What is Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s FIDE rating?

Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s current standard FIDE rating is 1695.

What is Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s rapid rating?

Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s current FIDE rapid rating is 1722.

What is Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s blitz rating?

Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s current FIDE blitz rating is 1730.

What is Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s world ranking?

Popescu, Gheorghe V. is currently ranked #111,769 in the world (standard rating).

What is Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s ranking in Romania?

Popescu, Gheorghe V. is currently ranked #948 in Romania.

What is Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s continental ranking?

Popescu, Gheorghe V. is currently ranked #78,293 in their continent.

What is Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s ranking in the 35-40 category?

Popescu, Gheorghe V. is ranked #41 in Romania in the 35-40 age group.

What is Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s all-time highest FIDE rating?

Popescu, Gheorghe V.'s all-time peak standard rating is 1876.

When did Popescu, Gheorghe V. receive their first FIDE rating?

Popescu, Gheorghe V. first appeared in the FIDE rating list in 2015.

Which federation does Popescu, Gheorghe V. represent?

Popescu, Gheorghe V. represents Romania (ROU).

How old is Popescu, Gheorghe V.?

Popescu, Gheorghe V. was born in 1989 and is 37 years old.

When did Popescu, Gheorghe V. reach their peak rating?

Popescu, Gheorghe V. reached their peak standard rating of 1876 in 2015, at age 26.

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Popescu, Gheorghe V.

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FIDE 1260189· Male· Romania· Born in 1989

Gheorghe V. Popescu, a 37-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1695. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed., Suceava County Chess Championship 2025, and Gambit Husi Cup 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Andrei Ghilea Memorial - 2nd ed.) and 3 blitz events (including Andrei Ghilea Memorial - 2nd ed. blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2015–2017) and 94 months (2017–2025). His peak of 1876 was reached at age 26 (Sep 2015).

Current rating

1695

Standard

Rpd1722·Blz1730

All-time high

1876

−181 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 26

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#111,772

#111,772 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries

2025

46th Romanian 35-40 player

at age 36 · rated 1742

Oct 2025

2024

Re-crossed 1600

at age 35

Mar 2024

2017

K-factor lowered to 20

at age 28

Oct 2017

Inactive for 94 months

paused at 1559 → returned at 1739

Oct 2017

2015

Inactive for 18 months

paused at 1789 → returned at 1684

Oct 2015

Crossed 1800

at age 26

Sep 2015

Standard rating history

Peak

FIDE title

Threshold

First rated

Inactive period

COVID-19

FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent

vs Stefan Horia 1,606

Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed. · Feb 2026 · +7.5 Elo

Evolution

-40

1735 → 1695

Tournaments

4

22 games

Score

13/ 2259.1%

12W2D8L

Top 3 wins

1.[W]vsStefan Horia1,606·Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed.·R3·+7.5

2.[W]vsGabriel Antonesi1,583·Pascani Cup - 16th ed.·R6·+5.8

3.[W]vsAyline-Sofia Tugui1,497·Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed.·R6·+4.8

Top 3 losses

1.[L]vsEric Bejan1,452·Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed.·R1·-16.0

2.[L]vsSebastian-Ioan Alexa1,572·Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed.·R5·-13.4

3.[L]vsEduard-Mihail Bejan1,605·Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed.·R4·-12.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events

Event	Date	Score	Rank	Perf	Δ Elo
Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed. Swiss	Feb 2026	3/5	#25	1616	-34.0	▸
Suceava County Chess Championship 2025 Swiss	Nov 2025	3.5/2	#18	2477	-13.0	▸
Gambit Husi Cup 2025 Swiss	Aug 2025	3.5/4	#19	2107	+2.6	▸
Pascani Cup - 16th ed. Swiss	Aug 2025	3/2	#50	2676	+4.4	▸

Worst Elo result: Mihai Burduja Memorial - 3rd ed. (-34.0 Elo, finished #25).

Rankings

/

Romania

#948

out of 2,776 players

Europe

#78,293

in continent

World

#111,769

out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe

World

Romania

1	🇷🇴Deac, Bogdan-Daniel	2,656
2	🇷🇴Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter	2,582
3	🇷🇴Lupulescu, Constantin	2,577
4	🇷🇴Motylev, Alexander	2,550
5	🇷🇴Gavrilescu, David	2,545
6	🇷🇴Nanu, Costica-Ciprian	2,517
7	🇷🇴Parligras, Mircea-Emilian	2,507
8	🇷🇴Magold, Filip	2,501
9	🇷🇴Ilinca, Felix-Antonio	2,495
10	🇷🇴Miron, Lucian-Costin	2,484
...
948	🇷🇴Popescu, Gheorghe V.	1,695

Europe

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
3	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
4	🇫🇷Firouzja, Alireza	2,744
5	🇵🇱Duda, Jan-Krzysztof	2,739
6	🇭🇺Rapport, Richard	2,729
7	🇳🇱Van Foreest, Jorden	2,728
8	🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	2,721
9	🇦🇿Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	2,717
10	🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz Kaan	2,713
...
78293	🇷🇴Popescu, Gheorghe V.	1,695

World

1	🇳🇴Carlsen, Magnus	2,841
2	🇺🇸Nakamura, Hikaru	2,792
2	🇺🇸Caruana, Fabiano	2,792
4	🇺🇿Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	2,777
4	🇺🇿Sindarov, Javokhir	2,777
6	🇩🇪Keymer, Vincent	2,767
7	🇳🇱Giri, Anish	2,764
8	🇮🇳Erigaisi Arjun	2,761
9	🇺🇸So, Wesley	2,753
9	🇨🇳Wei, Yi	2,753
...
111769	🇷🇴Popescu, Gheorghe V.	1,695