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Anghel, Iulian-Mihai
CM🇷🇴FIDE 1241532· Male· Romania· Born in 2006
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Iulian-Mihai Anghel, a 20-year-old Romanian Candidate Master, is rated 2226 — 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 +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3rd Kumania - IM, 11th Berecz Memorial - Group A, and Arad Grand Prix 2025 - A. Also played 1 rapid (including UVT Grand Prix 5th leg - rapid A) and 3 blitz events (including Arad blitz 2025) recently. He reached Romanian #91 in Aug 2023.
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 9). At junior level, he reached World #47 in U10, World #26 in U8 and #6, #6, #9, #10 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2226
Standard
Rpd2004·Blz2167
All-time high
2226
at best
Mar 2026 · age 20
Mar 2026 · age 20
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#96 · Romanian players · of 2,187
Career timeline
19 entries2026
6th Romanian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2226
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2226
at age 20
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2023
Peak Romanian rank: #91
at age 17 · rated 2222
Aug 2023
6th Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2222
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+62
2164 → 2226
Tournaments
3
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
9W11D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2251 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2346 | +30.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/8 | #52 | 2258 | +23.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsCristian-Daniel Oltean
🇷🇴ROU·2148
+5 −3 =8
16 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRobert-Ionut CreangaFM
🇷🇴ROU·2228
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsChristian Pirvu
🇷🇴ROU·1891
+6 −1 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsRares-Andrei Melinte
🇷🇴ROU·2088
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsVlad-Cristian Miculit
🇷🇴ROU·1854
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#96
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#4,737
in continent
World
#6,851
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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