Format
LV
Lalu, Valerica
🇷🇴FIDE 1277502· Male· Romania· Born in 1976
Follow Valerica LaluTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Valerica Lalu, a 50-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1590 — his current career high. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Minerva Braila Trophy 4th ed. - A and Braila County Chess Championship 2025 - Open. Also played 1 rapid event (including Union of the Romanian Principalities (Braila)) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 25 months (2021–2023) and 18 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1590
Standard
Rpd1665·Blz1786
All-time high
1590
at best
Dec 2025 · age 49
Dec 2025 · age 49
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#150,820
#150,820 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 1590
at age 49
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1572 → returned at 1590
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+302 Elo)
1272 → 1574
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 48
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 48
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
1572 → 1590
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6/ 1250.0%
5W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #27 | 1757 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/6 | #4 | 1690 | +13.2 |
Rankings
/
Romania
#1,345
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#100,331
in continent
World
#150,805
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Romania
| 1 | 🇷🇴Follow Bogdan-Daniel DeacTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,656 |
| 2 | 🇷🇴Follow Liviu-Dieter NisipeanuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,582 |
| 3 | 🇷🇴Follow Constantin LupulescuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,577 |
| 4 | 🇷🇴Follow Alexander MotylevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,550 |
| 5 | 🇷🇴Follow David GavrilescuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,545 |
| 6 | 🇷🇴Follow Costica-Ciprian NanuTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,517 |
| 7 | 🇷🇴Follow Mircea-Emilian ParligrasTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,507 |
| 8 | 🇷🇴Follow Filip MagoldTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,501 |
| 9 | 🇷🇴Follow Felix-Antonio IlincaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,495 |
| 10 | 🇷🇴Follow Lucian-Costin MironTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,484 |
| ... | ||
| 1345 | 1,590 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 100331 | 1,590 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 150805 | 1,590 | |