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Popa, Nicolae

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FIDEFIDE 1262360· Male· Romania· Born in 1953

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Nicolae Popa, a 73-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1587 — just 23 short of his peak of 1610 (May 2025, age 72). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 6 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Satori Art Cup Open - 20th ed., Minerva Braila Trophy 4th ed. - A, and Satori Art ed.XIX - U2000.

Current rating

1587

Standard

Rpd1664·Blz1647

All-time high

1610

−23 pts below
May 2025 · age 72

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#151,371

#151,371 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
May 2025
All-time peak 1610
at age 72 · −23 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+256 Elo)
1333 → 1589
Dec 2024
37th Romanian 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1591
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Satori Art ed.XIX - U2000
perf 1886 (+283) · 3/5 · #62
Top opponent
vs Daniel Dumitrascu 1,826
Satori Art ed.XIX - U2000 · Oct 2025 · +15.7 Elo
Evolution
-22
1609 → 1587
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
10.5/ 2542.0%
10W1D14L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Satori Art Cup Open - 20th ed.
Swiss
Mar 20263/4#641964-1.0
Minerva Braila Trophy 4th ed. - A
Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#311655-13.8
Satori Art ed.XIX - U2000
Swiss
Oct 20253/5#621886+18.4
Classic Chess Meteor Cup
Swiss
Sep 20252/6#401605-23.6
Worst Elo result: Classic Chess Meteor Cup (-23.6 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

/
Romania
#1,368
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#100,590
in continent
World
#151,355
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,501
9
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10
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1368🇷🇴Popa, Nicolae1,587
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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100590🇷🇴Popa, Nicolae1,587
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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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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