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Pirvulescu, Ekaterina
WFM🇷🇴FIDE 13506374· Female· Romania· Born in 1990
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Ekaterina Pirvulescu, a 36-year-old Romanian Woman FIDE Master, is rated 2146 — just 21 short of her peak of 2167 (Nov 2019, age 29) and ranked 13th among Romanian women, and in the top 5% worldwide. She is progressing steadily with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 55 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fortress Trophy 2025 - Classic Chess, S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025., and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Women. Also played 8 rapid (including Craiova Grand Prix 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Bucharest Marathon Blitz - 6th ed.) recently. She had 2 career breaks: 22 months (2009–2011) and 71 months (2011–2017).
Competes for Romania since Jan 2022. Previously known as Ekaterina Nikanova (until Feb 2023). Awarded WFM in 2019 (age 29). At junior level, she reached #14, #14 and #9 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2146
Standard
Rpd2065·Blz1963
All-time high
2167
−21 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 29
Nov 2019 · age 29
Activity
77
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#13
#13 · Romanian women · of 313
Career timeline
22 entries2026
6th Romanian 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2146
May 2026
2025
46th Romanian 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2166
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 34
Jun 2024
2023
Renamed to Pirvulescu, Ekaterina
at age 33
Feb 2023
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1947 → 2091
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
2100 → 2146
Tournaments
6
47 games
Score
31/ 4766.0%
22W18D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMiruna-Daria LehaciWIM2,222·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Women·R4·+11.6
3.[W]vsZhansaya SholpanbekWCM2,084·S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025.·R9·+8.2
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsAngela DragomirescuWIM2,162·Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Women·R2·-10.1
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2073 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #32 | 2047 | -18.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 4.5/6 | #5 | 2226 | +12.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/8 | #21 | 2140 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #73 | 2117 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/9 | #6 | 2236 | +27.4 |
Worst Elo result: S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025. (-18.4 Elo, finished #32).
Most-Played Opponents
vsAdrian Pirvulescu
🇷🇴ROU·1956
+21 −3 =22
46 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMadalin Andronescu
🇷🇴ROU·2078
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAndreea-Marioara CosmanWIM
🇷🇴ROU·2187
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsTom Nolz
🇦🇹AUT·2232
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsClaudio Rojik
🇦🇹AUT·1894
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Romania
#150
out of 2,757 players
Europe
#8,259
in continent
World
#11,524
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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