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Soltanici, Ruslan
IM🇲🇩FIDE 13900889· Male· Moldova· Born in 1984
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Ruslan Soltanici, a 42-year-old Moldovan International Master, is rated 2274 and ranked 16th among Moldovan players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 8 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈78/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Campionatul National al RM 2026 la sah clasic Masculin, Union Trophy Slatina - 2nd ed., and Romania National Team Championship 2025 - 1st League Open. Also played 6 rapid (including Grand-Prix Moldova 2025. Rapid Finala) and 7 blitz events (including Grand-Prix Moldova 2025. Blitz, finala) recently. His peak of 2433 was reached at age 28 (Oct 2012); he also reached Moldovan #6 in Apr 2002 and spent 117 months in Moldovan top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded IM in 2002 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #96 in U20 and World #42 in U18.
Current rating
2274
Standard
Rpd2243·Blz2290
All-time high
2433
−159 pts below
Oct 2012 · age 28
Oct 2012 · age 28
Activity
60
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#16
#16 · Moldovan players · of 336
117 months in National top 10 (2002–2022)
117 months in National top 10 (2002–2022)
Career timeline
26 entries2025
2nd Moldovan 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2320
Jun 2025
2022
117 months in national top 10
longest streak 30 months · since Apr 2002
Mar 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2400
at age 35
May 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2400
at age 33
Aug 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 32
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-41
2315 → 2274
Tournaments
8
60 games
Score
36/ 6060.0%
24W24D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2192 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #11 | 1996 | -14.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/6 | #62 | 2154 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3/9 | #9 | 2296 | -2.7 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2184 | -3.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5.5/6 | #10 | 2288 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2247 | -1.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBoris ItkisIM
🇷🇴ROU·2248
+8 −4 =59
71 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsIulian BaltagIM
🇲🇩MDA·2387
+5 −5 =45
55 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPavel VavricFM
🇲🇩MDA·2296
+25 −9 =17
51 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsNichita MorozovIM
🇲🇩MDA·2400
+16 −12 =20
48 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsAlexandr OgleznevFM
🇲🇩MDA·2335
+12 −3 =28
43 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Moldova
#16
out of 382 players
Europe
#3,342
in continent
World
#4,955
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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