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Bargan, Sergiu
IM🇲🇩FIDE 13900854· Male· Moldova· Born in 1979
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Sergiu Bargan, a 47-year-old Moldovan International Master, is rated 2200 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2175 and 2224 over the past 2 years. 107 rated games in the past year (≈66/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Chavdarov Memorial - 2026, Memoriallul Inzov, editia 2026, and Sasomi Open - 4th ed.. Also played 1 rapid (including Cupa Primarului or. Cahul) and 3 blitz events (including Almaty Open blitz tournament 2025) recently. His peak of 2404 was reached at age 29 (Apr 2008, Moldovan #8 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2008 (age 29).
Current rating
2200
Standard
Rpd2209·Blz2182
All-time high
2404
−204 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 29
Apr 2008 · age 29
Activity
99
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
91 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,192 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Feb 2026
2025
2nd Moldovan 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2224
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 46
Jul 2025
2022
3rd Moldovan 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2264
Apr 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 39
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2206 → 2200
Tournaments
10
86 games
Score
68.5/ 8679.7%
57W23D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2260 | +11.3 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7.5/8 | #4 | 2228 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #24 | 2199 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/8 | #20 | 1543 | -43.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2326 | +10.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 8/9 | #2 | 2198 | +5.1 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 8.5/9 | #1 | 2324 | +7.9 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5.5/6 | #3 | 2276 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 6.5/8 | #2 | 2136 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 6.5/9 | #4 | 2180 | +1.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBoris ItkisIM
🇷🇴ROU·2248
+10 −13 =21
44 games·last met Dec 2020
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vsRuslan SoltaniciIM
🇲🇩MDA·2274
+5 −17 =16
38 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPavel VavricFM
🇲🇩MDA·2296
+13 −15 =4
32 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsVictor RomcoviciIM
🇲🇩MDA·2110
+24 −4 =2
30 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsVictor Ianocichin
🇲🇩MDA·2192
+14 −10 =4
28 games·last met Aug 2019
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Rankings
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Moldova
#23
out of 382 players
Europe
#5,741
in continent
World
#8,192
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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