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Popescu-Vava, Luca-Delian
🇷🇴FIDE 1296434· Male· Romania· Born in 2009
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Luca-Delian Popescu-Vava, a 17-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1944 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Open Drobeta - Severnav Trophy A, Valcea Trophy - 6th ed., and Romania National Open Championship 2026. Also played 8 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 8 blitz events (including Romanian National Team Blitz Championship 2025 - Open) recently.
At junior level, he reached #33 and #25 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1944
Standard
Rpd1948·Blz1883
All-time high
1944
at best
Jun 2026 · age 17
Jun 2026 · age 17
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#37,892
#37,892 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
33rd Romanian U18 player
at age 17 · rated 1944
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1944
at age 17
Jun 2026
2025
25th Romanian U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1899
Aug 2025
100 career games
at age 16
Aug 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 16
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+516 Elo)
1199 → 1715
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+63
1881 → 1944
Tournaments
9
65 games
Score
33.5/ 6551.5%
30W16D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #6 | 2005 | +38.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #8 | 1825 | -18.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/9 | #47 | 2016 | +59.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #6 | 1913 | +14.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #19 | 1761 | -30.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/4 | #25 | 2598 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #28 | 1963 | -10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdelin-Stefan Dascalescu
🇷🇴ROU·1986
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStefan P. Munteanu
🇷🇴ROU·1783
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarcel-Florian Stegaroiu
🇷🇴ROU·1959
+1 −1 =5
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMatei Zlate-Ion
🇷🇴ROU·2012
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTudor-Gabriel DanilaCM
🇷🇴ROU·2158
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Romania
#350
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#28,007
in continent
World
#37,891
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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