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Calina, Niculae
🇷🇴FIDE 1276050· Male· Romania· Born in 1945
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Niculae Calina, a 81-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1419. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Satori Art ed.XIX - U2000. Also played 1 rapid event (including Royal League - 9th ed.) recently. His peak of 1482 was reached at age 79 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1419
Standard
Rpd1582·Blz—
All-time high
1482
−63 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 79
Mar 2024 · age 79
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#213,337
#213,337 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
18th Romanian 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1419
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+337 Elo)
1145 → 1482
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 79
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 79
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1482
at age 79 · −63 from today
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 78
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1438 → 1419
Tournaments
1
6 games
Score
1/ 616.7%
1W0D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/6 | #82 | 1352 | -10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsConstantin Iosif
🇷🇴ROU·1693
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsNicolae Popa
🇷🇴ROU·1587
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsOtto Petrache
🇷🇴ROU·1516
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2022
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vsCristinel-Adrian Popovici
🇷🇴ROU·1723
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2019
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Rankings
/
Romania
#2,095
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#127,856
in continent
World
#212,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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