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Butuza, Stefan Aurelian
🇷🇴FIDE 1294466· Male· Romania· Born in 2012
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Stefan Aurelian Butuza, a 14-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1976 — his current career high and ranked 10th among Romanian players under 14. He is on a breakout run, having gained +167 Elo over the past 12 months. 89 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania National Youth Championships 2026 - open U14, Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Open 15, and Sasomi Open - 4th ed.. Also played 11 rapid (including Alba Grand Prix Rapid 2025) and 7 blitz events (including Chessmania 4th ed. - blitz) recently.
At junior level, he reached #10, #10, #5 and #2 nationally in U14, U12, U10 and U8.
Current rating
1976
Standard
Rpd1856·Blz1843
All-time high
1976
at best
May 2026 · age 14
May 2026 · age 14
Activity
83
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · Romanian players under 14 · of 236
Career timeline
13 entries2026
10th Romanian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1976
May 2026
All-time peak 1976
at age 14
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
Sep 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 13
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+331 Elo)
1521 → 1852
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+169
1807 → 1976
Tournaments
11
86 games
Score
50/ 8658.1%
43W25D18L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsAlexandru Mohonea1,973·National School Contest "Elisabeta Polihroniade" 2026 Open 15·R4·+23.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #7 | 2052 | +74.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7.5/9 | #1 | 1907 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #156 | 1840 | -29.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/7 | #16 | 1921 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 1937 | +26.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #10 | 1999 | +71.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #9 | 2462 | -7.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarius Lucian Tatar
🇷🇴ROU·1962
+5 −8 =7
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsVlad PetroffFM
🇷🇴ROU·2078
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTudor Beldiman
🇷🇴ROU·1836
+1 −5 =5
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDorin-Gheorghe Sandea
🇷🇴ROU·1430
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDavid Donici-Maier
🇷🇴ROU·1948
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#298
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#23,283
in continent
World
#31,483
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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