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Grad, Gheorghe
🇷🇴FIDE 1249088· Male· Romania· Born in 1955
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Gheorghe Grad, a 71-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1760. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 23 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sasomi Open - 4th ed., Chessmania 4th ed. - B, and Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess. Also played 3 rapid events (including Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Sep 2015 and Oct 2016. His peak of 2054 was reached at age 60 (Aug 2015).
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd1914·Blz2042
All-time high
2054
−294 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 60
Aug 2015 · age 60
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#89,176
#89,176 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
17th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1779
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1745 → 1837
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 69
Mar 2024
2023
16th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1862
Jan 2023
2019
100 career games
at age 64
Sep 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1764 → 1760
Tournaments
5
34 games
Score
18.5/ 3454.4%
17W3D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/8 | #214 | 1743 | -8.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #31 | 1904 | -11.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #22 | 1960 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #10 | 1700 | -12.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #76 | 1960 | +17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIoan Bruma
🇷🇴ROU·1538
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPetru-Gheorghe Culcear
🇷🇴ROU·2189
+1 −3 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsMitea Pop
🇷🇴ROU·1850
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsRobert-Ovidiu Irodenka
🇷🇴ROU·2045
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
/
Romania
#746
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#63,905
in continent
World
#89,174
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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