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Mintau, Andrei-Catalin

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FIDEFIDE 1240269· Male· Romania· Born in 2004

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Andrei-Catalin Mintau, a 22-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2122 — just 8 short of his peak of 2130 (May 2022, age 18) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent appearances: Ferroli Open 2026 and Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.. Also played 2 rapid events (including UT Chess Wars 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Aug 2022 and Sep 2023.

At junior level, he reached #17, #11, #11, #6, #17 and #25 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2122

Standard

Rpd1953·Blz2010

All-time high

2130

−8 pts below
May 2022 · age 18

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,447 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
53rd Romanian 20-35 player
at age 22 · rated 2123
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Dec 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 20
Nov 2024
2023
17th Romanian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2054
Nov 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2018 → returned at 2025
Aug 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.
perf 2262 (+154) · 6/7 · #2
Top opponent
vs Petru-Sebastian UrsanCM 2,182
Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed. · Nov 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
+42
2080 → 2122
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
11/ 1478.6%
9W4D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLevente-David Ilonczai2,146·Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.·R6·+11.1
2.[W]vsOvidiu-Jean LupuFM2,074·Ferroli Open 2026·R7·+8.6
3.[W]vsAurel Stirb1,936·Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.·R7·+5.4
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAlexandru-Ovidiu StanciuFM2,359·Ferroli Open 2026·R4·-4.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ferroli Open 2026
Swiss
Mar 20265/7#32173+14.4
Tasnad City Cup - 12th ed.
Open Swiss
Nov 20256/7#22262+28.0

Rankings

/
Romania
#168
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#9,716
in continent
World
#13,447
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Romania
1
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2
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3
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2,577
4
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2,550
5
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2,545
6
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2,517
7
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2,507
8
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2,501
9
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2,486
10
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2,484
...
168🇷🇴Mintau, Andrei-Catalin2,122
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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9716🇷🇴Mintau, Andrei-Catalin2,122
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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13447🇷🇴Mintau, Andrei-Catalin2,122