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Serban, Viorel
🇷🇴FIDE 1268643· Male· Romania· Born in 1962
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Viorel Serban, a 64-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1712. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pitesti Chess Classic V - Open, Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - Open, and Alfil Cup 2026 - U1800. His peak of 1753 was reached at age 64 (Apr 2026).
Current rating
1712
Standard
Rpd1683·Blz1675
All-time high
1753
−41 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 64
Apr 2026 · age 64
Activity
33
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#105,549
#105,549 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
35th Romanian 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1753
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1753
at age 64 · −41 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+239 Elo)
1455 → 1694
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 62
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 62
Mar 2024
2021
100 career games
at age 59
Jan 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-33
1745 → 1712
Tournaments
10
58 games
Score
33/ 5856.9%
30W6D22L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMarian-David Voinescu1,966·Florin Gheorghiu International Chess Festival 7th ed. - Open·R2·+15.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/5 | #40 | 1721 | -21.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #15 | 1600 | -20.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #40 | 1883 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/6 | #2 | 1955 | +31.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #13 | 1738 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #2 | 1699 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #19 | 1913 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #41 | 1771 | -9.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #26 | 1834 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/4 | #132 | 2312 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStelian Serban
🇷🇴ROU·1582
+0 −2 =7
9 games·last met Jul 2023
View head-to-head →
vsRemus Raduica
🇷🇴ROU·1816
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsAriana BadicaWCM
🇷🇴ROU·1799
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Mar 2022
View head-to-head →
vsDumitru Glavan
🇷🇴ROU·1520
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2020
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Romania
#897
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#74,460
in continent
World
#105,546
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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