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Popescu, Alexandru-Mihai
🇷🇴FIDE 1267051· Male· Romania· Born in 2009
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Alexandru-Mihai Popescu, a 17-year-old Romanian player, is rated 2029 — just 22 short of his peak of 2051 (Jan 2026, age 17). He is on a steady climb with +49 Elo over the past 12 months. 75 rated games in the past year (≈46/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U18, Sasomi Open - 4th ed., and Ploiesti Open - Rompetrol. Also played 8 rapid (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) and 3 blitz events (including Romanian National Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently.
At junior level, he reached #21, #15, #17, #17 and #6 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2029
Standard
Rpd1916·Blz1874
All-time high
2051
−22 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23,382
#23,382 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
21st Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2051
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2051
at age 17 · −22 from today
Jan 2026
2025
15th Romanian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2015
Sep 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 16
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+49
1980 → 2029
Tournaments
8
60 games
Score
35.5/ 6059.2%
30W11D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #13 | 1976 | +3.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #137 | 1965 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #12 | 2055 | +30.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2040 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/6 | #12 | 1918 | -12.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/8 | #31 | 1884 | -28.3 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/8 | #123 | 2050 | +19.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 7.5/9 | #3 | 2128 | +42.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRobert-Gabriel SavaCM
🇷🇴ROU·2329
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsTudor-Gabriel DanilaCM
🇷🇴ROU·2158
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSasha-Matei CraciunFM
🇷🇴ROU·2263
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBogdan-Andrei Ivancescu
🇷🇴ROU·2044
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsIosif Ciocani
🇷🇴ROU·2197
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#235
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#17,216
in continent
World
#23,382
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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