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Serban, Cristian-Stefan

Serban, Cristian-Stefan

FM🇷🇴

FIDEFIDE 1241443· Male· Romania· Born in 2005

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Cristian-Stefan Serban, a 21-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2286 and sitting in the top 3% of Romanian players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈56/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026, Ploiesti moves intelligently - Corneliu Butnariu Memorial, and Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship. Also played 3 rapid (including Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open) and 2 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2340 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2023); he also reached Romanian #48 in Aug 2025.

Awarded FM in 2023 (age 18) and CM in 2023 (age 18). Earned IM norms at Romania National Team Championship 2024 - 1st League Open and Romania National Open Championship 2025. At junior level, he reached World #99 in U10 and #1, #2, #4, #4 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.

Current rating

2286

Standard

Rpd2210·Blz2119

All-time high

2340

−54 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 18

Activity

46

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

44 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#66 · Romanian players · of 2,187

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
Peak Romanian rank: #48
at age 20 · rated 2330
Aug 2025
1st Romanian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2332
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
Mar 2025
2023
2nd Romanian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2340
Nov 2023
All-time peak 2340
at age 18 · −54 from today
Nov 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship
perf 2446 (+184) · 6.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs David-Alexandru BoteaFM 2,300
Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League · Sep 2025 · +1.8 Elo
Evolution
-44
2330 → 2286
Tournaments
5
43 games
Score
25.5/ 4359.3%
25W8D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Ploiesti Chess Championship 2026
Swiss
Apr 20265.5/6#12336+9.6
Ploiesti moves intelligently - Corneliu Butnariu Memorial
Swiss
Nov 20255.5/6#22364+13.6
Ploiesti moves intelligently - Prahova County Chess Championship
Open Swiss
Oct 20256.5/7#12446+25.8
Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 2nd League
Team
Sep 20254/9#642096-38.8
Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - A
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/9#882090-55.0
Worst Elo result: Brasov Grand Prix 2025 - A (-55.0 Elo, finished #88).

Most-Played Opponents

vsDragos-Andrei AntonicaFM
🇷🇴ROU·2299
+5 −11 =6
22 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsTeodor-Cosmin NedelcuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2333
+7 −7 =6
20 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHunor-Zoltan AntalFM
🇷🇴ROU·2212
+5 −7 =7
19 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMatei-Stefan Vilcu
🇷🇴ROU·2214
+7 −1 =7
15 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsAlexandru Ioan ConstantinoiuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2180
+10 −3 =1
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings

/
Romania
#66
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#3,022
in continent
World
#4,521
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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