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Groapa, Aurelian
🇷🇴FIDE 1253220· Male· Romania· Born in 1968
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Aurelian Groapa, a 58-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1754. He is on a steady climb with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Chess Weekend 1800 - 9th ed., Bucharest Chess Weekend 65th ed., and Amateur Chess Open - 9th ed.. Also played 4 rapid (including Caro Trophy - 9th ed.) and 2 blitz events (including Five o'clock blitz - 60th ed.) recently. He took a 14-month break between Feb 2022 and May 2023. His peak of 1818 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2018).
Current rating
1754
Standard
Rpd1760·Blz1752
All-time high
1818
−64 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 50
Jan 2018 · age 50
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#91,237
#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
500 career games
at age 58
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1692 → 1815
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Mar 2024
49th Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1692
Jan 2024
2022
67th Romanian 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1692
Apr 2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1692 → returned at 1692
Feb 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
1730 → 1754
Tournaments
6
43 games
Score
20.5/ 4347.7%
22W7D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1743 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #28 | 1829 | +12.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #35 | 1666 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #34 | 1987 | +21.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/2 | #52 | 1275 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/8 | #72 | 1947 | +27.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexandru-Bogdan Visoescu
🇷🇴ROU·1926
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsDavid-Alexandru BoteaFM
🇷🇴ROU·2270
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsRoman Dubic
🇷🇴ROU·2062
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsAdrian Toma
🇷🇴ROU·1478
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsIoana-Denisa CalugareanuWCM
🇷🇴ROU·1813
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#760
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#65,251
in continent
World
#91,235
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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