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Ienasoaie, Rafael
CM🇷🇴FIDE 1266659· Male· Romania· Born in 2006
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Rafael Ienasoaie, a 20-year-old Romanian Candidate Master, is rated 2161 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 14 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bicaz City Cup - 17th ed., Cotnari Chess Academy Cup 2026, and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open. Also played 5 rapid (including Campulung Moldovenesc Cup - 3rd ed.) and 1 blitz events (including Blitz at Museum - 4th ed.) recently. His peak of 2212 was reached at age 18 (Nov 2024).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #8, #7, #17, #12, #11 and #47 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2161
Standard
Rpd2186·Blz1999
All-time high
2212
−51 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 18
Nov 2024 · age 18
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,506 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
8th Romanian U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2212
Jan 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
7th Romanian U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2212
Nov 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 18
Nov 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 18
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2212
at age 18 · −51 from today
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-7
2168 → 2161
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
23.5/ 3665.3%
20W7D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTeodor-Mihnea VoicuCM2,209·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open·R8·+10.9
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsGeorge-Alexandru CorbuCM2,113·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open·R5·-11.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #5 | 2102 | -0.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #10 | 1945 | -17.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #41 | 2208 | +7.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #2 | 2215 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #50 | 2115 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGabriel Ienasoaie
🇷🇴ROU·2021
+7 −5 =10
22 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlexandru SachilaruFM
🇷🇴ROU·2347
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsGeorge Albu
🇷🇴ROU·2025
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsStefan Fabian Mazilu
🇷🇴ROU·2125
+4 −2 =4
10 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsGheorghe Turcan
🇷🇴ROU·1697
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Romania
#140
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#7,487
in continent
World
#10,506
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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