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Stepanencu, Nicodim-Cosmin
FM🇷🇴FIDE 1256220· Male· Romania· Born in 2005
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Nicodim-Cosmin Stepanencu, a 21-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2345 — just 8 short of his peak of 2353 (Oct 2025, age 20) and ranked 39th among Romanian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2285 and 2353 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈52/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Budapest Spring Festival 2026, Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026, and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open. Also played 13 rapid (including Romania National Team Rapid Championship 2025 - Open) and 2 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. He reached Romanian #34 in Jan 2026.
Awarded FM in 2021 (age 16) and CM in 2021 (age 16). Earned a IM norm at Romanian Grand Prix 4th stage 2023. At junior level, he reached World #74 in U16 and #1, #2, #2 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2345
Standard
Rpd2346·Blz2178
All-time high
2353
−8 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 20
Oct 2025 · age 20
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#39
#39 · Romanian players · of 2,168
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Peak Romanian rank: #34
at age 21 · rated 2353
Jan 2026
2025
1st Romanian U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2353
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2353
at age 20 · −27 from today
Oct 2025
500 career games
at age 20
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 20
May 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2300
at age 18
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
2318 → 2345
Tournaments
5
38 games
Score
25.5/ 3867.1%
19W13D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsVladislav NevednichyGM2,433·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open·R8·+12.3
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2444 | +18.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #47 | 2261 | -22.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/6 | #4 | 2196 | -5.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #17 | 2430 | +25.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDragos-Andrei AntonicaFM
🇷🇴ROU·2299
+4 −8 =7
19 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsSamuel-Timotei GhimpuIM
🇷🇴ROU·2463
+5 −5 =7
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMatei-Stefan Vilcu
🇷🇴ROU·2214
+8 −2 =5
15 games·last met May 2026
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vsStefan Fabian Mazilu
🇷🇴ROU·2125
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsCristian-Stefan SerbanFM
🇷🇴ROU·2268
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings
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Romania
#39
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#1,821
in continent
World
#2,808
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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