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Balaceanu, Ruben-Daniel
🇷🇴FIDE 1296515· Male· Romania· Born in 2011
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Ruben-Daniel Balaceanu, a 15-year-old Romanian player, is rated 1637 — just 1 short of his peak of 1638 (Apr 2026, age 15). He is climbing fast, having gained +136 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Open 15, Mosnita Noua Cup, and Arad Grand Prix 2025 - B. Also played 7 rapid (including Rotary Cup Curtici) and 1 blitz events (including Arad blitz 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Sep 2021 and Dec 2022.
At junior level, he reached #90, #83 and #52 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1637
Standard
Rpd1571·Blz1548
All-time high
1638
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 15
Apr 2026 · age 15
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#133,061
#133,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Apr 2026
All-time peak 1638
at age 15 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 14
Jun 2025
90th Romanian U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1566
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 13
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+446 Elo)
1069 → 1515
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Open 15perf 2042 (+404) · 6/7 · #4
Top opponent
Evolution
+126
1511 → 1637
Tournaments
4
26 games
Score
16.5/ 2663.5%
17W1D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYanis Andrei Darau1,497·Romania Individual Championship Education Through Chess 2026 - Open 15·R9·-27.7
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/7 | #4 | 2042 | +70.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5.5/3 | #9 | 2378 | +48.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/6 | #168 | 1874 | -14.4 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2406 | +25.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKatrina Raevschi
🇷🇴ROU
+5 −3 =1
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsRazvan Sebastian Groza
🇷🇴ROU·1546
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsZeno-Andrei Ponta-Facalet
🇷🇴ROU·1971
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsRafi-Mathias-Ionel Botas
🇷🇴ROU·1655
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAna-Maria Palote
🇷🇴ROU·1447
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
/
Romania
#1,169
out of 2,776 players
Europe
#90,686
in continent
World
#133,054
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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