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Bacalu, Iulian

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FIDEFIDE 13900773· Male· Moldova· Born in 1977

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Iulian Bacalu, a 49-year-old Moldovan player, is rated 1841. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 30-month break between Jan 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Vara de Aur- 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including Ziua Mondiala a sahului 2025) recently. His peak of 1957 was reached at age 35 (Nov 2012); he also reached Moldovan #52 in Aug 2014.

Current rating

1841

Standard

Rpd1878·Blz1852

All-time high

1957

−116 pts below
Nov 2012 · age 35

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#63,967

#63,967 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
6th Moldovan 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1859
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1742 → 1859
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 45
Aug 2022
2020
4th Moldovan 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1791
Oct 2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1791 → returned at 1768
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ion Leca 1,858
Vara de Aur- 2025 · Jul 2025 · +10.5 Elo
Evolution
-18
1859 → 1841
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
4W1D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsIon Leca1,858·Vara de Aur- 2025·R4·+10.5
2.[W]vsDecebal Popa1,626·Vara de Aur- 2025·R8·+4.5
3.[W]vsMacar Zbanc1,505·Vara de Aur- 2025·R1·+2.5
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSergiu Railean1,766·Vara de Aur- 2025·R6·-12.1
2.[L]vsIuri Tatarciuc1,913·Vara de Aur- 2025·R5·-8.0
3.[L]vsVladlen Sevciuc2,011·Vara de Aur- 2025·R2·-5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Vara de Aur- 2025
Swiss
Jul 20254.5/7#131848-17.6
Worst Elo result: Vara de Aur- 2025 (-17.6 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

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Moldova
#88
out of 382 players
Europe
#46,717
in continent
World
#63,966
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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9
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10
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88🇲🇩Bacalu, Iulian1,841
Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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46717🇲🇩Bacalu, Iulian1,841
World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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9
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63966🇲🇩Bacalu, Iulian1,841