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Popescu, Vlad

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FIDEFIDE 1330403· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1989

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Vlad Popescu, a 37-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1980 — just 3 short of his peak of 1983 (May 2026, age 37). He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Championnat valaisan par equipes Final, Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe E, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3. Also played 1 rapid event (including 33. Tournoi Echecs Martigny) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 21 months (2013–2015) and 18 months (2015–2017).

Current rating

1980

Standard

Rpd2000·Blz—

All-time high

1983

−3 pts below
May 2026 · age 37

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#30,787

#30,787 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
30th Swiss 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1983
May 2026
All-time peak 1983
at age 37 · −3 from today
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 36
Sep 2025
2020
92nd Swiss 20-35 player
at age 31 · rated 1964
Oct 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+194 Elo)
1768 → 1962
Apr 2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 29
Apr 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Luzerner Open 2025 - Kat. A
perf 2046 (+78) · 4.5/7 · #7
Top opponent
vs Henrik CernovFM 2,242
Paradiso Easter Festival 2026 · Apr 2026 · +6.3 Elo
Evolution
+51
1929 → 1980
Tournaments
18
51 games
Score
30.5/ 5159.8%
25W11D15L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsWissam Pheng2,028·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6·R1·+12.4
2.[W]vsIvo Buergy2,028·SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1·R1·+11.5
3.[W]vsFelix Phung1,921·49.Zuercher Weihnachtsopen Allgemein·R4·+8.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

18 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Championnat valaisan par equipes Final
Open Swiss
May 20260.5/1#191770-5.4
Championnat valaisan par equipes Groupe E
Swiss
May 20260.5/1#141777-5.2
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20261/1#4052690+7.4
79. Thuner Stadtmeisterschaft Hauptturnier
Swiss
Apr 20263/5#42038+7.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#2972729+8.8
Paradiso Easter Festival 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/6#281928-8.2
Basel Spring Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#201953+0.6
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20261/1#4342828+12.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#4542127+4.4
24. Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2026 Kat. A
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#492000-0.8

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#484
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#22,759
in continent
World
#30,786
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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5
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6
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7
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8
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484🇨🇭Popescu, Vlad1,980
Europe
1
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3
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World
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2
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2,767
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8
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