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Popescu, Silvestru-Sorin

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FIDEFIDE 1258230· Male· Romania· Born in 1960

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Silvestru-Sorin Popescu, a 66-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1596 — just 25 short of his peak of 1621 (Aug 2024, age 64). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B.

Current rating

1596

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1621

−25 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 64

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#147,913

#147,913 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
77th Romanian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1596
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+267 Elo)
1354 → 1621
Aug 2024
All-time peak 1621
at age 64 · −25 from today
Aug 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1598
Aug 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 64
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 64
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Paul Pup 1,484
Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B · Aug 2025 · +6.8 Elo
Evolution
-25
1621 → 1596
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
3W1D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPaul Pup1,484·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R4·+6.8
2.[W]vsMihai Buidoso1,445·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R9·+5.9
3.[W]vsNatalia-Eva Stirb1,440·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R3·+5.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsGheorghe Ionita1,479·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R8·-13.3
2.[L]vsAlexandra-Gabriela Nanu1,499·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R7·-12.8
3.[L]vsMatei Liga1,787·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R5·-5.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#961518-25.0
Worst Elo result: Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B (-25.0 Elo, finished #96).

Rankings

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Romania
#1,332
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#98,752
in continent
World
#147,900
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Romania
1
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3
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2,577
4
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2,550
5
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2,545
6
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2,517
7
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2,507
8
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2,501
9
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2,486
10
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2,484
...
1332🇷🇴Popescu, Silvestru-Sorin1,596
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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98752🇷🇴Popescu, Silvestru-Sorin1,596
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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147900🇷🇴Popescu, Silvestru-Sorin1,596