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Cnejev, Vladimir-Alexandru
IM🇷🇴FIDE 1260898· Male· Romania· Born in 2008
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Vladimir-Alexandru Cnejev, a 18-year-old Romanian International Master, is rated 2421 — just 1 short of his peak of 2422 (Apr 2026, age 18) and ranked 2nd among Romanian players under 18, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 111 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U18, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Romania National Open Championship 2026. Also played 7 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. He reached Romanian #20 in Jan 2026.
Awarded IM in 2026 (age 18), FM in 2022 (age 14), and CM in 2021 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #58 in U18, World #39 in U16, World #32 in U14, World #17 in U12, World #12 in U10 and World #60 in U8.
Current rating
2421
Standard
Rpd2327·Blz2384
All-time high
2422
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 18
Apr 2026 · age 18
Activity
90
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
108 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Romanian players under 18 · of 203
Career timeline
25 entries2026
IM title awardedIM
at age 18 · 2026 1st FIDE Council
May 2026
All-time peak 2422
at age 18 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
Peak Romanian rank: #20
at age 18 · rated 2414
Jan 2026
58th U18 player worldwide
at age 18 · rated 2414
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2400
at age 17
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 17
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+91
2330 → 2421
Tournaments
13
108 games
Score
74.5/ 10869.0%
56W37D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/6 | #1 | 2433 | +1.5 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2365 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2556 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2349 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2466 | +15.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7/9 | #1 | 2521 | +37.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/8 | #40 | 2335 | -8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFilip MagoldIM
🇷🇴ROU·2501
+9 −6 =12
27 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid Cr. RaduCM
🇷🇴ROU·2128
+16 −6 =5
27 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsEric-Matei PrelipceanCM
🇷🇴ROU·2241
+15 −3 =8
26 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDavid Saioc
🇷🇴ROU·2147
+21 −2 =2
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatei-Andrei CoicevFM
🇷🇴ROU·2353
+15 −2 =8
25 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Romania
#19
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#838
in continent
World
#1,350
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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