meeting, Bucharest Chess Festival 9th ed. - Open, and February Chess Meeting. Also played 2 rapid events (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) recently. His peak of 2250 was reached at age 16 (Apr 2019, Romanian #99 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #7, #8, #2, #4, #6 and #26 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2194
Standard
Rpd2240·Blz2099
All-time high
2250
−56 pts below
Apr 2019 · age 16
Apr 2019 · age 16
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,511 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Nov 2025
2022
7th Romanian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2203
Jan 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2022
2021
8th Romanian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2203
Nov 2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Nov 2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+22
2172 → 2194
Tournaments
8
44 games
Score
32.5/ 4473.9%
25W15D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2642 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2127 | -8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1811 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #8 | 2134 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #3 | 2290 | +13.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/6 | #8 | 2132 | +1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5.5/9 | #22 | 2260 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2145 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan-Mario Berechet
🇷🇴ROU·2041
+13 −6 =3
22 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsSamuel-Timotei GhimpuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2463
+1 −10 =8
19 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsAndrei-Catalin Mintau
🇷🇴ROU·2122
+7 −5 =7
19 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsMatei-Marius Ignat
🇷🇴ROU·2128
+10 −3 =3
16 games·last met May 2023
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vsAlexandru-Irinel Traila
🇷🇴ROU·2001
+9 −3 =3
15 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Romania
#116
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#5,979
in continent
World
#8,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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