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Popa, Denis-Marius

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FIDEFIDE 1239228· Male· Romania· Born in 1974

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Denis-Marius Popa, a 52-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1827. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 40 months (2016–2019), 30 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.. Also played 2 rapid (including Mihai Molodoi Memorial - 16th ed.) and 1 blitz events (including Andrei Ghilea Memorial - 2nd ed. blitz) recently. His peak of 1863 was reached at age 39 (Oct 2013).

Current rating

1827

Standard

Rpd1877·Blz1802

All-time high

1863

−36 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 39

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#68,087

#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
40th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1842
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 51
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+102 Elo)
1725 → 1827
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1712 → returned at 1841
Jun 2023
2022
60th Romanian 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1725
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Adrian Dumitras 1,589
Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed. · Mar 2026 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-14
1841 → 1827
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
4W0D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAdrian Dumitras1,589·Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.·R4·+4.1
2.[W]vsNicolae C. Lazar1,551·Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.·R5·+3.4
3.[W]vsLucian Arhire1,498·Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.·R3·+2.6
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDavid Paun1,455·Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.·R1·-17.9
2.[L]vsGabriel Ienasoaie2,008·Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.·R6·-5.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed.
Open Swiss
Mar 20264/5#281861-14.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsRoman Dubic
🇷🇴ROU·2062
+0 −14 =1
15 games·last met Nov 2015
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vsStefan-Daniel Done
🇷🇴ROU·1921
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Jun 2016
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vsDaniel-Vasilica Popescu
🇷🇴ROU·2018
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Apr 2016
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vsSilviu Iustin
🇷🇴ROU·2041
+8 −3 =0
11 games·last met Jan 2016
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vsMarius-Daniel Gavrila
🇷🇴ROU·1852
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2016
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Rankings

/
Romania
#561
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#49,596
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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