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Calugareanu, Ioana-Denisa
WCM🇷🇴FIDE 1294032· Female· Romania· Born in 2009
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Ioana-Denisa Calugareanu, a 17-year-old Romanian Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1813. She has slipped back 171 Elo over the past 12 months. 110 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - girls U18, Romania Individual Championship "Education Through Chess" 2026 - Girls 17, and Romania National Women Championship 2026. Also played 10 rapid (including Corneliu Butnariu Memorial - rapid chess) and 8 blitz events (including Arad blitz 2025) recently. Her peak of 2024 was reached at age 16 (Aug 2025).
Awarded WCM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, she reached #32, #12, #42 and #30 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1813
Standard
Rpd1945·Blz1769
All-time high
2024
−211 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 16
Aug 2025 · age 16
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
101 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#72,297
#72,297 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
32nd Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1933
Jan 2026
2025
12th Romanian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2024
Aug 2025
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 16
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2024
at age 16 · −211 from today
Aug 2025
6-month rising streak
+259 Elo
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-172
1985 → 1813
Tournaments
15
111 games
Score
56/ 11150.5%
51W21D39L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 1815 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #4 | 1808 | -23.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/9 | #18 | 1748 | -68.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2019 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #33 | 1870 | -51.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #11 | 1959 | +14.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #6 | 2034 | +31.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #83 | 1941 | -58.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHanna Kiss
🇷🇴ROU·1737
+9 −7 =7
23 games·last met May 2026
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vsRaisa-Maria Gheorghe
🇷🇴ROU·1451
+10 −1 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsAlexandru Ioan ConstantinoiuFM
🇷🇴ROU·2180
+2 −6 =3
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAbigel Kiss
🇷🇴ROU·1754
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexia-Andreea IordacheWFM
🇷🇴ROU·2150
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Romania
#599
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#52,468
in continent
World
#72,296
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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