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Padurean, Daniel-Cristian
CM🇷🇴FIDE 1238191· Male· Romania· Born in 2001
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Daniel-Cristian Padurean, a 25-year-old Romanian Candidate Master, is rated 2230 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of Romanian players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Open Championship 2026, Two Generations Cup, and 11th Berecz Memorial - Group A. Also played 4 rapid (including UVT Grand Prix 6th leg - rapid A) and 5 blitz events (including UVT Grand Prix 6th leg - blitz) recently. He reached Romanian #93 in Apr 2026.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 25). At junior level, he reached #11, #11, #10, #21 and #20 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2230
Standard
Rpd2222·Blz2094
All-time high
2230
at best
May 2026 · age 25
May 2026 · age 25
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#93 · Romanian players · of 2,187
Career timeline
20 entries2026
All-time peak 2230
at age 25
May 2026
Peak Romanian rank: #93
at age 25 · rated 2229
Apr 2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 25
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 25
Feb 2026
2021
11th Romanian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2126
Dec 2021
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+49
2181 → 2230
Tournaments
6
41 games
Score
23/ 4156.1%
17W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #23 | 2279 | +24.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2778 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #14 | 2338 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2166 | +4.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3/9 | #79 | 2235 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #17 | 2068 | -27.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandru-David Korcsek
🇷🇴ROU·2154
+11 −5 =8
24 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIoan-Radu Dima
🇷🇴ROU·2139
+7 −3 =6
16 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlexandru Balaban-Voia
🇷🇴ROU·2103
+3 −2 =8
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsRobin-Alexandru DragomirescuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2331
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsCalin DragomirescuFM
🇷🇴ROU·1970
+6 −3 =4
13 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#93
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#4,611
in continent
World
#6,695
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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