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Parvulescu, Nicu
🇷🇴FIDE 1257277· Male· Romania· Born in 1953
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Nicu Parvulescu, a 73-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1768. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 7 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65, and EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus. Also played 3 rapid (including Grand Prix Iasi 6) and 2 blitz events (including International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - blitz) recently. He took a 47-month break between Dec 2019 and Dec 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1836 was reached at age 71 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd1642·Blz1693
All-time high
1836
−68 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 71
Mar 2024 · age 71
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,513
#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
9th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1836
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1694 → 1836
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 71
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1836
at age 71 · −68 from today
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 70
Dec 2023
2020
23rd Romanian 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1694
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+15
1753 → 1768
Tournaments
4
33 games
Score
14.5/ 3343.9%
11W7D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #61 | 2078 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/11 | #194 | 1813 | +26.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/8 | #73 | 1870 | +27.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #102 | 1711 | -44.4 |
Worst Elo result: International Chess Tournament Mihail Sadoveanu - 37th ed. (-44.4 Elo, finished #102).
Rankings
/
Romania
#715
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#62,137
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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