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Trifu, Stefan

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FIDEFIDE 1265644· Male· Romania· Born in 2008

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Stefan Trifu, a 18-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2050 — his current career high and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Bucharest Chess Weekend 65th ed. and 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre. Also played 2 rapid (including Rapid by Ten) and 3 blitz events (including 5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2017–2019) and 14 months (2022–2024).

At junior level, he reached #22, #21, #18, #80 and #60 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2050

Standard

Rpd1965·Blz2021

All-time high

2050

at best
Jun 2026 · age 18

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 10%

#20,788 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
All-time peak 2050
at age 18
Jun 2026
2025
22nd Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2037
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 17
Aug 2025
2024
21st Romanian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1800
Jan 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
Jan 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre
perf 2140 (+103) · 4/9 · #116
Top opponent
vs Leonardo VincentiFM 2,265
5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre · Jul 2025 · +11.5 Elo
Evolution
+91
1959 → 2050
Tournaments
3
19 games
Score
9.5/ 1950.0%
6W7D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Check & Mate - A
Open Swiss
May 20262/5#232082+9.2
Bucharest Chess Weekend 65th ed.
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#232047+3.6
5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/9#1162140+77.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsVladimir-Alexandru CnejevIM
🇷🇴ROU·2421
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsDavid Saioc
🇷🇴ROU·2147
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsMatei-Andrei CoicevFM
🇷🇴ROU·2353
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2022
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Rankings

/
Romania
#217
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#15,258
in continent
World
#20,788
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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3
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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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8
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2,501
9
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10
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2,484
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217🇷🇴Trifu, Stefan2,050
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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15258🇷🇴Trifu, Stefan2,050
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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20788🇷🇴Trifu, Stefan2,050