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Gales, Randi-Ioan
FM🇷🇴FIDE 1285360· Male· Romania· Born in 2011
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Randi-Ioan Gales, a 15-year-old Romanian FIDE Master, is rated 2289 and ranked 5th among Romanian players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2049 and 2348 over the past 2 years. 96 rated games in the past year (≈82/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U16, PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, and Romania National Open Championship 2026. Also played 5 rapid (including Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2025) and 6 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently. His peak of 2348 was reached at age 15 (Mar 2026, Romanian #36 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 14) and CM in 2024 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #78 in U16, World #42 in U14, World #23 in U12, World #9 in U10 and World #45 in U8.
Current rating
2289
Standard
Rpd2226·Blz2236
All-time high
2348
−59 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 15
Mar 2026 · age 15
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
96 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Romanian players under 16 · of 236
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak Romanian rank: #36
at age 15 · rated 2348
Mar 2026
78th U16 player worldwide
at age 15 · rated 2348
Mar 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 15
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2348
at age 15 · −59 from today
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 15
Mar 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 14
Sep 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+46
2243 → 2289
Tournaments
10
87 games
Score
54.5/ 8762.6%
41W27D19L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAziz Mert ErdogduGM2,383·5e Festival International de La Plagne Soleil - Tournoi Maitre·R3·+25.7
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #5 | 2214 | -10.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #98 | 2056 | -48.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2382 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #23 | 2322 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 2270 | +18.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/9 | #50 | 2211 | -26.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #2 | 2186 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/8 | #60 | 2187 | -36.4 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/9 | #33 | 2286 | +24.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRares Gazdaru
🇷🇴ROU·2069
+4 −3 =7
14 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsHenry Edward TudorIM
🇷🇴ROU·2460
+4 −8 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsTudor-Gabriel DanilaCM
🇷🇴ROU·2172
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDragos Stefan LeuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2283
+7 −2 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatei-Teodor DodoiCM
🇷🇴ROU·2225
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#64
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#2,966
in continent
World
#4,437
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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