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Sabarez, Iulian
CM🇷🇴FIDE 1251813· Male· Romania· Born in 2008
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Iulian Sabarez, a 18-year-old Romanian Candidate Master, is rated 2092 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +96 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed., Sasomi Open - 4th ed., and Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026. Also played 11 rapid events (including Grand Prix Iasi 7) recently.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #36 in U8 and #19, #15, #11, #20 and #8 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2092
Standard
Rpd2066·Blz1793
All-time high
2092
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
67
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,149 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2092
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Aug 2025
19th Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2063
Jan 2025
2024
15th Romanian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2051
Sep 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Aug 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+97
1995 → 2092
Tournaments
7
47 games
Score
34.5/ 4773.4%
29W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/6 | #3 | 2348 | +82.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #78 | 1931 | -44.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #28 | 1966 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/6 | #13 | 2017 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #1 | 2080 | +16.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/7 | #4 | 2018 | -0.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6/8 | #8 | 2114 | +50.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVasile SanduleacGM
🇲🇩MDA·2327
+1 −8 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatei-Teodor DodoiCM
🇷🇴ROU·2215
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsDavid Cr. RaduCM
🇷🇴ROU·2128
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsGabriel Filip
🇷🇴ROU·1769
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsStefan-Emilian PrisacaruCM
🇷🇴ROU·2260
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Romania
#184
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#11,745
in continent
World
#16,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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