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Buliga, Nelu

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FIDEFIDE 1274112· Male· Romania· Born in 1966

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Nelu Buliga, a 60-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1583 — just 16 short of his peak of 1599 (Mar 2024, age 58). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 13-month break between Jan 2019 and Mar 2020. Recent appearance: Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B. Also played 1 blitz event (including Arad blitz 2025) recently.

Current rating

1583

Standard

Rpd1601·Blz1615

All-time high

1599

−16 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 58

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#152,900

#152,900 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1339 → 1599
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 58
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1599
at age 58 · −16 from today
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 56
Nov 2022
52nd Romanian 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1370
Apr 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B
perf 1755 (+173) · 4/7 · #132
Top opponent
vs Andrea Lo Curto 1,792
Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B · Aug 2025 · +15.4 Elo
Evolution
+2
1581 → 1583
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsAndrea Lo Curto1,792·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R3·+15.4
2.[W]vsRares Marinescu1,472·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R7·+6.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndras Tamas Szluka1,772·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R8·-5.0
2.[L]vsMatteo Gatti1,789·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R5·-4.7
3.[L]vsAdrian Olteanu1,815·Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B·R4·-4.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B
Open Swiss
Aug 20254/7#1321755+1.8

Rankings

/
Romania
#1,379
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#101,391
in continent
World
#152,884
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Romania
1
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2
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3
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2,577
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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2,507
8
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2,501
9
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2,486
10
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2,484
...
1379🇷🇴Buliga, Nelu1,583
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
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
...
101391🇷🇴Buliga, Nelu1,583
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
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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152884🇷🇴Buliga, Nelu1,583