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Bunghez, Matei
🇷🇴FIDE 1250329· Male· Romania· Born in 2006
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Matei Bunghez, a 20-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1634 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 34 months (2023–2026). Recent appearances: Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed. and Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026. Also played 6 rapid (including Grand Prix Iasi 2026 - 1st stage) and 2 blitz events (including Palas Cup 2025 - blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #74, #96, #88, #57 and #8 nationally in U20, U18, U14, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1634
Standard
Rpd1759·Blz1643
All-time high
1634
at best
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#134,193
#134,193 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
74th Romanian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1634
May 2026
All-time peak 1634
at age 20
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+282 Elo)
1338 → 1620
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 18
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 18
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1620 → 1634
Tournaments
2
11 games
Score
7/ 1163.6%
7W0D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/4 | #35 | 2517 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #100 | 2763 | +5.8 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#1,182
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#91,304
in continent
World
#134,185
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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